Registered number
04480770
Vale Forestry Limited
Unaudited Filleted Accounts
31 May 2023
Vale Forestry Limited
Registered number: 04480770
Balance Sheet
as at 31 May 2023
Notes 2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 4 407,086 394,542
Current assets
Debtors 5 124,072 182,192
Cash at bank and in hand 1,911 81,318
125,983 263,510
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 (429,127) (333,355)
Net current liabilities (303,144) (69,845)
Total assets less current liabilities 103,942 324,697
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 7 - (45,026)
Net assets 103,942 279,671
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 2 2
Profit and loss account 103,940 279,669
Shareholder's funds 103,942 279,671
The director is satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
John Gardiner
Director
Approved by the board on 15 January 2024
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 May 2023
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
2 Going concern
The company ceased trading in May 2023. HMRC issued statements for APNs (Accelerated Payment Notices) on 5 May 2023 amounting to £131,872 in relation to the company’s use of the tax product Karat. The company has not paid these APNs and is unable to do so.
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.
Intangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative amortisation and any accumulative impairment losses.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Freehold buildings not depreciated
Leasehold land and buildings over the lease term
Plant and machinery over 5 years
Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment over 5 years
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that 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, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Provisions
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Foreign currency translation
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recognised at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporting period foreign currency monetary items are translated at the closing rate of exchange. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are charged to profit or loss.
Leased assets
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
3 Employees 2023 2022
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 15 16
4 Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings Plant and machinery etc Motor vehicles Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 June 2022 - 723,156 278,158 1,001,314
Additions 39,180 15,850 - 55,030
At 31 May 2023 39,180 739,006 278,158 1,056,344
Depreciation
At 1 June 2022 - 419,184 187,588 606,772
Charge for the year - 31,982 10,504 42,486
At 31 May 2023 - 451,166 198,092 649,258
Net book value
At 31 May 2023 39,180 287,840 80,066 407,086
At 31 May 2022 - 303,972 90,570 394,542
5 Debtors 2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 124,072 -
Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest - 182,192
124,072 182,192
6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 37,426 40,000
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts - 48,389
Trade creditors 18,732 25,804
Taxation and social security costs 12,748 18,237
Other creditors 360,221 200,925
429,127 333,355
7 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors - 45,026
8 Loans 2023 2022
£ £
Creditors include:
Secured bank loans 36,100 50,769
The bank loans are secured on the assets of the company and guaranteed by a director.
9 Other financial commitments 2023 2022
£ £
Total future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases 45,026 82,646
10 Other information
Vale Forestry Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
The Flower Barn,
Bretford Road, Badsey,
Evesham,
Worcs.,
WR11 7YH
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