| REGISTERED NUMBER: 08098734 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| for |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 08098734 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| for |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
| Consolidated Income Statement | 8 |
| Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income | 9 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 16 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Ebenezer House |
| Ryecroft |
| Newcastle under Lyme |
| Staffordshire |
| ST5 2BE |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The group is engaged in the provision of legal services. |
| During the year, the group continued to operate in line with its strategy and objectives. The directors consider the performance satisfactory. |
| In August 2025, the Group simplified its structure by transferring the trade and assets of AH Shared Services Limited ("AHSS") to its parent company, Antony Hodari Holdings Limited. Following this transfer, AHSS became dormant. |
| Financial key performance indicators |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Turnover | 16.5m | 11.8m |
| Gross profit | 4.6m | 3.0m |
| Gross profit margin | 28% | 26% |
| Adjusted Operating profit | 1.2m | 0.7m |
| Adjusted Operating profit margin | 7.5% | 6.5% |
| Net cash generated from operations | 1.1m | 0.9m |
| Average number of employees | 133 | 109 |
| The operating profit has been adjusted to add back the growth shares costs which were £1,720,000 in 2025 and £392,000 in 2024. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The principal risks facing the company include changes in regulatory requirements and government legislation. The directors monitor these risks and take appropriate steps to mitigate them where possible. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of a solicitors practice. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 November 2024 to the date of this report. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Group 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group 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 and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| 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 group'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 group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Thompson Wright (Audit) Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 October 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31 October 2025 and of the group's loss 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 group 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 group's and the parent 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 Group 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 Group 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 Group 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 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the parent company 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 three, 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Antony Hodari Holdings 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: |
| Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: |
| - the Senior Statutory Auditor ensured that the audit team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
| - we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of solicitors. |
| - we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental consumer rights act, other industry specific accreditations and health and safety legislation; |
| - we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and |
| - identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. |
| We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: |
| - making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and |
| - considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
| To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
| - performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
| - tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
| - assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and |
| - investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
| In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: |
| - agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
| - reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; |
| - enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
| - reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the Health and Safety Executive, and the company's legal advisors. |
| There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited |
| 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. |
| Prior Period Financial Statements |
| The group was not required to prepare audited financial statements for the year ended 31st October 2024 and therefore the comparative figures are unaudited. |
| 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Ebenezer House |
| Ryecroft |
| Newcastle under Lyme |
| Staffordshire |
| ST5 2BE |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Consolidated Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 | 16,506,030 | 11,806,182 |
| Cost of sales | 11,925,008 | 8,775,942 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 4,581,022 | 3,030,240 |
| Administrative expenses | 5,056,688 | 2,659,229 |
| OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT | 5 | (475,666 | ) | 371,011 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 3,846 | 3,031 |
| (471,820 | ) | 374,042 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | 29,608 | 62,457 |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | (501,428 | ) | 311,585 |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | 7 | 318,159 | 174,500 |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR | ( |
) |
| (Loss)/profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | (819,587 | ) | 137,085 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | (819,587 | ) | 137,085 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR | (819,587 | ) | 137,085 |
| Note |
| Prior year adjustment | 9 | (392,000 | ) | 1,740,389 |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT |
(1,211,587 |
) |
1,877,474 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | (1,211,587 | ) | 1,877,474 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 | 39,295 | - |
| Tangible assets | 11 | 28,755 | 60,416 |
| Investments | 12 | - | - |
| 68,050 | 60,416 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 | 1,479,000 | 1,586,000 |
| Debtors | 14 | 4,784,203 | 4,463,320 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 150,260 | 210 |
| 6,413,463 | 6,049,530 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 5,849,291 | 3,921,961 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 564,172 | 2,127,569 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 632,222 | 2,187,985 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 16 | 10,471,969 | 11,208,145 |
| NET LIABILITIES | (9,839,747 | ) | (9,020,160 | ) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Share premium | 22 | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| Other reserves | 22 | (6,000,000 | ) | (6,000,000 | ) |
| Retained earnings | 22 | (3,861,748 | ) | (3,042,161 | ) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | (9,839,747 | ) | (9,020,160 | ) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| Mr A J Pope - Director |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| Investments | 12 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 |
| Debtors | 14 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 16 |
| NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 |
| Share premium | 22 |
| Retained earnings | 22 | ( |
) | (7,913,785 | ) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Company's loss for the financial year | (2,428,956 | ) | (360,664 | ) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Share | Other | Total |
| capital | earnings | premium | reserves | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 | 1 | (4,919,635 | ) | - | (6,000,000 | ) | (10,919,634 | ) |
| Prior year adjustment | - | 1,740,389 | - | - | 1,740,389 |
| As restated | 1 | (3,179,246 | ) | - | (6,000,000 | ) | (9,179,245 | ) |
| Changes in equity |
| Issue of share capital | - | - | 22,000 | - | 22,000 |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 529,085 | - | - | 529,085 |
| Balance at 31 October 2024 | 1 | (2,650,161 | ) | 22,000 | (6,000,000 | ) | (8,628,160 | ) |
| Prior year adjustment | - | (392,000 | ) | - | - | (392,000 | ) |
| As restated | 1 | (3,042,161 | ) | 22,000 | (6,000,000 | ) | (9,020,160 | ) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | (819,587 | ) | - | - | (819,587 | ) |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | 1 | (3,861,748 | ) | 22,000 | (6,000,000 | ) | (9,839,747 | ) |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Share | Total |
| capital | earnings | premium | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Prior year adjustment | - | - |
| As restated | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Issue of share capital | - |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - |
| Balance at 31 October 2024 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Prior year adjustment | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
| As restated | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 1,085,182 | 1,025,101 |
| Interest paid | (29,608 | ) | (62,457 | ) |
| Tax paid | - | (84,600 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 1,055,574 | 878,044 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of intangible fixed assets | (48,001 | ) | - |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (38,524 | ) | (51,106 | ) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 39,174 | 482 |
| Interest received | 3,846 | 3,031 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (43,505 | ) | (47,593 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Loan repayments in year | (10,198 | ) | (9,951 | ) |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (516,242 | ) | (244,450 | ) |
| Share premium | - | 22,000 |
| - | (250,000 | ) |
| Amounts repaid to related parties | (209,052 | ) | (308,952 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (735,492 | ) | (791,353 | ) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 276,577 | 39,098 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 2 | (126,317 | ) | (165,415 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 150,260 | (126,317 | ) |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| (Loss)/profit before taxation | (501,428 | ) | 311,585 |
| Depreciation charges | 39,717 | 37,828 |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | 252 |
| Finance costs | 29,608 | 62,457 |
| Finance income | (3,846 | ) | (3,031 | ) |
| (435,949 | ) | 409,091 |
| Decrease/(increase) in stocks | 107,000 | (1,586,000 | ) |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors | (538,575 | ) | 740,604 |
| Increase in trade and other creditors | 1,952,706 | 1,461,406 |
| Cash generated from operations | 1,085,182 | 1,025,101 |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 1.11.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 150,260 | 210 |
| Bank overdrafts | - | (126,527 | ) |
| 150,260 | (126,317 | ) |
| Year ended 31 October 2024 |
| 31.10.24 | 1.11.23 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 210 | 394 |
| Bank overdrafts | (126,527 | ) | (165,809 | ) |
| (126,317 | ) | (165,415 | ) |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET (DEBT)/FUNDS |
| At 1.11.24 | Cash flow | At 31.10.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 210 | 150,050 | 150,260 |
| Bank overdrafts | (126,527 | ) | 126,527 | - |
| (126,317 | ) | 276,577 | 150,260 |
| Debt |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (10,648 | ) | (683 | ) | (11,331 | ) |
| Debts falling due after 1 year | (10,881 | ) | 10,881 | - |
| (21,529 | ) | 10,198 | (11,331 | ) |
| Total | (147,846 | ) | 286,775 | 138,929 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Going concern |
| The Group continues to generate positive operating cash flows, and the negative net asset position primarily reflects long term funding from the directors and related parties rather than external indebtedness. |
| The directors have confirmed that they will continue to provide such financial supports as is necessary to enable the company to continue its operations and meet its obligations for a period of at least twelve months from date of approval of these financial statements. |
| The directors believe the group is well placed to continue generating profits and cashflows and as such continue to adopt a going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements. |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The group consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the company and all of its subsidiary undertakings together with the group's share of the results of associates made up to 31 October 2025. |
| A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefit from its activities. Where the group owns less than 50% of the voting powers of an entity but controls the entity by virtue of an agreement with other investors which give it control of the financial and operating policies of the entity, it accounts for that entity as a subsidiary. |
| Group reconstructions are included in the consolidated financial statements using the merger basis. |
| Related party exemption |
| 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. |
| Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
| Significant judgements and estimates |
| The group makes significant judgements and estimates concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities are detailed below. |
| Impairment of debtors |
| Management makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing impairment of trade and other debtors, management considers factors including the progress and stage reached of individual cases. |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| The turnover represents professional fees. Professional fees comprise amounts invoiced or billable to clients for professional services provided during the year, excluding value added tax. The vast majority of income is contingent on the occurrence of a specified future event, either the award of damages to clients when cases are won or agreement of fees with the defendant's representatives, and turnover is only recognised where that contingency has been resolved at the year end. |
| For all cases where the relevant contingency has been resolved and a fee agreed with the defendant or the defendant's representatives, the agreed fee is invoiced and recognised in turnover. In addition, for claims where damages have been awarded but no fee agreed, an estimate is made of the likely recoverable amount and included within turnover and debtors. |
| Intangible assets |
| Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Computer equipment | - |
| Work in progress |
| Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. |
| Financial instruments |
| The group has chosen to adopt the Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments. |
| (i) Financial assets |
| Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. |
| (ii) Financial liabilities |
| Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. 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. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as creditors due after more than one year. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement, 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 balance sheet date. |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet 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 |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and loss (2024 - profit) before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Professional fees | 15,266,029 | 10,424,587 |
| Other income | 1,240,001 | 1,381,595 |
| 16,506,030 | 11,806,182 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 6,453,999 | 4,754,805 |
| Social security costs | 750,044 | 480,917 |
| Other pension costs | 343,390 | 240,650 |
| 7,547,433 | 5,476,372 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Directors | 4 | 4 |
| Solicitors | 125 | 105 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 672,905 | 526,630 |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 30,583 | 29,692 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| 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: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Emoluments etc | 328,466 | 252,450 |
| Pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 15,914 | 15,450 |
| 5. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
| The operating loss (2024 - operating profit) is stated after charging: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery | 14,968 | 27,508 |
| Other operating leases | 193,062 | 100,119 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 31,011 | 37,828 |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - | 252 |
| Computer software amortisation | 8,706 | - |
| Auditors' remuneration | 21,000 | - |
| Foreign exchange differences | - | 556 |
| Growth share charges | 1,720,000 | 392,000 |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest | 29,608 | 55,448 |
| Loan | - | 7,009 |
| 29,608 | 62,457 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the loss for the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax | 100,467 | - |
| Deferred tax | 217,692 | 174,500 |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | 318,159 | 174,500 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 7. | TAXATION - continued |
| 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: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| (Loss)/profit before tax | (501,428 | ) | 311,585 |
| (Loss)/profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2024 - 25 %) |
(125,357 |
) |
77,896 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 434,335 | 98,177 |
| Income not taxable for tax purposes | - | (8,677 | ) |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | (5,751 | ) | (5,114 | ) |
| Utilisation of tax losses | (152,521 | ) | (162,141 | ) |
| Trading charge | (85 | ) | (3 | ) |
| B/fwd group relief losses utilised | (60,785 | ) | (8,570 | ) |
| Non trade loan relationship | 8,433 | 8,432 |
| Deferred tax on losses | 219,890 | 174,500 |
| Total tax charge | 318,159 | 174,500 |
| 8. | INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| 9. | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT |
| Included within prior year adjustments for the year ended 31 October 2024, is an amendment to profit and loss in relation to the write off of an intercompany balance which amounted to £1,740,389. This was included in the 2024 single company statutory accounts for Antony Hodari Holdings Limited but was consolidated out in management's non-statutory consolidated accounts for that year. |
| Included within prior year adjustments is an amendment to accruals of £392,000 following the conclusion of the growth shares treatment. |
| There are no taxation consequences with regard to either of these adjustments. |
| In the prior year, the company incorrectly classified disbursement debtors within trade debtors and trade creditors resulting in both balances being overstated by £768,000. The comparative figures have been restated accordingly. |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Computer |
| software |
| £ |
| COST |
| Additions | 48,001 |
| At 31 October 2025 | 48,001 |
| AMORTISATION |
| Amortisation for year | 8,706 |
| At 31 October 2025 | 8,706 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 | 39,295 |
| Company |
| Computer |
| software |
| £ |
| COST |
| Additions |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| AMORTISATION |
| Amortisation for year |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Computer |
| machinery | fittings | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 | - | 27,147 | 162,694 | 189,841 |
| Additions | 3,200 | 9,962 | 25,362 | 38,524 |
| Disposals | - | (27,147 | ) | (167,489 | ) | (194,636 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 3,200 | 9,962 | 20,567 | 33,729 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 | - | 27,147 | 102,278 | 129,425 |
| Charge for year | 89 | 902 | 30,020 | 31,011 |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | (27,147 | ) | (128,315 | ) | (155,462 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 89 | 902 | 3,983 | 4,974 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 | 3,111 | 9,060 | 16,584 | 28,755 |
| At 31 October 2024 | - | - | 60,416 | 60,416 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Company |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Computer |
| machinery | fittings | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| Additions |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Unlisted |
| investments |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| and 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Subsidiaries |
| Registered office: 83 Fountain Street Manchester M2 2EE |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: Colony 5 Piccadilly Place, Manchester M1 3BR |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 13. | STOCKS |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Work-in-progress | 1,479,000 | 1,586,000 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 14. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 1,087,385 | 1,849,546 |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings | - | - |
| Other debtors | 3,024,430 | 1,805,819 |
| Deferred tax asset | 261,508 | 479,200 | 261,508 | 331,200 |
| Prepayments | 410,880 | 328,755 |
| 4,784,203 | 4,463,320 |
| Deferred tax asset |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (2,198 | ) | - | ( |
) |
| Tax losses carried forward | 263,706 | 479,200 |
| 261,508 | 479,200 |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 17) | 11,331 | 137,175 |
| Trade creditors | 1,089,947 | 1,481,841 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
| Tax | 100,467 | - |
| Social security and other taxes | 93,991 | 104,069 |
| VAT | 681,113 | 711,546 | 559,415 | 67,967 |
| Other creditors | 34,710 | 10,300 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 3,837,732 | 1,477,030 |
| 5,849,291 | 3,921,961 |
| 16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 17) | - | 10,881 |
| Other creditors | 5,389,000 | 5,598,053 |
| Directors' loan accounts | 5,082,969 | 5,599,211 | 5,082,969 | 5,599,211 |
| 10,471,969 | 11,208,145 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 17. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
| Bank overdrafts | - | 126,527 |
| Bank loans | 11,331 | 10,648 |
| 11,331 | 137,175 |
| Amounts falling due between one and two years: |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years | - | 10,881 |
| 18. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | 171,748 | 59,451 |
| Between one and five years | 180,795 | 132,381 |
| 352,543 | 191,832 |
| Company |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 19. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank overdrafts | - | 126,527 |
| Bank loans | 11,331 | 21,529 |
| Other creditors | 4,148,738 | 4,357,791 | 4,148,739 | 4,357,791 |
| 4,160,069 | 4,505,847 |
| Included within other creditors over one year is a balance held with Flairflax Limited which contains a secondary floating charge over all the property or undertaking of the company. |
| Included within bank loans is a balance which has security which contains a fixed and floating charge over the property or undertaking of the company. |
| Both charges hold a negative pledge. |
| Antony Hodari has also given a personal guarantee in respect of this facility. |
| In addition to the above the company has given assurances with regards to the repayment of loans to the Directors and entities that are owned or controlled by Antony Hodari. |
| 20. | DEFERRED TAX |
| Group |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2024 | (479,200 | ) |
| Charge to Income Statement during year | 2,198 |
| Tax on losses | 215,494 |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | (261,508 | ) |
| Company |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2024 | ( |
) |
| Charge to Income Statement during year |
| Tax on losses | 67,494 |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | ( |
) |
| 21. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| The allotted, issued and fully paid number of shares for the company is summarised below :- |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| 10,000 Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1,236 A Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 22. | RESERVES |
| Group |
| Retained | Share | Other |
| earnings | premium | reserves | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 November 2024 | (2,650,161 | ) | 22,000 | (6,000,000 | ) | (8,628,161 | ) |
| Prior year adjustment | (392,000 | ) | (392,000 | ) |
| (3,042,161 | ) | (9,020,161 | ) |
| Deficit for the year | (819,587 | ) | (819,587 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | (3,861,748 | ) | 22,000 | (6,000,000 | ) | (9,839,748 | ) |
| Company |
| Retained | Share |
| earnings | premium | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 November 2024 | ( |
) | (7,499,785 | ) |
| Prior year adjustment | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| ( |
) | (7,891,785 | ) |
| Deficit for the year | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 October 2025 | ( |
) | (10,320,741 | ) |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| During the year, the company entered into the following transactions with entities controlled or owned by Antony Hodari, a related party |
| Entities controlled by Antony Hodari |
| During the financial year net loan repayments totalled £209,053 (2024: £308,952), The total amount owed at 31 October 2025 is £4,148,738 (2024: £4,357,791). |
| The above loans are interest free and secured by way of a secondary floating charge of the company's assets. |
| Services were provided to entities controlled by Antony Hodari totalling £193,499 (2024: £239.524). |
| Property was occupied under a licence from entities controlled by Antony Hodari and the total re-charges incurred were £159,599 (2024: £120,286). |
| Vehicles were leased from entities controlled by Antony Hodari and the total re-charges incurred were £20,959 (2024 £27,507). |
| Entities owned by Antony Hodari |
| During the financial year net loans advanced totalled £NIL (2024: £NIL). |
| The total amount owed at 31 October 2025 is £1,240,262 (2024: £1,240,262). |
| The above loans are unsecured and interest free. |
| 24. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is Mr A V Hodari. |
| Antony Hodari Holdings Limited (Registered number: 08098734) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 25. | SHARE-BASED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS |
| The company has a share growth scheme in place for certain employees. There are options in place over A ordinary shares, which can be exercised after the good leaver redeemer date of 1 January 2027. |
| The profit and loss charge in respect of the share based payments amounts to £1,720,000 (2024 £392,000) and the liabilities at the year end date are £2,112,000 (2024 £392,000) |
| The total to be recognised as an expense in the financial statements over the maximum option period is determined by reference to the value of the shares awarded, allocated evenly on a time basis over the vesting period. |