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Registration number: 635151

K F Bartlett Ltd

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 12

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Mr Paul Andrew Ponsford

Mr Daniel Pedrick

Mr Steven Branch

Mr Tony Dickinson

Company secretary

Mrs Nicola Ann Bartlett

Registered office

43 Marsh Green Road
Marsh Barton
Exeter
Devon
England
EX2 8PT

Solicitors

Stephens Scown LLP
Curzon House
Southernhay West
Exeter
Devon
EX1 1RS

Accountants

Redwoods Accountants (Exeter) Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants2 Clyst Works
Clyst Road
Topsham
Exeter
Devon
EX3 0DB

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

(Registration number: 635151)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

1,045,310

1,313,462

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

261,016

226,074

Debtors

7

1,005,579

1,407,138

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,099,048

872,581

 

2,365,643

2,505,793

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(1,612,938)

(1,598,359)

Net current assets

 

752,705

907,434

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,798,015

2,220,896

Provisions for liabilities

(187,824)

(172,071)

Net assets

 

1,610,191

2,048,825

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

9

1,800

1,800

Revaluation reserve

97,082

99,510

Retained earnings

1,511,309

1,947,515

Shareholders' funds

 

1,610,191

2,048,825

For the financial year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 June 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Branch
Director

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
43 Marsh Green Road
Marsh Barton
Exeter
Devon
EX2 8PT
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 30 June 2026.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

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.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The accounts are presented in £ Sterling and are rounded to £1.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, management takes into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but is not limited to, twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Judgements

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

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Depreciation of tangible fixed assets. This is by nature an estimate and the actual market values of assets may be different to the values presented in the accounts. The fixed assets are shown on the balance sheet in the financial statements. The carrying amount is £1,045,310 (2024 -£1,313,462).

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Contract revenue recognition

Included within turnover is revenue earned under a variety of contracts to provide services. Revenue is recognised as earned when, and to the extend that, the company obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance under these contracts. It is measured at the fair value of the right to consideration, which represents amounts chargeable to customers, including expenses and disbursements but excluding value added tax.

Revenue is generally recognised as contract activity progresses so that for incomplete contracts it reflects the partial performance of the contractual obligations. For such contracts the amount of revenue reflects the accrual of the right to consideration by reference to the value of the work performed. Revenue not billed to customers is included in debtors and payments on account in excess of the relevant amount of revenue are included in creditors.

Income that is contingent on events outside the control of the company is recognised when the contingent event occurs.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the periods in which the company recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Depreciation

The company has a policy of writing off the original cost and accumulated depreciation relating to office equipment and plant and other equipment after 12 years.

The part of the annual depreciation charge on revalued assets which relates to the revaluation surplus is transferred from the revaluation reserve to the profit and loss reserve.

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Freehold land

Not depreciated

Freehold buildings

2% equal annual instalments

Long leasehold buildings

2% equal annual instalments

Short leasehold buildings

17% straight line over duration of the lease

Other plant and equipment

25% reducing balance

Office equipment

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles - Vans

30% reducing balance

Motor vehicles - Cars

25% reducing balance

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is charged so as to write off the cost of acquired goodwill over its estimated life.

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

Fully amortised

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Long term employee benefits

The company established K F Bartlett Employee Ownership Trust with the objective of ensuring that shares in the company are held by the Trustees for the benefit of the company's employees and for those employees to have an interest in the company's business, a voice in its operation and a share in its profits.

The contributions made by the company to the Trust are treated as gift payments so that the Trust can meet its obligations.

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Financial instruments

Classification
The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities, such as, trade and other accounts receivable and payable and loans from banks/other third parties.

 Recognition and measurement
Debt instruments like loans are initially measured at present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade payable or receivables, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. In the case of a non current liability loan not at a market rate of interest, the financial liability is measured initially and subsequently at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows, discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate.

For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the best estimate, which is an approximation, of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an 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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 77 (2024 - 76).

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

33,365

33,365

At 31 December 2025

33,365

33,365

Amortisation

At 1 January 2025

33,365

33,365

At 31 December 2025

33,365

33,365

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

-

-

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

5

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Office equipment
 £

Motor vehicles - vans
 £

Motor vehicles - cars
£

Other plant and equipment
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2025

851,983

226,383

947,720

401,192

121,524

2,548,802

Additions

13,568

21,278

149,416

171,139

18,643

374,044

Disposals

(333,478)

(1,990)

(141,263)

(112,504)

(3,533)

(592,768)

At 31 December 2025

532,073

245,671

955,873

459,827

136,634

2,330,078

Depreciation

At 1 January 2025

180,760

167,850

577,926

218,099

90,705

1,235,340

Charge for the year

9,246

19,937

146,768

78,840

12,298

267,089

Eliminated on disposal

(27,566)

(1,927)

(111,279)

(73,625)

(3,264)

(217,661)

At 31 December 2025

162,440

185,860

613,415

223,314

99,739

1,284,768

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2025

369,633

59,811

342,458

236,513

36,895

1,045,310

At 31 December 2024

671,223

58,533

369,794

183,093

30,819

1,313,462

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £212,582 (2024 - £539,844) in respect of freehold land and buildings, £146,386 (2024 - £131,379) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings and £10,665 (2024 - £Nil) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Revaluation

The fair value of the company's Freehold land and buildings was revalued on 31 December 1996 by an independent valuer.

The basis of this valuation was open market value with vacant possession. This valuation has not been updated due to transitional exemptions in FRS 15. The transitional exemption (d) in FRS 102 has also been adopted on transition.

The name and qualification of the independent valuer are Stratton Creber (RICS).
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, the carrying amount would have been £242,323 (2024 - £540,848).

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

261,016

226,074

7

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

738,140

1,159,886

Prepayments

92,337

87,202

Other debtors

175,102

160,050

 

1,005,579

1,407,138

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

Trade creditors

355,403

300,588

Taxation and social security

433,911

360,791

Accruals and deferred income

806,454

915,991

Other creditors

17,170

20,989

1,612,938

1,598,359

9

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Equity Share of £0.01 each

180,000

1,800

180,000

1,800

       

10

Reserves

Movements on the revaluation reserve represent depreciation charged on the revaluation amount. They therefore have no effect on current tax treatment.

11

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

12,476

1,976

Later than one year and not later than five years

8,731

7,904

21,207

9,880

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £8,849 (2024 - £823).

 

K F Bartlett Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

12

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The ultimate controlling party is the board of Trustees of the K F Bartlett Employee Ownership Trust which has a corporate Trustee K F Bartlett Trustees Limited. The company is controlled by K F Bartlett Employee Ownership Trust.