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Registration number: OC431863

Boys and Maughan LLP

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

Contents

Limited liability partnership information

1

Financial Statements

2 to 9

Balance Sheet

2

Statement of Changes in Members’ Interests

4

Notes to the Financial Statements

5

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

Limited liability partnership information

Designated members

Mr ADJ Baker

Mr J Gomez da Costa

Mr RJ Durrant

Mrs SA Higgins
 

Registered office

India House
11-13 Hawley Street
Margate
Kent
CT9 1PZ

Accountants

Beresfords
Chartered Certified Accountants
1-2 Rhodium Point
Spindle Close
Hawkinge
Folkestone
Kent
CT18 7TQ

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

(Registration number: OC431863)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

3

167,443

168,183

Current assets

 

Stocks

4

1,150,590

1,109,228

Debtors

5

1,219,944

1,431,774

Cash and short-term deposits

 

1,425,602

1,596,500

 

3,796,136

4,137,502

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(1,030,316)

(1,501,182)

Net current assets

 

2,765,820

2,636,320

Net assets attributable to members

 

2,933,263

2,804,503

Represented by:

 

Loans and other debts due to members

 

Members' capital classified as a liability

 

108,692

108,692

Members’ other interests

 

Other reserves

 

2,824,571

2,695,811

   

2,933,263

2,804,503

Total members' interests

 

Loans and other debts due to members

 

108,692

108,692

Equity

 

2,824,571

2,695,811

   

2,933,263

2,804,503

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

(Registration number: OC431863)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the limited liability partnership was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied to limited liability partnerships, relating to small entities.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to LLPs subject to the small LLPs regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime, as applied to limited liability partnerships. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the members have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

The members acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act, as applied to limited liability partnerships by the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements of Boys and Maughan LLP (registered number OC431863) were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 9 October 2024. They were signed on behalf of the limited liability partnership by:

.........................................
Mr ADJ Baker
Designated member

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

Statement of Changes in Members’ Interests
At 31 March 2024

 

Loans and other debts due to/(from) members

   

Members' capital classified as a liability
£

Members' other amounts
£

Total debt
£

Total
2024
£

Members' interest at 1 April 2023

108,692

2,695,811

2,804,503

2,804,503

Members' remuneration charged as an expense

-

2,235,532

2,235,532

2,235,532

Members' interests after total comprehensive income

108,692

4,931,343

5,040,035

5,040,035

Drawings (including tax payments)

-

(2,106,771)

(2,106,771)

(2,106,771)

At 31 March 2024

108,692

2,824,572

2,933,264

2,933,264

 

Loans and other debts due to/(from) members

   

Members' capital classified as a liability
£

Members' other amounts
£

Total debt
£

Total
2023
£

Members' interest at 1 April 2022

108,692

2,875,029

2,983,721

2,983,721

Members' remuneration charged as an expense

-

3,155,776

3,155,776

3,155,776

Members' interests after total comprehensive income

108,692

6,030,805

6,139,497

6,139,497

Drawings (including tax payments)

-

(2,828,376)

(2,828,376)

(2,828,376)

Transfer to provision for former members’ annuities

-

(506,618)

(506,618)

(506,618)

At 31 March 2023

108,692

2,695,811

2,804,503

2,804,503

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

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

1

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 under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 and the requirement of the Statement of Reommended Practice "Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships".

General information and basis of accounting

The limited liability partnership is incorporated in under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. The address of the registered office is given on the limited liability partnership information page. The nature of the limited liability partnership’s operations and its principal activities are given in the members’ report.

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The functional currency of Boys and Maughan LLP is considered to be pounds sterling.

Judgements

No judgements have been made in the process of applying the above accounting policies that have had a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.

No key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year have been made

Finance income
Interest income is recognised in the profit and loss account using the effective interest method.

Finance costs
Finance costs are charged to the profit and loss account over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

Operating leases
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis in representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leasehold asset.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that the limited liability partnership obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates, VAT and other sales tax or duty.

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

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

Members' remuneration and division of profits

The SORP recognises that the basis of calculating profits for allocation may differ from the profits reflected through the financial statements prepared in compliance with recommended practice, given the established need to seek to focus profit allocation on ensuring equity between different generations and populations of members.

Members' fixed shares of profits (excluding discretionary fixed share bonuses) and interest earned on members' balances are automatically allocated and, are treated as members' remuneration charged as an expense to the profit and loss account in arriving at profit available for discretionary division among members.
The remainder of profit shares, which have not been allocated until after the balance sheet date, are treated in these financial statements as unallocated at the balance sheet date and included within other reserves.

Taxation

The taxation payable on the partnership's profits is the personal liability of the members, although payment of such liabilities is administered by the partnership on behalf of its members. Consequently, neither partnership taxation nor related deferred taxation is accounted for in these financial statements. Sums set aside in respect of members' tax obligations are included in the balance sheet within loans and other debts due to members, or are set against amounts due from members as appropriate.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Depreciation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Improvements to leasehold property

10% straight line

Plant and machinery

20% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Office equipment

20% reducing balance

Work in progress

Work in progress at the balance sheet date has been calculated using Financial Reporting Standard 102 principles.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the limited liability partnership will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

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.

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

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

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 limited liability partnership 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 subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Members' interests

Amounts due to members after more than one year comprise provisions for annuities to current members and certain loans from members which are not repayable within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

Financial instruments

The LLP only entered into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties.

2

Particulars of employees

The average number of persons employed by the limited liability partnership during the year was 159 (2023 - 144).

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

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

3

Tangible fixed assets

Improvements to leasehold property
£

Fixtures and fittings
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Office equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

28,483

164,678

1,597

65,905

260,663

Additions

-

-

-

39,289

39,289

At 31 March 2024

28,483

164,678

1,597

105,194

299,952

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

6,717

69,969

811

14,983

92,480

Charge for the year

2,848

18,942

197

18,042

40,029

At 31 March 2024

9,565

88,911

1,008

33,025

132,509

Net book value

At 31 March 2024

18,918

75,767

589

72,169

167,443

At 31 March 2023

21,766

94,709

786

50,922

168,183

 

Boys and Maughan LLP

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

4

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Work in progress

1,150,590

1,109,228

5

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

856,102

1,034,903

Prepayments and accrued income

363,842

396,871

1,219,944

1,431,774

6

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2024
£

2023
£

Trade creditors

113,429

109,264

Other creditors

233,926

809,878

Accruals and deferred income

203,741

150,598

Taxation and social security

479,220

431,442

1,030,316

1,501,182

7

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2024
£

8

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts disclosed in the balance sheet

Included in the balance sheet are unpaid pension contributions of £21,719 (2023 - £18,279).