Company registration number 08690228 (England and Wales)
MAX HOLMES LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
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MAX HOLMES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
MAX HOLMES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 APRIL 2026
30 April 2026
- 1 -
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
37
55
Investments
5
100
100
137
155
Current assets
Debtors
7
21,005
18,860
Cash at bank and in hand
64
4,323
21,069
23,183
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
(10,247)
(12,419)
Net current assets
10,822
10,764
Total assets less current liabilities
10,959
10,919
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
9
-
0
(833)
Net assets
10,959
10,086
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
10,859
9,986
Total equity
10,959
10,086
MAX HOLMES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
30 APRIL 2026
30 April 2026
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For the financial year ended 30 April 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

T he members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 6 August 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr M Holmes
Director
Company registration number 08690228 (England and Wales)
MAX HOLMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Max Holmes Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Tagus House, 9 Ocean Way, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO14 3TJ.

1.1
Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

1.2
Revenue

Revenue consists of dividends received from subsidiary companies. Dividend income is recognised when the c ompany's right to receive the dividend has been established

1.3
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Computer equipment
33.33% Reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.4
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.

MAX HOLMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

1.5
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.6
Financial instruments

The company only enters into Basic financial instrument transactions.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 paymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest.

1.7
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.8
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

MAX HOLMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2026
2025
Number
Number
2
2
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026
299
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 May 2025
244
Depreciation charged in the year
18
At 30 April 2026
262
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2026
37
At 30 April 2025
55
5
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
100
100
Fixed asset investments not carried at market value

The investments in subsidiaries are all stated at cost.

MAX HOLMES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
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6
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 30 April 2026 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
E and H Property Investment Limited
C/O HJS Chartered Accountants, Tagus House, 9 Ocean Way, Southampton, SO14 3TJ
Ordinary
100.00

The investments in subsidiaries are all stated at cost.

7
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest
20,251
12,637
Other debtors
754
6,223
21,005
18,860
8
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£
£
Bank loans
638
1,833
Trade creditors
2,350
2,608
Taxation and social security
155
-
0
Other creditors
7,104
7,978
10,247
12,419
9
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2026
2025
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
-
0
833
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