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Registration number: 11856235

Larcomes Legal Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

5 to 12

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr R Hopgood

Mr D Sumner

Mrs L Moore

Mr J M Quartermain

Registered office

168 London Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 9DN

Accountants

MMO Limited
Wellesley House
204 London Road
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7AN

 

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Larcomes Legal Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Larcomes Legal Limited for the year ended 31 March 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 12 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Larcomes Legal Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Larcomes Legal Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Larcomes Legal Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Larcomes Legal Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Larcomes Legal Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Larcomes Legal Limited. You consider that Larcomes Legal Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Larcomes Legal Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

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MMO Limited
Wellesley House
204 London Road
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7AN

21 August 2024

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

(Registration number: 11856235)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

1,123,500

1,193,500

Tangible assets

5

139,642

178,361

 

1,263,142

1,371,861

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

328,211

378,170

Debtors

7

411,453

308,519

Cash at bank and in hand

 

619,433

611,587

 

1,359,097

1,298,276

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(1,404,167)

(1,530,595)

Net current liabilities

 

(45,070)

(232,319)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,218,072

1,139,542

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(58,333)

(108,333)

Net assets

 

1,159,739

1,031,209

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

9

70,000

70,000

Retained earnings

1,089,739

961,209

Shareholders' funds

 

1,159,739

1,031,209

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

(Registration number: 11856235)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

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

Approved and authorised by the Board on 20 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr R Hopgood
Director

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

Notes to the Unaudited 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:
168 London Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 9DN
England

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.

All figures are presented in British Sterling, which is the functional currency of the company, and are rounded to the nearest £1.

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.

Government grants

Government grants relating to revenue expenditure are recognised in income over the periods in which the entity recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate.

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

Notes to the Unaudited 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 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.

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

Computer equipment

7 years straight line

Fixtures and fittings

10% reducing balance

Software and development

7 years straight line

Motor vehicles

20% reducing balance

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:

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

Nil in the year of acquisition, 20 years straight line

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.

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.

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

Leases

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 directors) during the year, was 52 (2023 - 50).

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

1,400,000

1,400,000

At 31 March 2024

1,400,000

1,400,000

Amortisation

At 1 April 2023

206,500

206,500

Amortisation charge

70,000

70,000

At 31 March 2024

276,500

276,500

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

1,123,500

1,123,500

At 31 March 2023

1,193,500

1,193,500

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

263,810

56,490

320,300

Additions

5,346

-

5,346

At 31 March 2024

269,156

56,490

325,646

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

114,373

27,566

141,939

Charge for the year

38,280

5,785

44,065

At 31 March 2024

152,653

33,351

186,004

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

116,503

23,139

139,642

At 31 March 2023

149,437

28,924

178,361

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

6

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Work in progress

328,211

378,170

7

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

263,402

262,689

Amounts owed by related parties

11

50,181

36,178

Prepayments

 

11,174

9,652

Other debtors

 

86,696

-

   

411,453

308,519

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

254,432

316,584

Taxation and social security

 

327,237

284,136

Accruals and deferred income

 

19,226

19,226

Other creditors

 

803,272

910,649

 

1,404,167

1,530,595

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

58,333

108,333

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

9

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

63,000

63,000

63,000

63,000

Ordinary A shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary B shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary C shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary D shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary E shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary F shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

Ordinary G shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

10

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

58,333

108,333

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

50,000

50,000

Hire purchase contracts

-

28,353

Other borrowings

204,432

238,231

254,432

316,584

 

Larcomes Legal Limited

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

11

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with other related parties

Larcomes LLP
 The partners of Larcomes LLP are also the directors of Larcomes Legal Limited.
 As at the balance sheet date the amount due to Larcomes Legal Limited from Larcomes LLP £50,180 (2023 - £36,177).