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Jenkinsons Holdings (Stafford) Limited
Strategic Report, Directors' Report and
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2026
Deans
Contents
Page
Strategic Report 1—2
Directors' Report 3—4
Independent Auditor's Report 5—8
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account 9
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 10
Consolidated Balance Sheet 11—12
Company Balance Sheet 13—14
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 15
Company Statement of Changes in Equity 16
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 17
Notes to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 18
Notes to the Financial Statements 19—28
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Strategic Report
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Principal Activity
The group's principal activity continues to be that of catering and bar services to wedding and corporate venue hire business.
Review of the Business
Development, performance and financial position:
We aim to present a balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of our business during the period and its position at the year end. Our review is consistent with the size and non-complex nature of our business and is written in the context of the risks and uncertainties we face. The group has been trading for 72 years as a successful event and venue caterer.
The group has a strong workforce both operationally and administratively and ensures the catering equipment and IT infrastructure utilised provides a superb catering and bar experience for its customers.
The group reported a profit of £50,315 (2025: £395,924). The result is not consistent with that in the previous year and is directly because of new tax legislation and increased payroll costs from 1st April 2025. The company has a time delay in which it can counter any rising costs as selling prices are determined 18 months in advance of event.
The balance sheet as of the 31st March 2026 does however show continued strength with net assets of £1,516,809 (2025: £1,586,494) 
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The hospitality sector in which the group operates continues to be a growing sector with new venues presenting both growth opportunities and competition challenges. The group constantly reviews and evolves its services to ensure the best possible service to its customers.
The group operates on solid cash reserves with minimal borrowing requirements.
The main risks associated with the group's financial assets and liabilities are:
Liquidity, Credit and Cashflow Risk
The group manages its cash reserves to ensure that there is surplus cash over and above amounts received from customers in advance of their wedding date at a level to maintain the required working capital of its day to day operations plus returns to shareholders and other investment requirements as determined by the directors. The group has minimal liquidity, credit and cashflow risk.
Food Safety and Workplace Safety
The group has a potential risk of providing food that may cause allergic reaction or illness to its customers and asks employees to work in environments that may potentially cause injury. To mitigate these risks the group: 
  • invests heavily in a hospitality management solution system on an ongoing basis
  • ensures that it complies with all relevant Food Safety regulations develops, reviews and updates food safety policies and manuals regularly
  • inducts and trains team members in procedures
  • employs an external consultant to test, monitor and report on its food preparation, food storage and food transport policies to ensure compliance with relevant regulations
  • employs an external consultant to write deliver and train on, risk assessments and safe working practices for team members
  • maintains an appropriate level of public and employers’ liability insurance cover
Future Developments
The group's bookings are now at a consistent level and continues to grow as its portfolio of venues increase. There is no indication that the level of bookings will decrease in future years. As the group's major clients continue to invest in new venues the company will also continue to invest in catering and bar equipment in these venues with the intention of increasing the number of events catered for each year. This policy of controlled growth gives a positive outlook for the company.
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Employee Engagement Statement
The group actively encourages all employees to take part in the running, development and growth of the business. The group structure ensures that communication channels are set for management to obtain and utilise feedback for decision-making.
The group recognises exceptional performance and behaviour as nominated by fellow team members or customers on a regular basis.
The group invites employees to an online six-monthly update whereby it communicates the financial and operational performance of the business together with any past, present and future developments. The group actively encourages feedback from employees from these meetings.
The group welcomes its social and statutory obligations to employ disabled persons and adopts a policy of providing the same employment opportunities to disabled persons as others wherever possible. The group also adopts the same policy for employees who have become disabled by providing relevant training, career development and promotion opportunities during their employment with the group.
Key Performance Indicaters
2026
2025
Turnover
£13,854,490
£13,574,213
Gross Profit Margin
24.05%
26.99%
Current Ratio
1.04
1.03
Quick Ratio
1.01
1.00
Net Assets
£1,516,809
£1,586,494
The group reviews its anticipated and actual turnover by closely monitoring the number of events, number of guests attending an event and net spend per cover. This measure helps to determine resource requirements of the business on an ongoing basis.
The current and quick ratios identify the working capital requirements of the business essential to maintain working capital. The group maintains a healthy working capital position.
The net asset position is monitored to ensure the stability of the group is in a healthy position and the directors are committed to maintaining a stable balance sheet.
On behalf of the board
Mr N F Chaplin
Director
25 August 2026
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Directors' Report
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Dividends
The value of dividends paid amounted to £120,000 .
The directors recommended a final dividend of £NIL .
Directors
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Mrs J A Jones
Mrs S J Brzozowski
Mr M I Chaplin
Mr N F Chaplin
Mr J Brammeld
Matters covered in the Strategic Report
Disclosures required under s416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 are commented upon in the Strategic Report as the directors consider them to be of strategic importance to the business.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report 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, comprising FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', 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 the financial statements the directors are required to:
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102, 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 and 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.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors
In the case of each director in office at the date the Directors' Report is approved:
  • so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company and group's auditors are unaware; and
  • they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company and group's auditors are aware of that information.
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Independent Auditors
The auditors, Deans Chartered Accountants, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the board
Mr N F Chaplin
Director
25 August 2026
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Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Jenkinsons Holdings (Stafford) Limited (the "parent company") and its subsidiaries (the "group") for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes of Equity, Company Statement of Changes of Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the related notes, 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
In our opinion the financial statements:
  • give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of the group's profit/(loss) 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 Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent company 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 and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 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 other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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 Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
  • the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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Matters on Which We Are Required to Report by Exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 or 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 Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 3—4, 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 is 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 and 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.
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Auditor's 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 an auditor's report 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 company's operating 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, 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;
• considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risk of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
• performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual balances, variances or unexpected relationships;
• assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias;
• investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions; and
• specifically tested the controls around banking payments.
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 claims;
• reviewing correspondence with HMRC and other relevant regulators.
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.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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 that we are required to state to them in an auditor's report 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.
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Jeremy Hodgkiss (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Deans Chartered Accountants , Statutory Auditor
25 August 2026
Deans Chartered Accountants
Gibson House
Hurricane Court
Hurricane Close
Stafford
ST16 1GZ
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
2026 2025
Notes £ £
TURNOVER 3 13,854,490 13,574,213
Cost of sales (10,522,116 ) (9,911,204 )
GROSS PROFIT 3,332,374 3,663,009
Administrative expenses (3,262,273 ) (3,128,259 )
Other operating income 51,045 62,791
OPERATING PROFIT 5 121,146 597,541
Profit/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets 1,333 (2,653 )
Other interest receivable and similar income 9 64,861 74,210
Interest payable and similar charges 10 (142,027 ) (96,201 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 45,313 572,897
Tax on Profit 11 5,002 (176,973 )
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OWNERS OF THE PARENT 50,315 395,924
The notes on pages 18 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
2026 2025
£ £
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 50,315 395,924
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OWNERS OF THE PARENT 50,315 395,924
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Consolidated Balance Sheet
Registered number: 00518001
2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible Assets 12 143,222 133,170
Tangible Assets 13 1,250,925 1,166,076
Investment Properties 14 665,000 665,000
2,059,147 1,964,246
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 16 144,612 137,151
Debtors 17 1,217,498 1,175,613
Cash at bank and in hand 3,614,996 3,532,090
4,977,106 4,844,854
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 18 (4,803,742 ) (4,695,808 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 173,364 149,046
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,232,511 2,113,292
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 19 (312,546 ) (149,906 )
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
Deferred Taxation 21 (403,156 ) (376,892 )
NET ASSETS 1,516,809 1,586,494
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 22 48,167 48,167
Revaluation reserve 487,980 487,980
Capital redemption reserve 24,083 24,083
Profit and Loss Account 956,579 1,026,264
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,516,809 1,586,494
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On behalf of the board
Mr N F Chaplin
Director
25 August 2026
The notes on pages 18 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Company Balance Sheet
Registered number: 00518001
2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible Assets 12 123,002 107,172
Tangible Assets 13 777,959 1,118,447
Investment Properties 14 665,000 665,000
Investments 15 2 2
1,565,963 1,890,621
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 17 2,570 716
Cash at bank and in hand 212,322 190,759
214,892 191,475
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 18 (143,485 ) (360,560 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 71,407 (169,085 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,637,370 1,721,536
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
Deferred Taxation 21 (285,544 ) (365,752 )
NET ASSETS 1,351,826 1,355,784
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 22 48,167 48,167
Revaluation reserve 487,980 487,980
Capital redemption reserve 24,083 24,083
Profit and Loss Account 791,596 795,554
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,351,826 1,355,784
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In accordance with section 408(3) of the Companies Act 2006, the company has not presented its own profit and loss account and the related notes. The company's profit for the year was £ 116,042 (2025: £ 970,114 profit).
On behalf of the board
Mr N F Chaplin
Director
25 August 2026
The notes on pages 18 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Revaluation reserve Capital Redemption Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £ £ £
As at 1 April 2024 72,250 487,980 - 1,710,340 2,270,570
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - - 395,924 395,924
Dividends paid - - - (180,000) (180,000)
Purchase of own shares (24,083 ) - 24,083 (900,000 ) (900,000)
As at 31 March 2025 and 1 April 2025 48,167 487,980 24,083 1,026,264 1,586,494
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - - 50,315 50,315
Dividends paid - - - (120,000) (120,000)
As at 31 March 2026 48,167 487,980 24,083 956,579 1,516,809
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Company Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Revaluation reserve Capital Redemption Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £ £ £
As at 1 April 2024 72,250 487,980 - 905,440 1,465,670
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - - 970,114 970,114
Dividends paid - - - (180,000) (180,000)
Purchase of own shares (24,083 ) - 24,083 (900,000 ) (900,000)
As at 31 March 2025 and 1 April 2025 48,167 487,980 24,083 795,554 1,355,784
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - - 116,042 116,042
Dividends paid - - - (120,000) (120,000)
As at 31 March 2026 48,167 487,980 24,083 791,596 1,351,826
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
2026 2025
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash generated from operations 1 692,410 752,053
Interest paid (142,027 ) (96,201 )
Tax paid (112,632 ) (88,784 )
Net cash generated from operating activities 437,751 567,068
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets (42,732 ) (32,798 )
Purchase of tangible assets (489,754 ) (551,978 )
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets 1,333 3,804
Grants received 82 491
Interest received 64,861 74,210
Net cash used in investing activities (466,210 ) (506,271 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Purchase/redemption of own shares - (900,000 )
Equity dividends paid (120,000 ) (180,000 )
Repayment of finance leases 227,813 168,890
Amount introduced by directors 3,552 3,600
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities 111,365 (907,510 )
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 82,906 (846,713 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 3,532,090 4,378,803
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 3,614,996 3,532,090
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Notes to the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
1. Reconciliation of profit for the financial year to cash generated from operations
2026 2025
£ £
Profit for the financial year 50,315 395,924
Adjustments for:
Tax on profit (5,002 ) 176,973
Interest expense 142,027 96,201
Interest income (64,861 ) (74,210 )
Amortisation of intangible assets 32,680 22,316
Depreciation of tangible assets 404,905 307,594
(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible assets (1,333) 2,653
Grant income (82) (491)
Movements in working capital:
Increase in stocks (7,461 ) (8,083 )
Increase in trade and other debtors (15,082 ) (380,491 )
Increase in trade and other creditors 156,304 213,667
Net cash generated from operations 692,410 752,053
2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows, relates to the following items in the Balance Sheet:
2026 2025
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 3,614,996 3,532,090
3. Analysis of changes in net funds
As at 1 April 2025 Cash flows As at 31 March 2026
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 3,532,090 82,906 3,614,996
Finance leases (195,603) (227,813) (423,416)
3,336,487 (144,907) 3,191,580
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Jenkinsons Holdings (Stafford) Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 00518001 . The registered office is St Albans Road, Astonfields, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3DR.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of 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.
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below.  These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
2.2. Basis Of Consolidation
The group consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the company and all of its subsidiary undertakings together with the group’s share of the results of associates made up to 31 March 2025.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. Where the group owns less than 50% of the voting powers of an entity but controls the entity by virtue of an agreement with other investors which give it control of the financial and operating policies of the entity, it accounts for that entity as a subsidiary.
Where a subsidiary has different accounting policies to the group, adjustments are made to those subsidiary financial statements to apply the group’s accounting policies when preparing the consolidated financial statements.
2.3. Business Combinations
Business combinations are accounted for by applying the purchase method.
The cost of a business combination is the fair value of the consideration given, liabilities incurred or assumed and of equity instruments issued plus the costs directly attributable to the business combination. Where control is achieved in stages the cost is the consideration at the date of each transaction.
Contingent consideration is initially recognised at estimated amount where the consideration is probable and can be measured reliably. Where (i) the contingent consideration is not considered probable or cannot be reliably measured but subsequently becomes probable and measurable or (ii) contingent consideration previously measured is adjusted, the amounts are recognised as an adjustment to the cost of the business combination.
On acquisition of a business, fair values are attributed to the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities unless the fair value cannot be measured reliably, in which case the value is incorporated in goodwill. Intangible assets are only recognised separately from goodwill where they are separable and arise from contractual or other legal rights. Where the fair value of contingent liabilities cannot be reliably measured they are disclosed on the same basis as other contingent liabilities.
2.4. Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of VAT and trade discounts.  The policies adopted for the recognition of turnover are as follows:
Rendering of services
When the outcome of a transaction can be estimated reliably, turnover from catering is recognised by reference to the stage of completion at the balance sheet date. Stage of completion is measured by reference to function date.
Rental income
Rental income from operating leases (net of any incentives given to the lease's) is recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Interest receivable
Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method and dividend income is recognised as the company's right to receive payment is established.
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2.5. Intangible Fixed Assets and Amortisation - Other Intangible
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at costless any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. 
Franchise costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of ten years. 
Computer software is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of four years. 
2.6. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.  Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Leasehold Over the period of the lease
Plant & Machinery between 4 and 20 years straight line
Motor Vehicles 4 years straight line
Fixtures & Fittings between 3 and 10 years straight line
2.7. Investment Properties
Investment properties for which fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort are measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss.
2.8. Leasing and Hire Purchase Contracts
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. 
The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. 
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. 
2.9. Stocks and Work in Progress
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing stock to its present location and condition. Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out formula. Provision is made for damaged, obsolete and slow-moving stock where appropriate.
2.10. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
2.11. Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax.  Tax is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account, 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.
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2.12. Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price.  Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses.
3. Turnover
Analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Provision of catering services 13,854,490 13,574,213
4. Other Operating Income
2026 2025
£ £
Grant income 82 491
Rental income 50,963 62,300
51,045 62,791
5. Operating Profit
The operating profit is stated after charging:
2026 2025
£ £
Operating lease rentals 52,146 46,698
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 404,905 307,594
Amortisation of intangible fixed assets 32,680 22,316
6. Auditor's Remuneration
Remuneration received by the company's auditors and their associates during the year was as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Audit Services
Audit of the company's financial statements 33,440 28,141
7. Staff Costs
Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Wages and salaries 5,732,272 5,344,886 11,500 5,833
Social security costs 551,825 379,540 - -
Other pension costs 112,344 252,900 - -
6,396,441 5,977,326 11,500 5,833
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8. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was as follows:
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
Directors 5 5 5 5
Administration 34 33 - -
Direct 224 224 - -
263 262 5 5
9. Interest Receivable and Similar Income
2026 2025
£ £
Bank interest receivable 64,861 74,146
Other interest receivable - 64
64,861 74,210
10. Interest Payable and Similar Charges
2026 2025
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 7,999 3,884
Finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 15,191 1,817
Other finance charges 118,837 90,500
142,027 96,201
11. Tax on Profit
The tax (credit)/charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Current tax
UK Corporation Tax (31,266 ) 113,543
Deferred Tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences 26,264 63,430
Total tax charge for the period (5,002 ) 176,973
The actual (credit)/charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit and the standard rate of corporation tax as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Profit before tax 45,313 572,897
Tax on profit at 25% (UK standard rate) 11,329 143,224
Goodwill/depreciation not allowed for tax 109,063 83,141
...CONTINUED
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Expenses not deductible for tax purposes (18,565 ) 25,342
Capital allowances (133,093 ) (138,164 )
Short term timing differences 26,264 63,430
Total tax charge for the period (5,002) 176,973
12. Intangible Assets
Group
Other
£
Cost
As at 1 April 2025 182,112
Additions 42,732
As at 31 March 2026 224,844
Amortisation
As at 1 April 2025 48,942
Provided during the period 32,680
As at 31 March 2026 81,622
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026 143,222
As at 1 April 2025 133,170
Company
Other
£
Cost
As at 1 April 2025 124,340
Additions 42,732
As at 31 March 2026 167,072
Amortisation
As at 1 April 2025 17,168
Provided during the period 26,902
As at 31 March 2026 44,070
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026 123,002
As at 1 April 2025 107,172
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13. Tangible Assets
Group
Land & Property
Leasehold Plant & Machinery Motor Vehicles Fixtures & Fittings Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
As at 1 April 2025 106,244 158,474 193,026 2,208,523 2,666,267
Additions - 70,257 103,780 315,717 489,754
Disposals - - (25,472 ) - (25,472 )
As at 31 March 2026 106,244 228,731 271,334 2,524,240 3,130,549
Depreciation
As at 1 April 2025 50,121 75,513 143,144 1,231,413 1,500,191
Provided during the period 1,201 22,994 34,186 346,524 404,905
Disposals - - (25,472 ) - (25,472 )
As at 31 March 2026 51,322 98,507 151,858 1,577,937 1,879,624
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026 54,922 130,224 119,476 946,303 1,250,925
As at 1 April 2025 56,123 82,961 49,882 977,110 1,166,076
Included above are assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts with a net book value as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Fixtures & Fittings 258,813 117,860
Motor Vehicles 102,050 22,601
360,863 140,461
Company
Land & Property
Leasehold Plant & Machinery Motor Vehicles Fixtures & Fittings Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
As at 1 April 2025 106,244 158,474 29,972 2,208,523 2,503,213
Additions - 70,257 - 306,452 376,709
Disposals - - (25,472 ) (467,450 ) (492,922 )
As at 31 March 2026 106,244 228,731 4,500 2,047,525 2,387,000
...CONTINUED
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Depreciation
As at 1 April 2025 50,121 75,513 27,720 1,231,412 1,384,766
Provided during the period 1,200 22,994 1,125 275,005 300,324
Disposals - - (25,472 ) (50,577 ) (76,049 )
As at 31 March 2026 51,321 98,507 3,373 1,455,840 1,609,041
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026 54,923 130,224 1,127 591,685 777,959
As at 1 April 2025 56,123 82,961 2,252 977,111 1,118,447
14. Investment Property
Group
2026
£
Fair Value
As at 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 665,000
Company
2026
£
Fair Value
As at 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 665,000
If investment property had been accounted for under historical cost accounting rules, the amounts would be:
2026 2025
£ £
Cost 86,337 86,337
15. Investments
Company
Subsidiaries
£
Cost
As at 1 April 2025 2
As at 31 March 2026 2
Provision
As at 1 April 2025 -
As at 31 March 2026 -
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2026 2
As at 1 April 2025 2
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16. Stocks
2026 2025
£ £
Stock 144,612 137,151
17. Debtors
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Due within one year
Trade debtors 1,070,345 1,004,351 2,036 -
Prepayments and accrued income 106,578 110,766 484 -
Other debtors 87 46,811 - -
Corporation tax recoverable assets 36,802 6,447 - -
VAT - - 50 716
Directors' loan accounts 3,686 7,238 - -
1,217,498 1,175,613 2,570 716
18. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 110,870 45,697 - -
Trade creditors 381,539 418,460 - 2,150
Corporation tax - 113,543 - -
Other taxes and social security 97,185 91,963 334 333
VAT 466,524 450,836 - -
Accruals and deferred income 3,747,624 3,575,309 11,891 13,510
Amounts owed to group undertakings - - 131,260 344,567
4,803,742 4,695,808 143,485 360,560
19. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year
Group
2026 2025
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 312,546 149,906
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20. Obligations Under Finance Leases and Hire Purchase
Group
2026 2025
£ £
The future minimum finance lease payments are as follows:
Not later than one year 110,870 45,697
Later than one year and not later than five years 312,546 149,906
423,416 195,603
423,416 195,603
Hire purchase contracts are secured against the assets they relate to. There are no other secured creditors.
Leases included in the above liabilities have varying terms of repayment between 36 and 60 months and interest rates between 7.86% and 8.66%
21. Deferred Taxation
The provision for deferred tax is made up as follows:
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Other timing differences 403,156 376,892 285,544 365,752
22. Share Capital
2026 2025
Allotted, called up and fully paid £ £
21,500 Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 21,500 21,500
26,667 Ordinary A shares of £ 1.00 each 26,667 26,667
48,167 48,167
Rights of Ordinary shares
- Right to receive notice of, attend, or vote at any general meeting.
- To receive dividends as recommended by the directors.
- To participate in any surplus on winding up of the company.
Rights of A Ordinary shares
- No right to receive notice of, attend, or vote at any general meeting.
- To receive dividends as recommended by the directors.
- To participate in any surplus on winding up of the company, ranking pari-passu with ordinary shares
23. Other Commitments
The total of future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as following:
2026 2025
£ £
Not later than one year 59,446 21,589
Later than one year and not later than five years 103,354 73,606
Later than five years - 765
162,800 95,960
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24. Pension Commitments
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund.
During the year the charge to the profit and loss account in respect of defined contribution schemes was £112,344 (2025: £252,900).
At the balance sheet date contributions of £7,244 (2025: £18,534) were due to the fund and are included in creditors.
25. Directors Advances, Credits and Guarantees
Included within Debtors are the following loans to directors:
As at 1 April 2025 Amounts advanced Amounts repaid Amounts written off As at 31 March 2026
£ £ £ £ £
Mr Nigel Chaplin 7,238 48 3,600 - 3,686
The above loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
26. Dividends
2026 2025
£ £
On equity shares:
Interim dividend paid 120,000 180,000
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