Registration number: 04473221

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Accountants' Report	2
Balance Sheet	3 to 4
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	5 to 11

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

Company Information

Director

Mr Stephen Michael Whittaker

Company secretary

Mrs Beverley Ann Whittaker

Registered office

9 Chapel Street Poulton-Le-Fylde Lancashire England FY6 7BQ

Accountants

Rawcliffe & Co Ltd Chartered accountants9 Chapel Street Poulton-Le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 7BQ

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Director on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited
for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited for the year ended 31 January 2026 as set out on pages 3 to 11 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/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 4 June 2020. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited, 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 Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited. You consider that Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Whittakers Of Blackpool 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 accounts.

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Rawcliffe & Co Ltd
Chartered accountants
9 Chapel Street
Poulton-Le-Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 7BQ

23 October 2026

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

(Registration number: 04473221)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	129,931	131,722
Current assets
Stocks	5	6,000	20,000
Debtors	6	7,658	1,000
Cash at bank and in hand		36,196	49,692
		49,854	70,692
Creditors falling due within one year	7	(76,743)	(102,873)
Net current liabilities		(26,889)	(32,181)
Total assets less current liabilities		103,042	99,541
Creditors falling due after more than one year	7	(6,162)	4,544
Net assets		96,880	104,085
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	8	100	100
Retained earnings		96,780	103,985
Shareholders' funds		96,880	104,085

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

(Registration number: 04473221)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026

For the financial year ending 31 January 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 accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
•	The director acknowledges his 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 director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 23 October 2026
 

......................................... Mr Stephen Michael Whittaker Director

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 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:
9 Chapel Street
Poulton-Le-Fylde
Lancashire
FY6 7BQ
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 23 October 2026.

2	Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

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

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.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

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 land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Plant and Machinery	25% reducing balance
Office Equipment	25% reducing balance
Motor Vehicles	20% reducing balance

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

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 company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

Borrowings

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

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

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

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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

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

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

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

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

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 5 (2025 - 5).

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

4	Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Other tangible assets £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2025	100,000	632	79,427	2,239
Additions	-	-	23,740	-
Disposals	-	-	(36,462)	-
At 31 January 2026	100,000	632	66,705	2,239
Depreciation
At 1 February 2025	-	626	47,718	2,232
Charge for the year	-	6	7,483	7
Eliminated on disposal	-	-	(18,427)	-
At 31 January 2026	-	632	36,774	2,239
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026	100,000	-	29,931	-
At 31 January 2025	100,000	6	31,709	7

	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2025	182,298
Additions	23,740
Disposals	(36,462)
At 31 January 2026	169,576
Depreciation
At 1 February 2025	50,576
Charge for the year	7,496
Eliminated on disposal	(18,427)
At 31 January 2026	39,645
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026	129,931
At 31 January 2025	131,722

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £100,000 (2025 - £100,000) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

5

Stocks

	2026 £	2025 £
Work in progress	6,000	20,000

6

Debtors

Current	2026 £	2025 £
Trade debtors	5,452	1,000
Prepayments	2,206	-
	7,658	1,000

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings	10	24,647	49,519
Trade creditors		28,198	25,278
Taxation and social security		17,427	21,393
Accruals and deferred income		6,375	6,375
Other creditors		96	308
		76,743	102,873

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	10	6,162	(4,544)

8	Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

	2026		2025
	No.	£	No.	£
Ordinary Share Class of £1 each	100	100	100	100

9

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

		2026 £		2025 £
Interim dividend of £5.00 per each Ordinary Share Class		500		500

10	Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

Whittakers Of Blackpool Limited

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

	2026 £	2025 £
Bank borrowings	(4,544)	(4,544)
Hire purchase contracts	10,706	-
	6,162	(4,544)

Current loans and borrowings

	2026 £	2025 £
Bank borrowings	15,759	30,167
Other borrowings	8,888	19,352
	24,647	49,519