DPDS Group Limited - Limited company - abbreviated - 11.0.0

REGISTERED NUMBER: 01907209 (England and Wales)

Abbreviated Accounts

for the Year Ended 31 March 2014

for

Development Planning & Design Services

Group Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Abbreviated Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts

4

DIRECTORS:

L M Durrant

N Arbon

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Old Bank House

5 Devizes Road

Old Town

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN1 4BJ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

01907209 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Mander Duffill

Chartered Accountants

65 St Mary Street

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 3JF

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

2

632,322

645,939

Investments

3

3,050

28,051

635,372

673,990

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

1,266,187

1,429,785

Cash at bank and in hand

758,330

656,593

2,024,517

2,086,378

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

269,402

306,810

NET CURRENT ASSETS

1,755,115

1,779,568

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,390,487

2,453,558

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

4

8,667

7,800

Share premium

2,450

2,450

Revaluation reserve

254,718

254,718

Capital redemption reserve

2,812

2,812

Profit and loss account

2,121,840

2,185,778

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

2,390,487

2,453,558

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2014.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014 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 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 13 October 2014 and were signed on its behalf by:

L M Durrant - Director

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the

revaluation of certain assets and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller

Entities (effective April 2008).

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

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

Leasehold improvements

-

Over remaining term of the lease

Plant and machinery

-

15% on reducing balance

Furniture, fixtures and fittings

-

15% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

-

25% on reducing balance

Computer equipment

-

25% on cost and 15% on reducing balance

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at

the balance sheet date.

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.

The assets of the pension scheme are held separately from those of the company in independently

administered funds. Contributions made by the company during the year amounted to £16,203 (2013

£17,050). No contributions were outstanding at 31st March 2014 or 31st March 2013.

Consolidation

The company is the parent company within a small group as defined by Companies Act 2006 ss 383(4)

and 466(4) and therefore the group has availed itself of the exemption not to prepare group accounts.

2.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Total

£

COST

At 1 April 2013

1,074,606

Additions

8,368

Disposals

(20,110

)

At 31 March 2014

1,062,864

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2013

428,667

Charge for year

17,036

Eliminated on disposal

(15,161

)

At 31 March 2014

430,542

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2014

632,322

At 31 March 2013

645,939

3.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Investments

other

than

loans

£

COST

At 1 April 2013

28,051

Disposals

(25,001

)

At 31 March 2014

3,050

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2014

3,050

At 31 March 2013

28,051

The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the

following:

Development Planning & Design Services Ltd

Nature of business:

%

Class of shares:

holding

Ordinary

100.00

31.3.14

31.3.13

£

£

Aggregate capital and reserves

(166,265

)

(212,176

)

Profit/(loss) for the year

45,911

(74,643

)

DPDS Regional Ltd

Nature of business:

%

Class of shares:

holding

Ordinary

100.00

31.3.14

31.3.13

£

£

Aggregate capital and reserves

(178,678

)

(178,677

)

Loss for the year

(1

)

(12

)

DPDS Architecture Ltd

Nature of business:

%

Class of shares:

holding

Ordinary

100.00

31.3.14

31.3.13

£

£

Aggregate capital and reserves

(38,732

)

(55,024

)

Profit/(loss) for the year

16,292

(2,050

)

DPDS Consulting Ltd

Nature of business:

%

Class of shares:

holding

Ordinary

100.00

31.3.14

31.3.13

£

£

Aggregate capital and reserves

126,932

126,932

4.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

31.3.14

31.3.13

value:

£

£

NIL

Ordinary

£1

-

7,800

(31.3.13 - 7,800 )

7,800

Ordinary A

£1

7,800

-

867

Ordinary B

£1

867

-

8,667

7,800

The following shares were issued during the year for cash at par :

867 Ordinary B shares of £1