Robert Ratford Transport Limited - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.6

REGISTERED NUMBER: 03950861 (England and Wales)

ABBREVIATED UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2014

FOR

ROBERT RATFORD TRANSPORT LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report

2

Abbreviated Balance Sheet

3

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts

4

DIRECTORS:

R.W.H. Ratford

S. Kiddy

Mrs J.A. Ratford

SECRETARY:

Mrs J.A. Ratford

REGISTERED OFFICE:

90 High Street

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 8FE

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03950861 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Hardcastle Burton (Newmarket) Limited

Chartered Certified Accountants

90 High Street

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 8FE

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual

unaudited financial statements, from which the unaudited abbreviated accounts (set out on pages three to four)

have been prepared.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the

financial statements of Robert Ratford Transport Limited for the year ended 31 May 2014 which comprise the Profit and

Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information

and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and

other professional requirements which are detailed at http://rulebook.accaglobal.com.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Robert Ratford Transport Limited, as a body, in accordance with

our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of

Robert Ratford Transport Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of

Robert Ratford Transport Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of

Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/factsheet163. To the fullest extent permitted

by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a

body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Robert Ratford Transport 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

Robert Ratford Transport Limited. You consider that Robert Ratford Transport 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 financial statements of Robert Ratford Transport

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.

Hardcastle Burton (Newmarket) Limited

Chartered Certified Accountants

90 High Street

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 8FE

27 February 2015

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

2

6,366

7,496

CURRENT ASSETS

Investments

92,656

89,240

Cash at bank

94

81

92,750

89,321

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

28,332

25,743

NET CURRENT ASSETS

64,418

63,578

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

70,784

71,074

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

3

70,000

70,000

Profit and loss account

784

1,074

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

70,784

71,074

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 May 2014.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2014 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The abbreviated accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 26 February 2015 and were signed on its behalf by:

R.W.H. Ratford - Director

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the

Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Lorries and trailers

-

15% on reducing balance

Plant and machinery

-

15% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

-

20% on reducing balance

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance

sheet date.

2.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Total

£

COST

At 1 June 2013

and 31 May 2014

63,833

DEPRECIATION

At 1 June 2013

56,337

Charge for year

1,130

At 31 May 2014

57,467

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 May 2014

6,366

At 31 May 2013

7,496

3.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2014

2013

value:

£

£

70,000

Ordinary shares

£1

70,000

70,000