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Registered number: 03963997
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
Prepared By:
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 3DW
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
DIRECTORS
SJ Woodward (to 01/05/2024)
SM Cornish
JK Bush
DP Snell
K Farrar
SECRETARY
K-L Wicks
REGISTERED OFFICE
Batchworth Lock House
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
Middlesex
WD3 1JJ
COMPANY DETAILS
Private company limited by shares registered in EW - England and Wales, registered number 03963997
ACCOUNTANTS
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 3DW
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THEYEARENDED30 APRIL 2024
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' Report-
Accountants' Report-
Statement Of Comprehensive Income-
Balance Sheet3
Notes To The Accounts4
The following do not form part of the statutory financial statements:
Trading And Profit And Loss Account-
Profit And Loss Account Summaries-
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
BALANCE SHEET AT30 April 2024
Registered number: 03963997
20242023
Notes££
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets27,9349,314
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors364,67946,262
Cash at bank and in hand209,853242,785
274,532289,047
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year4127,085131,583
NET CURRENT ASSETS147,447157,464
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES155,381166,778
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES61,5001,500
NET ASSETS153,881165,278
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital7200200
Profit and loss account153,681165,078
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS153,881165,278
For the year ending 30 April 2024 the company was entitled to exemption 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.
The directors have decided not to deliver to the registrar a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
Approved by the board on16 August 2024and signed on their behalf by
.............................
SM Cornish
Director
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1a. Basis Of Accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS102 - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 .
1b. Depreciation
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Fixtures and Fittingsreducing balance 25%
Equipmentreducing balance 25%
1c. Pension Costs
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension charge represents the amounts payable by the company to the fund in respect of the year.
1d. Leases
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet at their fair value and depreciated over their expected useful lives. The interest element of leasing payments represents a constant proportion of the capital balance outstanding and is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease. All other leases are regarded as operating leases and the payments made under them are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and FittingsEquipmentTotal
£££
Cost
At 1 May 202319,64939,23158,880
Additions901,1761,266
At 30 April 202419,73940,40760,146
Depreciation
At 1 May 202318,31831,24849,566
For the year3562,2902,646
At 30 April 202418,67433,53852,212
Net Book Amounts
At 30 April 20241,0656,8697,934
At 30 April 20231,3317,9839,314
3. DEBTORS 20242023
££
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors51,57333,446
Prepayments13,10612,816
64,67946,262
4. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
20242023
££
UK corporation tax51,42352,104
VAT35,70236,850
PAYE control17,19118,781
Trade creditors-399
Other creditors1,4237,015
Accruals21,34616,434
127,085131,583
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
5. EMPLOYEES
20242023
No.No.
Average number of employees1414
6. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20242023
££
Deferred taxation1,5001,500
1,5001,500
7. SHARE CAPITAL 20242023
££
Allotted, issued and fully paid:
100 Ordinary shares of £1 each100100
100 Class B shares of £1 each100100
200200
8. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
At 30 April 2024 the company was committed to making the following payments under non-cancellable operating leases:
20242023
££
Operating Leases which expire:
Within one year2,962-
Within two to five years28,00043,982
9. CONTROLLING PARTY
At the year-end the company was controlled by SJ Woodward and SM Cornish by virtue of their equal 50:50 ordinary shareholding.
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All dividends are receivable by directors.
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On 1 May 2024 a special resolution was passed to adopt new articles of association in connection with the establishment of an employee ownership trust.