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Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Audited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

for

Cousins Limited

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Statement of Comprehensive Income 10

Statement of Financial Position 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 13


Cousins Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026







DIRECTORS: C F Moloney
R C Cousins
R J L Mobley
A R Wilkinson
V Rawding



SECRETARY: C F Moloney



REGISTERED OFFICE: Suite 440
China Works
Black Prince Road
London
SE1 7SJ



REGISTERED NUMBER: 01218716 (England and Wales)



SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Susan Ambrose FCCA FCA



AUDITORS: Butt Miller
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
1 Minster Court
Tuscam Way
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3YY

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2026.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Financial overview
The directors are pleased with the financial results for the year ended 31 March 2026, showing a good performance across the period.

The directors are confident the business is in a strong position to steadily move forward and meet the challenges the future may bring. The directors anticipate securing a substantial volume of new contracts in the near future, positioning the company for sustained success moving forward.

Cousins have always targeted, and built working relationships with established, industry recognised clients, due to the volume and nature of work they provide, but also increased financial security. Whilst this is still the case, the directors continue to monitor the situation with large Tier 1 contractors' financial reporting.

31.3.26 31.3.25 31.3.24

Turnover (£million) 14.7m 12.8m 14.7m
Profit before taxation 2.0m 1.1m 1.5m
Profit before taxation
percentage

13.4%

8.6%

10.2%


Net assets 4.0m 3.7m 4.3m

The directors continue to drive continuous improvement via the company's accreditation to ISO45001, ISO9001 and IS14001. Our HSEQ Management System is integral to our continued focus on improving the quality and consistency of the service we offer to our clients.

These improvements, alongside a strong Statement of Financial Position, provides Cousins Limited with the platform for consistency, growth and ultimately to deliver our clients award winning projects.

Corporate social responsibility features highly within our company's ethos. We are proud of the work we do as a business to support local charities and pride ourselves on our approach to giving our time and expertise to local projects.

Results
The results for the year are set out on page 10.


Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Financial risk management objective
The company uses various financial instruments including loans between group members, cash and other items, such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the group's operations.

The existence of these financial instruments exposes the company to a number of financial risks, which are described in more detail below.

The main risks are cash flow, credit risk and liquidity risk. The directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised as follows. These policies have remained unchanged from previous years.

Liquidity risk
The company seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and profitably.

Credit risk
The company's principal financial assets are cash, trade debtors and amounts recoverable on contracts. The credit risk associated with the cash is limited as the counterparties are commercial banks. Credit given to trade debtors is reviewed on a regular basis to ensure credit terms are adhered to. Amounts recoverable on long term contracts are also regularly reviewed to ensure that the balances are not overstated.

Cash flow risk
The directors continually update cash flow forecasts to mitigate cash flow risk and to ensure that a suitable level of liquid funds are available at all times.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R J L Mobley - Director


15 July 2026

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2026.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of Cousins Limited is providing painting & decorating services to the construction industry within London, and the South East, targeting major schemes, for major construction contractors, and end user blue chip clients.

DIVIDENDS
Interim dividends per share on the Ordinary £0.01 shares were paid as follows:
£80 - 18 June 2025
£35 - 6 November 2025
115

The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid on these shares.

No interim dividend was paid on the A £0.01 shares. The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid on these shares.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 March 2026 will be £ 1,150,000 .

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2025 to the date of this report.

C F Moloney
R C Cousins
R J L Mobley
A R Wilkinson
V Rawding

INFORMATION IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
Information relating to future developments and principal risks and uncertainties is shown in the Strategic Report, under s414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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;
-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.

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R J L Mobley - Director


15 July 2026

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Cousins Limited


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Cousins Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of 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 31 March 2026 and of its profit 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 Auditors' 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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 the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Cousins Limited


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 identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Cousins Limited


Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
- The nature of the industry and sector the company is in, its control environment and business performance including the design of the company's policies, key drivers for directors’ remuneration and staff bonus levels;
- Results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
- Any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
- identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
- detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
- the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
- The matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
- Enquiries of management and staff concerning actual and potential litigation claims along with any instances of non-compliance with laws.
- Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
- Obtaining an understanding of provisions and holding discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of provisions; and
- Considering the risk of fraud through management override of controls; testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; checking internal control procedures are being followed as per the company's policies and assessing suitability; assessing the judgements made in making accounting estimates; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Cousins Limited


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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Susan Ambrose FCCA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Butt Miller
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
1 Minster Court
Tuscam Way
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3YY

22 July 2026

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

2026 2025
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 14,740,297 12,809,479

Cost of sales (9,292,451 ) (8,390,432 )
GROSS PROFIT 5,447,846 4,419,047

Administrative expenses (3,513,286 ) (3,383,876 )
OPERATING PROFIT 4 1,934,560 1,035,171

Interest receivable and similar income 40,410 75,642
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 1,974,970 1,110,813

Tax on profit 5 (493,960 ) (291,192 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,481,010 819,621

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

1,481,010

819,621

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2026

2026 2025
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 7 77,438 112,627

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 8 - 1,119
Debtors 9 3,939,148 3,181,406
Cash at bank 1,695,539 1,558,797
5,634,687 4,741,322
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 10 (1,592,042 ) (1,053,731 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,042,645 3,687,591
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,120,083

3,800,218

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

11

(79,028

)

(81,773

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 13 (14,840 ) (23,240 )
NET ASSETS 4,026,215 3,695,205

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 14 108 108
Retained earnings 15 4,026,107 3,695,097
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,026,215 3,695,205

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 15 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





R J L Mobley - Director


Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 April 2024 108 4,375,476 4,375,584

Changes in equity
Dividends - (1,500,000 ) (1,500,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 819,621 819,621
Balance at 31 March 2025 108 3,695,097 3,695,205

Changes in equity
Dividends - (1,150,000 ) (1,150,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 1,481,010 1,481,010
Balance at 31 March 2026 108 4,026,107 4,026,215

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Cousins 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


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" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Turnover
Turnover represents amounts invoiced during the year, excluding value added tax and trade discounts.

Profit is recognised on long term contracts, if the final outcome can be assessed with reasonable certainty, by including in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses. Turnover is calculated by a surveyor's valuation less any provisions for non-recovery.

Long term contracts
Amounts recoverable on long term contracts, which are included within debtors, are stated at the net sales value of the work done after provision for contingencies and anticipated future losses on contracts, less amounts received as progress payments on account. Excess progress payments are included in creditors as payments on account.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

Fixtures and fittings- 20% and 33% on cost
Motor vehicles- 25% on cost

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed by the directors annually, and adjusted prospectively if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date. Any impairment losses are recognised within 'administrative expenses' in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the sales proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised within 'administrative expenses' in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowances for obsolete and slow moving items. The cost formula used is the first in, first out method.

Financial instruments
Financial instruments are recognised initially at the transaction price. Any that are not payable within twelve months are amortised using the effective interest method less any provision for impairment.


Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are capitalised as tangible assets and depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.

Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the period to which they relate.

Judgements in applying accounting policies
In preparing these financial statements, the directors have made the following judgements:

To determine whether leases entered into by the company are operating or finance leases. These decisions depend on an assessment of whether the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease by lease basis.

To determine whether there are indicators of impairment of the company's tangible assets. Factors taken into consideration in reaching a decision include the state of repair and the expected future performance of the asset.

To determine whether provisions such as deferred tax or bad debt provision are required. The directors looked at the likelihood of these provisions crystallising by assessing all the information available at the time in determining their decision.

To determine the recoverability of long term contracts. The directors based their judgement on surveyors' valuations, less any provision for non-recovery or additional costs, based on information available at the time.

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Key sources of estimation uncertainties
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives taking into account residual values where appropriate. The actual lives may depend on a number of factors including technological innovations, product life cycles and replacement policies (See note 7).

The directors make an estimate of recoverable value of trade, other debtors and long term contracts. When assessing impairment, the directors consider factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile, the stage and status of the job and historical experience.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2026 2025
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,288,058 3,134,867
Social security costs 422,198 358,816
Other pension costs 101,010 101,305
3,811,266 3,594,988

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2026 2025

Directors 5 5
Administration 25 23
Operations 19 23
49 51

2026 2025
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 793,428 807,115
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 38,709 37,221

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 3 3

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2026 2025
£    £   
Emoluments etc 257,359 217,512
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 10,098 9,710

4. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2026 2025
£    £   
Other operating leases 111,354 114,425
Depreciation - owned assets 48,932 50,767
Profit on disposal of fixed assets - (32,500 )
Auditors' remuneration 17,000 22,000

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


5. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2026 2025
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 502,360 289,539

Deferred tax (8,400 ) 1,653
Tax on profit 493,960 291,192

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2026 2025
£    £   
Profit before tax 1,974,970 1,110,813
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2025 - 25%)

493,743

277,703

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 645 23,600
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (9,778 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 8,400 -
Group relieved loss utilised (428 ) (1,986 )
Movement in deferred tax (8,400 ) 1,653

Total tax charge 493,960 291,192

6. DIVIDENDS
2026 2025
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
Interim 1,150,000 1,500,000

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Motor
fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2025 327,000 168,742 495,742
Additions 13,743 - 13,743
At 31 March 2026 340,743 168,742 509,485
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2025 312,921 70,194 383,115
Charge for year 13,234 35,698 48,932
At 31 March 2026 326,155 105,892 432,047
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2026 14,588 62,850 77,438
At 31 March 2025 14,079 98,548 112,627

8. STOCKS
2026 2025
£    £   
Stocks - 1,119

9. DEBTORS
2026 2025
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 352,924 438,918
Amounts owed by group undertakings 223,811 217,619
Amounts recoverable on
contracts 2,367,885 1,762,835
Prepayments and other debtors 257,892 104,188
Directors' current accounts 892 -
VAT 96,350 51,062
3,299,754 2,574,622

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Trade debtors 639,394 606,784

Aggregate amounts 3,939,148 3,181,406

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2026 2025
£    £   
Trade creditors 529,440 261,024
Amounts owed to group undertakings 42,462 40,406
Tax 268,898 193,116
Social security and other taxes 257,549 206,119
Other creditors 99,177 123,917
Accruals and deferred income 394,516 229,149
1,592,042 1,053,731

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2026 2025
£    £   
Other creditors 79,028 81,773

12. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2026 2025
£    £   
Within one year 50,619 56,106

Total operating lease payments made during the year amounted to £111,354 (2025: £114,425).

13. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2026 2025
£    £   
Deferred tax 14,840 23,240

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 April 2025 23,240
Capital allowances in advance (8,400 )
Balance at 31 March 2026 14,840

14. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2026 2025
value: £    £   
10,000 Ordinary £0.01 100 100
750 A £0.01 8 8
108 108

Cousins Limited (Registered number: 01218716)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2026


14. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL - continued

Ordinary shares have the following rights:

Voting: One vote per share.
Dividends:Such amount per share as the directors may from time to time declare on that class.
Capital: Rights to the first £6.8 million and not less than 80% of any surplus.

A shares have the following rights:

Voting: No voting rights.
Dividends:Such amount per share as the directors may from time to time declare on that class.
Capital: Rights per share up to 0.01% of any excess over £6.8 million, subject to a limit to be determined
by the directors.

15. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 April 2025 3,695,097
Profit for the year 1,481,010
Dividends (1,150,000 )
At 31 March 2026 4,026,107

16. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The ultimate controlling party is Cousins Employee Ownership Trust. The immediate and ultimate parent company is Cousins Group Limited which is the parent company of the largest and smallest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared. Cousins Group Limited is registered at Suite 440, China Works, Black Prince Road, London, SE1 7SJ.

17. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 March 2026 and 31 March 2025:

2026 2025
£    £   
R C Cousins
Balance outstanding at start of year - 1,968
Amounts advanced 892 2,065
Amounts repaid - (4,033 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 892 -

Short term loans to the directors are interest free, unsecured and any overdrawn balances are cleared within nine months of the year end.

18. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.