REGISTERED NUMBER: |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
FOR |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
FOR |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
DIRECTOR: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Chartered Accountants |
10 Jesus Lane |
Cambridge |
Cambridgeshire |
CB5 8BA |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 MARCH 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
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 | 10 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 11 |
Other reserves |
Retained earnings | ( |
) |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The director acknowledges her 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. |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
BALANCE SHEET - continued |
31 MARCH 2024 |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Profit and loss account has not been delivered. |
The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Reed Forwarding Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
Useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets: |
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their expected useful lives taking into consideration residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed and amended when necessary to reflect the current estimates based on economic utilization and physical condition of the assets. |
Doubtful debts: |
The company makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing impairment of trade debtors , management considers factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing of the debtor and historical experience regarding payment history. |
Turnover |
Turnover is derived from the provision of Freight Services during the year under review, together with the provision of warehousing excluding value added tax. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Land and buildings | - |
Plant and machinery etc | - |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
Financial instruments |
Basic financial assets and basic financial liabilities as defined under section 11 of FRS 102, including trade and other debtors, trade and other creditors, cash and bank balances and investments in commercial paper, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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. |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Profit and loss account, 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 material 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. |
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. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
Lease 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. |
4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
Land and | machinery |
buildings | etc | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 April 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 March 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 April 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 March 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2024 |
At 31 March 2023 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Other creditors |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
The amount payable under non cancellable operating leases at the balance sheet date is £564,180 (2022:£573,540). This represents an annual commitment of £90,000 over a 7 year term in relation to the rental of the company's commercial premises and £9,360 per year in relation to the hire of plant and machinery. |
10. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax | 5,312 | 6,134 |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 April 2023 |
Provided during year | ( |
) |
Balance at 31 March 2024 |
Deferred tax has been recognised in respect of the excess of capital allowances over depreciation. |
11. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary A | £1 | 51 | 51 |
Ordinary B | £1 | 49 | 49 |
100 | 100 |
During the year under review the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of E C Newall Holdings Ltd followings its acquisition of the remaining 51% of the company's share capital. |
REED FORWARDING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04929007) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 |
12. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2023: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Balance outstanding at start of year |
Amounts advanced |
Amounts repaid | ( |
) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year |
13. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
During the year under review, £nil (2023:£100,000) was advanced to a Director (2023: £100,000). The balance due to company at the balance sheet date is £nil (2023: £100,000l) and is disclosed within other debtors due in less than one year. |
During the year under review the company issued loan notes of £433,619 (2023: nil) to EC Newall Holdings Ltd to facilitate it acquiring the remaining 51% of the company's issued share capital, The balance due fro EC Newall at the balance sheet date is £350,000 (2023: nil) and is interest free and disclosed within amounts due from group undertakings within debtors. |
14. | OTHER RESERVES |
Other reserves represent retained earnings attributable to Mr P O'Meara, a 51% shareholder, at the balance sheet date following the sale of a 49% interest to EC Newall Holdings Ltd. |