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Registration number: 07180004

Alan Coward & Son Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 9

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Alan Geoffrey Coward

Mr Michael Alan Coward

Mrs Lynda Jill Coward

Mrs Alison Coward

Registered office

305 Dean Road
Avonmouth
Bristol
BS11 8AT

Accountants

Stone & Co Chartered Accountants
2 Charnwood House
Marsh Road
Ashton
Bristol
BS3 2NA

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

(Registration number: 07180004)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

         

Fixed assets

   

Tangible assets

5

 

313,057

350,484

Current assets

   

Stocks

6

200,000

 

200,000

Debtors

7

114,764

 

134,675

Cash at bank and in hand

 

306,120

 

291,129

 

620,884

 

625,804

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(162,381)

 

(189,458)

Net current assets

   

458,503

436,346

Total assets less current liabilities

   

771,560

786,830

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

 

(52,158)

(62,405)

Provisions for liabilities

 

(69,506)

(58,405)

Net assets

   

649,896

666,020

Capital and reserves

   

Called up share capital

2

 

2

Profit and loss account

649,894

 

666,018

Total equity

   

649,896

666,020

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

(Registration number: 07180004)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

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. 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.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 16 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................

Mr Alan Geoffrey Coward
Director

 

Alan Coward & Son 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 is:
305 Dean Road
Avonmouth
Bristol
BS11 8AT

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 16 September 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.

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.

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 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.

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

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

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

Improvements to leasehold property

5% straight line

Plant and machinery

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Office equipment

33% straight line

Goodwill

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. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

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

Fully depreciated

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.

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

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

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.

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.

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

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

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 8 (2023 - 8).

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

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

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

100,000

100,000

At 31 March 2024

100,000

100,000

Amortisation

At 1 April 2023

100,000

100,000

At 31 March 2024

100,000

100,000

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

-

-

5

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

82,628

371,345

21,503

147,649

623,125

Additions

-

8,870

2,222

24,000

35,092

Disposals

-

(2,669)

(1,586)

-

(4,255)

At 31 March 2024

82,628

377,546

22,139

171,649

653,962

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

23,047

196,751

20,644

32,199

272,641

Charge for the year

4,132

37,220

832

29,567

71,751

Eliminated on disposal

-

(2,469)

(1,018)

-

(3,487)

At 31 March 2024

27,179

231,502

20,458

61,766

340,905

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

55,449

146,044

1,681

109,883

313,057

At 31 March 2023

59,581

174,594

859

115,450

350,484

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £55,449 (2023 - £59,581) in respect of improvements to property.
 

 

Alan Coward & Son Limited

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

6

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Other inventories

200,000

200,000

7

Debtors

Current

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

85,570

116,085

Prepayments

29,194

18,590

 

114,764

134,675

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10,248

10,248

Trade creditors

 

35,907

24,174

Taxation and social security

 

54,497

61,615

Accruals and deferred income

 

3,031

2,708

Other creditors

 

58,698

90,713

 

162,381

189,458

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

52,158

62,405