REGISTERED NUMBER: 06998251 (England and Wales)

ABRIDGED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

FOR

FAIRBURN CHILDCARE LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Abridged Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report

6

DIRECTORS:

Mr J M Stone

Mrs J A Stone

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Stepping Stones Day Nursery

Elm Grove House

Halfpenny Lane

Pontefract

West Yorkshire

WF8 4DA

REGISTERED NUMBER:

06998251 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

G L Barker & Co LLP

Chartered Certified Accountants

49 Austhorpe Road

Cross Gates

Leeds

LS15 8BA

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

85,218

100,480

Tangible assets

5

29,380

24,274

114,598

124,754

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

193,899

198,759

Cash at bank

127,396

52,237

321,295

250,996

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

148,475

139,391

NET CURRENT ASSETS

172,820

111,605

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

287,418

236,359

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

78,038

106,054

NET ASSETS

209,380

130,305

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

240

240

Retained earnings

209,140

130,065

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

209,380

130,305

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

All the members have consented to the preparation of an abridged Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 August 2025 in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr J M Stone - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Fairburn Childcare Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding value added tax, except in respect of service contracts where turnover is recognised when the company obtains the right to consideration

Goodwill

Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2016, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of fifteen years.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property

-

10% on cost

Fixtures and fittings

-

15% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

-

25% on reducing balance

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 25 (2024 - 24 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Totals

£

COST

At 1 September 2024

and 31 August 2025

228,936

AMORTISATION

At 1 September 2024

128,456

Amortisation for year

15,262

At 31 August 2025

143,718

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 August 2025

85,218

At 31 August 2024

100,480

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Totals

£

COST

At 1 September 2024

99,682

Additions

17,997

Disposals

(8,394

)

At 31 August 2025

109,285

DEPRECIATION

At 1 September 2024

75,408

Charge for year

11,771

Eliminated on disposal

(7,274

)

At 31 August 2025

79,905

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 August 2025

29,380

At 31 August 2024

24,274

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS

31.8.25

31.8.24

£

£

Repayable by instalments

Bank loans more 5 yr by instal

13,455

47,195

7.	SECURED DEBTS

The bank has a fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the company.

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Fairburn Childcare Limited for the year ended 31 August 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Abridged Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at accaglobal.com/rulebook.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Fairburn Childcare Limited, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Fairburn Childcare Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Fairburn Childcare Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at

https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/technical-activities/technical-resources-

search/2009/october/factsheet-163-audit-exempt-companies.html.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Fairburn Childcare Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Fairburn Childcare Limited. You consider that Fairburn Childcare Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Fairburn Childcare Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

G L Barker & Co LLP

Chartered Certified Accountants

49 Austhorpe Road

Cross Gates

Leeds

LS15 8BA

1 June 2026