Registration number:
for the
Year Ended 31 December 2023
Beechmore Developments Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Beechmore Developments Limited
Company Information
Directors |
S W Carey P F Evans M J Williams |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Beechmore Developments Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is to hold the properties of the group.
Going concern
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources available to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
Directors' liabilities
The company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors during the year. These provisions remain in force at the reporting date.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Reappointment of auditors
Hazlewoods LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office.
Small companies provision statement
This report has 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.
Approved by the
Director
Beechmore Developments Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Beechmore Developments Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Beechmore Developments Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Beechmore Developments Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 Section 1A 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
Beechmore Developments Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Beechmore Developments Limited
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
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certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or |
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the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemptions in preparing the directors’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. |
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 3, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgments made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
Beechmore Developments Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Beechmore Developments Limited
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reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements; |
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud; |
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and |
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance. |
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
For and on behalf of
Staverton Court
Staverton
GL51 0UX
Beechmore Developments Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Turnover |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Other gains |
- |
260,750 |
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Operating profit |
57,461 |
297,119 |
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Profit before tax |
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Taxation |
( |
( |
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Profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
Beechmore Developments Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
2023 |
2022 |
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Profit for the year |
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Surplus/deficit on properties revaluation |
- |
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Deferred tax on revaluation of properties |
- |
(74,399) |
- |
220,455 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Beechmore Developments Limited
(Registration number: 11043209)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investment property |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current liabilities |
( |
( |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
(197,833) |
(209,284) |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Revaluation reserve |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total equity |
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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.
Approved and authorised by the
Director
Beechmore Developments Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Share capital |
Revaluation reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Share capital |
Revaluation reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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- |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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Other comprehensive income |
- |
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- |
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Total comprehensive income |
- |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
Accounting policies |
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
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.
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.
Name of parent of group
These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Barnwood Group Limited.
The financial statements of Barnwood Group Limited may be obtained from the company's registered office, 203 Barnwood Road, Gloucester, GL4 3HS.
Going concern
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources available to continue in operational existence for the forseeable 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
Valuation of properties:
Determining the valuation of properties included in the balance sheet requires estimation derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset.
No other 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 of rental income from properties which is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.
Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
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 or valuation, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The initial 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 or valuation of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Freehold buildings |
2% on cost per annum |
Investment property
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods provided 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
Stock which comprise of land held for development, work in progress and finished houses are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Costs include materials, direct labour and production overheads appropriate to the relevant stage of production. Net realisable value is based on estimated selling price less all further costs to completion and all relevant marketing and selling costs.
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.
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.
Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Impairment
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.
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.
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.
Staff numbers |
There were
Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
2023 |
2022 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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- |
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
- |
( |
18,873 |
(10,544) |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
( |
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Tax charge in the profit and loss account |
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Deferred tax at 31 December 2023 has been calculated using the substantively enacted rate of 25% (2022 - 25%).
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
2023 |
Liability |
Fixed asset timing differences |
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Capital gains |
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2022 |
Liability |
Fixed asset timing differences |
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Capital gains |
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Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2023 |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,083,174 (2022 - £1,100,000) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
The properties were revalued by the directors on the basis of a chartered surveyor's report on 3 October 2022. The directors consider there is no significant change in the value of the properties since the date of the valuation and 31 December 2023. If the land and buildings had not been revalued they would have been included at historical cost of £855,403 (2022 - £855,403).
Investment properties |
£ |
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At 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 |
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The properties were revalued by the directors on the basis of a chartered surveyor's report on 3 October 2022. The directors consider there is no significant change in the value of the properties since the date of the valuation and 31 December 2023. If the investment properties had not been revalued they would have been included at historical cost of £1,304,250 (2022 - £1,304,250).
Stocks |
2023 |
2022 |
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Work in progress |
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Debtors |
2023 |
2022 |
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Trade debtors |
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Other debtors |
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Beechmore Developments Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Creditors |
2023 |
2022 |
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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Social security and other taxes |
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- |
Other creditors |
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- |
Accrued expenses |
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Corporation tax liability |
18,873 |
- |
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2023 |
2022 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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1,000 |
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1,000 |
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate and ultimate parent is Barnwood Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The ultimate controlling party is Barnwood Holdings Limited on behalf of Barnwood Employee Ownership Trust, incorporated in England and Wales.