REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Stafford House |
Blackbrook Park Avenue |
Taunton |
Somerset |
TA1 2PX |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Balance Sheet |
31 December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
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. |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Balance Sheet - continued |
31 December 2023 |
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 |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Grant income |
Grant income is recognised where there is entitlement, when receipt is considered probable and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. The company adopts the accruals model for accounting for government grants. Capital based grants are recognised in the income statement on a systematic basis over the useful economic life of the asset. Grants relating to an asset which are deferred are recognised as deferred income within liabilities. |
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. |
Website costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of five years. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Improvements to leasehold property | - |
Plant and machinery | - |
Office and display equipment | - |
Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation. |
Stock and work in progress |
Stock has been valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Work in progress includes provision for departmental overheads. |
Stock is valued based on an average cost basis, with work in progress including an element of direct overhead costs. |
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. |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in independently administered funds. Contributions payable for the year are charged in the profit and loss account. |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
Financial instruments |
i) Financial assets |
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. |
At the balance sheet date financial assets are assessed for evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is recognised in the income statement. |
ii) Financial liabilities |
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables and bank loans, are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. |
Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty |
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. |
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. |
The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. Having given due consideration to the estimates and assumptions that form part of the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the financial statements, the directors are of the opinion that the only material judgements or estimates relate to work in progress, the policy for which is shown above. The work in progress included within stock at 31 December 2023 amounted to £103,754 (2022 - £141,964). |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Trademark | Website |
& goodwill | costs | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions - trademark |
At 31 December 2023 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Amortisation for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Improvements | Office |
to | and |
leasehold | Plant and | display |
property | machinery | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Grants | - | (1,455 | ) | - | (1,455 | ) |
At 31 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal |
Charge written back | - | (239 | ) | - | (239 | ) |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
6. | DEBTORS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year: |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors | - | 23,607 |
Directors' current accounts | 1,121 | - |
Corporation tax debtor | - | 9,266 |
VAT |
Prepayments |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
6. | DEBTORS - continued |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due after more than one year: |
Deferred tax asset |
Aggregate amounts |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts |
Working capital facility | 71,846 | - |
Trade creditors |
Corporation tax |
Social security and other taxes |
Other creditors |
Director's loan account | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Accruals |
Deferred income | 8,561 | - |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans - 1-2 years |
Bank loans - 2-5 years |
Director's loan account |
Other creditors | 200,000 | 200,000 |
9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
In more than five years |
Fox Brothers & Co Ltd (Registered number: 03274591) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
10. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans |
Working capital facility |
Accrued interest | 194,698 | 237,601 |
Director's loan account | 121,859 | 121,859 |
The director's loan account of £121,859 (2022 - £121,859) and accrued interest thereon of £194,698 (2022 - £237,601) are secured by a debenture dated 10 June 2009 securing all monies due, or to become due from the company together with a legal charge over the assets of the company. |
The bank loan is secured by a first fixed charge over the present and future freehold and leasehold property of the company, all present and future plant and machinery, and all present and future book debts, goodwill and all other debtors, undertakings and all property and assets of the company. |
The working capital facility of £71,846 (2022 - Nil) is secured by a debenture dated 17 August 2020 securing all monies due, or to become due from the company together with a legal charge over the assets of the company. |
11. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Balance outstanding at start of year |
Amounts advanced |
Amounts repaid | ( |
) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year |
The loan advanced to D Cordeaux in the year was subsequently repaid within nine months of the year end. |