The Merlin School Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 22.3

The Merlin School Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 22.3


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059 (England and Wales)














Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2022

for

THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED

THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022







DIRECTORS: T A Houstoun-Boswall
A G Moore





REGISTERED OFFICE: 107 Hindes Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1RU





BUSINESS ADDRESS: 4 Carlton Drive
Putney
London
SW15 2BZ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Hill Wooldridge & Co.
107 Hindes Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1RU

THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)

Balance Sheet
31 August 2022

2022 2021
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 - -
Tangible assets 5 1,111,918 1,127,997
1,111,918 1,127,997

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 455,810 467,173
Investments 7 445,780 251,854
Cash at bank and in hand 1,356,521 1,229,312
2,258,111 1,948,339
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 863,336 885,360
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,394,775 1,062,979
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

2,506,693

2,190,976

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 9 (726,582 ) (720,582 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (1,207 ) (435 )
NET ASSETS 1,778,904 1,469,959

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 600,002 600,002
Retained earnings 1,178,902 869,957
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,778,904 1,469,959

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2022.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2022 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 MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)

Balance Sheet - continued
31 August 2022


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 February 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





A G Moore - Director


THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Merlin School Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 1998, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of twenty years.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Land and buildings - 2% on cost
Plant and machinery etc - 33% on reducing balance

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

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

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss 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 profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2021 - 46 ).

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 September 2021
and 31 August 2022 912,316
AMORTISATION
At 1 September 2021
and 31 August 2022 912,316
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022 -
At 31 August 2021 -

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and
property machinery fittings Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 September 2021 1,278,274 149,817 208,409 1,636,500
Additions - - 11,243 11,243
At 31 August 2022 1,278,274 149,817 219,652 1,647,743
DEPRECIATION
At 1 September 2021 170,000 149,275 189,228 508,503
Charge for year 17,000 181 10,141 27,322
At 31 August 2022 187,000 149,456 199,369 535,825
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 August 2022 1,091,274 361 20,283 1,111,918
At 31 August 2021 1,108,274 542 19,181 1,127,997

Included in cost of land and buildings is freehold land of £ 423,781 (2021 - £ 423,781 ) which is not depreciated.

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Trade debtors 433,841 452,169
Other debtors 21,969 15,004
455,810 467,173

7. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS
2022 2021
£    £   
Listed investments 445,780 251,854

THE MERLIN SCHOOL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02991059)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 87,405 73,918
Taxation and social security 99,725 115,830
Other creditors 676,206 695,612
863,336 885,360

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Other creditors 726,582 720,582

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

At the Balance Sheet date the company owed the director Sir T A Houstoun-Boswall £110 (2021 £110).

No dividends were paid during the financial year to 31 August 2022.




11. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is controlled by the director, Sir T A Houstoun-Boswall, by virtue of his 100% shareholding in the company's issued ordinary share capital.