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Registration number: 05849363

Prepared for the registrar

The Rocking Horse Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 8

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Company Information

Directors

H Y L Thorn Quesada

R S Quesada

C F Thorn

Company secretary

H Y L Thorn Quesada

Registered office

Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill House
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

(Registration number: 05849363)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

1,490,373

1,586,497

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

537,256

134,243

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,188,648

652,521

 

1,725,904

786,764

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(479,678)

(309,996)

Net current assets

 

1,246,226

476,768

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,736,599

2,063,265

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

(1,423,577)

(710,604)

Deferred tax liabilities

7

(10,776)

(22,056)

Net assets

 

1,302,246

1,330,605

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Profit and loss account

1,302,146

1,330,505

Shareholders' funds

 

1,302,246

1,330,605

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

Directors' 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 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.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 18 November 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


H Y L Thorn Quesada
Company secretary and director

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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:
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT
United Kingdom

 

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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

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 and after eliminating sales within the company. 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.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Tax

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

The current 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 on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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

Land and buildings

2% straight line

Plant and machinery

25% reducing balance

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

25% reducing balance

Computer equipment

33% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

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. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

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.

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.

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Financial instruments (continued)

Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was as follows:

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2023

1,929,085

193,092

149,153

2,271,330

Additions

-

4,763

20,000

24,763

Disposals

-

-

(64,500)

(64,500)

At 31 March 2024

1,929,085

197,855

104,653

2,231,593

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

483,264

157,497

44,072

684,833

Charge for the year

38,582

9,125

17,339

65,046

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(8,659)

(8,659)

At 31 March 2024

521,846

166,622

52,752

741,220

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

1,407,239

31,233

51,901

1,490,373

At 31 March 2023

1,445,821

35,595

105,081

1,586,497

 

5

Debtors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Directors' loan account

9

401,375

85,943

Other debtors

 

131,795

43,328

Prepayments

 

4,086

4,972

Total current trade and other debtors

 

537,256

134,243

 

6

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

53,995

39,213

Trade creditors

 

4,200

-

Social security and other taxes

 

13,015

13,992

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

2,586

2,477

Other creditors

 

158,666

143,070

Accrued expenses

 

32,145

23,978

Corporation tax liability

215,071

87,266

 

479,678

309,996

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

1,423,577

710,604

 

The Rocking Horse Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

7

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

10,776

2023

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

22,056

 

8

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

18,084

35,000

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

35,911

4,213

53,995

39,213

2024
£

2023
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

1,283,824

553,988

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

12,407

49,256

Related party loan

127,346

107,360

1,423,577

710,604

 

9

Related party transactions

At 31 March 2024, the company was owed balances of £54,872, £71,466 and £275,037 (2023 - £53,973, £31,970 and £NIL) from the directors of the company, in the form of overdrawn director loan accounts. Interest of 2.25% was charged on the average overdrawn balances during the year. There are no fixed repayment terms and these were the maximum amounts owed on each loan during the year.