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Registered number: 03963997
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
Prepared By:
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
HA5 3DW

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
DIRECTORS
SM Cornish
DP Snell
K Farrar (to 01/05/2026)
Adam Stimpson (from 14/08/2025)
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SECRETARY
K-L Wicks
REGISTERED OFFICE
Batchworth Lock House
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
Middlesex
WD3 1JJ
COMPANY DETAILS
Private company limited by shares registered in EW - England and Wales, registered number 03963997
ACCOUNTANTS
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
HA5 3DW

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026
CONTENTS |  |
|  | Page
Directors' Report |  | -
Accountants' Report |  | -
Statement Of Comprehensive Income |  | -
Balance Sheet |  | 3
Notes To The Accounts |  | 4
The following do not form part of the statutory financial statements: |  |
Trading And Profit And Loss Account |  | -
Profit And Loss Account Summaries |  | -

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

BALANCE SHEET AT 30 April 2026
Registered number: 03963997 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2026 |  |  |  | 2025
|  | Notes |  |  |  | £ |  |  |  | £
FIXED ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets |  | 2 |  |  |  | 10,025 |  |  |  | 9,440
CURRENT ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debtors |  | 3 |  | 35,810 |  |  |  | 24,006 |  |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  |  | 76,272 |  |  |  | 54,571 |  |
|  |  |  | 112,082 |  |  |  | 78,577 |  |
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year |  | 4 |  | 105,482 |  |  |  | 93,489 |  |
NET CURRENT ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) |  |  |  |  |  | 6,600 |  |  |  | (14,912)
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  | 16,625 |  |  |  | (5,472)
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES |  | 6 |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |  |  | 1,500
NET ASSETS / (LIABILITIES) |  |  |  |  |  | 14,125 |  |  |  | (6,972)
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Called up share capital |  | 7 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 112
Capital redemption reserve |  | 8 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 90
Profit and loss account |  |  |  |  |  | 13,923 |  |  |  | (7,174)
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |  |  |  |  |  | 14,125 |  |  |  | (6,972)
For the year ending 30 April 2026 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors have decided not to deliver to the registrar a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
Approved by the board on 11 August 2026 and signed on their behalf by |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
............................. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SM Cornish |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Director |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2026

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1a. Basis Of Accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS102 - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 .

1b. Depreciation |  |
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Fixtures and Fittings |  | reducing balance 25%
Equipment |  | reducing balance 25%

1c. Pension Costs
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension charge represents the amounts payable by the company to the fund in respect of the year.

1d. Leases
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet at their fair value and depreciated over their expected useful lives. The interest element of leasing payments represents a constant proportion of the capital balance outstanding and is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease. All other leases are regarded as operating leases and the payments made under them are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Fixtures |  |  |  |
|  | and Fittings |  | Equipment |  | Total
|  | £ |  | £ |  | £
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |
At 1 May 2025 |  | 19,829 |  | 44,973 |  | 64,802
Additions |  | 1,424 |  | 2,503 |  | 3,927
At 30 April 2026 |  | 21,253 |  | 47,476 |  | 68,729
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |
At 1 May 2025 |  | 18,964 |  | 36,398 |  | 55,362
For the year |  | 572 |  | 2,770 |  | 3,342
At 30 April 2026 |  | 19,536 |  | 39,168 |  | 58,704
Net Book Amounts |  |  |  |  |  |
At 30 April 2026 |  | 1,717 |  | 8,308 |  | 10,025
At 30 April 2025 |  | 865 |  | 8,575 |  | 9,440

3. DEBTORS |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
Amounts falling due within one year |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade debtors |  |  |  | 28,515 |  | 16,730
Prepayments |  |  |  | 7,295 |  | 7,276
|  |  |  | 35,810 |  | 24,006

4. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
UK corporation tax |  |  |  | 42,219 |  | 38,795
VAT |  |  |  | 35,776 |  | 25,927
PAYE control |  |  |  | 10,411 |  | 12,620
Other creditors |  |  |  | 1,498 |  | 1,616
Accruals |  |  |  | 15,578 |  | 14,531
|  |  |  | 105,482 |  | 93,489

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5. EMPLOYEES |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | No. |  | No.
Average number of employees |  |  |  | 13 |  | 12

6. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
Deferred taxation |  |  |  | 2,500 |  | 1,500
|  |  |  | 2,500 |  | 1,500

7. SHARE CAPITAL |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |  |  |  |  |  |
100 Ordinary shares of £1 each |  |  |  | 100 |  | 100
5 Class B shares of £1 each |  |  |  | 5 |  | 10
2 Preference shares of £1 each |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2
|  |  |  | 107 |  | 112
New shares issued during period: |  |  |  |  |  |
-5 Class B shares of £1 each |  |  |  | -5 |  | -90
0 Preference shares of £1 each |  |  |  | 0 |  | 2
|  |  |  | (5) |  | (88)
During the year the company purchased 5 of its issued B shares.

8. OTHER RESERVES |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
Capital redemption reserve |  |  |  | 95 |  | 90
|  |  |  | 95 |  | 90

STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD

9. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS |  |  |  |  |  |
At 30 April 2026 the company was committed to making the following payments under non-cancellable operating leases:
|  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  | £ |  | £
Operating Leases which expire: |  |  |  |  |  |
Within two to five years |  |  |  | 28,000 |  | 28,000

10. CONTROLLING PARTY
At the year-end the company was controlled by Woodward Surveyors Trustees Limited, an employee ownership trust.

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All dividends are receivable by directors.
On 1 May 2024 a special resolution was passed to adopt new articles of association in connection with the establishment of an employee ownership trust. During the year distributions of £96,275 (2025: £224,663) were made to the trust.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On 1 May 2024 a special resolution was passed to adopt new articles of association in connection with the establishment of an employee ownership trust.