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Registration number: 10112014

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Financial Statements

5 to 10

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr A R Gawthrop

Mr L A Hammond

Registered office

1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG

Accountants

Hargreaves Brown & Benson
Chartered Accountants
1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG

 

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Zest Document Solutions Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Zest Document Solutions Limited for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out on pages 3 to 10 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/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Zest Document Solutions Limited. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Zest Document Solutions Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Zest Document Solutions 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 Zest Document Solutions Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Zest Document Solutions Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Zest Document Solutions Limited. You consider that Zest Document Solutions 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 accounts of Zest Document Solutions 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 accounts.

......................................

Hargreaves Brown & Benson
Chartered Accountants
1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG

25 October 2023

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

(Registration number: 10112014)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

680

920

Investments

5

100

100

 

780

1,020

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

63,420

32,906

Debtors

7

336,179

240,262

Cash at bank and in hand

 

53,987

10,023

 

453,586

283,191

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(236,558)

(152,839)

Net current assets

 

217,028

130,352

Total assets less current liabilities

 

217,808

131,372

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(181,354)

(95,000)

Net assets

 

36,454

36,372

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

36,354

36,272

Shareholders' funds

 

36,454

36,372

For the financial year ending 31 March 2023 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 accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

(Registration number: 10112014)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

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.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 25 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr A R Gawthrop
Director

.........................................
Mr L A Hammond
Director

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG

The principal place of business is:
3 Dominion Court
Billington Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5UB

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 25 October 2023.

2

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 smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

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.

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.

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

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 balance sheet 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

Furniture and fittings

15% reducing balance

Office equipment

25% reducing balance

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.

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.

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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.

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.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

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.

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was 2 (2022 - 2).

4

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2022

2,785

2,785

At 31 March 2023

2,785

2,785

Depreciation

At 1 April 2022

1,865

1,865

Charge for the year

240

240

At 31 March 2023

2,105

2,105

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2023

680

680

At 31 March 2022

920

920

5

Investments

2023
£

2022
£

Investments in subsidiaries

100

100

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2022

100

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2023

100

At 31 March 2022

100

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

     

2023

2022

Subsidiary undertakings

Zest Document Holdings (JV) Ltd

1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG

Ordinary

100%

100%

 

England & Wales

     

The principal activity of Zest Document Holdings (JV) Ltd is is that of a dormant company.

6

Stocks

2023
£

2022
£

Other inventories

63,420

32,906

 

Zest Document Solutions Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

7

Debtors

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

 

190,667

91,631

Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

145,512

148,631

 

336,179

240,262

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

31,727

-

Trade creditors

 

154,557

103,014

Taxation and social security

 

46,672

45,973

Accruals and deferred income

 

3,602

3,852

 

236,558

152,839

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

181,354

95,000

9

Loans and borrowings

2023
£

2022
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

181,354

95,000

2023
£

2022
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

31,727

-