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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929 (Scotland)















BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023






BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements 4 to 10

Chartered Accountants' Report 11

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: Alexander Samuel McNutt
Ann Margaret McNutt
Douglas Johnston
Lisa Ann Clark
Colin Barr
Alexander McMillan



REGISTERED OFFICE: 415 Hillington Road
Hillington Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G52 4BL



REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929 (Scotland)



ACCOUNTANTS: Milne Craig
Chartered Accountants
Abercorn House
79 Renfrew Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4DA



BANKERS: Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Paisley Chief Office
1 Moncrieff Street
Paisley
PA3 2AW

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

BALANCE SHEET
30 SEPTEMBER 2023

30/9/23 30/9/22
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 - -
Tangible assets 5 25,786 24,930
25,786 24,930

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 6 90,000 75,000
Debtors 7 750,951 380,309
Cash at bank and in hand 103,245 123,166
944,196 578,475
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 8 822,765 342,319
NET CURRENT ASSETS 121,431 236,156
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

147,217

261,086

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

9

487,950

487,950
NET LIABILITIES (340,733 ) (226,864 )

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Revaluation reserve 5,000 5,000
Retained earnings (345,833 ) (231,964 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS (340,733 ) (226,864 )

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
30 SEPTEMBER 2023


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 30 January 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





Douglas Johnston - Director


BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Bell Fire and Security Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in Scotland.The company's registered number is SC513352 and its registered office address is 415 Hillington Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow, G52 4BL.

The nature of the Company's operations and its principal activity is that of the provision of alarm maintenance contracts.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue trading for the forseeable future. At 30 September 2023 the company's liabilities exceeded its assets by £340,733. The company is therefore dependant upon the continuing support of its directors and funding from the Holding company. The directors are confident that this support will be maintained for the forseeable future. Should this support be withdrawn and the company be unable to continue trading, adjustments would have to be made to reduce the balance sheet values to their recoverable amounts, and to reclassify fixed assets and long term liabilities as current assets and liabilities.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In preparing these financial statements, the directors have made the following judgements:

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.

Assets are considered for indications of impairment. If required an impairment review will be carried out and a decision made on possible impairment. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and where it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit.

Bad debts are provided for where objective evidence of the need for a provision exists.

Inventories are assessed for evidence of obsolescence and a provision is made against any inventory unlikely to be sold, or where stock is sold post year end at a loss.

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Turnover
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Consideration is given to the point at which the Company is entitled to receive the income, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Revenue from the provision of services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
- it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due;
- the costs incurred can be measured reliably.

In relation to maintenance contracts charged in advance of the commencement of the contract, revenue recognised is only in relation to the element of the contract which falls within the financial year with the balance being deferred and recognised in the following period.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2006, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of three years.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Improvements to property - 20% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - at varying rates on cost

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 ' Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's balance sheet when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transactions costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the Company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.


BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Current tax is recognised for the amount of income tax payable in respect of the taxable profit for the current or past reporting periods using the tax rates and laws that that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date, except as otherwise indicated.

Deferred tax assets are only recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

If and when all conditions for retaining tax allowances for the cost of a fixed asset have been met, the deferred tax is reversed.

Deferred tax is calculated using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

With the exception of changes arising on the initial recognition of a business combination, the tax expense (income) is presented either in profit or loss, other comprehensive income or equity depending on the transaction that resulted in the tax expense (income).

Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset only if the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Impairment of assets
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

Non-financial assets
An asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

Financial assets
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal.

An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 36 (2022 - 32 ) .

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 October 2022
and 30 September 2023 30,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 October 2022
and 30 September 2023 30,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2023 -
At 30 September 2022 -

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements Fixtures
to and Computer
property fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 October 2022 1,170 44,144 27,538 72,852
Additions - 6,274 5,642 11,916
At 30 September 2023 1,170 50,418 33,180 84,768
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2022 878 30,868 16,176 47,922
Charge for year 234 4,415 6,411 11,060
At 30 September 2023 1,112 35,283 22,587 58,982
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2023 58 15,135 10,593 25,786
At 30 September 2022 292 13,276 11,362 24,930

6. STOCKS
30/9/23 30/9/22
£    £   
Stocks 90,000 75,000

7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30/9/23 30/9/22
£    £   
Trade debtors 750,951 380,309

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30/9/23 30/9/22
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts - 17,015
Trade creditors 222,598 136,545
Social security and other taxes 144,965 121,140
Accruals and deferred income 455,202 67,619
822,765 342,319

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
30/9/23 30/9/22
£    £   
Directors' loan accounts 487,950 487,950

10. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £49,141 (2022 - £42,425).

Contributions of £9,067 were payable to the fund at 30th September 2023 (2022 - £8,067).

BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC091929)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023

11. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

During the year the company benefited from an interest free loan from its directors. The balance outstanding as at 30th September 2023 amounted to £487,950 (2022 - £487,950).

12. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate parent company is Bell Fire and Security Holdings Limited, a company registered in Scotland. The ultimate parent company owns 100% of the issued share capital of the company.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
BELL FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Bell Fire and Security Limited for the year ended 30 September 2023 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of ICAS, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icas.com/accountspreparationguidance.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Bell Fire and Security Limited, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Bell Fire and Security Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Bell Fire and Security Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of ICAS as detailed at http://www.icas.com/accountspreparationguidance. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Bell Fire and Security Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of Bell Fire and Security Limited. You consider that Bell Fire and Security 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 financial statements of Bell Fire and Security 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 financial statements.






Milne Craig
Chartered Accountants
Abercorn House
79 Renfrew Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4DA


30 January 2024