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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219 (England and Wales)















UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

FOR

BPW SOLICITORS LTD

BPW SOLICITORS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Abridged Statement of Financial Position 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4

Chartered Accountants' Report 6

BPW SOLICITORS LTD

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023







DIRECTORS: Ms R Weldrake
Ms H E R Meredith





SECRETARY: O R E Beyret-Powell





REGISTERED OFFICE: 70 Westgate Street,
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2NZ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Andorran Limited
6 Manor Park Business Centre
Mackenzie Way
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9TX

BPW SOLICITORS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219)

ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 MARCH 2023

31.3.23 31.3.22
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 38,768 77,530

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 14,444 19,994
Debtors 24,139 18,196
Cash at bank 87,928 108,882
126,511 147,072
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year (46,618 ) (85,713 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 79,893 61,359
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

118,661

138,889

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 5 68 68
Capital redemption reserve 32 32
Retained earnings 118,561 138,789
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 118,661 138,889

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 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.

BPW SOLICITORS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219)

ABRIDGED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION - continued
31 MARCH 2023


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

All the members have consented to the preparation of an abridged Statement of Financial Position for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 6 October 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





Ms H E R Meredith - Director


BPW SOLICITORS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

BPW Solicitors Ltd 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Fee income is recognised at the point of invoicing clients on completion of work. The movement in work-in-progress on uninvoiced jobs is included in turnover, costed at appropriate hourly rates.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2014, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Work in progress
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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 6 (2022 - 7 ) .

BPW SOLICITORS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08845219)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Totals
£   
COST
At 1 April 2022
and 31 March 2023 387,626
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2022 310,096
Amortisation for year 38,762
At 31 March 2023 348,858
NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2023 38,768
At 31 March 2022 77,530

5. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.3.23 31.3.22
value: £    £   
8 H shares £1 8 8
60 R Shares £1 60 60
68 68

6. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Ms R Weldrake
Director and shareholder
At the end of the year there is an outstanding balance of £8,864 (2022: £nil) due on current account to Ms Weldrake. No interest is being charged; the advance is unsecured and no repayment terms have been agreed.

In addition, £1,110 (2022: £5,556) is due to Ms Weldrake on loan account for funding provided to the company. The loan is repayable in equal instalments of which four were made prior to the year end. Interest is payable at a commercial rate and the loan is unsecured.

Ms H E R Meredith
Director and shareholder
At the end of the year there is no outstanding balance (2022: £39) due on current account to Ms Meredith.

In addition, £5,548 (2022: £27,778) is due to Ms Meredith on loan account for funding provided to the company.The loan is repayable in equal instalments of which four were made prior to the year end. Interest is payable at a commercial rate and the loan is unsecured.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
BPW SOLICITORS LTD

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Statement of Financial Position. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of BPW Solicitors Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Abridged Statement of Financial Position and the 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 within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at http://www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of BPW Solicitors Ltd, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of BPW Solicitors Ltd and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of BPW Solicitors Ltd, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than BPW Solicitors Ltd and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that BPW Solicitors Ltd 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 BPW Solicitors Ltd. You consider that BPW Solicitors Ltd 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 BPW Solicitors Ltd. 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.






Andorran Limited
6 Manor Park Business Centre
Mackenzie Way
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9TX


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