REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
for |
Next Step Independence Limited |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
for |
Next Step Independence Limited |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
Next Step Independence Limited |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Stafford House |
Blackbrook Park Avenue |
Taunton |
Somerset |
TA1 2PX |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Balance Sheet |
30 September 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | ( |
) |
NET (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital |
Retained earnings | 12 | ( |
) |
( |
) |
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. |
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 |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Next Step Independence Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
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 as modified by the revaluation of certain liabilities measured at fair value through the income statement. |
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. |
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. |
The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The directors are of the opinion that there are no estimates and assumptions that could have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities within the next financial year. |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
Website costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of three years. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Land and buildings | - |
Plant and machinery etc | - |
Freehold property is not being depreciated as residual value is considered to be equal to or higher than cost. |
Financial instruments |
i) Financial assets |
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. |
At the balance sheet date financial assets are assessed for evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is recognised in the income statement. |
ii) Financial liabilities |
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. Bank loans are initially recognised as transaction price and subsequently measured at fair value through the income statement. |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
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. |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
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 |
4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Website |
£ |
COST |
At 1 October 2022 |
and 30 September 2023 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 October 2022 |
Amortisation for year |
At 30 September 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2023 |
At 30 September 2022 |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
Land and | machinery |
buildings | etc | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 October 2022 |
Additions |
At 30 September 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 October 2022 |
Charge for year |
At 30 September 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2023 |
At 30 September 2022 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors |
Tax |
Prepayments |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 9) |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 10) |
Trade creditors |
Tax |
Social security and other taxes |
Other creditors |
Directors' current accounts | 162,341 | 45,086 |
Accruals and deferred income |
Accrued expenses |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans (see note 9) |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 10) |
Other creditors |
Amounts falling due in more than five years: |
Repayable by instalments |
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal | 318,680 | 288,147 |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR - continued |
Included within bank loans is a loan in respect of the properties and a draw down in September 2020 and March 2021 under the CBILS provisions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
The loan, which includes a 12 month interest and capital repayment holiday, carries interest at a fixed rate of 7.93% and is repayable in 48 monthly instalments from March 2022. The loan is repayable by February 2026. |
9. | LOANS |
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand: |
Bank loans |
Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
Bank loans - 2-5 years |
Amounts falling due in more than five years: |
Repayable by instalments |
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal | 318,680 | 288,147 |
10. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Hire purchase contracts |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Next Step Independence Limited (Registered number: 09659729) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2023 |
11. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans |
Hire purchase contracts | 24,990 | - |
The bank holds charges over all legal interest in the properties by way of legal mortgages and have a fixed charge over any other interest in the properties, all rents receivable from any lease granted of the properties, and the proceeds of any insurance affecting the properties. |
The bank also has a fixed and floating charge over all the property or undertaking of the company. |
12. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 October 2022 |
Deficit for the year | ( |
) |
At 30 September 2023 | ( |
) |
13. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 30 September 2023 and 30 September 2022: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Balance outstanding at start of year | ( |
) |
Amounts advanced |
Amounts repaid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Balance outstanding at start of year | ( |
) |
Amounts repaid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Repayable on demand. |
14. | GOING CONCERN |
The company had an exceptional cost during the year resulting in a significant loss been incurred and resulting in net liabilities at the year end. Trading post year end has been encouraging and the company is confident that the position will reverse within a 24 month period. Trading since the year end has supported this assertion and therefore the accounts have continued to be prepared on a going concern basis. |