Company registration number NI624500 (Northern Ireland)
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr Britt Megahey
Company number
NI624500
Registered office
Grove House
145-149 Donegall Pass
Belfast
Co.Antrim
N Ireland
BT7 1DT
Auditor
Falconer Stewart Chartered Accountants
248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Director's report
2
Director's responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Profit and loss account
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Statement of cash flows
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 19
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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The director presents the strategic report for the year ended 31 May 2024.
Review of the business
During the period the company's turnover increased following a full year of trading the company's digital service trade. The director is committed to continually looking for opportunities to achieve greater profitability and increasing shareholder value.
There are clear targets and objectives defined to reflect the changing nature of the market place and the business. The director continues to examine the business on an ongoing basis to ensure further opportunities are exploited to improve performance, quality, profitability and shareholder value. The director would like to acknowledge the part played by all employees in this period.
Key performance indicators
The director considers the key performance indicators to be sales and profitability. Over the year the company has decreased sales. The past two years' financial performance is summarised below:
Sales £15,534,018 (2023 £6,801,261)
Gross Profit 24% (2023 12.7%)
Operating profit £2,188,208 (2023 £225,340)
Mr Britt Megahey
Director
29 November 2024
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of telecommunication sales.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Mr Britt Megahey
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Medium-sized companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
Mr Britt Megahey
Director
29 November 2024
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Barclay Digital Services Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 May 2024 which comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 May 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the director's report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the director's report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
the director was not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the director's report.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISA's (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the company and industry, we identified that the principle risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to tax legislation, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as Companies Act 2006. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of overrride of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to improve results. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
enquiring of management and those charged with governance about existing ad potential litigation and claims, and known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
addressing the risk of fraud through management override controls by testing the appropriateness of journal entries including journal entries with unusual account combinations.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD (CONTINUED)
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A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
The purpose of our audit work and to whom we owe our responsibilities
This report is made solely to the company's member in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's member those matters we are required to state to the member in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Michael J Crooks
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Falconer Stewart Chartered Accountants
29 November 2024
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
15,534,018
6,801,261
Cost of sales
(11,855,122)
(5,937,054)
Gross profit
3,678,896
864,207
Administrative expenses
(1,490,688)
(638,867)
Operating profit
2,188,208
225,340
Interest receivable and similar income
91
Profit before taxation
2,188,299
225,340
Tax on profit
4
(837,028)
Profit for the financial year
1,351,271
225,340
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MAY 2024
31 May 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
5
910,006
700,643
Tangible assets
6
952,473
736,820
1,862,479
1,437,463
Current assets
Stocks
38,713
147,526
Debtors
7
4,458,045
2,116,111
Cash at bank and in hand
850,125
753,235
5,346,883
3,016,872
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
(4,553,811)
(3,375,675)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
793,072
(358,803)
Total assets less current liabilities
2,655,551
1,078,660
Provisions for liabilities
(465,620)
Net assets
2,189,931
1,078,660
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
2,188,931
1,077,660
Total equity
2,189,931
1,078,660
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 29 November 2024
Mr Britt Megahey
Director
Company registration number NI624500 (Northern Ireland)
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 June 2022
1,000
852,320
853,320
Year ended 31 May 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
225,340
225,340
Balance at 31 May 2023
1,000
1,077,660
1,078,660
Year ended 31 May 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,351,271
1,351,271
Dividends
-
(240,000)
(240,000)
Balance at 31 May 2024
1,000
2,188,931
2,189,931
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
11
1,026,924
747,025
Income taxes refunded
201
Net cash inflow from operating activities
1,026,924
747,226
Investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets
(316,162)
(224,064)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(375,637)
(274,142)
Repayment of loans
1,674
Interest received
91
Net cash used in investing activities
(690,034)
(498,206)
Financing activities
Repayment of borrowings
(53,980)
Dividends paid
(240,000)
Net cash used in financing activities
(240,000)
(53,980)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
96,890
195,040
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
753,235
558,195
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
850,125
753,235
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Barclay Digital Services Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Northern Ireland. The registered office is Grove House, 145-149 Donegall Pass, Belfast, Co.Antrim, N Ireland, BT7 1DT.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.3
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Software
10% straight line
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
15% straight line
Motor vehicles
25% straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.11
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.12
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.13
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
1.14
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
70
30
4
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
371,609
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(201)
Total current tax
371,408
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
465,620
Total tax charge
837,028
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
2,188,299
225,340
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 0%)
547,075
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(69,212)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(106,254)
Under/(over) provided in prior years
(201)
Deferred taxation
465,620
Taxation charge for the year
837,028
-
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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5
Intangible fixed assets
Other
£
Cost
At 1 June 2023
921,339
Additions
316,162
At 31 May 2024
1,237,501
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 June 2023
220,696
Amortisation charged for the year
106,799
At 31 May 2024
327,495
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024
910,006
At 31 May 2023
700,643
6
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 June 2023
1,141,768
Additions
375,637
At 31 May 2024
1,517,405
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 June 2023
404,948
Depreciation charged in the year
159,984
At 31 May 2024
564,932
Carrying amount
At 31 May 2024
952,473
At 31 May 2023
736,820
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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7
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
3,322,312
485,324
Other debtors
1,135,733
1,630,787
4,458,045
2,116,111
8
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
2,483,944
1,794,150
Corporation tax
371,609
201
Other taxation and social security
589,423
260,456
Other creditors
1,108,835
1,320,868
4,553,811
3,375,675
9
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
10
Related party transactions
2024
2023
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
2,073,019
2,029,038
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
2024
2023
Amounts due from related parties
£
£
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
3,485,354
178,692
BARCLAY DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024
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11
Cash generated from operations
2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
1,351,271
225,340
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
837,028
Investment income
(91)
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
106,799
92,134
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
159,984
171,265
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
108,813
(4,356)
Increase in debtors
(2,343,608)
(171,023)
Increase in creditors
806,728
433,665
Cash generated from operations
1,026,924
747,025
12
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 June 2023
Cash flows
31 May 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
753,235
96,890
850,125
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