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Registration number: 02729805

Wills Ridley Limited

Unaudited Filleted Abridged Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Abridged Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements

4 to 8

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr MR Kitchener

Mr P Kitchener

Mr Ryan Kitchener

Company secretary

Mr MR Kitchener

Registered office

Unit 1
Kernick Business Park
Annear Road Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9EW

Accountants

GW & Co Limited
Chartered Certified AccountantsWaterside Court Falmouth Road
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 8AW

 

Wills Ridley Limited

(Registration number: 02729805)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

49,806

57,533

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

428,452

256,119

Debtors

188,251

47,879

Cash at bank and in hand

 

387,200

324,014

 

1,003,903

628,012

Prepayments and accrued income

 

12,700

11,269

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

(189,919)

(147,402)

Net current assets

 

826,684

491,879

Total assets less current liabilities

 

876,490

549,412

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

(22,496)

(27,151)

Provisions for liabilities

(12,451)

(15,800)

Accruals and deferred income

 

(42,865)

(6,671)

Net assets

 

798,678

499,790

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

6

15,004

15,000

Retained earnings

783,674

484,790

Shareholders' funds

 

798,678

499,790

For the financial year ending 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 5 June 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

 

Wills Ridley Limited

(Registration number: 02729805)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025

.........................................
Mr MR Kitchener
Company secretary and director

.........................................
Mr P Kitchener
Director

.........................................
Mr Ryan Kitchener
Director

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 1
Kernick Business Park
Annear Road Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9EW

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 5 June 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These abridged financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These abridged financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Fixtures & fittings

20% reducing balance

Plant & machinery

20% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

20% reducing balance

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 13 (2024 - 13).

 

Wills Ridley Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

4

Tangible assets

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 November 2024

50,985

269,450

7,999

328,434

Additions

2,369

2,354

-

4,723

At 31 October 2025

53,354

271,804

7,999

333,157

Depreciation

At 1 November 2024

40,562

224,032

6,307

270,901

Charge for the year

2,558

9,554

338

12,450

At 31 October 2025

43,120

233,586

6,645

283,351

Carrying amount

At 31 October 2025

10,234

38,218

1,354

49,806

At 31 October 2024

10,423

45,418

1,692

57,533

5

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Raw materials and consumables

195,166

150,297

Work in progress

233,286

105,822

428,452

256,119

6

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

       

7

Dividends

2025

2024

£

£

Interim dividend of £7,500.00 (2024 - £Nil) per ordinary share

30,000

-