Registered number
12903046
THE EARLY BIRD CAFE LIMITED
Filleted Accounts
30 September 2023
THE EARLY BIRD CAFE LIMITED
Registered number: 12903046
Balance Sheet
as at 30 September 2023
Notes 2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 245,790 254,203
Current assets
Stocks 11,987 12,502
Debtors 4 82,937 45,042
Cash at bank and in hand 73,169 34,828
168,093 92,372
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 (355,979) (223,651)
Net current liabilities (187,886) (131,279)
Total assets less current liabilities 57,904 122,924
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 6 (54,238) (63,681)
Net assets 3,666 59,243
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 100 2
Profit and loss account 3,566 59,241
Shareholders' funds 3,666 59,243
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
Robert Stander
Director
Approved by the board on 27 January 2025
THE EARLY BIRD CAFE LIMITED
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 30 September 2023
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
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 sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. 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.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Freehold buildings over 50 years
Leasehold land and buildings over the lease term
Plant and machinery at 20% (vehicles 25%) on a reducing balance
Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment at 20% on a reducing balance
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. 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. 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, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Leased assets
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
2 Employees 2023 2022
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 53 26
3 Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings Plant and machinery etc Motor vehicles Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 1 October 2022 106,718 169,430 35,928 312,076
Additions 8,154 38,218 - 46,372
At 30 September 2023 114,872 207,648 35,928 358,448
Depreciation
At 1 October 2022 14,410 41,933 1,530 57,873
Charge for the year 12,990 33,195 8,600 54,785
At 30 September 2023 27,400 75,128 10,130 112,658
Net book value
At 30 September 2023 87,472 132,520 25,798 245,790
At 30 September 2022 92,308 127,497 34,398 254,203
4 Debtors 2023 2022
£ £
Other debtors 82,937 45,042
5 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 47,470 10,395
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 8,717 5,087
Trade creditors 48,630 26,128
Taxation and social security costs 224,396 116,986
Other creditors 26,766 65,055
355,979 223,651
6 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans 24,167 34,167
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 30,071 29,514
54,238 63,681
7 Loans to directors
Description and conditions B/fwd Paid Repaid C/fwd
£ £ £ £
Robert and Deborah Stander
Directors' loan - 192,798 (162,056) 30,742
- 192,798 (162,056) 30,742
Interest is charged at the official HMRC Beneficial Loan Interest rate. The loan is repayable on demand.
8 Other information
THE EARLY BIRD CAFE LIMITED is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
51 Mutley Plain
Mutley
PLYMOUTH
Devon
PL4 6JH
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