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Registration number: 08852753

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 January 2026
 

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Contents

Statement of Financial Position

1 to 2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 8

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

(Registration number: 08852753)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 January 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

48,430

17,306

Current assets

 

Debtors

6

33,618

38,016

Cash at bank and in hand

 

21,890

54,821

 

55,508

92,837

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(74,683)

(83,832)

Net current (liabilities)/assets

 

(19,175)

9,005

Total assets less current liabilities

 

29,255

26,311

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

-

(4,800)

Provisions for liabilities

(10,964)

(3,652)

Net assets

 

18,291

17,859

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

2

2

Retained earnings

18,289

17,857

Shareholders' funds

 

18,291

17,859

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.

Directors' responsibilities:

•

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

•

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Income Statement.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

(Registration number: 08852753)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 January 2026

.........................................
Mr C Ashton
Director

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

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 & Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Arrow Mill
Queensway
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 2YW

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 29 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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with management having given due consideration to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.

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 turnover 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.

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2026

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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 and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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:

Depreciation method and rate for tangible assets

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant & Machinery

5 Year Straight Line

Motor Vehicles

33.33% Reducing Balance

Computer Equipment

5 Year Straight Line

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.

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2026

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.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors 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.

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 income statement 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.

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.

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2026

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 directors) during the year, was 10 (2025 - 13).

4

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement

2026
£

2025
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

21,988

13,839

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

7,312

(3,001)

Tax expense in the income statement

29,300

10,838

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2026

5

Tangible assets

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 February 2025

127,776

604

67,000

195,380

Additions

2,206

359

52,650

55,215

At 31 January 2026

129,982

963

119,650

250,595

Depreciation

At 1 February 2025

124,640

165

53,269

178,074

Charge for the year

1,774

192

22,125

24,091

At 31 January 2026

126,414

357

75,394

202,165

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2026

3,568

606

44,256

48,430

At 31 January 2025

3,136

439

13,731

17,306

6

Debtors

Current

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

27,214

30,730

Prepayments

6,404

3,776

Other debtors

-

3,510

 

33,618

38,016

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

4,800

9,600

Trade creditors

 

6,471

3,173

Taxation and social security

 

30,555

46,396

Accruals and deferred income

 

973

987

Other creditors

 

31,884

23,676

 

74,683

83,832

 

Special Branch Tree Surgeons Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 January 2026

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

-

4,800

8

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 February 2025

3,652

3,652

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

7,312

7,312

At 31 January 2026

10,964

10,964

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

-

4,800

Current loans and borrowings

2026
£

2025
£

Bank borrowings

4,800

9,600