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Registration number: 01074196

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements Year Ended 30 September 2023

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Chartered Accountants

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 8

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mrs J Vincent

Mr K G Vincent

Company secretary

Mrs J Vincent

Registered office

Unity Chambers
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA

Accountants

Edwards & Keeping
Chartered Accountants
Unity Chambers
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA

 

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limitedfor the Year Ended 30 September 2023

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited for the year ended 30 September 2023 as set out on pages 3 to 8 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 R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 20 November 2019. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of R J King (Insurance Brokers) 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 R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that R J King (Insurance Brokers) 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 R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited. You consider that R J King (Insurance Brokers) 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 R J King (Insurance Brokers) 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.






Edwards & Keeping
Chartered Accountants
Unity Chambers
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA

22 November 2023

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

(Registration number: 01074196)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

5,301

7,553

Current assets

 

Debtors

6

52,240

73,047

Cash at bank and in hand

 

192,692

148,684

 

244,932

221,731

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(188,032)

(169,612)

Net current assets

 

56,900

52,119

Total assets less current liabilities

 

62,201

59,672

Provisions for liabilities

(1,007)

(1,435)

Net assets

 

61,194

58,237

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

10,000

10,000

Profit and loss account

51,194

48,237

Shareholders' funds

 

61,194

58,237

For the financial year ending 30 September 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.

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 21 November 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
 


Mrs J Vincent
Company secretary and director


Mr K G Vincent
Director

 
     
 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 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:
Unity Chambers
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA
England

The principal place of business is:
15 Granby Court
Surrey Close
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9XB

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 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.

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 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

Office equipment

15% of written down value

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

straight line over 5 years

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023

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.

Insurance debtors and creditors

Insurance brokers usually act as agents in placing the insurable risks of their clients with insurance companies and, as such, generally are not liable as principals for amounts arising from such transactions. Notwithstanding these legal relationships, debtors and creditors arising from insurance broking transactions are shown as assets and liabilities. This recognises that the insurance broker is entitled to retain the investment income on any cash flows arising from these transactions.

Debtors and creditors arising from a transaction between client and insurers (e.g., a premium or a claim) are recorded simultaneously.

The position of the insurance broker as agent means that generally the credit risk is borne by the principals.

There can be circumstances where the insurance broker acquires credit risk through statute or through the act or omission of the insurance broker or of one of the principals. There is much legal uncertainty surrounding the circumstances and the extent of such exposures and consequently they cannot be evaluated. However, the total of insurance broking debtors appearing in the balance sheet is not an indication of credit risk.

It is normal practice for insurance brokers to settle accounts with other intermediaries, clients, insurers and market settlement bureaux on a net basis. Thus, large changes in both insurance broking debtors and creditors can result from comparatively small cash settlements. For this reason, the totals of insurance broking debtors and creditors give no indication of future cash flows.

The legal status of this practice of net settlement is uncertain and in the event of an insolvency it is generally abandoned. Financial Reporting Standard No. 102 requires that the offset of assets and liabilities should be recognised in financial statements where, and only where, the offset would survive the insolvency of the other party. Accordingly, only such offsets have been recognised in calculating insurance broking debtors and creditors.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 6 (2022 - 7).

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2022

20,000

20,000

At 30 September 2023

20,000

20,000

Amortisation

At 1 October 2022

20,000

20,000

At 30 September 2023

20,000

20,000

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2023

-

-

At 30 September 2022

-

-

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2022

84,328

84,328

Additions

149

149

Disposals

(67,349)

(67,349)

At 30 September 2023

17,128

17,128

Depreciation

At 1 October 2022

76,775

76,775

Charge for the year

935

935

Eliminated on disposal

(65,883)

(65,883)

At 30 September 2023

11,827

11,827

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2023

5,301

5,301

At 30 September 2022

7,553

7,553

6

Debtors

Current

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

47,213

70,646

Prepayments

5,027

2,401

 

52,240

73,047

 

R J King (Insurance Brokers) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023
£

2022
£

Due within one year

Insurance creditors

158,316

143,471

Taxation and social security

12,088

8,624

Other creditors

17,628

17,517

188,032

169,612

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2023

2022

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

         

9

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Not later than one year

18,872

18,872

Later than one year and not later than five years

36,172

55,044

55,044

73,916

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £18,872 (2022 - £18,872).

10

Dividends

 

2023

2022

 

£

£

Interim dividend of £4.24 (2022 - £3.56) per ordinary share

42,400

35,600