Company Registration No. NI064612 (Northern Ireland)
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Company information
1
Balance sheet
2 - 3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 8
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Director
Mr Robert Dunlop
Company secretary
Mrs Beverley Dunlop
Company number
NI064612
Registered office
10 Pilots View
Heron Road
Belfast
BT3 9LE
Independent accountants
Johnston Kennedy DFK
Chartered Accountants
10 Pilots View
Heron Road
Belfast
BT3 9LE
Business address
59 Bryansglen Park
Bangor
Co. Down
BT20 3RS
Bankers
AIB (NI)
11-15 Donegall Square North
Belfast
BT1 5GB
Solicitors
CMG Cunningham Dickey
18 May Street
Belfast
BT1 4NL
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2023
31 October 2023
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
2,500,000
2,500,000
Current assets
Debtors
5
203,163
163,913
Cash at bank and in hand
5,107
24,418
208,270
188,331
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(9,635)
(97,999)
Net current assets
198,635
90,332
Total assets less current liabilities
2,698,635
2,590,332
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(659,900)
(659,900)
Net assets
2,038,735
1,930,432
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
200,200
200,200
Profit and loss reserves
1,838,535
1,730,232
Total equity
2,038,735
1,930,432
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 October 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges his 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.
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2023
31 October 2023
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 25 April 2024
Mr Robert Dunlop
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Mr Robert Dunlop
Director
Company Registration No. NI064612
The notes on pages 4 to 8 form part of these financial statements
Compiled without audit or independent verification - refer to the independent accountants report
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
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1
Principal accounting policies
Company information
SARD Developments Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Northern Ireland. The registered office is 10 Pilots View, Heron Road, Belfast, BT3 9LE.
1.1
Basis of preparation
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.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
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.
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
1
Principal accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.5
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 transaction 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.
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, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
1
Principal accounting policies
(Continued)
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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 director is 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
1
1
4
Fixed asset investments
2023
2022
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
2,500,000
2,500,000
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
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5
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
203,163
163,913
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans
91,361
Corporation tax
7,692
4,167
Other creditors
1,943
2,471
9,635
97,999
7
Loans and overdrafts
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans
91,361
Payable within one year
91,361
Assets held as security:
- Inter-company guarantee held from Mackenzie-Dunlop Limited collateralised by an all monies first legal charge held over Dunlop Industrial Units, Balloo Drive, Bangor.
- All monies debenture held giving a fixed and floating charge over the assets of SARD Developments Ltd.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2023
2022
£
£
Other creditors
659,900
659,900
SARD DEVELOPMENTS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
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9
Called up share capital
2023
2022
2023
2022
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary 'A' Shares of £1 each
68
68
68
68
Ordinary 'B' Shares of £1 each
25
28
25
28
Ordinary 'C' Shares of £1 each
22
22
22
22
Ordinary 'D' Shares of £1 each
14
14
14
14
Ordinary 'E' Shares of £1 each
34
34
34
34
Ordinary 'F' Shares of £1 each
34
34
34
34
Ordinary 'G' Shares of £1 each
1
-
1
-
Ordinary 'H' Shares of £1 each
1
-
1
-
Ordinary 'I' Shares of £1 each
1
-
1
-
200
200
200
200
2023
2022
2023
2022
Preference share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Preference Shares of £1 each
200,000
200,000
200,000
200,000
Preference shares classified as equity
200,000
200,000
Total equity share capital
200,200
200,200
On 17 July 2023 a special resolution was passed to re-classify 3 of the existing Ordinary 'B' shares as 1 Ordinary 'G' share, 1 Ordinary 'H' share and 1 Ordinary 'I' share respectively. The rights attached to these new classes of share are the same as the rights originally attached to the Ordinary 'B' shares.
10
Related party transactions
Robert Dunlop is a director of SARD Developments Ltd and Mackenzie-Dunlop Limited. During the year the company received dividends of £160,000 (2022: £290,000) from Mackenzie-Dunlop Limited. At the year end, the company was owed £203,163 (2022: £163,913) from Mackenzie-Dunlop Limited. This amount is included in debtors due within one year and is due to transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business.