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Registration number: 04114767

Prepared for the registrar

Lister Communications Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Lister Communications Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 10

 

Lister Communications Limited

Company Information

Directors

T A Lister

A R Lister

J R Clapham

Company secretary

T A Lister

Registered office

Brunel Way
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3SX

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Lister Communications Limited

(Registration number: 04114767)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

19,105

14,288

Investments

6

264,391

264,391

 

283,496

278,679

Current assets

 

Stocks

83,322

87,882

Debtors

7

1,419,511

1,442,214

Cash at bank and in hand

 

767,887

800,228

 

2,270,720

2,330,324

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(742,130)

(760,303)

Net current assets

 

1,528,590

1,570,021

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,812,086

1,848,700

Deferred tax liabilities

9

6,014

6,122

Net assets

 

1,818,100

1,854,822

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

300,000

300,000

Profit and loss account

1,518,100

1,554,822

Total equity

 

1,818,100

1,854,822

For the financial year ending 31 March 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 and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 6 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


T A Lister
Director

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office and principal place of business is:
Brunel Way
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3SX

 

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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Judgements
No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty
No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.
 

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

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 and after eliminating sales within the company.

The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge 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 income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

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 over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Furniture, fixtures & fittings

Straight line over three / ten years

Equipment

Straight line over three years

Intangible assets

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

Straight line over 20 years

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors 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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

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 its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was as follows:

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fixtures & fittings
 £

Equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

23,484

229,288

252,772

Additions

6,057

5,907

11,964

At 31 March 2024

29,541

235,195

264,736

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

18,043

220,441

238,484

Charge for the year

1,747

5,400

7,147

At 31 March 2024

19,790

225,841

245,631

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

9,751

9,354

19,105

At 31 March 2023

5,441

8,847

14,288

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

6

Investments

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

264,291

264,291

Investments in associates

100

100

264,391

264,391

Subsidiaries

Investments
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

264,291

At 31 March 2024

264,291

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

264,291

At 31 March 2023

264,291

Associates

Investments
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

100

At 31 March 2024

100

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

100

At 31 March 2023

100

 

7

Debtors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

Trade debtors

970,535

995,039

Amounts owed by related parties

372,181

434,690

Other debtors

71,595

12,485

Other receivables

5,200

-

1,419,511

1,442,214

 

Lister Communications Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

8

Creditors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

Trade creditors

215,493

219,787

Social security and other taxes

183,801

165,084

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

2,746

-

Accrued expenses and deferred income

236,133

300,085

Corporation tax liability

103,957

75,347

742,130

760,303

 

9

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Asset
£

Difference between accumulated depreciation, amortisation & capital allowances

6,014

2023

Asset
£

Difference between accumulated depreciation, amortisation & capital allowances

6,122

 

10

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £10,279 (2023 - £9,573).

 

11

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2024

At 1 April 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2024
£

T A Lister

126,246

-

(126,246)

-

         
       

A R Lister

85,859

-

(85,859)

-

         
       

 

2023

At 1 April 2022
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 March 2023
£

T A Lister

-

126,246

-

126,246

         
       

A R Lister

-

125,859

(40,000)

85,859

         
       

 

During the year interest of £Nil (2023 - £2,105) has been charged and the loan is repayable on demand.