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Registration number: 07939853

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

5 to 12

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Mr SJ Howell

Mrs VJ Howell

Company secretary

Mrs VJ Howell

Registered office

Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

Accountants

Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified Accountants
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

 

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd
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 SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2023 as set out on pages 3 to 12 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/standards/rules-and-standards/rulebook.html.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/technical-activities/technical-resources-search/2009/
october/factsheet-163-audit-exempt-companies.html. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd 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 SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd. You consider that SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors 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 accounts of SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors 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 accounts.

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Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified Accountants
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

31 October 2023

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

(Registration number: 07939853)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

329,295

365,345

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

21,413

46,357

Debtors

6

156,458

117,993

Cash at bank and in hand

 

41

-

 

177,912

164,350

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(212,763)

(210,546)

Net current liabilities

 

(34,851)

(46,196)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

294,444

319,149

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(207,678)

(241,523)

Provisions for liabilities

(60,849)

(55,513)

Net assets

 

25,917

22,113

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

25,817

22,013

Shareholders' funds

 

25,917

22,113

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.

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.

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

(Registration number: 07939853)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

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 directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 31 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr SJ Howell
Director

.........................................
Mrs VJ Howell
Director

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited 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:
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 31 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.

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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 and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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 & machinery

25% Reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% 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.

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

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.

Borrowings

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

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.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

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 directors) during the year, was 5 (2022 - 5).

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

4

Tangible assets

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2022

23

744,526

744,549

Additions

-

91,871

91,871

Disposals

-

(29,475)

(29,475)

At 31 March 2023

23

806,922

806,945

Depreciation

At 1 April 2022

21

379,183

379,204

Charge for the year

-

109,778

109,778

Eliminated on disposal

-

(11,332)

(11,332)

At 31 March 2023

21

477,629

477,650

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2023

2

329,293

329,295

At 31 March 2022

2

365,343

365,345

5

Stocks

2023
£

2022
£

Work in progress

21,413

46,357

6

Debtors

Current

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

156,458

112,328

Other debtors

-

5,665

 

156,458

117,993

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

141,795

154,372

Trade creditors

 

26,920

38,048

Taxation and social security

 

36,302

7,846

Accruals and deferred income

 

1,500

1,500

Other creditors

 

6,246

8,780

 

212,763

210,546

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

207,678

241,523

8

Loans and borrowings

2023
£

2022
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

22,496

32,499

Hire purchase contracts

185,182

209,024

207,678

241,523

 

SJ & VJ Howell Agricultural Contractors Ltd

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

2023
£

2022
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

10,000

10,000

Bank overdrafts

40,232

63,311

Hire purchase contracts

91,563

81,061

141,795

154,372

9

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2023

At 1 April 2022
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2023
£

Loan to company

5

815

820

       
     

 

2022

At 1 April 2021
£

Advances to director
£

At 31 March 2022
£

Loan to company

1,401

(1,396)

5