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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851 (England and Wales)











UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

FOR

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025










Page

Balance sheet 1

Notes to the financial statements 3


THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

BALANCE SHEET
30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4 36,556 51,892

Current assets
Debtors 5 616,641 492,629
Cash at bank 12,786 15,638
629,427 508,267
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 6 355,312 325,498
Net current assets 274,115 182,769
Total assets less current liabilities 310,671 234,661

Creditors
Amounts falling due after more than one year 7 (129,270 ) (217,409 )

Provisions for liabilities 10 (9,139 ) (10,069 )
Net assets 172,262 7,183

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 11 2 2
Capital redemption reserve 2 2
Retained earnings 172,258 7,179
Shareholders' funds 172,262 7,183

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 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 COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
30 SEPTEMBER 2025


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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of comprehensive income has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 16 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





Ms V Wilkins - Director


THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025


1. Statutory information

The Commercial Law Practice Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number is 05929851. The registered office and business address is Pullman Court, Copper Street, Dorchester, DT1 1GA.

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
Fee income represents revenue earned under a wide variety of contracts to provide professional services. Revenue is recognised as earned when, and to the extent that, the firm obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance under these contracts. It is measured at the fair value of the right to consideration, which represents amounts chargeable to clients, including expenses and disbursements but excluding value added tax.
Revenue is generally recognised as contract activity progresses so that for incomplete contracts it reflects the partial performance of the contractual obligations. For such contracts the amount of revenue reflects the accrual of the right to consideration by reference to the value of work performed. Revenue not billed to clients is included in debtors and payments on account in excess of the relevant amount of revenue are included in creditors.
Fee income that is contingent on events outside the control of the firm is recognised when the contingent event occurs.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Improvements to property - Straight line over 10 years
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 20% on cost

Taxation
Current tax represents the amount of tax payable or receivable in respect of the taxable profit (or loss) for the current or past reporting periods. It is measured at the amount expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax represents the future tax consequences of transactions and events recognised in the financial statements of current and previous periods. It is recognised in respect of all timing differences, with certain exceptions. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income as stated in the financial statements that arise from the inclusion of income and expense in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that 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 balance sheet date that are expected to apply to the reversal of timing differences. Deferred tax on revalued non-depreciable tangible fixed assets and investment properties is measured using the rates and allowances that apply to the sale of the asset.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025


2. Accounting policies - continued

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.

Financial instruments
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction price and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company, after deducting all liabilities.

At each balance sheet date, financial instruments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.

3. Employees and directors

The average number of employees during the year was 14 (2024 - 17 ) .

4. Tangible fixed assets
Improvements Fixtures
to and Motor Computer
property fittings vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
Cost
At 1 October 2024 33,422 41,888 92,205 13,960 181,475
Additions - - - 663 663
At 30 September 2025 33,422 41,888 92,205 14,623 182,138
Depreciation
At 1 October 2024 30,080 34,283 53,306 11,914 129,583
Charge for year 3,342 1,901 9,725 1,031 15,999
At 30 September 2025 33,422 36,184 63,031 12,945 145,582
Net book value
At 30 September 2025 - 5,704 29,174 1,678 36,556
At 30 September 2024 3,342 7,605 38,899 2,046 51,892

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Motor
vehicles
£   
Cost
At 1 October 2024
and 30 September 2025 92,205
Depreciation
At 1 October 2024 53,306
Charge for year 9,725
At 30 September 2025 63,031
Net book value
At 30 September 2025 29,174
At 30 September 2024 38,899

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025


5. Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 73,378 62,552
Amounts recoverable on contract 537,163 351,748
Directors' current accounts - 6,926
Tax 2,251 10,947
Prepayments and accrued income 3,849 60,456
616,641 492,629

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 67,291 60,353
Other loans 73,455 140,183
Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) 51,579 9,966
Trade creditors 34,649 58,272
Tax 73,155 3,374
Social security and other taxes 7,222 6,354
VAT 35,764 33,053
Other creditors 1,513 3,813
Directors' current accounts 44 -
Accruals and deferred income 10,640 10,130
355,312 325,498

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans - 1-2 years 10,000 20,000
Bank loans - 2-5 years - 10,000
Other loans - 1-2 years 43,445 37,823
Other loans - 2-5 years 75,825 98,007
Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) - 51,579
129,270 217,409

8. Leasing agreements

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase
contracts
2025 2024
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 51,579 9,966
Between one and five years - 51,579
51,579 61,545

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025


8. Leasing agreements - continued

Non-cancellable
operating leases
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 1,167 14,000
Between one and five years - 1,167
1,167 15,167

9. Secured debts

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Bank overdrafts 47,291 40,353
Copper Street Investments Ltd 78,750 76,050
126,041 116,403

The Lloyds bank overdraft is secured by an unlimited debenture dated 19/03/21 incorporating a fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the Company.

All amounts owed to Copper Street Investments Ltd are secured by way of a floating charge over all the assets of the company dated 03/08/22.

All hire purchase liabilities are secured upon the assets to which they relate.

10. Provisions for liabilities
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 9,139 10,069

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 October 2024 10,069
Provided during year (930 )
Balance at 30 September 2025 9,139

11. Called up share capital

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
2 Ordinary A £1 2 2

THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025


12. Directors' advances, credits and guarantees

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 30 September 2025 and 30 September 2024:

2025 2024
£    £   
Ms V Wilkins
Balance outstanding at start of year 6,926 33,682
Amounts advanced - 6,792
Amounts repaid (6,926 ) (33,548 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year - 6,926

13. Ultimate controlling party

The director, Miss V L Wilkins, is the sole shareholder and therefore is deemed to have control of the company.