E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.6

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.6


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00600419 (England and Wales)











Abbreviated Unaudited Accounts

for the Year Ended 30 April 2015

for

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)






Contents of the Abbreviated Accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2015

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Company Information 1

Abbreviated Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts 4

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited

Company Information
for the year ended 30 April 2015







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DIRECTORS: Mrs S A Blackwell
Mrs M G Hobbs
E Hobbs
M E Hobbs



SECRETARY: Mrs S A Blackwell



REGISTERED OFFICE: Warden House
37 Manor Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3LX



REGISTERED NUMBER: 00600419 (England and Wales)



ACCOUNTANTS: Tile & Co
Warden House
37 Manor Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3LX



SOLICITORS: Birkett Long
Essex House
42 Crouch Street
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3HH

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)

Abbreviated Balance Sheet
30 April 2015

2015 2014
Notes £    £    £    £   
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FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 2 27,448,021 25,453,801
Investment property 3 1,000,000 950,899
28,448,021 26,404,700

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 786,180 762,293
Debtors 317,287 211,099
Cash at bank and in hand 565,030 658,423
1,668,497 1,631,815
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 4 1,396,184 1,159,702
NET CURRENT ASSETS 272,313 472,113
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

28,720,334

26,876,813

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 4 (2,220,426 ) (1,311,125 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (21,028 ) (7,041 )
NET ASSETS 26,478,880 25,558,647

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 5 100 100
Revaluation reserve 14,990,935 14,541,560
Profit and loss account 11,487,845 11,016,987
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 26,478,880 25,558,647

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 April 2015.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2015 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.

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)

Abbreviated Balance Sheet - continued
30 April 2015

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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 14 September 2015 and were signed on its behalf by:





M E Hobbs - Director


E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2015
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain
assets and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Turnover
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, 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.

Plant and machinery etc - 25% on reducing balance

Investment property
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in market
value is transferred to a revaluation reserve.

Stocks
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Cost includes all direct expenditure and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the period of the
lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are
charged to the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)

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2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST OR VALUATION
At 1 May 2014 26,159,176
Additions 1,678,844
Disposals (10,096 )
Revaluations 396,879
At 30 April 2015 28,224,803
DEPRECIATION
At 1 May 2014 705,375
Charge for year 80,217
Eliminated on disposal (8,810 )
At 30 April 2015 776,782
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2015 27,448,021
At 30 April 2014 25,453,801

3. INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Total
£   
COST OR VALUATION
At 1 May 2014 950,899
Disposals (3,395 )
Revaluations 52,496
At 30 April 2015 1,000,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2015 1,000,000
At 30 April 2014 950,899

4. CREDITORS

Creditors include an amount of £ 2,803,721 (2014 - £ 1,672,563 ) for which security has been given.

They also include the following debts falling due in more than five years:

2015 2014
£    £   
Repayable by instalments 665,000 -

E. Hobbs (Farms) Limited (Registered number: 00600419)

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5. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2015 2014
value: £    £   
100 Ordinary share £0.01 1 1
9,900 Deferred shares £0.01 99 99
100 100