Wren General Merchants Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 18.2

Wren General Merchants Limited - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 18.2


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609 (England and Wales)















UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

FOR

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3


WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017







DIRECTORS: Dr P Lawes
Mrs H Lawes
Mr D Lawes





REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 5
Woodcock Road
Industrial Estate
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9DX





REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Richardson Jones
Chartered Accountants
Mercury House
19-21 Chapel Street
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 3HN

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)

BALANCE SHEET
31ST DECEMBER 2017

31.12.17 31.12.16
as restated
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 153 228
Investments 5 908,017 908,017
Investment property 6 500,000 500,000
1,408,170 1,408,245

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 7 170,399 208,961
Cash at bank and in hand 316,432 252,571
486,831 461,532
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 11,701 6,651
NET CURRENT ASSETS 475,130 454,881
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

1,883,300

1,863,126

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 9 24 24
Revaluation reserve 10 476,837 476,837
Other reserves 10 - 26,074
Retained earnings 10 1,406,439 1,360,191
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,883,300 1,863,126

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st December 2017.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2017 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 of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

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 on 25th September 2018 and were signed on its behalf
by:




Mr D Lawes - Director


WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Wren General Merchants 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.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" of Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Turnover
Turnover shown in the profit and loss is represented by rental income recieved in the accounting period.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer equipment - Straight line over 7 years

Investment property
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in
fair value is recognised in profit or loss.

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.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 4 (2016 - 5 ) .

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipment
£   
COST
At 1st January 2017 3,163
Disposals (2,630 )
At 31st December 2017 533
DEPRECIATION
At 1st January 2017 2,935
Charge for year 76
Eliminated on disposal (2,631 )
At 31st December 2017 380
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2017 153
At 31st December 2016 228

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

31.12.17 31.12.16
as restated
£    £   
Loans to group undertakings 824,017 824,017
Participating interests 84,000 84,000
908,017 908,017

Additional information is as follows:
Interest
in other
participating
interests
£   
COST
At 1st January 2017
and 31st December 2017 84,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2017 84,000
At 31st December 2016 84,000
Loans to
group
undertakings
£   
At 1st January 2017
and 31st December 2017 824,017

Loan to subsidiary, Fortaleza, based in Portugal, is only repayable on the sale of the property held within the
Portuguese company.

6. INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Total
£   
FAIR VALUE
At 1st January 2017
and 31st December 2017 500,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st December 2017 500,000
At 31st December 2016 500,000

Fair value at 31st December 2017 is represented by:

£   
Valuation in 2008 476,837
Cost 23,163
500,000

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

6. INVESTMENT PROPERTY - continued

If investment property had not been revalued it would have been included at the following historical cost:

31.12.17 31.12.16
as restated
£    £   
Cost 23,163 23,163

Investment property was valued on an open market basis on 31st December 2017 by the directors of the company
.

7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.17 31.12.16
as restated
£    £   
Trade debtors 5,108 3,658
Amounts owed by participating interests 158,452 187,110
Other debtors 5,548 17,355
Prepayments and accrued income 1,291 838
170,399 208,961

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.17 31.12.16
as restated
£    £   
Trade creditors 241 -
Tax 4,830 1,341
Social security and other taxes 1,135 406
VAT 1,142 1,158
Accruals and deferred income 4,353 3,746
11,701 6,651

9. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL


Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.12.17 31.12.16
value: as restated
£    £   
24,000 Ordinary £0.00 1 24 24

10. RESERVES
Retained Revaluation Other
earnings reserve reserves Totals
£    £    £    £   

At 1st January 2017 1,360,191 476,837 26,074 1,863,102
Profit for the year 20,174 20,174
Transfer 26,074 - (26,074 ) -
At 31st December 2017 1,406,439 476,837 - 1,883,276

WREN GENERAL MERCHANTS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00696609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017

11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Wren General Merchants Limited owns 50% of the issued share capital of Burgau Fortaleza LDA. Income of
£16,560 (2016: £17,980) was recognised in the profit and loss account, in respect of income recieved from
Burgau Fortaleza LDA.

12. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is Mrs H Lawes.