Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited - Period Ending 2022-12-31
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited - Period Ending 2022-12-31
Registration number:
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements |
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
(Registration number: 00830125)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022
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Investments |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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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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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Share premium reserve |
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Capital redemption reserve |
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Retained earnings |
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Shareholders' funds |
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For the financial year ending 31 December 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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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. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
(Registration number: 00830125)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022
Approved and authorised by the
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Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.
The address of its registered office is:
Registration number: 00830125
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 smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).
Basis of preparation
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.
Group accounts not prepared
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
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. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
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.
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
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, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Motor vehicles |
25% per annum on cost |
Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
15% per annum on written down value or 50% per annum on cost |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
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 debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised at the transaction price, less provision for impairment. 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.
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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 at the transaction price.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs.
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.
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.
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was
Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Tangible assets |
Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Investments |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Investments in associates |
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Subsidiaries |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Associates |
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Cost |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Debtors |
Current |
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2021 |
Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by related parties |
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Prepayments |
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Creditors |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
2,087 |
10,570 |
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Trade payables |
13,834 |
19,549 |
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Social security and other taxes |
112,103 |
139,997 |
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Other payables |
54,901 |
73,708 |
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182,925 |
243,824 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Douglas C. Adams & Company Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2021 |
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No. |
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224 |
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82 |
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126 |
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10 |
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442 |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Current loans and borrowings |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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Non-current loans and borrowings |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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Other borrowings
The obligations under hire purchase contracts are secured upon the assets to which they relate.
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is