Registration number:
Dowling Blunt Limited
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024
Dowling Blunt Limited
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Company Information |
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Statement of Financial Position |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Dowling Blunt Limited
Company Information
Directors |
M N Brown P Taylor P O'Reilly |
Company secretary |
Harmer Slater Limited |
Registered office |
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Dowling Blunt Limited
(Registration number: 02835438)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 July 2024
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Payables: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net assets |
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Equity |
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Retained earnings |
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Shareholders' funds |
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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.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their 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 and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
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 directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Income statement.
Dowling Blunt Limited
(Registration number: 02835438)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 July 2024 (continued)
The financial statements of Dowling Blunt Limited were approved and authorised for issue by the
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Director
Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024
General information |
Dowling Blunt Limited (the 'company') is a private company limited by share capital, registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act. The address of the registered office is given on page 1.
Accounting policies |
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.
Going concern
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
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.
The functional currency of the company is considered to be pound sterling (£) because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. The financial statements are presented in pound sterling (£).
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainties
There were no key sources of estimation uncertainties or critical judgements made by the directors in the process of applying the company’s accounting policies with significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Revenue recognition
Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Revenue is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.
Government grants
Government grants of a revenue nature are credited to the income statement so as to match them with the expenditure to which they relate and are included in other operating income.
Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
Taxation
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 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.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of property, plant and equipment includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
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:
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Depreciation method and rate |
Fixtures and fittings |
25% straight line |
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and cash in hand.
Receivables
Receivables 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 receivables 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.
Payables
Payables 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.
Payables are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
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 income statement 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.
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.
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
The company operates defined contribution pension schemes. The assets of the schemes are held separately from those of the company. Contributions are recognised in the income statement in the period in which they become payable.
Financial instruments
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Property, plant and equipment |
Fixtures and fittings |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 August 2023 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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At 31 July 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 August 2023 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 July 2024 |
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At 31 July 2023 |
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Receivables |
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Trade receivables |
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Other receivables |
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Prepayments |
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Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Payables |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade payables |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other payables |
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Accruals |
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Income tax liability |
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46,901 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Share capital and reserves |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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10,000 |
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10,000 |
The company has one class of share capital which carries no right to fixed income.
Reserves
The retained earnings reserve represents cumulative profits or losses net of dividends paid and other adjustments.
Dowling Blunt Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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Bank borrowings |
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Current loans and borrowings
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Bank borrowings |
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Parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The ultimate controlling party is