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Registration number: 01174802

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 10

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Company Information

Director

Mr A N Weatherley

Company secretary

Mrs E Weatherley

Registered office

Unit 7 Tees Court
Wallis Road
Skippers Lane Industrial Estate
Middlesbrough
TS6 6DX

Accountants

Goldstrong Accountants Ltd
Chartered Accountants
55 Heaton Road
Grange Park
Billingham
Cleveland
TS23 3GP

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

(Registration number: 01174802)
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

-

3,845

Tangible assets

5

46,845

59,145

 

46,845

62,990

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

4,000

4,000

Debtors

7

44,479

42,496

Cash at bank and in hand

 

95,728

105,851

 

144,207

152,347

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(111,391)

(102,778)

Net current assets

 

32,816

49,569

Total assets less current liabilities

 

79,661

112,559

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(22,352)

(37,242)

Provisions for liabilities

(8,900)

(11,238)

Net assets

 

48,409

64,079

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

9

100

100

Capital redemption reserve

35

35

Retained earnings

48,274

63,944

Shareholders' funds

 

48,409

64,079

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

(Registration number: 01174802)
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2024

For the financial year ending 31 July 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

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. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the director has not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the director on 20 November 2024
 

.........................................
Mr A N Weatherley
Director

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 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:
Unit 7 Tees Court
Wallis Road
Skippers Lane Industrial Estate
Middlesbrough
TS6 6DX

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 20 November 2024.

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 that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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 tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet 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

Plant and Machinery

20% reducing balance basis

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance basis

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

10% straight line method

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.

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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 company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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 subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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.

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 8 (2023 - 8).

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 August 2023

12,812

12,812

Disposals

(12,812)

(12,812)

At 31 July 2024

-

-

Amortisation

At 1 August 2023

8,967

8,967

Amortisation charge

3,845

3,845

Amortisation eliminated on disposals

(12,812)

(12,812)

At 31 July 2024

-

-

Carrying amount

At 31 July 2024

-

-

At 31 July 2023

3,845

3,845

5

Tangible assets

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 August 2023

102,118

72,317

174,435

Additions

4,621

2,530

7,151

Disposals

(8,897)

-

(8,897)

At 31 July 2024

97,842

74,847

172,689

Depreciation

At 1 August 2023

52,636

62,654

115,290

Charge for the year

14,306

1,975

16,281

Eliminated on disposal

(5,727)

-

(5,727)

At 31 July 2024

61,215

64,629

125,844

Carrying amount

At 31 July 2024

36,627

10,218

46,845

At 31 July 2023

49,482

9,663

59,145

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

6

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Other inventories

4,000

4,000

7

Debtors

Current

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

44,479

42,496

 

44,479

42,496

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

14,815

13,822

Trade creditors

 

20,919

13,924

Taxation and social security

 

29,409

30,323

Other creditors

 

46,248

44,709

 

111,391

102,778

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

22,352

37,242

9

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary share of £1 each

65

65

65

65

A share of £1 each

25

25

25

25

B share of £1 each

10

10

10

10

100

100

100

100

 

The Sign Studio (N.E.) Ltd.

trading as The Sign Studio

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

10

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

8,776

19,074

Hire purchase contracts

13,576

18,168

22,352

37,242

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

10,223

9,935

Hire purchase contracts

4,592

3,887

14,815

13,822