Hughes & Partners Limited - Period Ending 2021-12-31

Hughes & Partners Limited

Contents

Balance Sheet	1
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	2 to 7

Hughes & Partners Limited

(Registration number: 03643596)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021

	Note	2021  £	2020  £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	348	464
Investments	5	300	300
		648	764
Current assets
Debtors	6	824,916	799,363
Cash at bank and in hand		6,044	3,362
		830,960	802,725
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(1,067,260)	(1,042,324)
Net current liabilities		(236,300)	(239,599)
Net liabilities		(235,652)	(238,835)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	8	1	1
Profit and loss account		(235,653)	(238,836)
Total equity		(235,652)	(238,835)

For the financial year ending 31 December 2021 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 and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

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.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 24 September 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
 

K Hughes

Director

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

1	General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.

The address of its registered office is:
8 Northumberland Gardens
BICKLEY
Kent
BR1 2XD

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.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, including section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 - 'The Financial Reporting standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS 102 1A'), and with the Companies Act 2006.

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 directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on the basis of continued financial support from the principal shareholder. 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 management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historic 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.

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities.

The company recognises revenue when:
- the amount of revenue 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.

Tangible 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

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
Fixtures, fittings & equipment	25% reducing balance

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either 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.

Financial assets are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and debtors, held-to-maturity investments, available-for-sale financial assets, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate. The company determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition.

Financial liabilities are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit and loss, loans and borrowings, trade and other creditors, or as derivatives designated as hedging instruments in an effective hedge, as appropriate. The company determines the classification of its financial liabilities at initial recognition.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial instruments are recognised initially at fair value plus transaction costs. Thereafter financial instruments are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method (less impairment where appropriate) unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial in which case they are stated at cost (less impairment where appropriate). The exception to this are those financial instruments where it is a requirement to continue recording them at fair value through profit and loss.

 Impairment
Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the asset have been affected.
 

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.

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. 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 and other creditors

Trade and other creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases creditors are stated at transaction price.

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.

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

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.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of staff (including directors) during the year, was 2 (2020 - 2).

4	Tangible assets

	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2021	11,525	11,525
At 31 December 2021	11,525	11,525
Depreciation
At 1 January 2021	11,061	11,061
Charge for the year	116	116
At 31 December 2021	11,177	11,177
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2021	348	348
At 31 December 2020	464	464

5	Investments

	2021 £	2020 £
Investments in subsidiaries	300	300

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

6

Debtors

	2021 £	2020 £
Amounts owed by group undertakings	824,916	799,363
Less non-current portion	(824,916)	(799,363)
Total current trade and other debtors	-	-

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£824,916 (2020 - £799,363) of amounts owed by group undertakings is classified as non-current.

7

Creditors

	2021  £	2020  £
Due within one year
Other creditors	1,067,260	1,042,324

8	Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

	2021		2020
	No.	£	No.	£
Ordinary shares of £1 each	1	1	1	1

Hughes & Partners Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

9	Related party transactions

Income and receivables from related parties

2021	Other related parties £
Amounts receivable from related party	824,916

2020	Other related parties £
Amounts receivable from related party	799,363

Expenditure with and payables to related parties

2021	Key management £
Amounts payable to related party	1,064,853

2020	Key management £
Amounts payable to related party	1,039,917