Ashcroft Anthony Ltd - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.9

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.9


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05701139 (England and Wales)















Abbreviated Unaudited Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2015

for

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Contents of the Abbreviated Accounts
for the Year Ended 31 March 2015










Page

Company Information 1

Abbreviated Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts 4

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2015







DIRECTORS: A J Wilson
D P A Anthony
A L Sleat
T D Gallop





SECRETARY: A L Sleat





REGISTERED OFFICE: Heydon Lodge
Flint Cross
Newmarket Road
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 7PN





REGISTERED NUMBER: 05701139 (England and Wales)






Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Abbreviated Balance Sheet
31 March 2015

2015 2014
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 2 266,667 400,000
Tangible assets 3 16,492 20,487
Investments 4 51 -
283,210 420,487

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 346,678 292,086
Cash in hand 191,871 31,477
538,549 323,563
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 361,435 354,556
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 177,114 (30,993 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 460,324 389,494

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

-

(66,000
)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (1,710 ) (1,915 )
NET ASSETS 458,614 321,579

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 5 100 100
Profit and loss account 458,514 321,479
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 458,614 321,579

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2015.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 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.

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Abbreviated Balance Sheet - continued
31 March 2015


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 24 November 2015 and were signed on its
behalf by:




D P A Anthony - Director



A J Wilson - Director


Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts
for the Year Ended 31 March 2015


1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Ashcroft Anthony Ltd as an individual company and do not
contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company has taken the option under
Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated financial statements.

Turnover
Turnover presents net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax. Turnover also includes the value of
services provided but not invoiced at the balance sheet date, after due provision for irrecoverable amounts.
Income accrued but not billed is included in debtors.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2010, is being amortised
evenly over its estimated useful life of 7 years and is subject to annual impairment reviews.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Short leasehold - straight line over the lease term
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

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

Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling
at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of
exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the
operating result.

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.

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2015


2. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1 April 2014
and 31 March 2015 800,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2014 400,000
Amortisation for year 133,333
At 31 March 2015 533,333
NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2015 266,667
At 31 March 2014 400,000

3. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1 April 2014 87,681
Additions 9,498
Disposals (1,119 )
At 31 March 2015 96,060
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2014 67,194
Charge for year 12,575
Eliminated on disposal (201 )
At 31 March 2015 79,568
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2015 16,492
At 31 March 2014 20,487

Ashcroft Anthony Ltd (Registered number: 05701139)

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2015


4. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Investments
other
than
loans
£   
COST
Additions 51
At 31 March 2015 51
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2015 51

The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Ashcroft Anthony Corporate Finance Limited
Nature of business: Corporate Finance services
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 51.00
31.3.15
£   
Aggregate capital and reserves 34,637
Profit for the period/year 64,143

5. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2015 2014
value: £    £   
10,000 Ordinary 1p 1p 100 100