Company registration number 01283684 (England and Wales)
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
4
604,844
736,947
Investment property
5
214,649
214,649
Investments
6
2,000
2,000
821,493
953,596
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
7
212,514
192,680
Cash and cash equivalents
1,104,906
1,033,077
1,317,420
1,225,757
Current liabilities
Borrowings
8,874
10,648
Taxation and social security
66,766
23,350
Other payables
89,778
213,511
165,418
247,509
Net current assets
1,152,002
978,248
Total assets less current liabilities
1,973,495
1,931,844
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings
16,065
24,187
(16,065)
(24,187)
Provisions for liabilities
(1,675)
(2,136)
Net assets
1,955,755
1,905,521
Equity
Called up share capital
10,000
10,000
Revaluation reserve
10
48,516
48,516
Retained earnings
1,897,239
1,847,005
Total equity
1,955,755
1,905,521
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
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.
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.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 31 July 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr P Campagna
Director
Company registration number 01283684 (England and Wales)
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Camson Nurseries Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Badsey Fields Lane, Badsey, Evesham, Worcestershire, United Kingdom, WR11 7EX.
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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Revenue
Revenue 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.
1.3
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 5 years.
1.4
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment 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:
Freehold land and buildings
2% on cost of buildings
Leasehold land and buildings
5% on cost and 12.5% reducing balance
Plant and equipment
20% reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
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 property
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.
1.6
Non-current 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.
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.
1.7
Impairment of non-current assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
1.8
Cash and cash equivalents
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.
1.9
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 statement of financial position 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 trade and other receivables 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.
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, 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 payables 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 payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.10
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.
1.11
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 income statement 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 income statement, 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.
1.12
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or non-current assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.13
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
4
4
3
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
25,500
Disposals
(25,500)
At 31 March 2024
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
25,500
Transfers
(25,500)
At 31 March 2024
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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4
Property, plant and equipment
Freehold land and buildings
Leasehold land and buildings
Plant and equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
930,174
229,568
150,203
19,953
1,329,898
Disposals
(171,388)
(171,388)
At 31 March 2024
758,786
229,568
150,203
19,953
1,158,510
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
200,097
233,940
142,512
16,402
592,951
Depreciation charged in the year
11,342
(4,372)
1,538
888
9,396
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(48,681)
(48,681)
At 31 March 2024
162,758
229,568
144,050
17,290
553,666
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
596,028
6,153
2,663
604,844
At 31 March 2023
730,077
(4,372)
7,691
3,551
736,947
5
Investment property
2024
£
Fair value
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
214,649
Investment property comprises £214,649. The investment property has been included in the accounts at cost, as purchased in the financial year. The directors' consider this value to be fair value as based on similar properties.
6
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
2,000
2,000
7
Trade and other receivables
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other receivables
212,514
192,680
CAMSON NURSERIES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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8
Current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
8,874
10,648
Trade payables
18,803
175,275
Corporation tax
58,307
22,416
Other taxation and social security
8,459
934
Other payables
33,790
24,408
Accruals and deferred income
37,185
13,828
165,418
247,509
9
Non-current liabilities
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
16,065
24,187
10
Revaluation reserve
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning and end of the year
48,516
48,516
11
Directors' transactions
Directors' loan account balances at 31 March 2024 owed by the company aggregated to £33,790 (2023: £24,408). The loans are interest free.