Registration number: 04743737

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2
Notes to the Financial Statements	3 to 5

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

Company Information

Directors	Mr A J Dutton Mr P Oven

Registered office

The Old Vicarage 51 St John Street Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1GP

Accountants

Coates and Partners Limited The Old Vicarage 51 St John Street Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1GP

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

(Registration number: 04743737)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

	Note	2024 £	2023 £
Fixed assets
Other financial assets	5	269	269
Current assets
Debtors	6	4,322	-
Cash at bank and in hand		326,012	296,178
		330,334	296,178
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(3,793)	(3,242)
Net current assets		326,541	292,936
Net assets		326,810	293,205
Reserves
Other reserves		57,459	57,459
Retained earnings		269,351	235,746
Surplus		326,810	293,205

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 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 Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 11 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Mr A J Dutton Director

......................................... Mr P Oven Director

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1	General information

The company is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England registration number: 04743737.

The address of its registered office is:
The Old Vicarage
51 St John Street
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1GP
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 11 November 2025.

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.

The presentation currency is £ sterling.

Going concern

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the income received or receivable which was generated in running the annual agricultural show. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

2	Accounting policies (continued)

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current 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.

Investments

Fixed asset and current asset investments in shares are included at fair value, unless fair value cannot be measured reliably, where they are included at cost less impairment.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 0 (2023 - 0).

4	Investments

Other investments

The market value of the listed investments at 31 December 2024 was £269 (2023 - £269).

5	Other financial assets (current and non-current)

	Financial assets at cost less impairment £	Total £
Non-current financial assets
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024	269	269
At 31 December 2024	269	269
Impairment
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024	269	269

Ashbourne Shire Horse Society

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

6

Debtors

Current	2024 £	2023 £
Prepayments	2,969	-
Other debtors	1,353	-
	4,322	-

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	2024 £	2023 £
Due within one year
Taxation and social security	2,597	2,067
Accruals and deferred income	1,196	1,175
	3,793	3,242