BURHAM RESEARCH STATION LTD
(A company limited by guarantee)
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2024.
The directors who served during the year were:
George Cook (appointed 9 July 2015)
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Michael Cook (appointed 9 July 2015, resigned 11 October 2023)
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Jonathan Cook (appointed 9 July 2015, resigned 11 October 2023)
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In preparing this report, the director has taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on 1 August 2024 and signed on its behalf.
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BURHAM RESEARCH STATION LTD
(A company limited by guarantee)
REGISTERED NUMBER: 09679422
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2024
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Total assets less current liabilities
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For the year ended 31 July 2024 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006.
Members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
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 financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 1 August 2024.
The notes on page 5 form part of these financial statements.
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BURHAM RESEARCH STATION LTD
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
The company is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital and is incorporated and domiciled in England. The address of the registered office is A6 (Unit 4), 1st Floor, Powerhub Business Centre, St Peters Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0ST.
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit: (a) To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst geologists, palaeontologists, scientists and students of all levels) on the subject of the geology and palaeontology, including but not exclusively, at the Culand Chalk Pits, Burham, Kent, the North Downs and the chalk escarpment, and to promote scientific research for the public benefit in all aspects of the subject and to publish useful results. (b) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, including but not exclusively, of the Culand Chalk Pits, Burham, Kent, the North Downs and the chalk escarpment, including the scientific and methodical extraction of fossils, for these fossils to be preserved and protected for future generations, for scientific research and education. (c) The support of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees in their discretion think fit, subject to approval by a resolution of the Members.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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.
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The Company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration (2023 - £NIL).
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 0.
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The company is a private company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the company in the event of liquidation.
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