Company registration number 01679745 (England and Wales)
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr J H Hinchliffe
Mr G A Wilby
Secretary
Mr J Glennon
Company number
01679745
Registered office
Hartcliffe Mills
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
HD8 8QL
Auditor
Wheawill & Sudworth Limited
Chartered Accountants
35 Westgate
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 1PA
Bankers
HSBC Bank plc
2 Cloth Hall Street
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 2ES
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1 - 2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 6
Profit and loss account
7
Balance sheet
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 11
The following pages do not form part of the statutory financial statements
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of property management and letting.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

Mr J H Hinchliffe
Mr G A Wilby
Qualifying third party indemnity provisions

The company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors during the year. These provisions remain in force at the reporting date.

Auditor

Wheawill & Sudworth Limited were reappointed as the company’s auditor during the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors 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 these financial statements, the directors are required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are 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. They are 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.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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Directors' interests

None of the directors held any interests in the share capital of the company.

The interests of the directors in the share capital of the group at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year were as follows:

Z Hinchliffe & Sons Limited | Ordinary shares | Cumulative preference
| of £1 each | shares of £1 each
J H Hinchliffe | 12,592 | 4,777
G A Wilby | 60,583 | 4,647

Harold Hinchliffe Limited | Ordinary shares | Cumulative preference
| of 5p each | shares of 5p each
J H Hinchliffe | * 6,680 | * 51,399
G A Wilby | - | -

* 2,500 ordinary shares of 5p each and 17,500 cumulative preference shares of 5p each are jointly held by J H Hinchliffe and the James Harold Hinchliffe Settlement 2018.

The directors own no shares in the subsidiary company or any other fellow subsidiary company.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

On behalf of the board
Mr J H Hinchliffe
Director
26 May 2026
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of John Woodhead (Dobroyd Mills) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 2025 which comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

- give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 September 2025 and of its 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 directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve 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 directors are 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. 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 course of 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

- the information given in the directors' r eport for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

- the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 identifie d material misstatements in the directors' r eport. 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 and returns; or

- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the directors' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' r esponsibilities s tatement, the directors are 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 directors 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 directors are 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company, considered the risk of acts by the Directors which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We made enquiries of the Directors to obtain further understanding of risks of non-compliance.

We focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements. Our tests included, but were not limited to:

• agreement of the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

• enquiries of management regarding known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

• obtaining an understanding of the control environment in place to prevent and detect irregularities.

JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern..

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

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 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.

David Butterworth
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Wheawill & Sudworth Limited
26 May 2026
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
35 Westgate
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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HD1 1PA
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
£
£
Turnover
-
-
Administrative expenses
(17,018)
(8,918)
Loss before taxation
(17,018)
(8,918)
Tax on loss
-
0
-
0
Loss for the financial year
(17,018)
(8,918)
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 SEPTEMBER 2025
30 September 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
138,035
144,654
Current assets
Debtors
6
1,356,850
1,366,749
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(4,722)
(4,222)
Net current assets
1,352,128
1,362,527
Net assets
1,490,163
1,507,181
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
1,300,000
1,300,000
Profit and loss reserves
190,163
207,181
Total equity
1,490,163
1,507,181

These financial statements have been prepared 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 26 May 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr J H Hinchliffe
Mr G A Wilby
Director
Director
Company registration number 01679745 (England and Wales)
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

John Woodhead (Dobroyd Mills) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Hartcliffe Mills, Denby Dale, Huddersfield, HD8 8QL.

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 a mounts 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.

1.2
Going concern

A true t the time of approving the financial statements, t he directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus t he directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Properties held for development
50 years straight line

In the year of acquisition tangible fixed assets are depreciated from the beginning of the financial year. Tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable in full.

1.4
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

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

Provision is made on the full provision method on current tax rates for deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from all timing differences that have originated but not revered at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits from which the underlying timing differences can be deducted.

1.5

Consolidation

The company was, at the end of the period, a wholly owned subsidiary of Z Hinchliffe & Sons Limited, incorporated in the UK and, in accordance with S400 of the Companies Act 2006, is not required to produce consolidated accounts.

JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
2
2
4
Tangible fixed assets
Properties held for development
£
Cost
At 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025
747,442
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 October 2024
602,788
Depreciation charged in the year
6,619
At 30 September 2025
609,407
Carrying amount
At 30 September 2025
138,035
At 30 September 2024
144,654
5
Fixed asset investments

The company owns the entire share capital of John Woodhead (Dobroyd Mills) USA Inc which is a non-trading company incorporated in the USA. The cost of the investment in this company was fully written off in a previous period.

6
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,356,850
1,366,749
JOHN WOODHEAD (DOBROYD MILLS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Taxation and social security
2,222
2,222
Other creditors
2,500
2,000
4,722
4,222
8
Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
9
Parent company

The company’s parent undertaking is Z Hinchliffe & Sons Limited which is registered in England and Wales. The ultimate holding company is Harold Hinchliffe Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. Copies of the financial statements of Harold Hinchliffe Limited are available from the Registrar of Companies. Harold Hinchliffe Limited is the parent of the largest group which prepares consolidated financial statements.

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