Company registration number 12346430 (England and Wales)
DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2026
31 March 2026
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2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
50,122
72
Current assets
Debtors
6
905,099
1,570,099
Cash at bank and in hand
907,659
4,090
1,812,758
1,574,189
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(600)
(2,779)
Net current assets
1,812,158
1,571,410
Net assets
1,862,280
1,571,482
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
1,862,180
1,571,382
Total equity
1,862,280
1,571,482

For the financial year ended 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

T he members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

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

The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 2 June 2026
Mr W Nazir
Director
Company registration number 12346430 (England and Wales)
DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Dickens Investment Group Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Mount Pleasant, Rugby Road, Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV23 9EJ.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.

Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

1.3
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.4
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future paymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A m ounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.5
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.6
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2026
2025
Number
Number
Total
1
1
4
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
50,122
72
Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries and joint ventures
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2025
72
Additions
50,050
At 31 March 2026
50,122
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
50,122
At 31 March 2025
72
5
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 March 2026 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
NCL Development Ltd
England & Wales
Ordinary shares
70.00
Wood Abbey Ltd
England & Wales
Ordinary shares
100.00
Wood Abbey Investment Ltd
England & Wales
Ordinary shares
100.00
The aggregate capital and reserves and the result for the year of the subsidiaries noted above was as follows:
DICKENS INVESTMENT GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
5
Subsidiaries
(Continued)
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Name of undertaking
Capital and Reserves
Profit/(Loss)
£
£
NCL Development Ltd
103,938
285,174
Wood Abbey Ltd
113,184
103,588
Wood Abbey Investment Ltd
202,268
157,027
6
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
895,099
1,570,099
Other debtors
10,000
-
0
905,099
1,570,099
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
600
2,764
Other creditors
-
0
15
600
2,779
8
Called up share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
9
Related party transactions

At the year end the company was owed £895,099 (2025: £1,570,099) from a subsidiary company. This loan was interest free with no fixed date for repayment but due on demand.

The company owed another of the subsidiary company £600 (2025: £2,764). This loan is interest free with no fixed date for repayment but die on demand.

10
Directors' transactions

Dividends totalling £60,000 (2025 - £60,000) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.

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