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Registration number: SC257273

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

5 to 10

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Company Information

Directors

C Neish

I Revel

M Sheridan

Registered office

Unit 3
Lochpark Industrial Estate
Hawick
TD9 9JA

Accountants

Deans Accountants And Business Advisors Ltd
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD

 

DEANS

Chartered Accountants

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
D. Charters Electrical Services Limited for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of D. Charters Electrical Services Limited for the year ended 29 February 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 10 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icas.com/ethics/icas-code-of-ethics.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of D. Charters Electrical Services Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 13 October 2003. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of D. Charters Electrical Services Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of D. Charters Electrical Services Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAS guidance (www.icas.com/accountsprep/guidance). To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than D. Charters Electrical Services Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that D. Charters Electrical Services 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 D. Charters Electrical Services Limited. You consider that D. Charters Electrical Services 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 D. Charters Electrical Services 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.

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Deans Accountants And Business Advisors Ltd
Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors
27 North Bridge Street
Hawick
Scottish Borders
TD9 9BD

14 August 2024

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

(Registration number: SC257273)
Balance Sheet as at 29 February 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

52,462

27,376

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

11,434

11,005

Debtors

6

187,291

176,039

Cash at bank and in hand

 

94,700

137,632

 

293,425

324,676

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(56,835)

(68,971)

Net current assets

 

236,590

255,705

Total assets less current liabilities

 

289,052

283,081

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(16,813)

(26,636)

Provisions for liabilities

(11,865)

(6,844)

Net assets

 

260,374

249,601

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

10,000

10,000

Retained earnings

250,374

239,601

Shareholders' funds

 

260,374

249,601

For the financial year ending 29 February 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

(Registration number: SC257273)
Balance Sheet as at 29 February 2024

Approved and authorised by the Board on 14 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
C Neish
Director

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I Revel
Director

.........................................
M Sheridan
Director

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in Scotland.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 3
Lochpark Industrial Estate
Hawick
TD9 9JA

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 14 August 2024.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The company is not directly impacted by Brexit.

The company has suffered financially from the pandemic. Where appropriate, government support in the forms of grants and loans were used to mitigate the impact of lockdowns etc. The directors will continue to assess the impact of the pandemic and make decisions accordingly.

The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£) and rounded to the nearest £0.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Judgements

Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made included:

Useful economic lives of tangible assets- the annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to change in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on economic utilisation, and the physical condition of the assets.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

Rendering of services
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. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably.

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

25% straight line basis

Motor vehicles

25% straight line basis

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of it’s liabilities.
 Recognition and measurement
Where shares are issued, any component that creates, a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability in the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as an interest expenses in the profit and loss account.
 Impairment
At the end of each reporting period financial instruments measured at fair value are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. The impairment loss is recognised in the profit and loss account.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 4 (2023 - 4).

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 March 2023

-

77,800

7,283

85,083

Additions

5,000

28,210

850

34,060

At 29 February 2024

5,000

106,010

8,133

119,143

Depreciation

At 1 March 2023

-

50,900

6,807

57,707

Charge for the year

-

8,802

172

8,974

At 29 February 2024

-

59,702

6,979

66,681

Carrying amount

At 29 February 2024

5,000

46,308

1,154

52,462

At 28 February 2023

-

26,900

476

27,376

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £5,000 (2023 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

5

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Work in progress

10,684

10,255

Other inventories

750

750

11,434

11,005

6

Debtors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

18,991

36,757

Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

10

157,500

137,500

Prepayments

 

1,370

1,268

Other debtors

 

9,430

514

 

187,291

176,039

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

9,700

9,700

Trade creditors

 

7,943

12,331

Taxation and social security

 

34,192

42,579

Accruals and deferred income

 

3,500

3,500

Other creditors

 

1,500

861

 

56,835

68,971

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

16,813

26,636

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

       

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

16,813

26,636

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

9,700

9,700

 

D. Charters Electrical Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024

10

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2024

At 1 March 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 29 February 2024
£

C Neish

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

118

42,972

(40,000)

3,090

I Revel

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

346

42,973

(40,000)

3,319

M Sheridan

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

50

42,971

(40,000)

3,021

2023

At 1 March 2022
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 28 February 2023
£

C Neish

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

2,865

37,253

(40,000)

118

I Revel

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

3,094

37,252

(40,000)

346

M Sheridan

Loans are unsecured, undated and interest is charged at 2.25% per annum on overdrawn loans

2,797

37,253

(40,000)

50

Summary of transactions with parent

During the year the company advanced loans to its parent company, DCES Holdings Limited. No interest has been charged and there are no fixed terms for repayment. At the balance sheet date the amount due from DCES Holdings Limited was £157,500 (2023: £137,500).
During the year the company paid a dividend to its parent company of £100,000 (2023: £100,000).