Company Registration No. 02821180 (England and Wales)
Frost and Reed Limited
Unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31 October 2025
Pages for filing with the registrar
Frost and Reed Limited
Contents
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
Frost and Reed Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 October 2025
1
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Current assets
-
-
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(696,267)
(696,267)
Net current liabilities
(696,267)
(696,267)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
6
207
207
Share premium account
250,146
250,146
Profit and loss reserves
(946,620)
(946,620)
Total equity
(696,267)
(696,267)
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 18 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Martyn Rose
Director
Company Registration No. 02821180
Frost and Reed Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 October 2025
2
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Frost and Reed Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 7 Trebeck Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 7LU.
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 amounts 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.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
Frost and Reed Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Martyn Rose Limited and the results of Frost and Reed Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Martyn Rose Limited which are available from 7 Trebeck Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 7LU.
1.2
Going concern
Following truetransfer of all stock to the parent entity, the company has now ceased to trade. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No further adjustments would be made to the balance sheet as a result of this however. The Directors also note the net liability position and confirm that the company is still supported by its parent.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the sale of paintings or artwork and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes.
Revenue from the sale of artwork is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
1.4
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
Frost and Reed Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 October 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
3
1.5
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 statement of financial position 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.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
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, and loans from fellow group companies are initially recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts 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.
Frost and Reed Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 October 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
4
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the current tax expense and deferred tax expense. Current tax assets are recognised when tax paid exceeds the tax payable.
Current tax
Current tax is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from total comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods. Current tax assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled based on tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. Deferred tax is not discounted.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised in respect of all timing differences that exist at the reporting date. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income that arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in different periods from their recognition in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered by the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Current and deferred tax is charged or credited in profit or loss, except when it relates to items charged or credited to other comprehensive income or equity, when the tax follows the transaction or event it relates to and is also charged or credited to other comprehensive income, or equity.
1.8
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Frost and Reed Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 October 2025
5
2
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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.
Stock is held at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell. In the absence of frequent sales, management is required to make a significant estimate that selling prices are higher than cost and the stock does not require impairment. Management does not consider stock to be impaired.
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.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
0
2
4
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
£
£
Frost and Reed Limited own investments in Frost and Reed Inc and The Blue Gallery Limited. These investments are dormant and have been written down to a carrying value of nil.
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
696,267
696,267
6
Called up share capital
2025
2024
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
207 Ordinary shares of £1 each
207
207
Frost and Reed Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 October 2025
6
7
Parent company
The ultimate controlling party is Martyn Rose.
The immediate parent company is Martyn Rose Limited. The consolidated financial statements of Martyn Rose Limited include Frost and Reed Limited and can be obtained from the registered office of Martyn Rose Limited, 71 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BE.