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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000 (England and Wales)















FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023






FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3


FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE)

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTORS: I J Cass
Ms J Connors





REGISTERED OFFICE: Carpenter Court
1 Maple Road
Bramhall
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 2DH





REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Murray Smith LLP
Chartered Accountants
Darland House
44 Winnington Hill
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1AU

FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000)

BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 4 906 21,974
Cash at bank 13,321 75,677
14,227 97,651
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 5 14,055 52,758
NET CURRENT ASSETS 172 44,893
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

172

44,893

RESERVES
Income and expenditure account 172 44,893
172 44,893

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 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 surplus or deficit 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.

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 Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 13 February 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





I J Cass - Director


FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Forum of Private Business Limited(The) is a private company, limited by guarantee , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


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.

Going Concern
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statement.

Turnover
Turnover represents subscriptions received and other income in respect of products and services provided by the company in the year.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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.

FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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 the business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. 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.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2022 - 6 ) .

4. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors - 1,260
Other debtors 906 1,050
Prepayments and accrued income - 19,664
906 21,974

5. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade creditors 13,778 12,823
Corporation tax 91 143
Social security and other taxes - 25,457
Other creditors - 12,317
Accruals and deferred income 186 2,018
14,055 52,758

FORUM OF PRIVATE BUSINESS LIMITED(THE) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01329000)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

6. STATUS

The Forum of Private Business Limited is a company limited by guarantee not having share capital.

At 31 December 2023 there were 2 members (31 December 2022 - 2). Each of the members has by Deed jointly and severally undertaken to contribute to the assets of the company, up to an amount not exceeding £10 each (31 December 2022 - £10), in the event of the company being wound up whilst he is a member, or within one year after he ceased to be a member. This contribution will be towards payment of debts or liabilities of the company contracted before he ceased to be a member, and for the costs, charges and expenses of winding up or adjustment of the rights of the contributors amongst themselves.