Registered number
01825398
Sheffield Science Park Company Limited (Limited by Guarantee)
Filleted Accounts
31 March 2024
Sheffield Science Park Company Limited (Limited by Guarantee)
Registered number: 01825398
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2024
Notes 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 224,430 203,697
Investments 5 100 100
224,530 203,797
Current assets
Debtors 6 176,154 29,469
Cash at bank and in hand 551,416 551,397
727,570 580,866
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 (117,188) (131,364)
Net current assets 610,382 449,502
Total assets less current liabilities 834,912 653,299
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 8 (18,330) (28,168)
Provisions for liabilities (189,883) (44,698)
Net assets 626,699 580,433
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account 626,699 580,433
Shareholder's funds 626,699 580,433
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
NEIL MACDONALD
Director
Approved by the board on 12.11.2024
Sheffield Science Park Company Limited (Limited by Guarantee)
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Short leasehold building improvements over the lease term
Fixtures and equipment over 5 years
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. 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. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Provisions
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Leased assets
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
2 Employees 2024 2023
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 10 8
3 Tangible fixed assets
Short leasehold improvements Fixtures and equipment Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2023 649,998 306,967 956,965
Additions 116,314 2,919 119,233
At 31 March 2024 766,312 309,886 1,076,198
Depreciation
At 1 April 2023 468,248 285,020 753,268
Charge for the year 87,833 10,667 98,500
At 31 March 2024 556,081 295,687 851,768
Net book value
At 31 March 2024 210,231 14,199 224,430
At 31 March 2023 181,750 21,947 203,697
4 Leasehold property
The company leases property from Sheffield City Council. The lease is short term and expires 7th December 2026. Lease renewal negotiations are underway.
5 Investments
Investments in
subsidiary
undertakings
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023 100
At 31 March 2024 100
Leahs Yard Limited ,(a private limited company), was incorporated 23rd April 2021. It is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Sheffield Science Park Company Limited. Sheffield Science Park Company Limited owns 100 £1 ordinary shares in Leahs Yard Limited. Sheffield Science Park Company Limited has provided an overall guarantee to Sheffield City Council in respect of Leahs Yard Limited for £100,000. The principal activity of Leahs Yard Limited is the subletting of retail and studio space within a heritage building on which it holds the headlease with Sheffield City Council.
6 Debtors 2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 2,543 10,606
Amounts owed by group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest 167,625 -
Other debtors 5,986 18,863
176,154 29,469
Amounts due after more than one year included above 121,856 -
Amount owed by Leahs Yard Limited, (a fully owned subsidiary), includes a £130,000 loan. An additional £50,000 was loaned 9th May 2024. The loan repayment commences February 2025. Interest of 4% applies.
7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2024 2023
£ £
Bounce back loan 6,667 6,667
Trade creditors 21,954 16,465
Taxation and social security costs 20,439 48,573
Other creditors 68,128 59,659
117,188 131,364
8 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2024 2023
£ £
Bounce back loan 18,330 28,168
9 Other financial commitments 2024 2023
£ £
Total future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases 32,678 45,568
10 Related party transactions £ £
Ms E Wallis is a director of Sero Consulting Limited and a non-exec director of Sheffield Science Park Company Limited.
Consultancy purchased from Sero Consulting Limited - 1,200
11 Other information
Sheffield Science Park Company Limited (Limited by Guarantee) is a private company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
Cooper Buildings
Arundel Street
Sheffield
S1 2NS
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