Registration number:
John David Bell Limited
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024
John David Bell Limited
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Company Information |
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Accountants' Report |
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Statement of Financial Position |
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements |
John David Bell Limited
Company Information
Directors |
Mrs M J Bell J D Bell |
Registered office |
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Accountants |
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Chartered Certified Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
John David Bell Limited
for the Year Ended 31 July 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of John David Bell Limited for the year ended 31 July 2024 as set out on pages 3 to 9 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/standards/rules-and-standards/rulebook.html.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of John David Bell 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 John David Bell Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of John David Bell Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/technical-activities/technical-resources-search/2009/
october/factsheet-163-audit-exempt-companies.html. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than John David Bell Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that John David Bell 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 John David Bell Limited. You consider that John David Bell 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 John David Bell 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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Chartered Certified Accountants
London
SE24 9LR
John David Bell Limited
(Registration number: 03603660)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 July 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Retained earnings |
176,093 |
181,312 |
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Shareholders' funds |
176,097 |
181,316 |
For the financial year ending 31 July 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
Approved and authorised by the
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John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
England
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.
The presentation currency of the financial statements is Pound Sterling (£) rounded to the nearest Pound.
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.
Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.
John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
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:
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Fixtures and Equipment |
15% Reducing balance method |
Computer Equipment |
33% Reducing balance method |
Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.
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.
John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
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.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
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.
Financial instruments
Classification
Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Tangible assets |
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John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Investments |
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Subsidiaries |
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Debtors |
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John David Bell Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 (continued)
Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Other creditors |
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Related party transactions |
Geruda Ltd - A 50% owned subsidiary.
During the year the company was paid £127,590 (2023 : £296,324) for services provided to Geruda Ltd. In addition, the company received dividends of £70,000 (2023 : £4,200).