Abbreviated Company Accounts - PROPERTY REPAIRS & SERVICES LTD

1Accounting Policies

Basis of measurement and preparation of accounts
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities effective April 2008.

Turnover policy
Turnover represents commissions and management fees received net of VAT and other related taxes.

Other accounting policies
Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives, on the following bases:
Asset class Depreciation method and rate
Plant & Equipment 25% straight line
Motor Vehicles 25% straight line
Office Equipment 25% straight line
Hire purchase and leasing
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets and the cost less estimated residual value depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to profit and loss account so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.
Operating leases
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged in the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Work in progress
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after due regard for obsolete and slow moving stocks. Net realisable value is based on selling price less anticipated costs to completion and selling costs. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.
Deferred tax
Provision is made for taxation as a result of material timing differences between the incidence of income and expenditure for taxation purposes, using the liability method, only to the extent that, in the opinion of the directors, there is a reasonable probability that a liability or asset will crystallise in the near future.