| REGISTERED NUMBER: 02619098 (England and Wales) |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Group Strategic Report, |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the year ended |
| 31 October 2025 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 02619098 (England and Wales) |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Group Strategic Report, |
| Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the year ended |
| 31 October 2025 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 | to | 3 |
| Report of the Directors | 4 | to | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 | to | 9 |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 10 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 14 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 16 | to | 17 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 18 | to | 32 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Suite 4 |
| New Kings Court |
| Tollgate |
| Eastleigh |
| SO53 3LG |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| The principal activity of the Group continues to be that of a Franchised Kia Motor Dealership. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The results for the year ended 31 October 2025 show a 2% rise in turnover compared to the previous year resulting from both growth in the New Electric Vehicle market and in Used Vehicle sales. |
| The Groups performance in new car sales remains strong with all of our sales volume targets being achieved in the year and our gross profit per unit consistent with 2024. |
| After sales performance in the year to 2025 was strong returning an increase in both turnover and gross profit. |
| We have returned a profit before tax of £163,817 which is up on the previous year. The Group also made a significant contribution to the Directors Pension Scheme in the year to provide additional funding for the development of the Groups trading premises of which the Directors Pension Scheme is the landlord. In August 2025 work commenced to establish a new after sales service and repair centre along with dedicated facilities for the operation of a Franchised Kia Electric Van Centre which commenced trading in January 2026. |
| The Groups liquidity is strong with healthy bank balances, and our interest coverage remains positive. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| We have an established risk management process to identify, assess, and monitor the principal risks that we face as a business. |
| The principal risks identified this year were inflationary pressures within the economy. We have kept a close eye on our cost base and have taken appropriate decisions to ensure we deliver strong performance in a challenging economic climate. |
| It is our intention to continue to improve all aspects of our business over the coming years and to maintain profitability, whilst ensuring that our customers continue to enjoy the highest level of service available. |
| The Group's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including price risk, credit risk, liquidity, and cash flow risk. The successful establishment of the new dedicated after sales facility and Franchised Kia Van Centre is a significant investment in the future of the business supporting the continued growth of all sales channels, particularly in the electric vehicle market. |
| Price risk |
| The Group's principal activity is that of a Franchised Kia Motor Dealership with new vehicle pricing set by the manufacturer and UK distributor. As a main dealer the Group is given a set margin deduction against retail price, either fixed or as fixed percentage of retail price when we purchase new vehicles from the UK distributor. We work within these margins in determining the prices that we sell new vehicles onto customers. Used vehicle pricing is guided by the marketplace, this is taken into account when taking in part exchange vehicles and buying vehicles into stock. |
| Credit risk |
| The Group's principal credit risk relates to vehicles held on stocking plans with Hyundai Capital and Lloyds UDT which are secured against the vehicles on each stocking plan. This is constantly monitored by the directors and vehicle assets are always maintained at level in excess of liability. |
| Liquidity and cash flow risk |
| In order to maintain liquidity and ensure that funds are available for ongoing operations and future development, the Group maintains a healthy bank balance. The cash flow performance of the company is monitored on a regular basis with the directors monitoring longer term requirements to ensure that all obligations and financial liabilities will be met. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR |
| Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 November 2024 to the date of this report. |
| DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
| As permitted by Paragraph 1A of schedule 7 to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and reports) Regulations 2008 certain matters which are required to be disclosed in the directors' report have been omitted as they are included in the strategic report instead. These matters relate to Business review, Future developments, Key performance indicators and Financial instruments in relation to Principal risks and uncertainties. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 company and the group 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 then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | 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 company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, TC Group, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 October 2025 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, 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 of the parent company affairs as at 31 October 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 Auditors' 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 the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are 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 in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
| 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 four, 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 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| 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 obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and determined that the most significant frameworks which are directly relevant so specific assertions in the financial statements are those that relate to the reporting framework (UK GAAP and the Companies Act 2006) and the relevant tax compliance regulations in the UK. |
| We understood how the company is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We corroborated our enquiries through review of board minutes and discussions with those charged with governance. |
| We assess the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur, by discussion with management from various parts of the business to understand where they considered there was a susceptibility to fraud. We considered the procedures and controls that the company has established to prevent and detect fraud, and how these are monitored by management, and also any enhanced risk factors such as performance targets. |
| Based on our understanding, we designed our audit procedures to identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations identified in the paragraphs above. |
| We also performed audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited |
| Use of our report |
| This report is made solely to the 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 company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the 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 |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Suite 4 |
| New Kings Court |
| Tollgate |
| Eastleigh |
| SO53 3LG |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 | 23,728,756 | 23,217,739 |
| Cost of sales | 21,732,485 | 21,323,954 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 1,996,271 | 1,893,785 |
| Administrative expenses | 1,596,407 | 1,541,762 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 | 399,864 | 352,023 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 35,419 | 30,094 |
| 435,283 | 382,117 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | 271,466 | 331,344 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 163,817 | 50,773 |
| Tax on profit | 7 | 42,654 | 30,060 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
121,163 |
20,713 |
| Profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 121,163 | 20,713 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 121,163 | 20,713 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 10 | 313,399 | 292,919 |
| Investments | 11 | - | - |
| 313,399 | 292,919 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 12 | 4,872,072 | 4,817,856 |
| Debtors | 13 | 485,343 | 544,956 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,986,980 | 2,967,164 |
| 8,344,395 | 8,329,976 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | (5,067,951 | ) | (5,112,785 | ) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 3,276,444 | 3,217,191 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 3,589,843 | 3,510,110 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
15 |
(54,470 |
) |
(101,963 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | (56,063 | ) | (50,000 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 3,479,310 | 3,358,147 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 20 | 181,000 | 181,000 |
| Share premium | 21 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Retained earnings | 21 | 3,283,310 | 3,162,147 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 3,479,310 | 3,358,147 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 28 October 2026 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| D J Dench - Director |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 10 |
| Investments | 11 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 12 |
| Debtors | 13 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
15 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 20 |
| Share premium | 21 |
| Retained earnings | 21 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| Company's profit for the financial year | 60,370 | 9,946 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Share | Total |
| capital | earnings | premium | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 | 181,000 | 3,141,434 | 15,000 | 3,337,434 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 20,713 | - | 20,713 |
| Balance at 31 October 2024 | 181,000 | 3,162,147 | 15,000 | 3,358,147 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 121,163 | - | 121,163 |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | 181,000 | 3,283,310 | 15,000 | 3,479,310 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Share | Total |
| capital | earnings | premium | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - |
| Balance at 31 October 2024 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | - |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 300,239 | (65,055 | ) |
| Tax paid | (12,060 | ) | (119,880 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 288,179 | (184,935 | ) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (188,223 | ) | (182,245 | ) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 54,342 | 69,846 |
| Interest received | 35,419 | 30,094 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (98,462 | ) | (82,305 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| New loans in year | 4,657,999 | 4,497,877 |
| Loan repayments in year | (4,497,877 | ) | (4,179,839 | ) |
| Interest paid | (271,466 | ) | (331,344 | ) |
| Finance lease advanced/ (repaid) in year | (58,557 | ) | 94,706 |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | - | (4,500 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (169,901 | ) | 76,900 |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 19,816 | (190,340 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
2,967,164 |
3,157,504 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 2,986,980 | 2,967,164 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation | 163,817 | 50,773 |
| Depreciation charges | 113,402 | 56,963 |
| Increase in provsion | 13,909 | - |
| Finance costs | 271,466 | 331,344 |
| Finance income | (35,419 | ) | (30,094 | ) |
| 527,175 | 408,986 |
| (Increase)/decrease in stocks | (54,217 | ) | 69,543 |
| Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors | 59,613 | (56,571 | ) |
| Decrease in trade and other creditors | (232,332 | ) | (487,013 | ) |
| Cash generated from operations | 300,239 | (65,055 | ) |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 1.11.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,986,980 | 2,967,164 |
| Year ended 31 October 2024 |
| 31.10.24 | 1.11.23 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,967,164 | 3,157,504 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT |
| At 1.11.24 | Cash flow | At 31.10.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,967,164 | 19,816 | 2,986,980 |
| 2,967,164 | 19,816 | 2,986,980 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | (120,323 | ) | 58,557 | (61,766 | ) |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (4,497,877 | ) | (160,122 | ) | (4,657,999 | ) |
| (4,618,200 | ) | (101,565 | ) | (4,719,765 | ) |
| Total | (1,651,036 | ) | (81,749 | ) | (1,732,785 | ) |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| The Triangle of Chesterfield is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page. |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£) rounded to the nearest £. |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Going concern |
| The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, on the basis that the directors consider the group will have sufficient cash flow and available resources to continue to operate for at least 12 months from the approved date of these financial statements. |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertaking drawn up to 31 October 2025. |
| The subsidiary undertaking is included using the acquisitions method of accounting. Under this method the group profit and loss account and statement of cashflows include the results and cashflows of subsidiary from the date of acquisition up to the date of sale outside the group in the case of disposals of subsidiary. The purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities on the basis of fair value at the date of acquisition. |
| Parent company disclosure exemptions |
| In preparing the separate financial statements of the parent company, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available in FRS 102: |
| - No cash flow statement has been presented for the parent company; |
| - Disclosures in respect of the parent company's financial instruments have not been presented as equivalent disclosures have been provided in respect of the group as a whole; |
| - No disclosure has been given of the key management personnel of the parent company as their remuneration is included in the totals for the group as a whole; and |
| - Only one reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding at the beginning and end of the period has been presented as the reconciliation's for the group and the parent company would be identical. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| The principal activities of the Group comprise the sale of new and used motor vehicles, the provision of vehicle servicing and repairs, the sale of parts and accessories, commission income arising from finance and insurance arrangements and other ancillary automotive services. |
| All turnover arises from activities conducted within the United Kingdom and is therefore attributable to a single geographical market. |
| Sales of goods are recognised when cars are delivered to customers or collected by customers. |
| Sales of services are recognised when the services have been performed for the customer. |
| Tangible fixed 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 is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life, as follows: |
| Asset class | Depreciation method and rate |
| Land and buildings | - | 4% to 10% on cost |
| Plant and machinery | - | 25% reducing balance and 20 - 33% on cost |
| Fixtures and fittings | - | 25% reducing balance and 20 - 25% on cost |
| Motor vehicles | - | 20 - 25% on cost |
| Computer equipment | - | 25% reducing balance and 25% to 100% on cost |
| Land is not depreciated. |
| At each reporting date the group assesses whether there is any indication of impairment. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the specific purchase price, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| The group only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from bank and other third parties, loan's to related parties and investments in ordinary shares. |
| Short term debtors and creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial instruments, including loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. |
| Financial liabilities and equity are classified according to the substance of the financial instrument's contractual obligations, rather than the financial instrument's legal form. |
| Financial assets and liabilities are offset and 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 |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Vehicle sales | 21,616,024 | 20,937,361 |
| Sales of parts | 1,295,106 | 1,243,320 |
| Warranty | 537,971 | 694,583 |
| Rental income | 114,367 | 156,237 |
| Other sales | 165,288 | 186,238 |
| 23,728,756 | 23,217,739 |
| All turnover arises from activities conducted within the United Kingdom and is therefore attributable to a single geographical market. |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 1,321,961 | 1,289,928 |
| Social security costs | 158,016 | 134,386 |
| Other pension costs | 157,792 | 366,005 |
| 1,637,769 | 1,790,319 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| Directors | 4 | 4 |
| Administrative | 3 | 3 |
| Sales | 7 | 7 |
| Service, parts & valet | 18 | 19 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 344,741 | 338,431 |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 129,840 | 184,201 |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
| Money purchase schemes | 4 | 4 |
| Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Emoluments etc | 108,713 | 105,713 |
| Pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 123,015 | 152,700 |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery | 115,303 | 289,499 |
| Other operating leases | 123,415 | 110,567 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 39,045 | 36,409 |
| Depreciation - assets on finance leases | 74,356 | 20,554 |
| Auditors' remuneration | 15,450 | 14,000 |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest | 5,548 | 12,065 |
| Other loan interest | 257,655 | 297,070 |
| Finance lease interest | 8,263 | 22,209 |
| 271,466 | 331,344 |
| Interest classifications have been restated in the prior year to better represent their nature. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax | 50,500 | 12,060 |
| Deferred tax | (7,846 | ) | 18,000 |
| Tax on profit | 42,654 | 30,060 |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax | 163,817 | 50,773 |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2024 - 25 %) |
40,954 |
12,693 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 948 | 10,321 |
| Income not taxable for tax purposes | (831 | ) | - |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | - | (10,954 | ) |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 10,108 | - |
| Marginal relief | (679 | ) | - |
| Increase in deferred tax | (7,846 | ) | 18,000 |
| Total tax charge | 42,654 | 30,060 |
| 8. | INDIVIDUAL STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| 9. | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT |
| The Group identified that £242,837 of transactions were not eliminated in the prior year and as such the comparatives have been restated resulting in a decrease in Turnover and Cost of Sales of the same amount. |
| The Parent company and Group hold stocking loans totalling £3,969,676 and £4,083,117 respectively have been reclassified from Trade creditors to Other loans in the comparative information to better represent their nature in the prior year. The Consolidated Cash Flow Statement has been updated to reflect the change. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Fixtures |
| Land and | Plant and | and |
| buildings | machinery | fittings |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 | 415,616 | 311,483 | 167,216 |
| Additions | 44,001 | 20,125 | - |
| Disposals | - | (42,479 | ) | (14,501 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 459,617 | 289,129 | 152,715 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 | 325,616 | 269,378 | 167,216 |
| Charge for year | 632 | 15,259 | - |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | (42,479 | ) | (14,501 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 326,248 | 242,158 | 152,715 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 | 133,369 | 46,971 | - |
| At 31 October 2024 | 90,000 | 42,105 | - |
| Motor | Computer |
| vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 | 184,172 | 119,348 | 1,197,835 |
| Additions | 98,331 | 25,766 | 188,223 |
| Disposals | (54,342 | ) | - | (111,322 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 228,161 | 145,114 | 1,274,736 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 | 23,359 | 119,347 | 904,916 |
| Charge for year | 88,139 | 9,371 | 113,401 |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | - | (56,980 | ) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 111,498 | 128,718 | 961,337 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 | 116,663 | 16,396 | 313,399 |
| At 31 October 2024 | 160,813 | 1 | 292,919 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Group |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under finance leases are as follows: |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 | 129,830 |
| Additions | 23,177 |
| At 31 October 2025 | 153,007 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 | 23,359 |
| Charge for year | 74,356 |
| At 31 October 2025 | 97,715 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 | 55,292 |
| At 31 October 2024 | 106,471 |
| Company |
| Fixtures |
| Land and | Plant and | and |
| buildings | machinery | fittings |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Company |
| Motor | Computer |
| vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under finance leases are as follows: |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Additions |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 11. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| and 31 October 2025 |
| PROVISIONS |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| and 31 October 2025 | 1 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| 12. | STOCKS |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Stocks | 4,872,072 | 4,817,856 |
| 13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 302,599 | 272,903 |
| Other debtors | 15,086 | 133,139 |
| VAT | - | - |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 167,658 | 138,914 |
| 485,343 | 544,956 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Other loans (see note 16) | 4,657,999 | 4,497,877 |
| Finance leases (see note 17) | 7,296 | 18,360 |
| Trade creditors | 64,301 | 380,695 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
| Corporation tax | 51,171 | 12,731 |
| Social security and other taxes | 34,315 | 34,776 |
| VAT | 43,804 | 41,884 | 92,262 | - |
| Other creditors | 798 | 1,758 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 208,267 | 124,704 |
| 5,067,951 | 5,112,785 |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Finance leases (see note 17) | 54,470 | 101,963 |
| 16. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
| Other loans | 4,657,999 | 4,497,877 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Finance leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year | 7,296 | 18,360 |
| Between one and five years | 54,470 | 101,963 |
| 61,766 | 120,323 |
| Company |
| Finance leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| Group |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | 92,645 | 92,645 |
| Between one and five years | 370,580 | 370,580 |
| In more than five years | 84,925 | 177,570 |
| 548,150 | 640,795 |
| Company |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| In more than five years |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 18. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Finance leases | 61,766 | 120,323 | 61,766 | 120,323 |
| Other loans | 971,948 | 528,201 | 519,704 | 414,760 |
| 1,033,714 | 648,524 |
| Other loans relates to a vehicle stocking plan and are secured on the vehicles concerned. |
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase are secured against the assets to which they relate. |
| Group borrowings are secured by a debenture in favour of Barclays dated 13 September 2012. Security arrangements also include a limited guarantee from Mr David Dench of £30,000, security over Group assets and a cross-guarantee and debenture between the Parent and the Subsidiary dated 8 June 2016. |
| 19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group | Company |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated | as restated |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 42,154 | 50,000 | 42,154 | 50,000 |
| Other provisions | 13,909 | - | 13,909 | - |
| Aggregate amounts | 56,063 | 50,000 | 56,063 | 50,000 |
| Group |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2024 | 50,000 |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (7,846 | ) |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 | 42,154 |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
| Company |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2024 |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (7,846 | ) |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 |
| 20. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2024 |
| value: | as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Ordinary B | £1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Ordinary C | £1 | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| 181,000 | 181,000 |
| The Ordinary shares have full voting, dividend and capital distribution rights. |
| The Ordinary B and Ordinary C shares have no voting or rights to receive capital on sale of the business, but do have the right to receive dividends. |
| 21. | RESERVES |
| Retained earnings |
| The Profit and Loss Account represents cumulative profits and losses net of dividends and other adjustments. |
| Share Premium Account |
| Represents the excess over the nominal value of shares issued. Under the Companies Act 2006, this reserve is not distributable and may only be used for specific purposes such as issuing fully paid bonus shares or writing off expenses of issuing shares. |
| Triangle of Chesterfield Limited (Registered number: 02619098) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 22. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 October 2025 and 31 October 2024: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| S V Paine |
| Balance outstanding at start of year | - | - |
| Amounts advanced | 39,564 | - |
| Amounts repaid | (39,564 | ) | - |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year | - | - |
| During the year, the company made a short-term advance to a director. No interest was charged and no formal loan agreement was in place. The advance was fully repaid during the year and no balance was outstanding at the year end. |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| During the year, the group made rent payments of £92,645 (2024 - £300,000) to the Trustees of the Triangle of Chesterfield Pension Scheme of which D Dench, a director, is a beneficiary. The spouse of D Dench is also a beneficiary of the pension scheme. This is an arms length transaction. |
| Group borrowings are secured by a limited guarantee from Mr David Dench of £30,000, dated 08/08/2016. |
| 24. | POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
| Subsequent to the year end, the group carried on a significant renovation programme at its Pottery Lane property. Expenditure incurred on the project up to the date of approval of these financial statements amounts to £478,700. |
| Following the year end, the Parent made pension contributions on behalf of directors totalling £200,000. The contributions comprised £100,000 in respect of Suzie Paine and £50,000 each in respect of the SIPPs of David Dench and Lynne Dench. |
| 25. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is D J Dench. |