Medbrief Services Limited - Period Ending 2020-02-28

Registration number: 10632197

Medbrief Services Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

Medbrief Services Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	3 to 8

Medbrief Services Limited

Company Information

Directors

S R England B J Hughes A C Stead

Registered office

Windsor House Bayshill Road Cheltenham GL50 3AT

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP Windsor House Bayshill Road Cheltenham GL50 3AT

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Medbrief Services Limited

(Registration number: 10632197)
Balance Sheet as at 28 February 2020

	Note	28 February 2020  £	28 February 2019  £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	47,644	32,193
Current assets
Debtors	5	455,924	189,069
Cash at bank and in hand		220	230
		456,144	189,299
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	6	(484,437)	(316,834)
Net current liabilities		(28,293)	(127,535)
Total assets less current liabilities		19,351	(95,342)
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	6	(3,888)	(14,980)
Net assets/(liabilities)		15,463	(110,322)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		100	100
Profit and loss account		15,363	(110,422)
Total equity		15,463	(110,322)

For the financial period ending 28 February 2020 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 period 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 in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 February 2021 and signed on its behalf by:
 

 

S R England
Director

The notes on pages 3 to 8 form an integral part of these financial statements.
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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

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:
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

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 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

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

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Amounts Recoverable on Contracts - the process of assessing amounts recoverable on contracts requires various estimates and judgements to be made. Post year end billing forms the basis of the calculation where departmental lead times estimate the value of the pre year end time. The carrying amount is £115,568 (2019 -£10,000).

Revenue recognition

Income represents the fair value of services provided during the year on client assignments. Fair value reflects the amounts expected to be recoverable from clients based on time spent, skills provided and expenses incurred, and excludes VAT. Fee income is recognised as contract activity progresses and the right to consideration is secured, except where the final outcome cannot be assessed with reasonable certainty.

Fee income in respect of contingent fee assignments is recognised in the period in which the contingent event occurs and collectability of the fee is assured.

Unbilled fee income on individual assignments is included as amounts recoverable on contracts within debtors.

Disbursements
Disbursements are not included in income and expenses, but are netted against each other.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

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:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Leasehold improvements	15% reducing balance
Furniture, fittings and equipment	20% / 33% straight line

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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.

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.

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.

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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
 

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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the period, was 39 (2019 - 16).

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Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Total £
Cost
At 1 March 2019	-	47,044	47,044
Additions	8,696	27,571	36,267
At 28 February 2020	8,696	74,615	83,311
Depreciation
At 1 March 2019	-	14,851	14,851
Charge for the year	1,331	19,485	20,816
At 28 February 2020	1,331	34,336	35,667
Carrying amount
At 28 February 2020	7,365	40,279	47,644
At 28 February 2019	-	32,193	32,193

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Medbrief Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020

5

Debtors

	28 February 2020  £	28 February 2019  £
Trade debtors	313,546	160,070
Other debtors	6,100	14,100
Prepayments	20,710	4,899
Amounts recoverable on contracts	115,568	10,000
	455,924	189,069

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Creditors

	28 February 2020  £	28 February 2019  £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings	182,607	73,556
Trade creditors	75,579	87,434
Social security and other taxes	148,058	75,236
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs	11,567	6,837
Other creditors	53,882	48,706
Accrued expenses	12,744	25,065
	484,437	316,834
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	3,888	14,980

	2020 £	2019 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	3,888	14,980

7

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £16,500 (2019 - £34,500).

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