Registered number
00989529
Aldeburgh Bookshop Limited
Filleted Accounts
29 February 2024
Aldeburgh Bookshop Limited
Registered number: 00989529
Balance Sheet
as at 29 February 2024
Notes 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 124,896 130,926
Current assets
Stock 73,159 67,890
Debtors 4 482 405
Investments held as current assets 5 102,550 96,469
Cash at bank and in hand 192,032 266,796
368,223 431,560
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 (43,552) (75,255)
Net current assets 324,671 356,305
Total assets less current liabilities 449,567 487,231
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 7 (17) (56)
Provisions for liabilities - (111)
Net assets 449,550 487,064
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 2,500 2,500
Profit and loss account 447,050 484,564
Shareholders' funds 449,550 487,064
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
J P James
Director
Approved by the board on 13 August 2024
Aldeburgh Bookshop Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 29 February 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Freehold buildings over 50 years
Fixtures and Equipment over 5 years
Motor vehicle over 5 years
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. 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. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Provisions
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
2 Employees 2024 2023
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 8 6
3 Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings Fixtures and Equipment Motor vehicles Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 March 2023 182,295 79,543 9,750 271,588
At 29 February 2024 182,295 79,543 9,750 271,588
Depreciation
At 1 March 2023 55,889 78,923 5,850 140,662
Charge for the year 3,646 434 1,950 6,030
At 29 February 2024 59,535 79,357 7,800 146,692
Net book value
At 29 February 2024 122,760 186 1,950 124,896
At 28 February 2023 126,406 620 3,900 130,926
4 Debtors 2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 482 405
5 Investments held as current assets 2024 2023
£ £
Fair value
Listed investments 102,550 96,469
Increase/(decrease) in fair value included in the profit and loss account for the financial year
Listed investments 4,171 (4,786)
6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 21,788 49,353
Taxation and social security costs 20,729 24,889
Other creditors 1,035 1,013
43,552 75,255
7 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2024 2023
£ £
Diirector's loans 17 56
8 Other information
Aldeburgh Bookshop Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
42 High Street
ALDEBURGH
IP15 5AB
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