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Registered number: 03763487
Woods Sanders & Co Limited
Directors' Report and
Unaudited Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024
Contents
Page
Company Information 1
Directors' Report 2—3
Accountant's Report 4
Profit and Loss Account 5
Balance Sheet 6—7
Statement of Changes in Equity 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9—11
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Company Information
Directors Mr Brian Woods
Mr Spencer Copping
Mr Lee Barker
Secretary Mrs Katie Woods
Company Number 03763487
Registered Office 5 Pool House
Bancroft Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7RP
Accountants Clark's Accountancy
119 Albury Road
Merstham
Surrey
RH1 3LW
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Directors' Report
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2024.
Review of the Business
2023-2024 was another productive and active year for WS Planning & Architecture.
WS Planning & Architecture achieved a turnover of over £1.3million, resulting from an increasing workload based on both new and repeat clients. In October 2023 we were very proud to attend the 100th Anniversary of Croydon Vision and were proud to see the work of the WS Architectural Team who presented an architectural vision for the next 100 years of the essential local charity who do so much to encourage independence, confidence and personal development among the blind and the partially sighted community of Croydon.
Our Work Experience Programme was busier than ever as we hosted 11 Student Work Experience Placements in the Reigate and Croydon offices. We also attended 4 Careers Fairs The Beacon School, Banstead, The Ashcombe School, Dorking, de Stafford School, Caterham, and Banstead Junior School. Our Associate Director, Jhonnatan Jaramillo, also set the Design Brief and judged the outcome of Reigate Sixth Form College’s Beach Huts design project, a collaboration now in its 4th year. Our Architectural Director, Lee Barker, attended the Croydon Commitment STEM sessions and spoke to Year 4 students about architecture.
Our Preferred Partners network continues to benefit our clients with a growing number of specialisms covered and many new instructions over the year.
In May 2023 we held our Team Conference at Cornerstone Chambers and were pleased to hear from guest speaker and renowned barrister, Robert Williams. We then enjoyed a visit to the Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincolns Inn Square.
We were also proud finalists in the Reigate & Banstead Business Awards 2023 in the Resilient Business of the Year and Associate Director, Emily Hall was a finalist in two categories of The Dynamic Awards 2024.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Mr Brian Woods
Mr Spencer Copping
Mr Lee Barker
 
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have 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 directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are 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 the financial statements the directors are required to: 
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments 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 directors are 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. They are 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.
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The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Small Company Rules
This report has 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.
On behalf of the board
Mr Brian Woods
Director
23rd December 2024
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Accountant's Report
Chartered Accountant's report to the directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Woods Sanders & Co Limited For The Year Ended 30 April 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, I have prepared for your approval the accounts of Woods Sanders & Co Limited For The Year Ended 30 April 2024 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given to us.
As a practising member 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/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance.
This report is made solely to the directors of Woods Sanders & Co Limited , as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 21 March 2017. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Woods Sanders & Co Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the directors of Woods Sanders & Co 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 Woods Sanders & Co Limited and its directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Woods Sanders & Co 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 or loss of Woods Sanders & Co Limited . You consider that Woods Sanders & Co Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the accounts of Woods Sanders & Co 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 financial statements.
Signed
23rd December 2024
Clark's Accountancy
119 Albury Road
Merstham
Surrey
RH1 3LW
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Profit and Loss Account
2024 2023
Notes £ £
TURNOVER 1,345,981 1,363,540
Cost of sales (357,951 ) (393,614 )
GROSS PROFIT 988,030 969,926
Administrative expenses (967,776 ) (898,780 )
OPERATING PROFIT 3 20,254 71,146
Income from Shares in group undertakings 5,038 -
Other interest receivable and similar income 527 139
Interest payable and similar charges (4,101 ) (3,182 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 21,718 68,103
Tax on Profit (8,190 ) (14,049 )
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 13,528 54,054
The notes on pages 9 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
2024 2023
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 5 30,120 39,591
Investments 6 20,500 20,500
50,620 60,091
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 7 35,000 35,000
Debtors 8 288,808 271,417
Cash at bank and in hand 122,595 87,614
446,403 394,031
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 9 (350,633 ) (260,177 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 95,770 133,854
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 146,390 193,945
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 10 (22,733 ) (43,380 )
NET ASSETS 123,657 150,565
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 11 100 100
Profit and Loss Account 123,557 150,465
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 123,657 150,565
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For the year ending 30 April 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
On behalf of the board
Mr Brian Woods
Director
23rd December 2024
The notes on pages 9 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £
As at 1 May 2022 100 142,536 142,636
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - 54,054 54,054
Dividends paid - (46,125) (46,125)
As at 30 April 2023 and 1 May 2023 100 150,465 150,565
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - 13,528 13,528
Dividends paid - (40,436) (40,436)
As at 30 April 2024 100 123,557 123,657
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Woods Sanders & Co Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 03763487 . The registered office is 5 Pool House, Bancroft Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RP.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
2.2. Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the rendering of services.
Rendering of services
Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably.
2.3. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold 25% Straight line
Plant & Machinery 25% Reducing balance
2.4. Stocks and Work in Progress
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance any reduction in value. Work-in-progress is reflected in the accounts on a contract by contract basis by recording turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses.
2.5. Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and 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 end of the reporting period.
Current or deferred tax for the year is recognised in profit or loss, except when they related to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
2.6. Pensions
The company operates a defined pension contribution scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
3. Operating Profit
The operating profit is stated after charging:
2024 2023
£ £
Bad debts 10,148 -
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 12,804 13,856
4. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was: 18 (2023: 17)
18 17
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5. Tangible Assets
Land & Property
Leasehold Plant & Machinery Total
£ £ £
Cost
As at 1 May 2023 18,079 156,620 174,699
Additions - 3,333 3,333
As at 30 April 2024 18,079 159,953 178,032
Depreciation
As at 1 May 2023 10,004 125,104 135,108
Provided during the period 4,300 8,504 12,804
As at 30 April 2024 14,304 133,608 147,912
Net Book Value
As at 30 April 2024 3,775 26,345 30,120
As at 1 May 2023 8,075 31,516 39,591
6. Investments
Unlisted
£
Cost
As at 1 May 2023 20,500
As at 30 April 2024 20,500
Provision
As at 1 May 2023 -
As at 30 April 2024 -
Net Book Value
As at 30 April 2024 20,500
As at 1 May 2023 20,500
7. Stocks
2024 2023
£ £
Work in progress 35,000 35,000
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8. Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Due within one year
Trade debtors 245,926 220,231
Other debtors 42,007 43,186
Directors' loan accounts 875 -
Amounts owed by group undertakings - 8,000
288,808 271,417
The directors loan account is an amount due from S. Copping.
9. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 57,213 44,674
Bank loans and overdrafts 18,000 18,000
Corporation tax 8,202 14,049
Other taxes and social security 13,236 12,327
VAT 91,228 73,799
Other creditors 155,719 89,773
Accruals and deferred income 7,035 7,555
350,633 260,177
10. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans 22,733 43,100
Other loans - 280
22,733 43,380
11. Share Capital
2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, Called up and fully paid 100 100
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