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Company registration number: 03283350
Ecoterms Limited
Unaudited filleted financial statements
31 March 2022
Ecoterms Limited
Contents
Directors and other information
Accountants report
Statement of financial position
Statement of changes in equity
Notes to the financial statements
Ecoterms Limited
Directors and other information
Directors Mr M W Seaman-Hill
Mr M Hill (Resigned 3 May 2022)
Mrs P A Willmott
Mr J J Hill
Company number 03283350
Registered office Shilcock House
99 Bancroft
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1NQ
Accountants Hicks and Company
Chartered accountants
First Floor
99 Bancroft
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1NQ
Bankers HSBC
1 Market Place
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DR
Ecoterms Limited
Chartered accountants report to the board of directors on the preparation of the
unaudited statutory financial statements of Ecoterms Limited
Year ended 31 March 2022
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Ecoterms Limited for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial position, statement of changes in equity and related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icaew.com /en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance/.
This report is made solely to the board of directors of Ecoterms Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 25 April 2022. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Ecoterms Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of Ecoterms Limited as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Ecoterms Limited and its board of directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Ecoterms Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Ecoterms Limited. You consider that Ecoterms Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Ecoterms Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Hicks and Company
Chartered accountants
First Floor
99 Bancroft
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1NQ
12 August 2022
Ecoterms Limited
Statement of financial position
31 March 2022
2022 2021
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 5 1,185,532 1,210,532
_________ _________
1,185,532 1,210,532
Current assets
Debtors 6 51,166 43,780
Cash at bank and in hand 47,621 44,677
_______ _______
98,787 88,457
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 7 ( 72,782) ( 83,288)
_______ _______
Net current assets 26,005 5,169
_________ _________
Total assets less current liabilities 1,211,537 1,215,701
Creditors: amounts falling due
after more than one year 8 ( 466,317) ( 480,816)
_______ _______
Net assets 745,220 734,885
_______ _______
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 100 100
Fair value reserve 373,180 398,180
Profit and loss account 371,940 336,605
_______ _______
Shareholders funds 745,220 734,885
_______ _______
For the year ending 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the statement of comprehensive income has not been delivered.
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 19 August 2022 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr J J Hill
Director
Company registration number: 03283350
Ecoterms Limited
Statement of changes in equity
Year ended 31 March 2022
Called up share capital Fair value reserve Profit and loss account Total
£ £ £ £
At 1 April 2020 100 398,180 346,511 744,791
Profit for the year 35,094 35,094
_______ _______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income for the year - - 35,094 35,094
Dividends paid and payable ( 45,000) ( 45,000)
_______ _______ _______ _______
Total investments by and distributions to owners - - ( 45,000) ( 45,000)
_______ _______ _______ _______
At 31 March 2021 and 1 April 2021 100 398,180 336,605 734,885
Profit for the year 10,335 10,335
Other comprehensive income for the year:
Fair value adjustments to investment property - ( 25,000) 25,000 -
_______ _______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income for the year - ( 25,000) 35,335 10,335
_______ _______ _______ _______
At 31 March 2022 100 373,180 371,940 745,220
_______ _______ _______ _______
Ecoterms Limited
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 March 2022
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England & Wales. The address of the registered office is Shilcock House, 99 Bancroft, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1NQ.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the provisions of FRS 102, Section 1A, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Turnover
Turnover represents the rent of properties and recharged expenses which are included on an accruals basis.
Taxation
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in capital and reserves, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in depreciation rate, useful life or residual value of tangible assets, the depreciation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.
Investment property
Investment property is measured initially at cost, which includes purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure. Investment property is revalued to its fair value at each reporting date and any changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
Impairment
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
4. Employee numbers
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year amounted to 4 (2021: 4 ).
5. Tangible assets
Freehold investment properties Total
£ £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2021 1,210,532 1,210,532
Revaluation ( 25,000) ( 25,000)
_________ _________
At 31 March 2022 1,185,532 1,185,532
_________ _________
Depreciation
At 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 - -
_________ _________
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2022 1,185,532 1,185,532
_________ _________
At 31 March 2021 1,210,532 1,210,532
_________ _________
Investment property
The fair value of the freehold investment properties have been arrived at on the basis of valuations carried out by the directors of the company . The valuations were made on an open market value basis for existing use on 31 March 2022.
Tangible assets held at valuation
In respect of tangible assets held at valuation, the aggregate cost, depreciation and comparable carrying amount that would have been recognised if the assets had been carried under the historical cost model are as follows:
Freehold investment properties Total
£ £
At 31 March 2022
Aggregate cost 812,351 812,351
Aggregate depreciation - -
_______ _______
Carrying amount 812,351 812,351
_______ _______
At 31 March 2021
Aggregate cost 812,351 812,351
Aggregate depreciation - -
_______ _______
Carrying amount 812,351 812,351
_______ _______
6. Debtors
2022 2021
£ £
Rent and insurance arrears 399 5,956
Other debtors 50,767 37,824
_______ _______
51,166 43,780
_______ _______
7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022 2021
£ £
Other loan (secured) 14,499 13,613
Rent, insurance and service charge received in advance 17,142 16,793
Corporation tax 8,394 8,121
Social security and other taxes 14,178 11,690
Other creditors 18,569 33,071
_______ _______
72,782 83,288
_______ _______
8. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2022 2021
£ £
Other loan (secured) 466,317 480,816
_______ _______
Included within creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year is an amount of £ 398,261 (2021 £ 416,915 ) in respect of liabilities payable or repayable by instalments which fall due for payment after more than five years from the reporting date.
The other loan is secured by a first charge over a freehold investment property.
9. Contingencies
The freehold investment property, known as Regal Chambers, is held with Mayhall Properties Limited in equal shares as tenants in common.The loan for assisting with the refurbishment of Regal Chambers is subject to a legal mortgage given by Ecoterms Limited and Mayhall Properties Limited.Ecoterms Limited and Mayhall Properties Limited are jointly and severally liable for the loan which has been established for this transaction alone, and not any other facility that the individual companies may enter into.
10. Related party transactions
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Transaction value Balance owed by/(owed to)
2022 2021 2022 2021
£ £ £ £
Messrs John Shilcock - managing agent fees 9,401 8,356 694 414
Messrs John Shilcock - professional fees 86 - - -
_______ _______ _______ _______
At 31 March 2022 £ 40,823 (2021 £ 24,908 ) was owed to the company by Messrs John Shilcock , a partnership in which certain directors have an interest. The amount owed represents net rents collected by Messrs John Shilcock as managing agents, retained to cover future expenses. The amount is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.