Company registration number 08518635 (England and Wales)
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Statement of changes in equity
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 9
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 MARCH 2026
31 March 2026
- 1 -
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
6
185,923
193,329
Investments
7
50
50
185,973
193,379
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
8
1,727,950
2,265,368
Cash and cash equivalents
921,109
613,004
2,649,059
2,878,372
Current liabilities
9
(1,707,755)
(1,560,884)
Net current assets
941,304
1,317,488
Net assets
1,127,277
1,510,867
Equity
Called up share capital
11
400
400
Capital redemption reserve
200
200
Retained earnings
1,126,677
1,510,267
Total equity
1,127,277
1,510,867
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 1 October 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
D Allison
Director
Company Registration No. 08518635
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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Share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Retained earnings
Total
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 April 2024
400
200
1,475,620
1,476,220
Year ended 31 March 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
1,263,847
1,263,847
Dividends
-
-
(1,229,200)
(1,229,200)
Balance at 31 March 2025
400
200
1,510,267
1,510,867
Year ended 31 March 2026:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
1,340,880
1,340,880
Dividends
-
-
(1,724,470)
(1,724,470)
Balance at 31 March 2026
400
200
1,126,677
1,127,277
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
- 3 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Family Law in Partnership Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Savoy Hill House, 7-10 Savoy Hill, London, WC2R 0BU.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.2
Revenue
Revenue in respect of professional services is recognised by reference to the fair value of the services provided at the reporting date as a proportion of the total value of the engagement. Unbilled income is included within receivables as accrued income.
Revenue is recognised as the services are provided. To the extent that payment has been received prior to the service being delivered, this is included in deferred income within current liabilities.
1.3
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold improvements
Over the lease term
Furniture & fixtures
25% straight line basis
Computer equipment
25% straight line basis
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Non-current investments
Interests in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 4 -
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
1.5
Impairment of non-current assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.
1.7
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 5 -
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.8
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 6 -
1.10
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or non-current assets.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.11
Retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are charged to the profit and loss account in the year they are payable.
1.12
Leases
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
2
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 amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2026
2025
Number
Number
Total
40
40
4
Taxation
2026
2025
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
472,000
425,000
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(654)
(472)
Total current tax
471,346
424,528
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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5
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026
2,009,180
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026
2,009,180
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
At 31 March 2025
6
Property, plant and equipment
Leasehold Improvements
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2025
106,363
419,452
525,815
Additions
48,063
48,063
Disposals
(121,560)
(121,560)
At 31 March 2026
106,363
345,955
452,318
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2025
4,433
328,053
332,486
Depreciation charged in the year
10,636
42,059
52,695
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(118,786)
(118,786)
At 31 March 2026
15,069
251,326
266,395
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
91,294
94,629
185,923
At 31 March 2025
101,930
91,399
193,329
7
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
£
£
Investments in associates
50
50
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
7
Fixed asset investments
(Continued)
- 8 -
Movements in non-current investments
Shares in
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2025 & 31 March 2026
50
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
50
At 31 March 2025
50
8
Trade and other receivables
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade receivables
1,425,146
1,902,480
Other receivables
97,308
130,416
Prepayments and accrued income
205,496
232,472
1,727,950
2,265,368
9
Current liabilities
2026
2025
£
£
Trade payables
77,693
74,554
Corporation tax
218,441
326,368
Other taxation and social security
117,569
309,548
Other payables
697,619
321,453
Accruals and deferred income
596,433
528,961
1,707,755
1,560,884
10
Retirement benefit schemes
2026
2025
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
358,527
342,764
Contributions payable to the fund at the year end and included in creditors
83,600
70,977
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
FAMILY LAW IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
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11
Called up share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
400
400
400
400
12
Operating lease commitments
Lessee
Operating lease payments represent the rent payable by the company for its property.
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases of £754,435.
13
Related party transactions
At the year end the company owed the directors in aggregate £655,832 (2025: £283,653).
During the year, dividends totalling £1,724,470 (2025: £1,229,200) were paid to the company's shareholders, who are also the company's directors.
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