Registration number: 00715408

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 9

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr M Farley Mrs LA Farley Mrs F P Farley Butterfield

Company secretary

Mrs LA Farley

Registered office

1-21 Brunel Road London W3 7XR

Accountants

Sterling Grove Accountants Limited Chartered Certified AccountantsFawley House 2 Regatta Place Marlow Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5TD

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

(Registration number: 00715408)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	4,138,726	4,047,486
Investments	5	2,084,447	2,084,447
		6,223,173	6,131,933
Current assets
Stocks	6	5,000	5,000
Debtors	7	1,087,495	1,329,822
Cash at bank and in hand		10,480,130	9,523,961
		11,572,625	10,858,783
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	8	(6,201,092)	(5,973,839)
Net current assets		5,371,533	4,884,944
Total assets less current liabilities		11,594,706	11,016,877
Provisions for liabilities		(953,060)	(976,705)
Net assets		10,641,646	10,040,172
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		1,251	1,251
Capital redemption reserve		1,249	1,249
Retained earnings		10,639,146	10,037,672
Shareholders' funds		10,641,646	10,040,172

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 3 June 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Mr M Farley Director

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

(Registration number: 00715408)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

......................................... Mrs LA Farley Company secretary and director

......................................... Mrs F P Farley Butterfield Director

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

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:
1-21 Brunel Road
London
W3 7XR
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 3 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 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

Exemption from preparing group accounts

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements, on the grounds that it is a small sized group.

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.

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.

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

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.

Depreciation

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
Short Leasehold	20% reducing balance
Plant and machinery	5% reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	15% - 33% reducing balance
Motor vehicles	20% reducing balance

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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.

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

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

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.

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.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. 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.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 33 (2024 - 34).

Classical & Contemporary Art Hire Limited

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

4	Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Plant and machinery £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2025	236,527	868,725	233,583	9,130,230	10,469,065
Additions	-	13,925	-	332,014	345,939
Disposals	-	-	-	(10,613)	(10,613)
At 31 December 2025	236,527	882,650	233,583	9,451,631	10,804,391
Depreciation
At 1 January 2025	171,176	822,414	149,050	5,278,939	6,421,579
Charge for the year	13,070	11,259	16,906	208,634	249,869
Eliminated on disposal	-	-	-	(5,783)	(5,783)
At 31 December 2025	184,246	833,673	165,956	5,481,790	6,665,665
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025	52,281	48,977	67,627	3,969,841	4,138,726
At 31 December 2024	65,351	46,311	84,533	3,851,291	4,047,486

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £52,281 (2024 - £65,351) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

5	Investments

	2025 £	2024 £
Investments in subsidiaries	2,084,447	2,084,447