Registered number: 00203568
Registered number: 00203568 Bentalls Public Limited Company UnauditedDirectors Report and Financial StatementsFor the year ended 31 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc
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Company information DirectorsH M Fenwick Company secretaryJ Anders Registered number00203568 Registered office39 Northumberland Street 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc Directors' report For the year ended 31 January 2026 The Directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2026. Directors The Directors who served during the year: H M Fenwick M R Fenwick With effect from 1 February 2003 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to Fenwick Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ultimate parent undertaking Fenwick 1882 Limited, and since that date the Company has not traded or incurred any liabilities on its own behalf. Small companies exemption This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf:
Date: 15 May 2026 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc Directors' responsibilities statement For the year ended 31 January 2026 The Directors are responsible for preparing 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 Directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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.
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. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities. 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc Registered number: 00203568 Balance sheet As at 31 January 2026
For the year ending 31 January 2026, the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the Company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 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 financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf:
Date: 15 May 2026 The notes on pages 6 on to 7 form part of these financial statements. 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 January 2026 1. General information Bentalls Plc is a private company limited by shares and is incorporated in England & Wales. The address of its registered office is 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE99 1AR 2. Accounting policies The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented, unless otherwise stated. a. Trade and assets With effect from 1 February 2003 the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to Fenwick Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the ultimate parent undertaking Fenwick 1882 Limited, and since that date the Company has not traded or incurred any liabilities on its own behalf. b. Basis of preparation of financial statements The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Company's accounting policies. The Company's functional and presentational currency is the Pound Sterling. c. Valuation of investments Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment. 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bentalls Plc Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 January 2026 3. Fixed asset investments
The Company's subsidiary undertakings are as follows: Bentalls Property Company Limited Mary Lee Limited Both of the subsidiary undertakings are registered in England and Wales and are non-trading. 4. Creditors
5. Share capital
6. Parent undertaking The ultimate parent undertaking and the ultimate controlling party is Fenwick 1882 Limited, a company registered in England which is the parent undertaking of the largest group to consolidate these accounts. 7 |