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SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Registered Number
08275579
(England and Wales)

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended
31 October 2025

SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Company Information
for the year from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025

Director

SPARK, Peter Andrew

Registered Address

Suite 10 266 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DL

Registered Number

08275579 (England and Wales)
SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Balance Sheet as at
31 October 2025

Notes

2025

2024

£

£

£

£

Fixed assets
Tangible assets310,45017,726
10,45017,726
Current assets
Debtors4130,95889,664
130,95889,664
Creditors amounts falling due within one year5(74,980)(31,933)
Net current assets (liabilities)55,97857,731
Total assets less current liabilities66,42875,457
Creditors amounts falling due after one year6(10,433)(27,131)
Net assets55,99548,326
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital1010
Profit and loss account55,98548,316
Shareholders' funds55,99548,326
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Director on 28 May 2026, and are signed on its behalf by:
SPARK, Peter Andrew
Director
Registered Company No. 08275579
SPARK ASSESSMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 October 2025

1.Accounting policies
Statutory information
The company is a private company limited by shares and registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland including Section 1A Small Entities.
Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements are presented in sterling and this is the functional currency of the company.
Turnover policy
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the rendering of services.
Current taxation
Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets as follows:

Reducing balance (%)
Vehicles5
Office Equipment3
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
Assets held under finance leases which are leases where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset have passed to the company are capitalised in the balance sheet. They are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life and the term of the lease.
2.Average number of employees

20252024
Average number of employees during the year11
3.Tangible fixed assets

Vehicles

Office Equipment

Total

£££
Cost or valuation
At 01 November 2425,12011,52336,643
At 31 October 2525,12011,52336,643
Depreciation and impairment
At 01 November 2410,1858,73218,917
Charge for year5,0242,2527,276
At 31 October 2515,20910,98426,193
Net book value
At 31 October 259,91153910,450
At 31 October 2414,9352,79117,726
4.Debtors: amounts due within one year

2025

2024

££
Other debtors130,76487,830
Prepayments and accrued income1941,834
Total130,95889,664
5.Creditors: amounts due within one year

2025

2024

££
Bank borrowings and overdrafts11,88010,850
Taxation and social security46,56213,528
Finance lease and HP contracts16,5383,602
Other creditors-3,953
Total74,98031,933
6.Creditors: amounts due after one year

2025

2024

££
Bank borrowings and overdrafts10,43313,117
Other creditors-14,014
Total10,43327,131
7.Obligations under finance leases

2025

2024

££
Finance lease and HP contracts16,53817,616
8.Related party transactions
During the year the company entered into transactions with directors of the company. At the balance sheet date, the director owed £78,206 (2024:£52,574) to the company. This amount is included within other debtors. The balance is unsecured, repayable on demand, with interest charged at HMRC's official rate of interest, being 2.25% per annum for the period to 5 April 2025 and 3.75% per annum from 6 April 2025 (2024: 2.25% per annum). The highest amount outstanding during the year was £82,762 (2024: £94,781).