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Registration number: 07534263

Prepared for the registrar

Raydens Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Raydens Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 10

 

Raydens Limited

Company Information

Directors

K M Rayden

W H Rayden

Registered office

Catherine House
Adelaide Street
St. Albans
AL3 5BA

Bankers

Lloyds Bank Plc
36 Chequer St
St Albans
AL1 3YQ

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

Raydens Limited

(Registration number: 07534263)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

5

1

1

Tangible assets

6

417,233

490,534

 

417,234

490,535

Current assets

 

Debtors

7

1,505,259

1,016,534

Debtors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

 

76,305

86,939

Cash at bank and in hand

 

459,909

278,430

 

2,041,473

1,381,903

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(2,105,402)

(1,576,127)

Net current liabilities

 

(63,929)

(194,224)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

353,305

296,311

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(38,363)

-

Provisions

9

(69,061)

(69,061)

Deferred tax liabilities

10

(56,607)

-

Net assets

 

189,274

227,250

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

10,000

10,000

Profit and loss account

179,274

217,250

Shareholders' funds

 

189,274

227,250

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 Board on 27 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


K M Rayden
Director

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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:
Catherine House
Adelaide Street
St. Albans
AL3 5BA

 

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 director has 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.

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Bad debt provision - due to the nature of the business, there are high levels of trade debtors at the year end, and therefore a risk that some of these balances may be irrecoverable. A bad debt review is carried out, where debts are assessed and provided against when the recoverability of these balances is considered to be uncertain. The carrying amount is £179,032 (2023 - £133,924).

Amounts recoverable on contracts - The process of assessing amounts recoverable on contracts requires various estimates and judgements to be made. Fee earners are required to record time spent on client assignments and this is used as the basis for the amounts recoverable on contracts estimate A year end report of time on all assignments is circulated to fee earners to identify likely recoverable amounts. The carrying amount is £253,628 (2023 - £277,060).

Provision for client claims - the provision is based on a review of potential claims and an assessment of any potential settlements that are considered likely as a result of these. The carrying amount is £5,000 (2023 - £5,000).

Dilapidations - a provision of dilapidations on the company's property leases is being built up each year based on the amount expected to be payable at the cessation of the lease. The carrying amount is £64,061 (2023 - £64,061).

Revenue recognition

Fee income represents the fair value of services provided during the year on client assignments. Fair value
reflects the amounts expected to be recoverable from client is based on time spent, skills provided and expenses incurred, and excludes VAT. Income is recognised as contract activity progresses and the right to consideration is secured, except where the final outcome cannot be assessed with reasonable certainty.

Income in respect of contingent fee assignments is recognised in the period when the contingent event occurs
and collectability of the fee is assured.

Unbilled income on individual client assignments is included as amounts recoverable on contracts within debtors.

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

Leasehold improvements

over the term of the lease

Fixtures, fittings and computer equipment

25% straight line

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair
value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is five years.

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 clients for 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.

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.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

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.

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

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. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

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.

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was 112 (2023 - 106).

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

4

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

16,750

14,250

Other fees to auditors

All other non-audit services

13,930

11,350


 

 

5

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Cost

At 1 April 2023

1

At 31 March 2024

1

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

1

At 31 March 2023

1

 

6

Tangible assets

Leasehold improvements
£

Fixtures, fittings and computer equipment
£

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

197,336

682,705

880,041

Additions

1,159

147,675

148,834

At 31 March 2024

198,495

830,380

1,028,875

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

74,504

315,003

389,507

Charge for the year

38,978

183,157

222,135

At 31 March 2024

113,482

498,160

611,642

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

85,013

332,220

417,233

At 31 March 2023

122,832

367,702

490,534

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

7

Debtors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade debtors

 

729,248

446,894

Other debtors

 

84,448

113,264

Prepayments

 

514,240

187,167

Amounts recoverable on contracts

 

253,628

277,060

Deferred tax assets

10

-

79,088

   

1,581,564

1,103,473

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£76,305 (2023 - £84,205) of "Other debtors" is classified as non current. This is in respect of security deposits.

 

8

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

11

754,161

324,546

Trade creditors

 

313,096

333,983

Social security and other taxes

 

583,709

568,335

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

52,056

45,556

Other creditors

 

18,534

24,617

Accrued expenses

 

307,965

279,090

Corporation tax liability

75,881

-

 

2,105,402

1,576,127

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

11

38,363

-

 

9

Provisions

Dilapidations provision
£

Client claims provision
£

Total
£

At 31 March 2023 and at 31 March 2024

64,061

5,000

69,061

 

Raydens Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

10

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Difference between depreciation and capital allowances

-

62,874

Short term timing difference

6,267

-

6,267

62,874

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Difference between depreciation and capital allowances

-

80,299

Tax losses carried forward

152,811

-

Short term timing difference

6,576

-

159,387

80,299

 

11

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

60,500

-

Other borrowings

693,661

324,546

754,161

324,546

Bank loans are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company dated 18 July 2022.

2024
£

2023
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

38,363

-

 

12

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £764,637 (2023 - £1,443,958).

 

13

Related party transactions

At 31 March 2024, the company owed the director K M Rayden £320,000 (2023 - £171,302) in the form of a director's loan account. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand.

 

14

Audit report

The Independent Auditor's Report was unqualified. The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on 30 September 2024 was Andrew Harris, who signed for and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP.