Registration number:
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Directors' Report |
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Accountants' Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements |
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr Duncan Michael Pittaway Mrs Sophie Caroline Pittaway |
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Registered office |
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Accountants |
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The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2025.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
Approved by the
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Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of The Findlay Estate Company Limited for the year ended 31 October 2025 as set out on pages 4 to 12 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The Findlay Estate Company Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of The Findlay Estate Company Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of The Findlay Estate Company Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Findlay Estate Company Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that The Findlay Estate Company Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of The Findlay Estate Company Limited. You consider that The Findlay Estate Company Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of The Findlay Estate Company Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
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Ashton Hill Farm
Weston Road
Failand
Bristol
BS8 3US
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Note |
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2024 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Operating profit |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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Profit/(loss) before tax |
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Tax on profit/(loss) |
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- |
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Profit/(loss) for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
(Registration number: 02760135)
Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025
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2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets/(liabilities) |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
100 |
100 |
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Revaluation reserve |
3,065,805 |
8,052,422 |
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Retained earnings |
4,710,266 |
1,068,162 |
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Shareholders' funds |
7,776,171 |
9,120,684 |
For the financial year ending 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.
Approved and authorised by the
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The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Furniture and fittings |
10% straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
10% straight line |
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
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Revenue |
The analysis of the company's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
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Sale of goods |
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Interest received |
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Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
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2024 |
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Gain on disposal of tangible assets |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
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2024 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
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The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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2024 |
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Wages and salaries |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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2024 |
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2024 |
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Remuneration |
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 November 2024 |
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Disposals |
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At 31 October 2025 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 November 2024 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 October 2025 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 October 2025 |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £5,615,000 (2024 - £14,815,000) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Debtors |
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Current |
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2024 |
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Other debtors |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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2024 |
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Cash at bank |
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Short-term deposits |
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Bank overdrafts |
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Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows |
3,741,830 |
(7,701) |
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Creditors |
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2024 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Amounts due to related parties |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Accruals |
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Income tax liability |
616,214 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Deferred tax |
Total |
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At 1 November 2024 |
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Decrease (increase) through disposals |
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At 31 October 2025 |
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The Findlay Estate Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2024 |
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100 |
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100 |
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Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
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Bank borrowings |
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Current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
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Bank overdrafts |
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Dividends |
Final dividends paid
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2024 |
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Final dividend of £Nil per each |
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