Donald Race & Newton Solicitors Limited - Abbreviated accounts 16.3

Donald Race & Newton Solicitors Limited - Abbreviated accounts 16.3


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863 (England and Wales)















ABBREVIATED UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2016

FOR

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863)

CONTENTS OF THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2016










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Company Information 1

Abbreviated Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts 4

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2016







DIRECTORS: D M Lawson
S M Anderson
M Finley





REGISTERED OFFICE: 5-7 Hargreaves Street
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1EA





REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Ainsworths Limited
Charter House
Stansfield Street
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 9XY

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863)

ABBREVIATED BALANCE SHEET
31ST OCTOBER 2016

31.10.16 31.10.15
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 2 790,751 837,266
Tangible assets 3 57,778 28,841
848,529 866,107

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 898,251 988,982
Cash at bank and in hand 219,334 54,194
1,117,585 1,043,176
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 720,325 844,247
NET CURRENT ASSETS 397,260 198,929
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

1,245,789

1,065,036

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

(546,620

)

(572,074

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (9,089 ) (2,760 )
NET ASSETS 690,080 490,202

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 4 500 500
Profit and loss account 689,580 489,702
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 690,080 490,202

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st October 2016.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st October 2016 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.

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863)

ABBREVIATED BALANCE SHEET - continued
31ST OCTOBER 2016


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 30th June 2017 and were signed on its behalf by:




D M Lawson - Director S M Anderson - Director




M Finley - Director


DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863)

NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2016


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 January 2015).

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

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2013, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of twenty years.

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

Fixtures and fittings - 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.

2. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1st November 2015
and 31st October 2016 930,296
AMORTISATION
At 1st November 2015 93,030
Amortisation for year 46,515
At 31st October 2016 139,545
NET BOOK VALUE

At 31st October 2016 790,751
At 31st October 2015 837,266

DONALD RACE & NEWTON SOLICITORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08552863)

NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2016


3. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1st November 2015 37,109
Additions 39,138
At 31st October 2016 76,247
DEPRECIATION
At 1st November 2015 8,268
Charge for year 10,201
At 31st October 2016 18,469
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st October 2016 57,778
At 31st October 2015 28,841

4. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.10.16 31.10.15
value: £    £   
100 Ordinary A £1 100 100
100 Ordinary B £1 100 100
100 Ordinary C £1 100 100
100 Ordinary D £1 100 100
100 Ordinary E £1 100 100
500 500