Registration number:
for the
Year Ended 31 December 2025
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
S C P Hart J P L Hart |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is that of quarrying. Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited's principal activity is that of a non-trading holding company.
Fair review of the business
The results for the year which are set out in the profit and loss account, show turnover of £4,886,931 (2024 - £5,270,604), an operating loss of £156,579 (2024 - operating profit of £346,118) and a profit before tax of £492,243 (2024 - £872,532). These are the key performance indicators that the directors use in monitoring the performance of the group.
At 31 December 2025, the group had net assets of £9,954,895 (2024 - £9,997,782). The directors are satisfied with the performance of the group during the year and its position at 31 December 2025.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business and the execution of the group's strategy are subject to a number of risks.
The key business risks and uncertainties affecting the group are considered to relate to: the continued availability of skilled labour; the quality of and yield from stone extracted; and weather conditions impacting on stone extraction, in particular in the winter months.
Risks in relation to financial instruments are detailed in the Directors' Report.
Approved and authorised by the
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their report and the for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Future developments
For the year ending 31 December 2026, the directors expect an increase in the level of activity shown at turnover and profit levels (excluding investment income and financial assets at fair value).
Financial instruments
The group's financial instruments comprise cash and liquid resources, and various other items such as trade debtors and trade creditors etc. that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to finance the operations of the group. The main risks arising from the group's financial instruments are set out below.
Price risk:
Price risk is the risk that the fair value of a financial asset will fluctuate because of changes in market prices (other than those due to interest rates and currency).
Price risk arises principally in relation to the group's listed investments. The group manages this exposure by investing in an appropriately balanced investment portfolio to spread the risk.
Credit risk:
Credit risk refers to a risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the group.
The group’s principal financial assets are bank balances and cash and trade and other receivables. The group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The group's policies are aimed at minimising such losses, and require that deferred terms are only granted to customers who demonstrate an appropriate payment history and satisfy credit worthiness procedures. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are, where appropriate, net of allowances for doubtful receivables. An allowance for impairment is made where there is an identified loss event which, based on previous experience, is evidence of a reduction in the recoverability of the cash flows. The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit-ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.
Liquidity risk:
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities.
The group aims to mitigate liquidity risk by managing cash generation by its operations, applying cash collection targets throughout the group and constantly monitors the group's trading results to ensure that the group can meet its future obligations as they fall due.
Cash flow risk:
Cash flow risk is the risk of exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability such as future interest payments on a variable rate loans or changes in exchange rates.
The group has limited exposure both to interest rate risk, as there is limited third party funding within the group, and exchange rate risk, by virtue of the limited transactions in foreign currency.
Going concern
After reviewing the group's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each director has taken the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
Reappointment of auditors
Hazlewoods LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office.
Approved and authorised by the
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, 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 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 group and company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
• | select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
• | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
• | state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
• | 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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and the company 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of the group's profit 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 responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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's and company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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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 |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the group and company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited (continued)
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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 and 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 5, 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’s and the 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.
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.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We considered the nature of the group's and company’s industry and their control environment and reviewed the group's and company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the group and company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgments made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
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reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; |
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud; and |
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited (continued)
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at 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 parent 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 parent company’s members those matters 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 parent company and the parent company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
For and on behalf of
Staverton Court
Staverton
GL51 0UX
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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2024 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Distribution costs |
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Administrative expenses |
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Operating (loss)/profit |
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Gain on financial assets at fair value through profit and loss |
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Income from current asset investments |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Share of profit of equity accounted investees |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The group has no other comprehensive income for the year.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 09497731)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investment in associates |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Other financial assets |
1,720,480 |
1,565,554 |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
(658,661) |
(618,675) |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total equity |
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Approved and authorised by the
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 09497731)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Investments |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
7,780,000 |
7,780,000 |
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Total equity |
7,780,000 |
7,780,000 |
The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £351,610 (2024 - £350,690).
Approved and authorised by the
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Equity attributable to the parent company
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Called up share capital |
Profit and loss |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Called up share capital |
Profit and loss |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
7,780,000 |
2,217,782 |
9,997,782 |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Called up share capital |
Profit and loss |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Called up share capital |
Profit and loss |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
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At 31 December 2024 |
7,780,000 |
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7,780,000 |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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2024 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the year |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Financial instrument net gains (losses) through profit and loss |
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Loss/(profit) on disposal of tangible assets |
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Income from current asset investments |
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Profit from disposals of investments |
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Finance income |
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Share of profit/loss of equity accounted investees |
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Income tax expense |
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Working capital adjustments |
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(Increase)/decrease in stocks |
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Decrease/(increase) in trade debtors |
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Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Income taxes paid |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
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Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
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Acquisition of investments |
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Proceeds from sale of investments |
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Income from current asset investments |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Payments to finance lease creditors |
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( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
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( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
1,623,710 |
967,252 |
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Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Analysis of net funds |
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At 1 January 2025 |
Cash flow |
At 31 December 2025 |
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£ |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
967,252 |
656,458 |
1,623,710 |
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Finance lease liabilities |
(59,944) |
52,763 |
(7,181) |
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Net funds |
907,308 |
709,221 |
1,616,529 |
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Other non-cash changes represent new finance leases.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in the United Kingdom.
The address of its registered office is:
The principal place of business is:
Downs Quarry
Kingston Road
Langtron Matravers
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 3SP
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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 were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
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.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 102 and has therefore taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available to it in its separate financial statements.
Exemptions have been taken in the company's financial statements in relation to financial instruments and the presentation of a statement of cash flows.
Going concern
After reviewing the group's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2025.
No profit and loss account is presented for the company as permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
In the consolidated financial statements, investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in associates are initially recognised at the transaction price (including transaction costs) or the net assets at the date of transfer from being a subsidiary and are subsequently adjusted to reflect the share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate. Goodwill arising on the acquiistion of associates is accounted for in accordance with the group's accounting policy and any unamortised balance of goodwill is included in the carrying value of the investment in associates.
In the company financial statements, investments in associates are accounted for at cost less impairment.
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the group's and 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.
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 group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts. The group 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 group's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
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 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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the group. Deferred 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 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 non-depreciable land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
|
Land and buildings |
4 - 10% reducing balance |
|
Plant and machinery |
10 - 25% reducing balance and 25% straight line |
|
Motor vehicles |
10 - 25% 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.
Goodwill
Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Intangible assets
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date.
Negative goodwill arising on an acquisition is recognised on the face of the balance sheet on the acquisition date and subsequently the excess up to the fair value of non-monetary assets acquired is recognised in profit or loss in the periods in which the non-monetary assets are recovered.
Separately acquired intangible assets are shown at historical cost.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
|
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
|
Goodwill arising on consolidation |
10 years straight line |
|
Mineral rights |
30 years straight line |
Goodwill arising on consolidation is amortised over a period of 10 years, which aligns with the leasing arrangements underpinning the group's access to quarry reserves. Mineral rights are amortised over a period of 30 years which is considered by the directors to reflect the estimated period of quarry extraction.
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.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods 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 group 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 weighted average 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 group 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.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
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 group 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.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the group’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 group 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.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Impairment
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. The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.
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. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an 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.
|
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Sale of goods |
|
|
|
Other revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
The total turnover of the group has been derived from its principal activity wholly undertaken in the United Kingdom.
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Operating (loss)/profit |
Arrived at after charging:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
Amortisation expense |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange losses |
|
|
|
Operating lease expense - property |
|
|
|
Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
|
|
|
Other interest receivable and similar income |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Interest income on bank deposits |
|
|
|
Interest income from participating interests |
- |
7,936 |
|
Other finance income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staff costs |
Group
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
|
|
|
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Production |
|
|
|
Administration and support |
|
|
|
|
|
Company
The company had no employees and therefore incurred no staff costs.
|
Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Remuneration |
|
|
|
Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
|
|
155,074 |
207,575 |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
7 |
Directors' remuneration (continued) |
During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits was as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme |
|
|
|
Auditors' remuneration |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Audit of these financial statements |
5,500 |
5,250 |
|
Audit of the financial statements of subsidiaries of the company pursuant to legislation |
15,600 |
14,900 |
|
|
|
|
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Current taxation |
||
|
UK corporation tax |
|
|
|
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
( |
|
|
63,513 |
78,346 |
|
|
Share of tax charge of equity accounted associates |
|
|
|
Total current income tax |
143,534 |
138,371 |
|
Deferred taxation |
||
|
Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
|
|
|
Arising from previously unrecognised tax loss, tax credit or temporary difference of prior periods |
1,340 |
- |
|
Total deferred taxation |
|
|
|
Tax expense in the consolidated profit and loss account |
|
|
The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Profit before tax |
|
|
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
|
|
|
(Decrease)/increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
( |
|
|
Effect of revenues exempt from taxation |
( |
( |
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
|
|
Increase from effect of joint-ventures and associates results reported net of tax |
|
|
|
Tax increase/(decrease) from other tax effects |
|
( |
|
Total tax charge |
|
|
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
9 |
Taxation (continued) |
Deferred tax
Group
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2025 |
Liability |
|
Difference between capital allowances, depreciation and amortisation |
|
|
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
Other timing differences |
( |
|
|
|
2024 |
£ |
|
Difference between capital allowances, depreciation and amortisation |
|
|
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
Other timing differences |
( |
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
Group
|
Goodwill arising on consolidation |
Mineral rights |
Total |
|
|
Cost |
|||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Disposals |
( |
- |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
- |
|
|
|
Amortisation |
|||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation charge |
- |
|
|
|
Amortisation eliminated on disposals |
( |
- |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
- |
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
- |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
- |
|
|
Individually material intangible assets
|
|
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Tangible assets |
Group
|
Land and buildings |
Plant and machinery |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
|
|
Cost |
||||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
- |
|
|
|
|
Disposals |
( |
( |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
||||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminated on disposal |
- |
( |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
|
|
|
Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,146,116 (2024 - £1,452,528) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Assets held under finance leases
The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Plant and machinery |
56,852 |
75,802 |
|
Motor vehicles |
- |
33,242 |
|
56,852 |
109,044 |
Restriction on title and pledged as security
|
Investments |
Group
|
Interest in associates: |
|
|
£ |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
868,798 |
|
Share of profit or loss for the year |
239,822 |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
1,108,620 |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
12 |
Investments (continued) |
Company
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
|
Investments in associates |
|
|
|
|
|
There was no movement in the above in the year, which represent both the cost and carrying amount of the investments.
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the group 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 |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
Subsidiary undertakings |
||||
|
|
see note below |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
see note below |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
see note below |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
Associates |
||||
|
|
see note below |
Ordinary |
|
|
* indicates direct investment of the company
For the year ending 31 December 2025 the subsidiary Chicksgrove Quarry Limited (Company number: 03440353) was entitled to exemption from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 relating to subsidiary companies.
Note: the registered office for all of the above is Staverton Court, Staverton, Cheltenham, GL51 0UX, England & Wales
|
Stocks |
|
Group |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Raw materials and consumables |
|
|
|
Finished goods and goods for resale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debtors |
|
Group |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Trade debtors |
|
|
|
Amounts owed by related parties |
|
|
|
Other debtors |
|
|
|
Prepayments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Other financial assets |
|
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
1,565,554 |
|
Additions |
518,028 |
|
Disposals |
(529,819) |
|
Fair value adjustments |
161,754 |
|
Profit on disposal |
4,963 |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
1,720,480 |
The historical cost of listed investments at fair value is £1,322,726 (2024 - £1,382,159).
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
Group |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Cash on hand |
|
|
|
Cash at bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creditors |
|
Group |
Company |
||||
|
Note |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Due within one year |
|||||
|
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Trade creditors |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Amounts due to related parties |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Other payables |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Accruals |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Corporation tax liability |
15,026 |
76,433 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Due after one year |
|||||
|
Loans and borrowings |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Loans and borrowings |
Current loans and borrowings
|
Group |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Finance lease liabilities |
|
|
Non-current loans and borrowings
|
Group |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Finance lease liabilities |
- |
|
Finance lease liabilities are secured on the asset to which they relate.
|
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
|
2,900,000 |
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
|
3,040,000 |
|
3,040,000 |
|
|
|
1,810,000 |
|
1,810,000 |
|
|
|
14,999 |
|
14,999 |
|
|
|
14,999 |
|
14,999 |
|
F Ordinary share of £1 each |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
G Ordinary share of £1 each |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The different classes of share referred to above carry separate rights to dividends but, in all other significant respects, rank pari passu.
|
Reserves |
Group
Called up share capital:
Represents the issued equity share capital of the company.
Profit and loss account:
Represents cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.
Company
Called up share capital:
Represents the issued equity share capital of the company.
|
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension schemes
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £
Contributions totalling £
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Obligations under leases |
Group
Finance leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Not later than one year |
|
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
- |
|
|
|
|
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Not later than one year |
|
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
|
|
|
|
The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
|
Dividends |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Dividends paid |
351,610 |
350,690 |
|
Commitments |
Group
Capital commitments
The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £Nil (2024 - £
|
Related party transactions |
Lovell Stone Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Financial instruments |
Group
Categorisation of financial instruments
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
Financial assets measured at fair value
Listed investments
Investment in equity shares which are publicly traded are included at fair value based on the price quoted on the relevant exchange at the year end.
The fair value is £1,720,480 (2024 - £1,565,554) and the change in value included in profit or loss is £161,754 (2024 - £51,943).
Items of income, expense, gains or losses
|
2025 |
Income |
Expense |
Net gains |
Net losses |
|
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss |
25,172 |
- |
161,754 |
- |
|
Financial assets measured at amortised cost |
102,787 |
- |
- |
- |
|
127,959 |
- |
161,754 |
- |
|
2024 |
Income |
Expense |
Net gains |
Net losses |
|
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss |
53,085 |
- |
51,943 |
- |
|
Financial assets measured at amortised cost |
163,296 |
- |
- |
- |
|
216,381 |
- |
51,943 |
- |
The total interest income for financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss is £102,787 (2024 - £163,296).
Impairment
Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at amortised cost
The amount of the impairment loss during the year is £Nil (2024 - £Nil).
|
Control |
The company is controlled by The Peter Hart Discretionary Settlement No 1 Trust, The Peter Hart Discretionary Settlement No 2 Trust & The Peter Hart Discretionary Settlement No 3 Trust, in all of which S Hart and J Hart are trustees.