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;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 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.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.
AFH Legal Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is AFH House, Buntsford Drive, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4JE. The principal activity of the company continued to be that of providing legal services of the highest quality to clients who value a long-term relationship, based on mutual trust and respect. The company has not traded during the year and is dormant.
These financial statements are in respect of the extended period ended 31 October 2025. The comparative financials are in respect of the year ended 30 April 2024.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making the judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.
During the reported periods, there were no management judgements or estimates applied in the accounting policies of the Company that have an effect on the financial statements.
Share capital represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued.
Retained earnings include all current and prior period retained profits.
Share premium represents the premium value of shares that have been issued.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:
During the period ended 31 October 2025 and 30 April 2024, Directors' costs were borne by the immediate parent company, AFH Financial Group Limited.
The Company's immediate parent undertaking is AFH Financial Group Limited, which is incorporated in England and Wales.
The Company's ultimate parent undertaking is Cortina TopCo Limited, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, indirectly controlled by funds managed by Flexpoint Ford, LLC, a private equity investments firm incorporated in the United States of America.
Copies of the consolidated financial statements of AFH Financial Group Limited, the smallest group of undertakings that consolidates in the United States of America.
The largest group of undertakings that consolidates the company is Cortina BidCo Limited, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Copies of their financial statements can be obtained from AFH House, Buntsford Drive, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4JE.