Registered number
10457542
Estuary Freight Services Limited
Report and Accounts
31 December 2023
Estuary Freight Services Limited
Registered number: 10457542
Balance Sheet
as at 31 December 2023
Notes 2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 408,278 366,242
Current assets
Stocks 6,803 6,736
Debtors 4 409,119 354,195
Cash at bank and in hand 171,797 201,690
587,719 562,621
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 (577,557) (464,917)
Net current assets 10,162 97,704
Total assets less current liabilities 418,440 463,946
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 6 (44,509) (64,574)
Provisions for liabilities (77,573) (69,586)
Net assets 296,358 329,786
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 100 100
Profit and loss account 296,258 329,686
Shareholders' funds 296,358 329,786
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
G P Brewster
Director
Approved by the board on 20 August 2024
Estuary Freight Services Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2023
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. 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.
Intangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative amortisation and any accumulative impairment losses.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Motor vehicles 25% reducing balance
Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment 20% reducing balance
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that 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, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Provisions
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Leased assets
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
2 Employees 2023 2022
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 13 11
3 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc Motor vehicles Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 January 2023 13,105 498,750 511,855
Additions 15,816 129,000 144,816
Disposals - (26,750) (26,750)
At 31 December 2023 28,921 601,000 629,921
Depreciation
At 1 January 2023 5,499 140,114 145,613
Charge for the year 1,521 85,793 87,314
On disposals - (11,284) (11,284)
At 31 December 2023 7,020 214,623 221,643
Net book value
At 31 December 2023 21,901 386,377 408,278
At 31 December 2022 7,606 358,636 366,242
4 Debtors 2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 389,383 313,860
Other debtors 19,736 40,335
409,119 354,195
5 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2023 2022
£ £
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 81,369 117,222
Trade creditors 392,004 245,710
Taxation and social security costs 5,627 6,371
Other creditors 98,557 95,614
577,557 464,917
6 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans 24,901 34,782
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 19,608 29,792
44,509 64,574
7 Related party transactions
Directors' loans £98,557 (2022 £95,614).
8 Controlling party
The company is controlled by G P Brewster and his family.
9 Other information
Estuary Freight Services Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
AKR Accounting
Suite 2
Alexandra Dock Business Centre
Fishermans Wharf
Grimsby
DN31 1UL
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