Registration number: 01273930

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 8

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr L Ford Mr A Ford Mr P J Ford

Registered office

203 Grindley Lane Blythe Bridge Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire

Accountants

Howsons Chartered AccountantsWinton House Stoke Road Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST4 2RW

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

(Registration number: 01273930)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	858,988	836,146
Investment property	5	2,159,650	2,159,650
		3,018,638	2,995,796
Current assets
Stocks		50,058	44,045
Debtors	6	542,500	1,039,526
Cash at bank and in hand		2,487,245	1,785,856
		3,079,803	2,869,427
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(1,705,471)	(1,876,037)
Net current assets		1,374,332	993,390
Total assets less current liabilities		4,392,970	3,989,186
Provisions for liabilities		(68,076)	(62,055)
Net assets		4,324,894	3,927,131
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		6,000	6,000
Revaluation reserve		399,253	399,253
Other reserves		909,936	909,936
Retained earnings		3,009,705	2,611,942
Shareholders' funds		4,324,894	3,927,131

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.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 21 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

(Registration number: 01273930)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

......................................... Mr L Ford Director

Fords Of Blythe Bridge 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:
203 Grindley Lane
Blythe Bridge
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire

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 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The company's presentational currency is pound sterling (£). The accounts are rounded to the nearest whole pound.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Retentions are only recognised when it is certain the requirements for the successful completion of a constuction contract have been met at the time these financial statemtents have been issued.

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.

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

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

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
Plant and machinery	15% reducing balance
Office equipment	15% - 33.3% reducing balance
Motor vehicles	20% reducing balance

Land and buildings are carried at fair value and are not depreciated.

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

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.

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

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

Financial instruments

Classification
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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.
Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other trade creditors, bank and other loans, 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 receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

 Recognition and measurement
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit and loss.

 Impairment
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised in the profit or loss.

Financial assets are derecognised when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 36 (2025 - 37).

Fords Of Blythe Bridge Limited

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

5	Investment properties

	2026 £
At 1 April 2025 & at 31 March 2026	2,159,650