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Registered number: 10487040
ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Unaudited
Financial statements
Information for filing with the registrar
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Financial Statements of ML Surveyors (South East) Limited for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of ML Surveyors (South East) Limited for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise 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 Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com /regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of ML Surveyors (South East) Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 14 June 2019. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of ML Surveyors (South East) Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of ML Surveyors (South East) Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release TECH07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than ML Surveyors (South East) Limited and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that ML Surveyors (South East) 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 ML Surveyors (South East) Limited. You consider that ML Surveyors (South East) Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the financial statements of ML Surveyors (South East) 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.
Kreston Reeves LLP
Chartered Accountants
Springfield House
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2RG
19 December 2022
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Registered number: 10487040
Balance Sheet
As at 31 March 2022
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Provisions for liabilities
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Registered number: 10487040
Balance Sheet (continued)
As at 31 March 2022
The directors consider that the Company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
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P J Lusty
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The notes on pages 4 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
The company is a private company, limited by share capital, and incorporated in England, within the United Kingdom. The registered office address is: Springfield House, Springfield Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2RG.
The financial statements are presented in Sterling and rounded to the nearest £1.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The current economic conditions present increased risks for all businesses. In response to such conditions, the directors have carefully considered these risks, including an assessment of uncertainty on future trading projections for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements, and the extent to which they might affect the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Based on this assessment, the directors consider that the Company maintains an appropriate level of liquidity, sufficient to meet the demands of the business including any capital and servicing obligations of external debt liabilities.
In addition, the Company's assets are assessed for recoverability on a regular basis, and the directors consider that the Company is not exposed to losses on these assets which would affect their decision to adopt the going concern basis.
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:
Rendering of services
Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
∙the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
∙the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.
Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the same period as the related expenditure
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings using the effective interest method.
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Current and deferred taxation
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The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
∙The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
∙Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
The estimated useful lives range as follows:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 5 (2021 - 4).
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Included within other debtors due within one year is a loan to P Cox, a director, amounting to £6,477 (2021 - £170 due to the director. The main conditions were as follows:
- the loan is interest free; and
- the loan is repayable on demand.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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Analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
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Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts falling due 1-2 years
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Amounts falling due 2-5 years
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Amounts falling due after more than 5 years
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The Company obtained a Bounce Bank loan of £40,000 in June 2020 which is repayable in instalments over 10 years. The loan attracts interest at a fixed rate of 2.5% per annum.
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ML Surveyors (South East) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2022
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The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:
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Accelerated capital allowances
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The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £714 (2021: £614). Contributions totalling £60 (2021: £291) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in other creditors.
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Related party transactions
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The company had the following related party transactions during the period:
Directors
During the year one of the directors continued to provide a loan to the company. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand. At the balance sheet date the amount due to the director was £5,083 (2021: £6,191).
During the year one of the directors received a loan from the company. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand. At the balance sheet date the amount due from the director was £6,477 (2021: £170 due to the director).
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