Ashbys Consulting Limited 28/02/2026 iXBRL

Company registration number: 10575509

(England and Wales)

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Unaudited filleted financial statements

for the period ended

28 February 2026

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Contents

Directors and other information

Accountants report

Statement of financial position

Notes to the financial statements

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Directors and other information


	Director	G A A Osborn


	Company number	10575509


	Registered office	4 & 5 The Cedars, Apex 12
		Old Ipswich Road
		Colchester
		Essex
		CO7 7QR


	Business address	22 Langham Barns Business Centre
		Langham Lane, Langham
		Colchester
		Essex
		CO4 5ZS


	Accountants	Griffin Chapman
		4 & 5 The Cedars, Apex 12
		Old Ipswich Road
		Colchester
		Essex
		CO7 7QR

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Chartered accountants report to the director on the preparation of the

unaudited statutory financial statements of Ashbys Consulting Limited

Period ended 28 February 2026

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Ashbys Consulting Limited for the period ended 28 February 2026 which comprise the statement of financial position and related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icaew.com /en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/.

This report is made solely to the director of Ashbys Consulting Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Ashbys Consulting Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Ashbys Consulting Limited and its director as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Ashbys Consulting Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Ashbys Consulting Limited. You consider that Ashbys Consulting Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the period.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Ashbys Consulting Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

Griffin Chapman

Chartered Accountants

4 & 5 The Cedars, Apex 12

Old Ipswich Road

Colchester

Essex

CO7 7QR

20 October 2026

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Statement of financial position

28 February 2026

		28/02/26		31/01/25
	Note	£	£	£	£

Fixed assets
Tangible assets	5	65,592		22,220
		_______		_______
			65,592		22,220

Current assets
Debtors	6	73,833		136,542
Cash at bank and in hand		71,419		52,346
		_______		_______
		145,252		188,888
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year	7	( 135,735)		( 154,927)
		_______		_______
Net current assets			9,517		33,961
			_______		_______
Total assets less current liabilities			75,109		56,181

Creditors: amounts falling due
after more than one year	8		( 45,388)		( 3,333)

Provisions for liabilities			( 4,568)		( 4,123)

			_______		_______
Net assets			25,153		48,725
			_______		_______

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	9		100		100
Profit and loss account			25,053		48,625
			_______		_______
Shareholders funds			25,153		48,725
			_______		_______

For the period ending 28 February 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476;

- The director acknowledges their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the statement of income and retained earnings has not been delivered.

These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 20 October 2026 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:

G A A Osborn

Director

Company registration number: 10575509

Ashbys Consulting Limited

Notes to the financial statements

Period ended 28 February 2026

1. General information

The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 4 & 5 The Cedars, Apex 12, Old Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7QR.

The principal activity of the company continues to be that of a high-end construction recruitment agency.

2. Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the provisions of FRS 102, Section 1A, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

3. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

The financial statements cover the 13-month period from 1 February 2025 to 28 February 2026. The comparatives disclosed in these financial statements cover the 12-month period ending 31 January 2025. Therefore, the periods are not fully comparable and this fact should be considered when reviewing the disclosures.

Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the director believes the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax.

When the outcome of a transaction involving the rendering of services can be reliably estimated, revenue from the rendering of services is measured by reference to the stage of completion of the service transaction at the end of the reporting period.

Taxation

The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other 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. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Operating leases

Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The aggregate benefit of lease incentives is recognised as a reduction to expense over the lease term, on a straight-line basis.

Tangible assets

tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in capital and reserves, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:


Short leasehold property	-	20 %	straight line
Plant and machinery	-	25 %	reducing balance
Fittings fixtures and equipment	-	20 %	reducing balance
Motor vehicles	-	25 %	straight line
Computer equipment	-	20 %	reducing balance

If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in depreciation rate, useful life or residual value of tangible assets, the depreciation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.

Impairment

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in the statement of financial position and the amount of the provision as an expense. Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to the amounts previously recognised are recognised in profit or loss unless the provision was originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset. When a provision is measured at the present value of the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation, the unwinding of the discount is recognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period it arises.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.

4. Employee numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company during the period amounted to 5 (2025: 7 ).

5. Tangible assets

	Short leasehold property	Plant and machinery	Fixtures, fittings and equipment	Motor vehicles	Total
	£	£	£	£	£
Cost
At 1 February 2025	9,768	3,788	25,870	-	39,426
Additions	-	-	543	54,049	54,592
Disposals	-	( 874)	( 4,616)	-	( 5,490)
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
At 28 February 2026	9,768	2,914	21,797	54,049	88,528
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
Depreciation
At 1 February 2025	4,038	2,342	10,826	-	17,206
Charge for the period	2,116	264	2,839	3,378	8,597
Disposals	-	( 403)	( 2,464)	-	( 2,867)
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
At 28 February 2026	6,154	2,203	11,201	3,378	22,936
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
Carrying amount
At 28 February 2026	3,614	711	10,596	50,671	65,592
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______
At 31 January 2025	5,730	1,446	15,044	-	22,220
	_______	_______	_______	_______	_______

6. Debtors

	28/02/26	31/01/25
	£	£
Trade debtors	66,069	122,428
Other debtors	7,764	14,114
	_______	_______
	73,833	136,542
	_______	_______

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	28/02/26	31/01/25
	£	£
Bank loans	2,500	10,000
Trade creditors	-	540
Amounts owed to group undertakings	629	565
Taxation and social security	116,992	136,793
Other creditors	15,614	7,029
	_______	_______
	135,735	154,927
	_______	_______

Within other creditors above there are HP liabilities totalling £7,055 (2025: nil) that are secured on the assets in which they finance.

8. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	28/02/26	31/01/25
	£	£
Bank loans	-	3,333
Other creditors	45,388	-
	_______	_______
	45,388	3,333
	_______	_______

Within other creditors above there are HP liabilities totalling £45,388 (2025: nil) that are secured on the assets in which they finance.

9. Called up share capital

Issued, called up and fully paid

	28/02/26		31/01/25
	No	£	No	£
Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each	100	100	100	100
	_______	_______	_______	_______

10. Operating leases

The company as lessee

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


	£	£

Not later than 1 year	30,797	23,926
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years	27,600	35,007
	_______	_______
	58,397	58,933
	_______	_______

11. Controlling party

The immediate and ultimate parent is Ashbys Holdings Limited . The registered office is 4 & 5 The Cedars, Apex 12, Old Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7QR.