Company Registration No. 03131184 (England and Wales)
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Unaudited accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2024
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Unaudited accounts
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Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Company Information
for the year ended 30 April 2024
Directors
Nicholas Stewart Richard Owen
Matthew Ormerod
Nicholas Richard Duncan Owen
Company Number
03131184 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
11-13 New Lodge Business Centre
South Boundary Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7SF
England
Accountants
Aspire Accounting & Financial Management Ltd
WITTS END
THORNCROFT DRIVE
BARNSTON
WIRRAL
CH61 1AG
Chartered Management Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
for the year ended 30 April 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited for the year ended 30 April 2024 which comprise of the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a CIMA Registered Member in Practice and Practising Certificate holder, I am subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.cimaglobal.com/Members/Your-Membership-Information/Members-handbook/Licensing-and-monitoring/Members-in-practice/
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 1 August 2022. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants as detailed at http://www.cimaglobal.com. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited. You consider that Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.
Aspire Accounting & Financial Management Ltd
Member in Practice
WITTS END
THORNCROFT DRIVE
BARNSTON
WIRRAL
CH61 1AG
31 July 2024
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Statement of financial position
as at 30 April 2024
Tangible assets
70,510
119,355
Cash at bank and in hand
520,296
396,815
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(438,212)
(423,808)
Net current assets
561,381
607,242
Net assets
631,891
726,597
Called up share capital
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss account
630,891
725,597
Shareholders' funds
631,891
726,597
For the year ending 30 April 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 in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered 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 profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 14 August 2024 and were signed on its behalf by
Nicholas Stewart Richard Owen
Director
Company Registration No. 03131184
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2024
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 03131184. The registered office is 11-13 New Lodge Business Centre, South Boundary Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool, L33 7SF, England.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Motor vehicles
25% on reducing balance
Fixtures & fittings
15% on reducing balance
Computer equipment
33% on cost
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Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles
Fixtures & fittings
Computer equipment
Total
Cost or valuation
At cost
At cost
At cost
At 1 May 2023
332,065
1,350
103,877
437,292
Additions
-
6,843
7,298
14,141
Disposals
(101,197)
-
(2,712)
(103,909)
At 30 April 2024
230,868
8,193
108,463
347,524
At 1 May 2023
223,867
905
93,165
317,937
Charge for the year
21,865
1,239
7,510
30,614
On disposals
(70,642)
-
(895)
(71,537)
At 30 April 2024
175,090
2,144
99,780
277,014
At 30 April 2024
55,778
6,049
8,683
70,510
At 30 April 2023
108,198
445
10,712
119,355
Sidney H. Hooper & Company Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 30 April 2024
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
358,554
354,365
Deferred tax asset
39,001
62,200
Other debtors
81,742
217,670
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
-
(135)
Trade creditors
81,327
69,006
Taxes and social security
75,664
74,564
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 92 (2023: 89).