Company registration number 07498879 (England and Wales)
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
BALANCE SHEET
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
3
432,511
432,511
Tangible assets
4
25,847
28,974
458,358
461,485
Current assets
Debtors
5
27,564
3,496
Cash at bank and in hand
171,369
286,965
198,933
290,461
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(114,320)
(85,253)
Net current assets
84,613
205,208
Net assets
542,971
666,693
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
541,971
665,693
Total equity
542,971
666,693
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 30 June 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 14 January 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mrs J Winn
Mr D A Winn
Director
Director
Company registration number 07498879 (England and Wales)
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Sandcastle Nursery Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 16 Burnham Road, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP14 4NY.
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 represents amounts receivable for services.
Revenue represents amounts chargeable in respect of the provision of childcare services.
Revenue represents amounts receivable for services provided during the year, net of VAT. Revenue is recognised on a straight line basis over the period to which it relates.
Revenue includes government grants from local authorities. Deferred income is included for grant income received in advance for the following year.
1.3
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
In the opinion of the directors, and by reference to an active market, the residual value of goodwill is in excess of the cost disclosed in note 3. On this basis the directors have not amortised the goodwill.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets over their useful lives on the following bases:
Land and buildings Leasehold
Amortised over the term of the lease
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% Reducing balance
Computer equipment
25% Reducing balance
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.
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and represents cash in hand.
1.7
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.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are measured at transaction price including transaction costs. Financial assets are classified as receivable within one year and are not amortised.
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.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities are classified as payable within one year and are not amortised.
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. Trade creditors are recognised at transaction price.
1.8
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.
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable.
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.
1.10
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
1.11
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.12
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.
1.13
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
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
43
41
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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3
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
432,511
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
432,511
At 30 June 2023
432,511
4
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023
27,000
88,156
115,156
Additions
2,460
2,460
At 30 June 2024
27,000
90,616
117,616
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 July 2023
13,500
72,682
86,182
Depreciation charged in the year
1,125
4,462
5,587
At 30 June 2024
14,625
77,144
91,769
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
12,375
13,472
25,847
At 30 June 2023
13,500
15,474
28,974
5
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
8,962
837
Other debtors
18,602
2,659
27,564
3,496
SANDCASTLE NURSERY LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
29,165
Trade creditors
709
778
Corporation tax
6,982
32,512
Other taxation and social security
12,811
Other creditors
77,464
39,152
114,320
85,253
7
Called up share capital
2024
2023
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
1000 Ordinary of £1 each
1,000
1,000