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| Directors | Mrs P M Donaldson |
| Mr O J Vaughan | |
| Mr T J Vaughan | |
| Mrs K M Vaughan | |
| Mrs A L Walker |
| Secretary | Mrs K M Vaughan |
| Registered office | Swallows Lodge |
| Littlebourne Road | |
| Canterbury | |
| Kent | |
| CT3 4AF | |
| United Kingdom |
| Company number | 00639949 (England and Wales) |
| Accountant | Kreston Reeves LLP |
| Suite 2 | |
| Orchard House | |
| Orchard Street | |
| Canterbury | |
| Kent | |
| CT2 8AR |
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Birds Hill Investments Limited for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the Balance Sheet and the related notes 1 to 10 from the Company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at www.icaew.com/regulation.
It is your duty to ensure that Birds Hill Investments Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Birds Hill Investments Limited. You consider that Birds Hill Investments Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the financial year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Birds Hill Investments Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Orchard House
Orchard Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8AR
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| Tangible assets | 3 |
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| Investment property | 4 |
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| 3,247,617 | 3,220,247 | |||
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| - due within one year | 5 |
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| - due after more than one year | 5 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| 428,395 | 449,810 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (
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| Net current assets | 408,638 | 410,720 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 3,656,255 | 3,630,967 | ||
| Provision for liabilities | 7 | (
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| Called-up share capital | 8 |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Birds Hill Investments Limited (registered number:
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Mrs K M Vaughan
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Birds Hill Investments 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 Swallows Lodge, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 4AF, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and 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.
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.
The fair value is determined annually by the directors, on an open market value for existing use basis.
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.
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.
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| Net book value | |||
| At 31 March 2026 | 117 | 117 | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 247 | 247 |
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| Fair value movement | 27,500 |
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The 2026 valuations were made by the directors, on an open market value for existing use basis.
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Amounts repaid during the year totalled £4,027. The main conditions were as follows:
Repayable by instalments over twelve years with an interest rate of 1.69% per annum.
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Included in the profit and loss reserve is £1,392,588 (2025 : £1,415,220) which is non-distributable.
There is no ultimate controlling party of the company.