Mercia Strategies Ltd - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 23.2.5

REGISTERED NUMBER: 09524816 (England and Wales)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2023

FOR

MERCIA STRATEGIES LTD

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTORS:

Mr M Banbury

Mrs F Banbury

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Fulford House

Newbold Terrace

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 4EA

REGISTERED NUMBER:

09524816 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

TGFP

Chartered Accountants

Fulford House

Newbold Terrace

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 4EA

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

1,319

-

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

43,498

1,361

Investments

6

108,899

56,886

Cash at bank

168,164

340,265

320,561

398,512

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

109,120

267,681

NET CURRENT ASSETS

211,441

130,831

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

212,760

130,831

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up and paid share capital

2

2

Retained earnings

212,758

130,829

212,760

130,831

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 April 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2023 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 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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 January 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr M Banbury - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Mercia Strategies Ltd 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

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.

Tangible fixed assets

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

Financial instruments

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, 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.

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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2022 - 2 ) .

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

etc

£

COST

Additions

1,978

At 30 April 2023

1,978

DEPRECIATION

Charge for year

659

At 30 April 2023

659

NET BOOK VALUE

At 30 April 2023

1,319

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Trade debtors

43,498

1,361

6.	CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS

2023

2022

£

£

Unlisted investments

8,899

6,886

Other investments

100,000

50,000

108,899

56,886

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Amounts owed to group undertakings

50,000

50,000

Taxation and social security

46,941

56,193

Other creditors

12,179

161,488

109,120

267,681

8.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year the company operated a loan with another company of which the director has an involvement. At the year end the balance outstanding was £50,000 (2022 £50,000).