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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00271264 (England and Wales)




















Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

W. Cumber & Son Limited

W. Cumber & Son Limited (Registered number: 00271264)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3


W. Cumber & Son Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023







DIRECTORS: W J Cumber
Miss S E Cumber





REGISTERED OFFICE: Manor Farm
Marcham
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX13 6NZ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 00271264 (England and Wales)

W. Cumber & Son Limited (Registered number: 00271264)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Investments 4 11,004 11,004

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank 2,848 2,848
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,848 2,848
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

13,852

13,852

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 1,000 1,000
Retained earnings 12,852 12,852
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 13,852 13,852

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 23 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:




W J Cumber - Director



Miss S E Cumber - Director


W. Cumber & Son Limited (Registered number: 00271264)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

W. Cumber & Son Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Investments
Investments held as fixed assets are shown at cost less provision for impairment.

Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Distributions to shareholders
Dividends and other distributions to the company's shareholders are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which the dividends and other distributions are approved by the company's shareholders. These amounts are recognised in the statement of changes in equity.

Related party transactions
The company discloses transactions with related parties which are not wholly owned with the same group. It does not disclose transactions with members of the same group that are wholly owned.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2022 - NIL).

4. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Other
investments
£   
COST
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 11,004
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 11,004
At 31 December 2022 11,004

5. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, in addition to being a director and shareholder in W Cumber & Son Limited, Mr W J Cumber was a director and shareholder in W Cumber and Son (Theale) Limited, a company in which W Cumber & Son Limited have a participating interest.

During the year, in addition to being a director and shareholder in W Cumber & Son Limited, Miss S E Cumber was a shareholder in W Cumber and Son (Theale) Limited, a company in which W Cumber & Son Limited have a participating interest.

A dividend was received from the company amounting to £32,700 (2021 - £850,200) in the year.

Dividends paid to directors in the year totalled £17,985 (2021 - £467,610).

6. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Whilst no individual party has overall control, Mr W J Cumber and his immediate family share control.