Company registration number 07523035 (England and Wales)
BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
3
154,500
231,000
Tangible assets
4
14,935
12,160
Investments
5
3
3
169,438
243,163
Current assets
Debtors
6
50,314
39,138
Cash at bank and in hand
2,563,680
2,676,423
2,613,994
2,715,561
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(147,573)
(245,473)
Net current assets
2,466,421
2,470,088
Net assets
2,635,859
2,713,251
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
2,635,759
2,713,151
Total equity
2,635,859
2,713,251
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 4 October 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
B Pallen
Director
Company registration number 07523035 (England and Wales)
BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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Accounting policies
Company information
Barrie Pallen Associates (UK) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 166 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 1RA.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for providing services in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. Income is recognised in the period to which it relates.
1.3
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation. The company's policy is to review the remaining useful economic life of goodwill on an on-going basis and to adjust the amortisation charge to reflect the remaining estimated useful life.
Acquired goodwill is written off in equal annual instalments over the directors' best estimate of its useful economic life of 10 years which is based on the continuity of the business and future expectations.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
20% on cost
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.5
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are measured at transaction price including transaction costs. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
1.7
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
1.9
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.10
Dividend income from subsidiaries is recognised when the company's right to receive payment has been established.
BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
3
3
3
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024
1,015,000
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
784,000
Amortisation charged for the year
76,500
At 31 March 2024
860,500
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
154,500
At 31 March 2023
231,000
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
28,612
Additions
7,094
At 31 March 2024
35,706
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
16,452
Depreciation charged in the year
4,319
At 31 March 2024
20,771
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
14,935
At 31 March 2023
12,160
BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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5
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
3
3
6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
13,285
13,285
Corporation tax recoverable
7,399
Other debtors
29,630
25,853
50,314
39,138
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
8,250
7,300
Amounts owed to group undertakings
135,056
135,056
Corporation tax
97,850
Other creditors
4,267
5,267
147,573
245,473
8
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
9
Related party transactions
During the year the company made the following sales to BPA Search International Limited, a subsidiary company, amounting to £367,739 (2023: £522,837).
Included within creditors are amounts due to BPA Search International Limited amounting to £135,056 (2023: £135,056).
Included within creditors is the directors' loan account balance of £517 (2023: £517) as at the balance sheet date.