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Registration number: 05633746

Prepared for the registrar

Patrick Bullen Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 January 2024

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 10

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

Company Information

Director

P Bullen

Company secretary

S Bullen

Registered office

The Village Veterinary Centre
Pilgrims Close
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 4ST

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

(Registration number: 05633746)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

-

7,423

Tangible assets

5

73,535

48,550

 

73,535

55,973

Current assets

 

Stocks

20,821

23,250

Debtors

6

30,348

27,673

Cash at bank and in hand

 

136,056

128,142

 

187,225

179,065

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(63,945)

(71,286)

Net current assets

 

123,280

107,779

Total assets less current liabilities

 

196,815

163,752

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(34,981)

(13,075)

Deferred tax liabilities

8

(11,802)

(4,129)

Net assets

 

150,032

146,548

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

2

2

Profit and loss account

150,030

146,546

Total equity

 

150,032

146,548

For the financial year ending 31 January 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's 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 director acknowledges his 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 director on 19 September 2024
 


P Bullen
Director

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 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:
The Village Veterinary Centre
Pilgrims Close
Chandler's Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 4ST

 

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.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

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

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.

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.

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

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 statement of financial position 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

Fixtures and equipment

15% reducing balance

Leasehold property

8.7% straight line

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Goodwill

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

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

5% straight line

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. 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.

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

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.

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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.

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.

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.

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 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.

 

3

Staff numbers

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

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

 

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 February 2023

148,517

148,517

At 31 January 2024

148,517

148,517

Amortisation

At 1 February 2023

141,094

141,094

Amortisation charge

7,423

7,423

At 31 January 2024

148,517

148,517

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2024

-

-

At 31 January 2023

7,423

7,423

 

5

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 February 2023

5,000

54,402

38,809

98,211

Additions

-

1,603

38,417

40,020

At 31 January 2024

5,000

56,005

77,226

138,231

Depreciation

At 1 February 2023

5,000

41,427

3,234

49,661

Charge for the year

-

2,140

12,895

15,035

At 31 January 2024

5,000

43,567

16,129

64,696

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2024

-

12,438

61,097

73,535

At 31 January 2023

-

12,975

35,575

48,550

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

 

6

Debtors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade debtors

 

12,180

15,934

Amounts owed by related parties

11

759

70

Other debtors

 

13,779

8,293

Prepayments

 

3,630

3,376

   

30,348

27,673

 

7

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

8,416

4,903

Trade creditors

 

6,273

8,589

Social security and other taxes

 

44,446

53,239

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

541

490

Accrued expenses

 

4,269

4,065

 

63,945

71,286

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

34,981

13,075

Bank loans and overdrafts
The bank loan is secured by way of a fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property.

 

8

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Liability
£

Difference between capital allowances and depreciation and amortisation

11,860

Short term timing differences

(58)

11,802

2023

Liability
£

Difference between capital allowances and depreciation and amortisation

4,182

Short term timing differences

(53)

4,129

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

 

9

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

8,416

4,903

2024
£

2023
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

34,981

13,075


Bank loans and overdrafts
The bank loan is secured by way of a fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property.

 

10

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Not later than one year

15,000

17,671

Later than one year and not later than five years

60,000

60,000

Later than five years

37,500

52,500

112,500

130,171

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £16,669 (2023 - £21,662).

 

Patrick Bullen Limited

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

 

11

Related party transactions

Key management personnel

Key management personnel is the director of the company.

Summary of transactions with key management

As at 31 January 2024, the director owed the company £759 (2023 - £70). This amount is included in amounts owed by related parties. There are no fixed repayment terms and daily interest is charged on the overdue balance.
 

Transactions with the director

2024

At 1 February 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 January 2024
£

P Bullen

Amounts due (to)/from director

70

87,795

(87,106)

759

         
       

 

2023

At 1 February 2022
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 January 2023
£

P Bullen

Amounts due (to)/from director

18,099

67,883

(85,912)

70