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| DIRECTORS | Mr. P. Davies (Resigned 24 November 2025) |
| Ms. G. North | |
| Mr. O. Turner (Appointed 24 November 2025) | |
| Mr. R. Turner | |
| Mr. T. Turner (Appointed 24 November 2025) |
| REGISTERED OFFICE | Century House |
| Wargrave Road | |
| Henley-On-Thames | |
| RG9 2LT | |
| United Kingdom |
| COMPANY NUMBER | 04293694 (England and Wales) |
| ACCOUNTANT | Verallo |
| Century House | |
| Wargrave Road | |
| Henley-on-Thames | |
| Oxfordshire | |
| United Kingdom | |
| RG9 2LT |
| Note | 30.11.2025 | 30.11.2024 | ||
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| Fixed assets | ||||
| Intangible assets | 4 |
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| Tangible assets | 5 |
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| Investments | 6 |
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| 154,022 | 293,930 | |||
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| Debtors | 7 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| 2,681,409 | 3,445,405 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 8 | (
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| Net current assets | 1,407,173 | 2,755,608 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,561,195 | 3,049,538 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 9 | (
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| Called-up share capital | 10 |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of First Friday Limited (registered number:
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Mr. R. Turner
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial period and to the preceding financial period, unless otherwise stated.
First Friday Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is Century House, Wargrave Road, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2LT, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.
The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Group accounts exemption s399
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.
The financial statements for the prior period were prepared for a period shorter than one year due to the company preparing accounts based on trading weeks.
Exchange differences are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Short term benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial period. Differences between contributions payable in the financial period and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest and adjusted for the effect of non-market-based vesting conditions.
Fair value is measured by use of the Black Scholes option pricing model which is considered by management to be the most appropriate method of valuation. The expected life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and behavioural considerations.
Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
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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.
Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account as described below.
Non-financial assets
If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Financial assets
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value through profit or loss if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
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.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.
| Year ended 30.11.2025 |
Period from 03.12.2023 to 30.11.2024 |
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Equity-settled share-based payment schemes
Options are exercisable at a price equal to the agreed market value of the Company’s shares on the date of grant. The options are exercisable in the event of an exit. Options are forfeited by the employee if they cease employment prior to exercise. As set out below, the existing options were both forfeited and exercised in the year and a new scheme was established. Details of the movement in share options, and balance outstanding at the balance sheet date, are as follows:
Details of the share options outstanding during the financial year are as follows:
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On 24th November 2025, immediately after the sale event, a new share option scheme was established. An option to acquire up to 15,354 Ordinary £1 shares in the company for an exercise price of £44 per share was granted to one employee. These options are only exercisable in the event of another exit. Of these options, 4,854 share options are not subject to performance targets with the balance of 10,500 being subject to financial based performance targets. Again, The directors have considered the fair value of the options as at the dates of grant which was determined using the Black Scholes option price model and has been calculated to be nil. As a result, no share-based payment expense is recognised in the year.
| Goodwill | Development costs | Total | |||
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| At 30 November 2025 | 5,580 | 73,212 | 0 | 78,792 | |||
| At 30 November 2024 | 5,040 | 0 | 16 | 5,056 |
Investments in subsidiaries
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| Trade debtors |
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| Amounts owed to Parent undertakings |
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| Taxation and social security |
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| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
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| Other creditors |
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| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
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| 92,224 | 79,744 |
On 24th November 2025 58,018 Ordinary A shares were reclassed to Ordinary shares.
Commitments
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Transactions with the entity's directors
At the beginning of the year, the directors owed the company £1,036,256. Throughout the year drawings of £205,212 were taken, repayments of £1,851,162 were made. Beneficial loan interest has been charged at 2.25% amounting to £20,792. At the balance sheet date, the company owed the directors £588,902.
The company is exempt under FRS 102 s33.1A from disclosing any transaction with wholly owned Group companies.