Educate School Services Ltd - Period Ending 2017-03-31
Educate School Services Ltd - Period Ending 2017-03-31
Registration number:
Educate School Services Ltd
for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Chartered Certified Accountants
2 Clyst Works
Clyst Road
Topsham
Exeter
Devon
EX3 0DB
Educate School Services Ltd
Contents
Company Information |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Educate School Services Ltd
Company Information
Directors |
Mr J R F De Bass Mr P N Marson Mr G W Jones Mr A D Learoyd Mr S P Connell |
Registered office |
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Accountants |
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Educate School Services Ltd
(Registration number: 07154692)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017
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Net assets |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total equity |
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For the financial year ending 31 March 2017 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved and authorised by the
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Mr J R F De Bass
Director
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
The accounts are presented in £ sterling and rounded to £1.
Exemption from preparing group accounts
The company has taken advantage of the exemption in section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements, on the grounds that it is a small sized group.
Judgements
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets. This by nature is an estimate and the actual market values of assets may be different to the values presented in the accounts. The fixed assets are shown on the balance sheet in the financial statements. The carrying amount is £8,028 (2016 -£8,696).
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Foreign currency transactions and balances
At the end of each reporting period foreign currency monetary items are translated at the closing rate of exchange. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are charged to the profit and loss.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Computer and office equipment |
25% straight line |
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Intangible assets
Positive goodwill is capitalised as an asset on the balance sheet and amortised on a straight line basis over its useful economic life. It is reviewed for impairment at the end of the first full financial year following the acquisition and in other periods if events or changes indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Development costs
Research and development expenditure is written off as incurred.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
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Amortisation method and rate |
Goodwill |
20% straight line on original value of £465,729, (March 2011), amortised value recognised on hive up of trade from subsidiary |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Impairment
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows, discounted at the assets original effective interest rate.
For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate, which is an approximation, of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Intangible assets |
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Amortisation |
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Amortisation charge |
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Tangible assets |
Computer and office equipment |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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Investments |
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Subsidiaries |
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Details of undertakings
Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
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82 Ordinary 1p shares |
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England and Wales |
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159,640 Ordinary £1 shares, and 1,160 Ordinary B £1 shares |
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England and Wales |
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1 Ordinary £1 share |
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England and Wales |
The principal activity of Educate Schools Plus Ltd is |
The principal activity of Education Management Direct Ltd is |
The principal activity of Educate (PGCE) Ltd is |
The profit for the financial period of Education Management Direct Ltd was £24,644 and the aggregate amount of capital and reserves at the end of the period was £(19,105). |
The profit for the financial period of Educate (PGCE) Ltd was £5,853 and the aggregate amount of capital and reserves at the end of the period was £5,854. |
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Educate School Services Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017
Debtors |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest |
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Other debtors |
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Total current trade and other debtors |
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Creditors |
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Bank loans and overdrafts |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest |
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Other creditors |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Other borrowings |
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