Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 23.2.5

REGISTERED NUMBER: 04724836 (England and Wales)

Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements

For The Year Ended

31st March 2023

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

to

5

Chartered Accountants' Report

6

DIRECTORS:

S Welling

M Neale

Mrs M J Simpson

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Town Wall House

Balkerne Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO3 3AD

REGISTERED NUMBER:

04724836 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Haines Watts

Chartered Accountants

Town Wall House

Balkerne Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO3 3AD

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

5

256,821

214,647

Tangible assets

6

11,991

19,471

268,812

234,118

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

87,983

73,000

Debtors

7

305,063

423,561

Cash at bank

61,913

79,847

454,959

576,408

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

8

323,123

343,696

NET CURRENT ASSETS

131,836

232,712

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

400,648

466,830

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

9

(130,450

)

(241,489

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

(2,063

)

(4,030

)

NET ASSETS

268,135

221,311

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

27,500

27,500

Retained earnings

240,635

193,811

268,135

221,311

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st March 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st March 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 Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 27th February 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

M Neale - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Haines Watts (Colchester) 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.

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

2.	STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

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.

3.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

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.

Turnover is represented by work done and is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding value added tax.

Goodwill

Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2014, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

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

-

33.33% straight line

Computer and office equipment

-

33% on cost and 25% on reducing balance

Work in progress

Work in progress represents unbilled revenue and it is valued at the realisable value less any write offs.

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.

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 24 (2022 - 21 ) .

5.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Goodwill

£

COST

At 1st April 2022

391,836

Additions

84,937

At 31st March 2023

476,773

AMORTISATION

At 1st April 2022

177,189

Charge for year

42,763

At 31st March 2023

219,952

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31st March 2023

256,821

At 31st March 2022

214,647

6.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Computer

and

Plant and

office

machinery

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1st April 2022

2

68,133

68,135

Additions

-

2,560

2,560

At 31st March 2023

2

70,693

70,695

DEPRECIATION

At 1st April 2022

2

48,662

48,664

Charge for year

-

10,040

10,040

At 31st March 2023

2

58,702

58,704

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31st March 2023

-

11,991

11,991

At 31st March 2022

-

19,471

19,471

7.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Trade debtors

271,462

358,579

Other debtors

33,601

64,982

305,063

423,561

8.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Bank loans and overdrafts

9,925

9,859

Trade creditors

53,887

82,576

Taxation and social security

181,926

190,923

Other creditors

77,385

60,338

323,123

343,696

9.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Bank loans

-

12,214

Other creditors

130,450

229,275

130,450

241,489

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited for the year ended 31st March 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at http://www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited. You consider that Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Haines Watts (Colchester) Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

Haines Watts

Chartered Accountants

Town Wall House

Balkerne Hill

Colchester

Essex

CO3 3AD

27th February 2024