Company registration number 09544795 (England and Wales)
STRUM & BASS LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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STRUM & BASS LTD
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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STRUM & BASS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09544795)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
3
285
380
Current assets
Stocks
88,174
86,692
Debtors
4
2,877
3,936
Cash at bank and in hand
60,854
43,959
151,905
134,587
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(67,712)
(70,172)
Net current assets
84,193
64,415
Total assets less current liabilities
84,478
64,795
Provisions for liabilities
(54)
(72)
Net assets
84,424
64,723
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
6
2
2
Profit and loss reserves
84,422
64,721
Total equity
84,424
64,723
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
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 director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
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.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
STRUM & BASS LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09544795)
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 25 July 2024
Mrs K E Williams
Director
STRUM & BASS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Strum & Bass Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 19/21 Swan Street, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6JU.
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 £1.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover 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. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
Turnover for the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are met:
The company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
The amount of turnover can be recognised reliably and;
It is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction.
Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
The amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
It is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
The stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably and;
The costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably
STRUM & BASS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets 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:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment
25% on 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
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
1.6
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 profit and loss account 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 profit and loss account, 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.
1.7
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
STRUM & BASS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
3
3
3
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Computer equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
1,403
816
2,219
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
1,168
671
1,839
Depreciation charged in the year
59
36
95
At 31 March 2024
1,227
707
1,934
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
176
109
285
At 31 March 2023
235
145
380
4
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
299
1,358
Other debtors
2,578
2,578
2,877
3,936
STRUM & BASS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
1,102
4,279
Taxation and social security
11,521
10,804
Other creditors
55,089
55,089
67,712
70,172
6
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
1
1
1
1
Ordinary A of £1 each
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
7
Operating lease commitments
Lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
10,312
10,312