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Registered number: 13498859
Bert & Montgomery Limited
Strategic Report, Director's Report and
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 October 2025
Contents
Page
Strategic Report 1
Director's Report 2—3
Independent Auditor's Report 4—6
Profit and Loss Account 7
Statement of Comprehensive Income 8
Balance Sheet 9
Statement of Changes in Equity 10
Statement of Cash Flows 11
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13—15
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Strategic Report
The director presents her strategic report for the year ended 30 October 2025.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
On behalf of the board
Ms Rebecca Collins
Director
28th May 2026
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Director's Report
The director presents her report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 October 2025.
Principal Activity
The company's principal activity continues to be that of the provision of wedding and event venues and ancillary
services
Directors
The director who held office during the year were as follows:
Ms Rebecca Collins
Statement of Director's Responsibilities
The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Director's Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the director is required to:
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102, have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
  • prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. She is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The director is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors
In the case of each director in office at the date the Director's Report is approved:
  • so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and
  • they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
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Independent Auditors
The auditors, Pure Audit Limited, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the board
Ms Rebecca Collins
Director
28th May 2026
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Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Bert & Montgomery Limited for the year ended 30 October 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes of Equity, Cash Flow Statement and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
In our opinion the financial statements:
  • give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 October 2025 and of its profit/(loss) for the year then ended;
  • have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
  • have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions Relating to Going Concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Opinions on Other Matters Prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
  • the information given in the Strategic Report and Director's Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
  • the Strategic Report and Director's Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on Which We Are Required to Report by Exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Director's Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
  • adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
  • the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records or returns; or
  • certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
  • we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page 2—3, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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Use Of Our Report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters that we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
R M Asif Rafique (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Pure Audit Limited , Statutory Auditor
28th May 2026
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Profit and Loss Account
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Administrative expenses (6,946 ) (3,042 )
OPERATING LOSS (6,946 ) (3,042 )
Income from Shares in group undertakings 273,281 213,366
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 266,335 210,324
The notes on pages 12 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
2025 2024
£ £
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 266,335 210,324
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 266,335 210,324
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Balance Sheet
Registered number: 13498859
2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Investments 7 1,273 1,273
1,273 1,273
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand 166 8
166 8
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 8 (13,404 ) (7,000 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) (13,238 ) (6,992 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES (11,965 ) (5,719 )
NET LIABILITIES (11,965 ) (5,719 )
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 9 1,273 1,273
Profit and Loss Account (13,238 ) (6,992 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS (11,965) (5,719)
On behalf of the board
Ms Rebecca Collins
Director
28th May 2026
The notes on pages 12 to 15 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £
As at 31 October 2023 1,273 (4,225 ) (2,952)
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - 210,324 210,324
Dividends paid - (213,091) (213,091)
As at 30 October 2024 and 31 October 2024 1,273 (6,992 ) (5,719)
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - 266,335 266,335
Dividends paid - (272,581) (272,581)
As at 30 October 2025 1,273 (13,238 ) (11,965)
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Statement of Cash Flows
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operations 1 (542 ) (542 )
Net cash used in operating activities (542 ) (542 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends received 273,281 213,366
Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (272,581 ) (213,091 )
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 158 (267 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 8 275
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 166 8
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Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
1. Reconciliation of profit for the financial year to cash used in operations
2025 2024
£ £
Profit for the financial year 266,335 210,324
Adjustments for:
Income from shares in group undertakings (273,281) (213,366)
Movements in working capital:
Increase in trade and other creditors 6,404 2,500
Net cash used in operations (542 ) (542 )
2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows, relates to the following items in the Balance Sheet:
2025 2024
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 166 8
3. Analysis of changes in net funds
As at 31 October 2024 Cash flows As at 30 October 2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 8 158 166
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Bert & Montgomery Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 13498859 . The registered office is Cooling Castle Barn Main Road, Cooling, Rochester, Kent, ME3 8DT.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.
2.2. Investments
2.3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
3. Auditor's Remuneration
Remuneration received by the company's auditors and their associates during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Audit Services
Audit of the company's financial statements 4,000 2,500
4. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
Office and administration 1 1
1 1
5. Interest Receivable and Similar Income
2025 2024
£ £
Dividends from shares in subsidiaries 273,281 213,366
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6. Tax on Profit
The tax (credit)/charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Current tax
UK Corporation Tax - -
The actual (credit)/charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit and the standard rate of corporation tax as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Profit before tax 266,335 210,324
Tax on profit at 0% (UK standard rate) - -
Total tax charge for the period - -
7. Investments
Subsidiaries
£
Cost or Valuation
As at 31 October 2024 1,273
As at 30 October 2025 1,273
Provision
As at 31 October 2024 -
As at 30 October 2025 -
Net Book Value
As at 30 October 2025 1,273
As at 31 October 2024 1,273
8. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2025 2024
£ £
Other creditors 10,404 4,500
Accruals and deferred income 3,000 2,500
13,404 7,000
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9. Share Capital
2025 2024
Allotted, called up and fully paid £ £
1,172 Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 1,172 1,172
101 Ordinary B shares of £ 1.00 each 101 101
1,273 1,273
10. Dividends
2025 2024
£ £
On equity shares:
Interim dividend paid 272,581 213,091
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