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REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609 (England and Wales)















UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

FOR

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024







DIRECTORS: B Ashworth
S A Ashworth
O J Ashworth
W Ashworth
Mrs L Ashworth
Miss S M Smith





SECRETARY: O J Ashworth





REGISTERED OFFICE: Chandler House
7 Ferry Road Office Park
Riversway
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2YH





REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Wallwork Nelson & Johnson
Chandler House
7 Ferry Road Office Park
Riversway
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2YH

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

BALANCE SHEET
31 JANUARY 2024

31/1/24 31/1/23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 4 67,156 75,556
Tangible assets 5 541,557 385,676
608,713 461,232

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 1,136,963 1,155,058
Cash at bank and in hand 382,520 325,520
1,519,483 1,480,578
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 7 478,693 402,930
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,040,790 1,077,648
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

1,649,503

1,538,880

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 8 (113,191 ) (33,137 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES (136,386 ) (74,394 )
NET ASSETS 1,399,926 1,431,349

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings 1,399,826 1,431,249
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,399,926 1,431,349

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 January 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
31 JANUARY 2024


The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





B Ashworth - Director


ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Alben Landscapes Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2012, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of twenty years.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Plant and machinery - 25% on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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.

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 32 (2023 - 31 ) .

4. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 February 2023
and 31 January 2024 167,943
AMORTISATION
At 1 February 2023 92,387
Charge for year 8,400
At 31 January 2024 100,787
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2024 67,156
At 31 January 2023 75,556

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and and Motor Computer
machinery fittings vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 February 2023 622,451 5,558 403,022 7,606 1,038,637
Additions 302,171 3,773 13,950 - 319,894
Disposals (107,999 ) - - - (107,999 )
At 31 January 2024 816,623 9,331 416,972 7,606 1,250,532
DEPRECIATION
At 1 February 2023 416,656 4,975 226,734 4,596 652,961
Charge for year 100,642 1,090 42,903 753 145,388
Eliminated on disposal (89,374 ) - - - (89,374 )
At 31 January 2024 427,924 6,065 269,637 5,349 708,975
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2024 388,699 3,266 147,335 2,257 541,557
At 31 January 2023 205,795 583 176,288 3,010 385,676

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 February 2023
and 31 January 2024 184,280 333,925 518,205
DEPRECIATION
At 1 February 2023
and 31 January 2024 92,189 177,292 269,481
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2024 92,091 156,633 248,724
At 31 January 2023 92,091 156,633 248,724

6. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31/1/24 31/1/23
£    £   
Trade debtors 776,506 846,029
Other debtors 360,457 309,029
1,136,963 1,155,058

ALBEN LANDSCAPES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06843609)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31/1/24 31/1/23
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 57,143 53,691
Trade creditors 166,272 137,129
Taxation and social security 130,851 168,845
Other creditors 124,427 43,265
478,693 402,930

8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
31/1/24 31/1/23
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 113,191 33,137

9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, total dividends of £109,230 (2023 - £142,480) were paid to the directors .

During the year the company paid rent of £77,000 (2023: £53,000) to Alben Commercial Estates Limited, a company under common control. Also there is a loan to Alben Commercial Estates Limited of £283.974 (2023: £265,706) included in Other Debtors.

10. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is B Ashworth.