Company Registration No. 04684974 (England and Wales)
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 AUGUST 2023
31 August 2023
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
66
81
Investment properties
5
270,000
720,000
270,066
720,081
Current assets
Debtors
6
273,768
477
Cash at bank and in hand
38,316
5,229
312,084
5,706
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(44,170)
(39,379)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
267,914
(33,673)
Total assets less current liabilities
537,980
686,408
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(127,950)
Provisions for liabilities
(14,472)
(27,304)
Net assets
523,508
531,154
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
523,408
531,054
Total equity
523,508
531,154
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 AUGUST 2023
31 August 2023
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The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 August 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 29 February 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr W T C Dickerson
Director
Company Registration No. 04684974
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Highbury Developments Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 23 London Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, England, PE38 9BJ. The business address is 7 Tithe Barn Close, Ickburgh, Thetford, Norfolk IP26 5JY.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
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 £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
1.3
Turnover
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Plant and machinery
20% reducing balance basis
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.5
Investment properties
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are 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. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2023
2022
Number
Number
Total
2
2
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
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4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023
3,615
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 September 2022
3,533
Depreciation charged in the year
16
At 31 August 2023
3,549
Carrying amount
At 31 August 2023
66
At 31 August 2022
81
5
Investment property
2023
£
Fair value
At 1 September 2022
720,000
Disposals
(450,000)
At 31 August 2023
270,000
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out by the company directors. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
6
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
273,768
477
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans
3,807
Taxation and social security
12,420
7,192
Other creditors
31,750
28,380
44,170
39,379
HIGHBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(Continued)
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8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
127,950
The bank loans of £Nil (2022 £127,950) are secured upon the investment property and personal guarantees of the directors.
Creditors which fall due after five years are as follows:
2023
2022
£
£
Payable by instalments
-
39,108