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Registration number: OC364714

Field Overell LLP

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

 

Field Overell LLP

Contents

Limited liability partnership information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 7

 

Field Overell LLP

Limited liability partnership information

Designated members

A P M McCusker

Ms S Vincent
 

Registered office

42 Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
Warwick
CV32 5JS

Bankers

HSBC Bank plc
126 The Parade
Leamington Spa
CV32 4AJ

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

Field Overell LLP

(Registration number: OC364714)
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

37,906

31,406

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

328,206

330,328

Cash and short-term deposits

 

177,756

226,521

 

505,962

556,849

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(99,538)

(183,078)

Net current assets

 

406,424

373,771

Total assets less current liabilities

 

444,330

405,177

Provisions for liabilities

7

(15,000)

(22,500)

Net assets attributable to members

 

429,330

382,677

Represented by:

 

Loans and other debts due to members

 

Other amounts

8

429,330

382,677

   

429,330

382,677

Total members' interests

 

Loans and other debts due to members

 

429,330

382,677

   

429,330

382,677

For the year ending 30 April 2024 the LLP was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied to LLPs, relating to small entities.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to LLPs subject to the small LLPs regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006, as applied to LLPs.

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

The members acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, as applied to LLPs by the Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements of Field Overell LLP (registered number OC364714) were approved by the members and authorised for issue on 17 January 2025. They were signed on behalf of the LLP by:

.........................................
A P M McCusker
Designated member

 

Field Overell LLP

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

1

General information

The place of registration of the LLP is England and Wales under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000.

The address of the registered office is:
42 Warwick Street
Leamington Spa
Warwick
CV32 5JS

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 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

The limited liability partnership is incorporated in England and Wales under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. The address of the registered office is given on the limited liability partnership information page. The nature of the limited liability partnership’s operations and its principal activities are given in the members’ report.

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.

The functional currency of Field Overell LLP is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the limited liability partnership operates. Foreign operations are included in accordance with the policies set out below.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is pounds sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the LLP operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.

Judgements

In the application of the LLP's accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered 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 only affects that period, or in the period of revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Amounts recoverable on contracts - The process of assessing amounts recoverable on contracts requires various estimates and judgements to be made. Fee earners are required to record time spent on client assignments and this is used as the basis for the amounts recoverable on contracts estimate. A year end report of time on all assignments is circulated to fee earners to identify likely recoverable amounts. The carrying amount is £208,443 (2023 - £198,008).

Bad debt provision - due to the nature of the business, there are high levels of trade debtors at the year end, and therefore a risk that some of these balances may be irrecoverable. A bad debt review is carried out, where debts are assessed and provided against when the recoverability of these balances is considered to be uncertain. The carrying amount is £5,320 (2023 - £5,000).

 

Field Overell LLP

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

Revenue recognition

Fees receivable represents the fair value of services provided during the year on client assignments. Fair value reflects the amount expected to be recoverable from clients based on time spent, skills provided and expenses incurred, and excludes VAT. Fee income is recognised as contract activity progresses and the right to consideration is secured, except where the final outcome cannot be assessed with reasonable certainty.

Fee income in respect of contingent fee assignments is recognised in the period when the contingent event occurs and collectability of the fee is assured.

Unbilled fee income on individual assignments is included as amounts recoverable on contracts within debtors.

Disbursements

Disbursements are not included in income or expenses but are netted against each other.

Members' remuneration and division of profits

The profits for the LLP are automatically divided amongst the members in accordance with the agreed profit share arrangements.

A member's share of the profit or loss for the year is accounted for as an allocation of profits.

Taxation

The taxation payable on the LLP's profits is the personal liability of the members. Consequently, neither LLP taxation nor related deferred taxation is accounted for in these financial statements.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold improvements

Straight line over the term of the lease

Office equipment

15% reducing balance

Computer equipment

15% straight line

Fixtures and fittings

15% reducing balance

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from clients for 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 limited liability partnership will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

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 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 LLP 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.

 

Field Overell LLP

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the limited liability partnership has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the limited liability partnership will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

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 LLP after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the LLP 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.

Impairment of financial assets

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

Particulars of employees

The average number of persons employed by the LLP during the year was 16 (2023 - 16).

 

Field Overell LLP

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

4

Tangible fixed assets

Leasehold improvements
£

Office and computer equipment
£

Fixtures and fittings
£

Total
£

Cost

At 1 May 2023

3,482

268,508

78,032

350,022

Additions

-

16,238

-

16,238

Disposals

-

(18,348)

-

(18,348)

At 30 April 2024

3,482

266,398

78,032

347,912

Depreciation

At 1 May 2023

3,482

238,734

76,400

318,616

Charge for the year

-

6,467

245

6,712

Eliminated on disposals

-

(15,322)

-

(15,322)

At 30 April 2024

3,482

229,879

76,645

310,006

Net book value

At 30 April 2024

-

36,519

1,387

37,906

At 30 April 2023

-

29,774

1,632

31,406

5

Debtors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade debtors

34,126

18,213

Amounts recoverable on contracts

208,443

198,008

Other debtors

6,157

6,157

Prepayments and accrued income

79,480

107,950

328,206

330,328

 

Field Overell LLP

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

6

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade creditors

3,525

5,674

Other creditors

7,210

84,922

Accruals and deferred income

28,577

35,844

Taxation and social security

60,226

56,638

99,538

183,078

7

Provisions

Dilapidations provision
£

Client claims provision
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2023

-

22,500

22,500

Additional provisions

5,000

-

5,000

Decrease in existing provisions

-

(12,500)

(12,500)

At 30 April 2024

5,000

10,000

15,000

8

Analysis of other amounts

2024
£

2023
£

Money advanced to the LLP by the members by way of loan

90,000

90,000

Money owed to members by the LLP in respect of profits

339,330

292,677

429,330

382,677

9

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £1,165 (2023 - £4,936).