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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421 (England and Wales)

| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |

| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026 |

| FOR |

| PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED |

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

Page |

| Company Information | 1 |

| Balance Sheet | 2 |

| Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |

| PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED |

COMPANY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

| DIRECTORS: | P H Bracewell

| J R Bracewell

| C J Caine

| A Green

| J W Brailsford

| D V Yardley

| E L Procter

| SECRETARY: | C J Caine

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | 32 Dunkirk Avenue

| Fulwood

| Preston

| Lancashire

| PR2 3RY

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 00425421 (England and Wales)

| ACCOUNTANTS: | SBCA Chartered Accountants

| 17 Moor Park Avenue

| Preston

| Lancashire

| PR1 6AS

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

BALANCE SHEET

31ST MARCH 2026

| 31.3.26 |  | 31.3.25

| Notes | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets | 4 | 9,653 |  | 10,223 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors | 5 | 4,176 |  | - |  |

Cash at bank | - |  | 3,760 |  |

4,176 |  | 3,760 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (659 | ) | - |  |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 3,517 |  | 3,760 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 13,170 |  | 13,983 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | - |  | (5,593 | ) |

NET ASSETS | 13,170 |  | 8,390 |  |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 8 | 7,600 |  | 7,600 |  |

Other reserves | 9 | 136 |  | 136 |  |

Retained earnings | 9 | 5,434 |  | 654 |  |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 13,170 |  | 8,390 |  |

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

BALANCE SHEET - continued

31ST MARCH 2026

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2026.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026 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 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 Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1st July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

P H Bracewell - Director

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| Preston Playhouse Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

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

| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Freehold property | - | 2% on cost

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 33% on cost

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| 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.

| Basic financial assets

| Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future cash flows discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

| 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 bank loans, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of future cash flows discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

| Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

| 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 the 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 rate method.

3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| The average number of employees during the year was 8 (2025 - 8 ) .

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Fixtures |

| Freehold |  | and |

| property |  | fittings |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1st April 2025

| and 31st March 2026 | 10,256 |  | 6,965 |  | 17,221 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1st April 2025 | 410 |  | 6,588 |  | 6,998 |  |

| Charge for year | 205 |  | 365 |  | 570 |  |

| At 31st March 2026 | 615 |  | 6,953 |  | 7,568 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31st March 2026 | 9,641 |  | 12 |  | 9,653 |  |

| At 31st March 2025 | 9,846 |  | 377 |  | 10,223 |  |

5. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.26 |  | 31.3.25

£ | £ |

| Other debtors | 4,176 |  | - |  |

6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.26 |  | 31.3.25

£ | £ |

| Tax | 659 |  | - |  |

7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |

| 31.3.26 |  | 31.3.25

£ | £ |

| Loans from members | - |  | 5,593 |  |

8. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.3.26 |  | 31.3.25

| value: | £ | £ |

| 7,600 | Ordinary | £1 | 7,600 |  | 7,600 |  |

PRESTON PLAYHOUSE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00425421) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

9. | RESERVES

| Retained |  | Other |

| earnings |  | reserves |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| At 1st April 2025 | 654 |  | 136 |  | 790 |  |

| Profit for the year | 4,780 |  | 4,780 |  |

| At 31st March 2026 | 5,434 |  | 136 |  | 5,570 |  |

10. | SUBSIDIARY

| The board has effective control over the composition of the board of directors of Preston Little Theatre Limited. This subsidiary company is limited by guarantee and its reserves are not distributable.