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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05161867 (England and Wales)















Stokers Holdings Limited

Group Strategic Report,

Report of the Directors and

Audited

Consolidated Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2026






Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)






Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 April 2026




Page

Company Information 1

Group Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 6

Report of the Independent Auditors 9

Consolidated Income Statement 12

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 13

Consolidated Balance Sheet 14

Company Balance Sheet 15

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 16

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 17

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 18

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 19

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 20


Stokers Holdings Limited

Company Information
for the year ended 30 April 2026







DIRECTORS: JN Stoker
SG Schofield





SECRETARY: JN Stoker





REGISTERED OFFICE: 277 Wennington Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 7TW





REGISTERED NUMBER: 05161867 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: McMillan & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants and
Statutory Auditor
28 Eaton Avenue
Matrix Office Park
Buckshaw Village
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 7NA

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Group Strategic Report
for the year ended 30 April 2026

The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 30 April 2026.

Stokers Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent undertaking for the trading subsidiary Stokers Limited. There are also a number of other dormant subsidiary companies in the Group. Stokers Holdings Limited's principal activity is being a holding company owning the land and buildings from which Stokers Limited undertakes the trade of retailing furniture, carpets and other household products.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The results of Stokers Holdings Limited and Stokers Limited and other subsidiary undertakings have been consolidated and show profit before taxation of £4,946,220 (2025: £4,489,753).

The group's primary objective is to be the best independent furniture business in the country by providing quality products at the very best price with excellent customer service, and to achieve this in a family run business with highly qualified and motivated staff. We will achieve this goal by investing in our people, our stores, and our products. We constantly train and evaluate all our staff, so they consistently achieve some of the best performance criteria in the industry. We maintain high standards in our stores with regular refurbishment of displays and premises.

Our buyers are some of the leading figures in the industry, selecting the best products from around the globe and, with our purchasing power, excellent value for money is always achieved. The long-term objective is to bring this level of service to more consumers around the country by expanding into areas not already served by one of our existing stores. The group continues to seek further expansion opportunities either by acquiring businesses, sites, or suitable premises in future years.

The Group continues to maintain a very strong balance sheet, at the year end cash and liquid current assets stood at £21.2m (2025: £18.9m). There is also in excess of £40 million of unencumbered freehold property assets within the group. The group had no external borrowing or debt finance at the year end.

For this reason the directors are confident that the group can maintain its expansion plans and at the same time weather any storms the UK economy may endure.

The group has always recognised the importance of minimising its' impact upon the environment and has done and will continue to seek ways to reduce its carbon footprint. Stokers Limited commissioned a full energy performance review and the results of this are included in this report.

The group would like to thank all of its employees for their hard work and dedication over the past few challenging years. The directors believe that their commitment and the strength of the group's finances make the group well-prepared for future growth and continued profitability.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The directors monitor the performance of the Group on the following Key Performance Indicators ("KPI's") - sales, profit margins, overall Group profits and overall cash liquidity.
2026 2025
Sales £61.3m £59.4m
Gross profit margin 39.0% 37.9%
Operating profit margin 6.6% 6.2%
Group pre tax profits £4.9m £4.5m
Group bank and liquid asset balances at year
end

£21.1m

£18.9m

Net assets £53.5m £53.8m


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Group Strategic Report
for the year ended 30 April 2026

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
Introduction
As directors of Stokers Holdings Limited, we are committed to promoting the success of the company for the benefit of its members. In doing so, we have regard to the matters set out in Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006.

Long-Term Decision Making
We consider the likely consequences of our decisions in the long term. This includes evaluating the sustainability of our business model, investing in innovation, and ensuring that our strategic plans align with our long-term goals.

Employee Interests
Our employees are our most valuable asset. We strive to create a positive working environment, offer opportunities for professional development, and ensure fair treatment and equal opportunities for all.

The board address the employees in forums to update them on the company's performance and to enable employees to put forward comments and feedback together with any suggestions for change.

Business Relationships
We recognise the importance of fostering strong relationships with our suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders. We engage in regular dialogue with our partners to ensure mutual benefit and long-term collaboration.

Regular supply meetings take place where any feedback on quality, delivery and payment times can be discussed openly and honestly.

Community and Environment
We are committed to minimising our environmental impact and contributing positively to the communities in which we operate. This includes implementing sustainable practices and supporting local initiatives or charities for example wherever possible.

High Standards of Business Conduct
Maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct is crucial to our success. We adhere to ethical practices, comply with all relevant regulations, and promote a culture of integrity within the company.

Fairness Between Members
The Directors and their families between them own 100% of the Company's shares and as such the shareholders hold an implicit knowledge of the decisions made by the Directors.

Conclusion
In summary, the Directors of Stokers Holdings Limited are dedicated to promoting the success of the company while considering the broader impact of our actions on employees, business partners, the community, and the environment.


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Group Strategic Report
for the year ended 30 April 2026

ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEES
Details of the number of employees and related costs are included within the notes to the financial statements.

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of an employee becoming disabled every effort is made to ensure that their employment with the Group continues and that appropriate training and support is given. It is the policy of the Group that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical with that of other employees.

The Group's policies and practices are to keep employees informed on matters relevant to them as employees and economic factors affecting the Group's performance through regular meetings and other communications. Employee representatives are consulted regularly on a wide range of matters affecting their interests.

The Group encourages employee involvement in its performance through incentive schemes.

The Group operates a group personal pension scheme for the benefit of all eligible employees who wish to join. Employer contributions are between 3 and 5% of earnings dependent upon individual circumstances.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
At the present time the directors and management are faced with these principal risks to the business;

The performance of the economy, together with the continually changing political landscape, is creating a challenging retail environment.

Consumers face significant pressure from higher taxes and rising costs, compounded by environmental policies that impose additional financial burdens on both households and businesses.

These pressures are likely to weaken consumer confidence and reduce disposal income, limiting consumers' ability to spend on discretionary, big ticket purchases.

Businesses also continue to face growing regulatory and administrative demands, which increase costs and constrain productivity. Improving productivity remains one of the most significant challenges as companies contend with rising expenses and squeezed margins.

Against a difficult backdrop, our Group has continued to improve its processes and systems through the adoption of modern technology. These investments have increased productivity and enabled us to maintain a stable headcount despite higher turnover and increased levels of activity.

Taking all of the above factors into consideration, the group does not consider itself to be exposed to any significant going concern, liquidity risk or other such risks.


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Group Strategic Report
for the year ended 30 April 2026

FIXED ASSETS
Details of the additions and disposals to fixed assets are set out in the notes to the financial statements. The group continues to invest in its stores and new plant to ensure it continues to provide a safe and enjoyable environment to work and shop.

The directors do not adopt a policy of revaluation of fixed assets on the grounds of undue cost, but they believe that the value of the group's freehold property portfolio is considerably understated at a book value of £40 million. The directors believe a more realistic valuation of the group's property portfolio would increase shareholder net assets by over £10 million.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:



JN Stoker - Secretary


18 August 2026

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Report of the Directors
for the year ended 30 April 2026

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 30 April 2026.

DIVIDENDS
A dividend of £4,000,000 (2025: £2,000,000) was paid during the year.

DIRECTORS
Mr JN Stoker and Mr SG Schofield are also directors of the subsidiary undertakings Stokers Limited and J.P. Lucas & Company Limited.

STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING
Stokers Holdings Limited's greenhouse gas emissions, reportable under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) for the year ended 30 April 2026 were 926 tonnes CO2e and this compares to 1,014 tonnes CO2e for the previous year - a reduction of 88 tonnes CO2e. These include the emissions associated with electricity, natural gas consumption, and business travel in company and private vehicles by employees.

In accordance with the legislation an intensity ratio has been calculated, and for Stokers Holdings Limited this is 15.1 tonnes CO2e per £m of revenues and this compares to 17.1 tonnes CO2e per £m revenue for the previous year.

Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2025/26 expressed in tonnes CO2e ("tCO2e") totalled 926 on revenues of £61.3m compared to 1,014 on revenues of £59.4m for 2024/25. This can be broken down as;

2026 2025


tCO2e
% of
total


tCO2e
% of
total
- Natural gas 245 26 290 29
- Transportation Fuel 348 38 380 37
- Electricity 333 36 344 34


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Report of the Directors
for the year ended 30 April 2026

The company's critical intensity ratios are:
2026 2025

tCO2e per
£m

tCO2e per
£m

- Revenue intensity ratio 15.1 17.1

tCO2e per
sqm

tCO2e per
sqm

- Area intensity ratio 0.012 0.019

The breakdown of greenhouse gas emissions by scope for the years 2025/26 and 2024/25 expressed in tonnes CO2e were:

2026 2025


tCO2e
% of
total


tCO2e
% of
total
- Natural gas and company-operated transport 593 64 671 66
- Electricity 303 33 310 31

-
Losses from electricity distribution and
transmission


30

3


33

3

This only includes emissions reportable under SECR and may not reflect the entire carbon footprint of the organisation.

Energy consumption
Energy consumption by year (kWh) and by Emissions source;
2026 2025


kWh
% of
total


kWh
% of
total
- Natural gas 1,327,582 26 1,589,459 32
- Transportation Fuel 1,423,802 28 1,585,732 32
- Electricity (purchased) 2,311,525 46 1,755,081 36
Total Energy Consumption 5,062,909 4,930,272


There was an increase of 132,637 KWh on the prior year (2024/25: reduction - 60,194 KWh).

Boundary, methodology and exclusions
An 'operational control' approach has been used to define the Greenhouse Gas emissions boundary. This approach captures emissions associated with the operation of all buildings such as warehouses, offices, and manufacturing sites, plus company-owned and leased transport. This report covers UK operations only, as required by SECR for Non-Quoted Large Companies.

This information was collected and reported in line with the methodology set out in the UK Government's Environmental Reporting Guidelines, 2019 as well as the GHG Reporting Protocol - Corporate Standard, as updated for the June 2026 UK Government Conversion Factors. There are no material omissions from the mandatory reporting scope. The reporting period is for the years ended 30 April 2026 and 30 April 2025 as per the financial statements.

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Report of the Directors
for the year ended 30 April 2026


Energy efficiency initiatives
The company has been pro-active throughout both 2025/26 and 2024/25 reporting periods and the directors set out below some of the energy efficiency initiatives that the company has been undertaking:



-
LED fittings retrofit: We have an ongoing plan to replace old fluorescent tubes with LED alternatives as
they fail. Similarly the directors we are also looking to install motion detectors to the lighting whenever
practicable.


-
Solar PV installation: The company continues with the roll out of PV at its stores and further
installations are planned for the coming years as the company continues to reduce its electricity
consumption.


-
Delivery vehicle upgrade: We are continuing to replace our older Euro 4 and 5 deliver vehicles with
new Euro 6 vehicles and will continue to look at reducing the size and weight of our vehicles, giving
greater mpg, where we can.


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). 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;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- 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 ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, McMillan & Co LLP, are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:



JN Stoker - Secretary


18 August 2026

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stokers Holdings Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Stokers Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 30 April 2026 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 30 April 2026 and of the group's 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 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
Stokers 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 eight, 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.

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 engagement partner ensured that the engagement 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 the sector;
- 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 and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental 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
- the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.


Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stokers Holdings Limited


To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships, and
- tested journal entries to identify 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.

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.

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.




Andrea Gerring FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of McMillan & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants and
Statutory Auditor

18 August 2026

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Consolidated Income Statement
for the year ended 30 April 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £

TURNOVER 3 61,325,751 59,371,110

Cost of sales 37,431,547 36,861,726
GROSS PROFIT 23,894,204 22,509,384

Distribution costs 14,269,383 13,572,391
Administrative expenses 5,820,086 5,454,098
20,089,469 19,026,489
3,804,735 3,482,895

Other operating income 248,817 212,738
OPERATING PROFIT 5 4,053,552 3,695,633

Income from investments 15,619 41,874
Interest receivable and similar income 779,579 736,607
795,198 778,481
4,848,750 4,474,114
Gains or losses on investments 6 (129,681 ) (34,896 )
4,978,431 4,509,010

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 32,211 19,257
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 4,946,220 4,489,753

Tax on profit 8 1,266,595 914,738
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 3,679,625 3,575,015
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 3,679,625 3,575,015

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income
for the year ended 30 April 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 3,679,625 3,575,015


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

3,679,625

3,575,015

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent 3,679,625 3,575,015

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
30 April 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 11 - -
Tangible assets 12 44,764,093 44,734,666
Investments 13 - -
44,764,093 44,734,666

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 14 8,749,046 9,167,747
Debtors 15 2,392,389 2,990,582
Investments 16 21 2,150,745
Cash at bank and in hand 21,194,232 16,703,976
32,335,688 31,013,050
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 17 22,276,383 20,765,861
NET CURRENT ASSETS 10,059,305 10,247,189
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

54,823,398

54,981,855

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20 1,288,445 1,126,527
NET ASSETS 53,534,953 53,855,328

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 21 431,709 431,709
Revaluation reserve 22 2,107,585 2,107,585
Capital redemption reserve 22 68,291 68,291
Retained earnings 22 50,927,368 51,247,743
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 53,534,953 53,855,328

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 August 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:




JN Stoker - Director



SG Schofield - Director


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Company Balance Sheet
30 April 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 11 - -
Tangible assets 12 40,335,731 40,123,235
Investments 13 431,709 431,709
40,767,440 40,554,944

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 15 422 422
Investments 16 21 2,150,745
Cash at bank 18,904,215 14,559,295
18,904,658 16,710,462
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 17 11,897,324 11,977,368
NET CURRENT ASSETS 7,007,334 4,733,094
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

47,774,774

45,288,038

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

18

(16,000,000

)

(12,000,000

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20 (252,104 ) (144,998 )
NET ASSETS 31,522,670 33,143,040

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 21 431,709 431,709
Retained earnings 22 31,090,961 32,711,331
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 31,522,670 33,143,040

Company's profit for the financial year 2,379,630 2,702,506

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 August 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:




JN Stoker - Director



SG Schofield - Director


Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 30 April 2026

Called up Capital
share Retained Revaluation redemption Total
capital earnings reserve reserve equity
£ £ £ £ £
Balance at 1 May 2024 431,709 49,672,728 2,107,585 68,291 52,280,313

Changes in equity
Dividends - (2,000,000 ) - - (2,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 3,575,015 - - 3,575,015
Balance at 30 April 2025 431,709 51,247,743 2,107,585 68,291 53,855,328

Changes in equity
Dividends - (4,000,000 ) - - (4,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 3,679,625 - - 3,679,625
Balance at 30 April 2026 431,709 50,927,368 2,107,585 68,291 53,534,953

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Company Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 30 April 2026

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£ £ £
Balance at 1 May 2024 431,709 32,008,825 32,440,534

Changes in equity
Dividends - (2,000,000 ) (2,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 2,702,506 2,702,506
Balance at 30 April 2025 431,709 32,711,331 33,143,040

Changes in equity
Dividends - (4,000,000 ) (4,000,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 2,379,630 2,379,630
Balance at 30 April 2026 431,709 31,090,961 31,522,670

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 30 April 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 7,014,276 4,796,396
Interest paid (31,791 ) (19,257 )
Tax paid (1,312,267 ) (290,504 )
Net cash from operating activities 5,670,218 4,486,635

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (927,993 ) (1,471,923 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 833 13,300
Proceeds sale of current investments 2,280,405 368,685
Acquisition of current asset investments - (398,090 )
Interest received 779,160 736,607
Dividends received 15,619 41,874
Net cash from investing activities 2,148,024 (709,547 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Directors loans withdrawn (3,327,986 ) (762,556 )
Net cash from financing activities (3,327,986 ) (762,556 )

Increase in cash and cash equivalents 4,490,256 3,014,532
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year

2

16,703,976

13,689,444

Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year

2

21,194,232

16,703,976

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 30 April 2026

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2026 2025
£ £
Profit before taxation 4,946,220 4,489,753
Depreciation charges 886,247 609,863
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 11,485 (13,300 )
Gains/losses on sale of investments (129,681 ) (34,896 )
Finance costs 32,211 19,257
Finance income (795,198 ) (778,481 )
4,951,284 4,292,196
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 418,701 (777,619 )
Decrease in trade and other debtors 598,193 672,998
Increase in trade and other creditors 1,046,098 608,821
Cash generated from operations 7,014,276 4,796,396

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 30 April 2026
30/4/26 1/5/25
£ £
Cash and cash equivalents 21,194,232 16,703,976
Year ended 30 April 2025
30/4/25 1/5/24
£ £
Cash and cash equivalents 16,703,976 13,689,444


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1/5/25 Cash flow At 30/4/26
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 16,703,976 4,490,256 21,194,232
16,703,976 4,490,256 21,194,232

Liquid resources
Current asset investments 2,150,745 (2,150,724 ) 21
2,150,745 (2,150,724 ) 21
Total 18,854,721 2,339,532 21,194,253

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 April 2026

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Stokers Holdings 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 General Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£) and the amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £1.

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 as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of Stokers Holdings Limited comprise the financial statements of Stokers Holdings Limited and its subsidiary undertakings. The financial statements of all the subsidiary undertakings are made up to 30 April.

Significant judgements and estimates
In determining the carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities, the group makes calculated assumptions based on the effects of uncertain future events on those assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. The group's estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and expectations of future events and are reviewed periodically and updated to reflect current market conditions as required.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

The financial statements include transactions at retail locations up to and including the nearest Saturday to 30 April each year.

Intangible fixed assets
Development costs in connection with the design and build of the group's e-commerce platform were written off over the estimated useful economic life of four years.

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Freehold property - not provided
Fixtures and fittings - at varying rates on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost and at varying rates on cost

Freehold land is not depreciated. No depreciation is provided on the company's freehold and long leasehold buildings as the directors consider that the lives of these assets are so long and residual values, based on prices prevailing at the time of acquisition, are sufficiently high that any depreciation would be immaterial. Provision is made in the profit and loss account in the event of any permanent diminution in the value of the properties.

Assets in the course of construction at the reporting date are recognised at cost, which is based on the work done plus other direct costs incurred. No depreciation is charged on these assets until the period in which they are fully brought into use.

Development costs directly attributable to the design, build, and implementation of the company’s new e-commerce website are capitalised within tangible fixed assets. Capitalisation commences only when the project has progressed past the research phase, technical feasibility is demonstrated, and it is probable that the website will generate future economic benefits via direct online sales.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Financial instruments
Financial instruments are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial assets, which include debtors, prepayments and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price and are subsequently carried at cost unless the arrangement indicates otherwise and then the asset is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Basic financial liabilities, which include creditors, accruals, loans and group borrowings, are initially recognised at transaction price and are subsequently carried at cost unless the arrangement indicates otherwise and then the liability is measured at the present value of the future obligations discounted at a market rate of interest.

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.

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.

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

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.

Investments
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost less any provision for impairment. Unlisted investments are stated at cost due to the nature of the investment and listed investments are stated at their open market value.

3. TURNOVER

For both this and the previous year, all of the turnover arose in the UK and all from the retail trade conducted by the group.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2026 2025
£ £
Wages and salaries 11,193,935 10,523,505
Social security costs 1,467,044 1,129,953
Other pension costs 668,324 630,505
13,329,303 12,283,963

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

Directors, management and administration 42 53
Selling and distribution 206 197
248 250

The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the year was 248 (2025 - 250 ) .

2026 2025
£ £
Directors' remuneration 1,179,950 707,460

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

Money purchase schemes 2 2

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Emoluments etc 1,158,710 701,220

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2026 2025
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 886,248 588,668
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 11,485 (13,300 )
Development costs amortisation - 21,195
Auditors' remuneration 9,250 8,850
Auditors remuneration for
other services including
taxation 12,150 9,750

6. GAINS OR LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
2026 2025
£ £
(Gains) / losses on listed
investment portfolio (129,681 ) (34,896 )

7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2026 2025
£ £
Other interest payable 32,211 19,257

8. 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 1,193,619 901,209
Adjustments in respect of
prior years (88,942 ) -
Total current tax 1,104,677 901,209

Deferred tax 161,918 13,529
Tax on profit 1,266,595 914,738

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25 % (2025 - 25 %).

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

8. 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:

2026 2025
£ £
Profit before tax 4,946,220 4,489,753
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25 % (2025 - 25 %)

1,236,555

1,122,438

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 188 175
Income not taxable for tax purposes (3,905 ) (10,468 )
Depreciation and amortisation on non qualifying assets - 2,633
Effect of enhanced deductions, capital losses and other adjustments 33,757 (191,316 )
Revaluation of listed investments - (8,724 )
Total tax charge 1,266,595 914,738

9. 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.


10. DIVIDENDS

During the year the company paid a final dividend of £4,000,000 (2025: £2,000,000).

11. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Development
costs
£
COST
At 1 May 2025 347,202
Disposals (185,092 )
At 30 April 2026 162,110
AMORTISATION
At 1 May 2025 347,202
Eliminated on disposal (185,092 )
At 30 April 2026 162,110
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2026 -
At 30 April 2025 -

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Fixtures
Freehold and Motor
property fittings vehicles Totals
£ £ £ £
COST OR VALUATION
At 1 May 2025 40,633,410 9,551,812 1,691,087 51,876,309
Additions - 561,402 366,591 927,993
Disposals - (154,755 ) (42,673 ) (197,428 )
At 30 April 2026 40,633,410 9,958,459 2,015,005 52,606,874
DEPRECIATION
At 1 May 2025 - 6,050,746 1,090,897 7,141,643
Charge for year - 575,154 311,094 886,248
Eliminated on disposal - (142,437 ) (42,673 ) (185,110 )
At 30 April 2026 - 6,483,463 1,359,318 7,842,781
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2026 40,633,410 3,474,996 655,687 44,764,093
At 30 April 2025 40,633,410 3,501,066 600,190 44,734,666

The properties held by the group on 30 April 1997 were valued by the directors at that date on the basis of open market value. These properties had an original cost of £1,143,956 (2025: £1,143,956) and a valuation of £1,764,298 (2025: £1,764,298) resulting in a revaluation surplus of £620,342 (2025: £620,342) before provision for deferred tax. Subsequent additions are stated at cost.

Land and buildings acquired in March 2007 were professionally valued on acquisition at £13,020,000 on an open market value basis which resulted in a revaluation surplus of £1,770,000 (2025: £1,770,000) before provision for deferred tax. Subsequent additions to this property are also stated at cost.

The group does not wish to adopt a periodic revaluation policy as set out in FRS102 in respect of the properties and will therefore continue to carry forward these land and buildings at their deemed cost.

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

12. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Company
Fixtures
Freehold and Motor
property fittings vehicles Totals
£ £ £ £
COST
At 1 May 2025 40,123,235 147,948 1,000 40,272,183
Additions - - 261,537 261,537
At 30 April 2026 40,123,235 147,948 262,537 40,533,720
DEPRECIATION
At 1 May 2025 - 147,948 1,000 148,948
Charge for year - - 49,041 49,041
At 30 April 2026 - 147,948 50,041 197,989
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2026 40,123,235 - 212,496 40,335,731
At 30 April 2025 40,123,235 - - 40,123,235

13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Company
Shares in
group
undertakings
£
COST
At 1 May 2025
and 30 April 2026 431,709
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2026 431,709
At 30 April 2025 431,709


The fixed asset investment represents 431,709 £1 ordinary shares in Stokers Limited and this represents the entire issued share capital of that company. Stokers Limited is incorporated in the UK and its principal activity is that of furniture retail.

The following companies are wholly owned dormant subsidiaries of Stokers Limited; J.P. Lucas & Company Limited, Fredmans Limited, Doorway to Value Limited, Russell Dean Limited, W & T Nettleton Limited, Annetts Furniture World Limited, Christopher Pratt & Sons Limited. All of these companies are incorporated in the UK.

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

14. STOCKS

Group
2026 2025
£ £
Goods for resale 8,749,046 9,167,747

15. DEBTORS

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 112,444 217,021 - -
Other debtors 427,686 855,105 422 422
Prepayments and accrued income 1,468,926 1,535,122 - -
2,009,056 2,607,248 422 422

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Other debtors 383,333 383,334 - -

Aggregate amounts 2,392,389 2,990,582 422 422

Included within other debtors is an amount of £383,334 (2025: £766,667) owing from the Stokers Retirement Benefits Scheme. This debt is being repaid at the rate of £383,333 pa and interest is charged at normal commercial rates. The directors of the company are also trustees of the Stokers Retirement Benefits Scheme.

16. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Listed investments - 2,116,154 - 2,116,154
Funds on deposit held by
investment managers 21 34,591 21 34,591
21 2,150,745 21 2,150,745

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

17. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Payments on account 5,775,503 5,758,975 - -
Trade creditors 6,534,630 6,450,082 - -
Amounts owed to group undertakings - - 4,289,305 5,882,185
Corporation tax 693,513 901,103 97 28,785
Social security and other taxes 296,293 268,374 18,998 17,207
VAT 542,992 462,952 186,244 186,308
Directors' loans 6,216,474 5,544,460 6,216,474 5,544,460
Other creditors, accruals and
deferred income 2,216,978 1,379,915 1,186,206 318,423
22,276,383 20,765,861 11,897,324 11,977,368

The directors' loans are unsecured with no fixed repayment dates.

18. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR

Company
2026 2025
£ £
Amounts owed to group undertakings 16,000,000 12,000,000

19. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

The group leases certain premises from the Stokers Retirement Benefits Scheme and the current annual rental costs are £487,000 (2025: £487,000). These lease costs, lease periods and terms are agreed with the trustees and administrators of the pension scheme on a periodic basis and reflect a commercial market rate.

20. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 1,005,688 843,770 252,104 144,998
Other timing differences 282,757 282,757 - -
1,288,445 1,126,527 252,104 144,998

Group
Deferred tax
£
Balance at 1 May 2025 1,126,527
Charge to Income Statement during year 161,918
Balance at 30 April 2026 1,288,445

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

20. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Company
Deferred tax
£
Balance at 1 May 2025 144,998
Charge to Income Statement during year 107,106
Balance at 30 April 2026 252,104

Deferred tax has been provided using a tax rate of 25% (2025: 25%).

The other timing differences represents the potential tax liability on any capital gains that may arise if the properties were to be sold at their revalued amounts, subject to any reliefs that become available, using tax rates that have been substantively enacted at the time of approving the financial statements.

21. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2026 2025
value: £ £
431,709 Ordinary £1 431,709 431,709

There is a single class of ordinary shares. There are no restrictions on the distribution of dividends and the repayment of capital.

22. RESERVES

Group
Capital
Retained Revaluation redemption
earnings reserve reserve Totals
£ £ £ £

At 1 May 2025 51,247,743 2,107,585 68,291 53,423,619
Profit for the year 3,679,625 3,679,625
Dividends (4,000,000 ) (4,000,000 )
At 30 April 2026 50,927,368 2,107,585 68,291 53,103,244

Company
Retained
earnings
£

At 1 May 2025 32,711,331
Profit for the year 2,379,630
Dividends (4,000,000 )
At 30 April 2026 31,090,961

The revaluation reserve is stated net of a deferred tax provision of £282,758 (2025: £282,758).

Stokers Holdings Limited (Registered number: 05161867)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 30 April 2026

23. 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.

Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements.

There is in place an unlimited multilateral cross company guarantee between Stokers Holdings Limited and Stokers Limited in favour of the group's bank.

During the year the company paid rent to the Stokers Retirement Benefits Scheme of £487,000 (2025: £487,000) for the use of several premises from which the Group trades. The rents paid were at a commercial market rate. Certain of the company's directors and management are also trustees of the Stokers Retirement Benefits Scheme.

24. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

In the directors opinion the company is ultimately controlled by the directors, Mr JN Stoker and Mr SG Schofield, by virtue of their shareholding in the company.