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Registration number: 2894155

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements

4 to 8

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

Company Information

Director

Douglas Element

Company secretary

Gillian Element

Registered office

Graveyard Lane
Bickerstaffe
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 9EG

Accountants

Williams & Co Accountants
Pelican House
119c Eastbank Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 1DQ

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

(Registration number: 2894155)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

34,106

40,124

Current assets

 

Stocks

55,281

86,316

Debtors

6

165,378

166,658

Cash at bank and in hand

 

59,477

68,559

 

280,136

321,533

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(164,146)

(199,859)

Net current assets

 

115,990

121,674

Total assets less current liabilities

 

150,096

161,798

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(22,397)

(31,405)

Net assets

 

127,699

130,393

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

20,000

20,000

Retained earnings

107,699

110,393

Shareholders' funds

 

127,699

130,393

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

(Registration number: 2894155)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

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.

Director's 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 director acknowledges his 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.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 24 November 2023
 

.........................................
Douglas Element
Director

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

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.

The address of its registered office is:
Graveyard Lane
Bickerstaffe
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 9EG
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 24 November 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.

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.

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

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

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

Plant and machinery

15% Reducing balance

Office equipment

15% Reducing balance

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.

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.

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

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

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 5 (2022 - 6).

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2023
£

2022
£

Depreciation expense

6,019

7,081

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

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

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2022

27,628

381,666

409,294

At 31 March 2023

27,628

381,666

409,294

Depreciation

At 1 April 2022

23,772

345,398

369,170

Charge for the year

578

5,440

6,018

At 31 March 2023

24,350

350,838

375,188

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2023

3,278

30,828

34,106

At 31 March 2022

3,856

36,268

40,124

6

debtors

Current

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

155,554

156,813

Prepayments

224

245

Other debtors

9,600

9,600

 

165,378

166,658

 

Bickerstaffe Containers Ltd

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

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023
£

2022
£

Due within one year

Bank loans and overdrafts

9,953

10,649

trade creditors

107,440

147,681

Amount owed to director

29,664

20,913

Taxation and social security

12,064

14,914

Other creditors

5,025

5,702

164,146

199,859

Due after one year

Loans and borrowings

22,397

31,405

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2023
£

2022
£

Due after one year

Loans and borrowings

22,397

31,405

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2023

2022

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £1 each

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

         

9

Dividends

Final dividends paid

   

2023
£

 

2022
£

Final dividend of £1.25 per each Ordinary

 

25,000

 

25,000