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Registration number: 10652088

Prepared for the registrar

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 12

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Company Information

Directors

Dr Anna Marshall-Brown

Mr Graeme Mason

Ms Rebecca Timmons

Ms Elizabeth MacKenzie

Ms Melanie Carr

Company secretary

Ms Caroline Mason

Mr Stephen Brown

Registered office

22 Bedford Road
Lower Stondon
Bedfordshire
SG16 6EA

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 OUX

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

(Registration number: 10652088)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Note

2026
 £

2025
 £

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

971,735

940,297

Investments

5

1,001,092

-

 

1,972,827

940,297

Current assets

 

Stocks

42,997

39,030

Debtors

6

89,960

59,917

Cash at bank and in hand

 

526,063

209,484

 

659,020

308,431

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(798,786)

(467,925)

Net current liabilities

 

(139,766)

(159,494)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,833,061

780,803

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(1,404,234)

(489,180)

Deferred tax liabilities

9

(86,783)

(76,438)

Net assets

 

342,044

215,185

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

10

2

2

Profit and loss account

342,042

215,183

Total equity

 

342,044

215,185

For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 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.

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

(Registration number: 10652088)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Approved and authorised by the Board on 7 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 


Dr Anna Marshall-Brown
Director


Mr Graeme Mason
Director

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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:
22 Bedford Road
Lower Stondon
Bedfordshire
SG16 6EA

 

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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

Judgements

No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

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 and after eliminating sales within the company.

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 the profit and loss account, except that a charge 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.

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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

Land and buildings

Over the term of the lease

Furniture, fittings and equipment

10% written down value

Motor vehicles

25% straight line

Plant and machinery

15% written down value

Office equipment

33.33% straight line

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.

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

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.

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. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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.

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

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.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the Balance Sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the Profit and Loss Account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

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.

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
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 profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was as follows:

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
 £

Office equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2025

800,605

214,275

-

194,592

47,882

1,257,354

Additions

26

2,153

26,302

52,016

8,896

89,393

Disposals

-

(1,462)

-

(13,786)

(2,798)

(18,046)

At 31 March 2026

800,631

214,966

26,302

232,822

53,980

1,328,701

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

94,094

91,010

-

89,978

41,975

317,057

Charge for the year

12,588

12,396

1,110

19,746

5,485

51,325

Eliminated on disposal

-

(494)

-

(8,239)

(2,683)

(11,416)

At 31 March 2026

106,682

102,912

1,110

101,485

44,777

356,966

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

693,949

112,054

25,192

131,337

9,203

971,735

At 31 March 2025

706,511

123,265

-

104,614

5,907

940,297

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £442,071 (2025 - £442,071) in respect of freehold land and buildings and £257,852 (2025 - £284,440) in respect of long leasehold land and buildings.
 

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

5

Investments

2026
£

2025
£

Investments in subsidiaries

1,001,092

-

Investments in subsidiaries

£

Cost

Additions

1,001,092

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

1,001,092

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2026

2025

Subsidiary undertakings

Royston Veterinary Centre Ltd

Royston Veterinary Centre, Flint Cross, Royston, Cambs, England, SG8 7PN

Ordinary

100%

0%

 

6

Debtors

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

53,101

34,701

Prepayments

31,059

17,666

Other debtors

5,800

7,550

89,960

59,917

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

7

Creditors

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

320,182

109,034

Trade creditors

 

119,299

83,558

Taxation and social security

 

318,385

229,181

Accruals and deferred income

 

34,222

37,939

Other creditors

 

6,698

8,213

 

798,786

467,925

 

8

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

102,759

87,246

Hire purchase contracts

12,843

3,624

Other borrowings

204,580

18,164

320,182

109,034

Non-current loans and borrowings

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

1,398,883

489,180

Hire purchase contracts

5,351

-

1,404,234

489,180

 

9

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2026

Liability
£

Difference between accumulated depreciation, amortisation and capital allowances

87,205

Short term timing differences

(422)

86,783

2025

Liability
£

Difference between accumulated depreciation, amortisation and capital allowances

77,354

Short term timing differences

(916)

76,438

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

10

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2026

2025

 

No.

£

No.

£

A Ordinary of £0.01 each

60

0.60

75

0.75

B Ordinary of £0.01 each

60

0.60

75

0.75

C Ordinary of £0.01 each

10

0.10

25

0.25

D Ordinary of £0.01 each

10

0.10

25

0.25

E Ordinary of £0.01 (2025 - £0) each

20

0.20

-

-

F Ordinary of £0.01 (2025 - £0) each

15

0.15

-

-

G Ordinary of £0.01 (2025 - £0) each

25

0.25

-

-

 

200

2

200

2

On 2 October 2025, 200 Ordinary shares (A-D) were redesignated into 200 Ordinary shares (A-G).

The different classes of shares referred to above carry separate rights to dividends, but in all other significant respects, rank pari passu.

 

11

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2026
 £

2025
 £

Not later than one year

19,200

20,100

Later than one year and not later than five years

74,400

72,480

Later than five years

227,628

246,228

321,228

338,808

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £61,065 (2025 - £58,714).

 

Henlow Veterinary Centre Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

12

Related party transactions

Key management personnel

Key management personnel are the directors of the company.

Summary of transactions with key management

As at the balance sheet date, the company owed the directors' £204,580 (2025 - the company owed one director £18,803 and another director owed the company £639). These amounts are included within other borrowings. There are no fixed repayment terms and no interest is charged on the overdue amounts.
 

Transactions with directors

2026

At 1 April 2025
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2026
£

Dr Anna Marshall-Brown

Amounts due to / (from) director

(639)

(146,625)

280,468

133,204

2025

At 1 April 2024
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2025
£

Dr Anna Marshall-Brown

Amounts due to / (from) director

10,388

(127,211)

116,184

(639)