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Company registration number:
10946466
A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements for the year ended
31 October 2024
A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
Report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory financial statements of A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
Year ended
31 October 2024
As described on the statement of financial position, the Board of Directors of
A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
are responsible for the preparation of the
financial statements
for the year ended
31 October 2024
, which comprise the income statement, statement of income and retained earnings, statement of financial position and related notes.
You consider that the company is exempt from an audit under the Companies Act 2006.
In accordance with your instructions we have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Paul Beech and Company Ltd
Certified Public Accountants
6 The Terrace
Rugby Road
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
LE17 4BW
United Kingdom
A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
Statement of Financial Position
31 October 2024
20242023
Note££
Fixed assets    
Intangible assets 5
10,170
 
13,560
 
Tangible assets 6
95,541
 
113,718
 
105,711
 
127,278
 
Current assets    
Stocks
98,400
 
80,000
 
Debtors 7
215,388
 
219,030
 
Cash at bank and in hand
369,201
 
207,917
 
682,989
 
506,947
 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8
(196,200
)
(132,126
)
Net current assets
486,789
 
374,821
 
Total assets less current liabilities 592,500   502,099  
Provisions for liabilities
(23,885
)
(24,182
)
Net assets
568,615
 
477,917
 
Capital and reserves    
Called up share capital
100
 
100
 
Profit and loss account
568,515
 
477,817
 
Shareholders funds
568,615
 
477,917
 
For the year ending
31 October 2024
, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
  • 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;
  • The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These
financial statements
have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the income statement has not been delivered.
These
financial statements
were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on
29 January 2025
, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
S Johnson
Director
Company registration number:
10946466
A E Williams (Est 1779) Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended
31 October 2024

1 General information

The company is a private company limited by shares and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is
6, Well Lane
,
Digbeth
,
Birmingham
,
B5 5TE
, United Kingdom.

2 Statement of compliance

These
financial statements
have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102 Section 1A, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

3 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The
financial statements
have been prepared on the historical cost basis.
The
financial statements
are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied, net of discounts and Value Added Tax.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the buyer, usually on despatch of the goods; the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; it is probable that the associated economic benefits will flow to the entity; and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transactions can be measured reliably.

Current tax

Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Goodwill

Purchased goodwill arises on business acquisitions and represents the difference between the cost of acquisition and the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired.
Goodwill is initially recorded at cost, and is subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. It is amortised on a straight-line basis over the useful economic life of the asset. Where a reliable estimate of the useful life of goodwill cannot be made, the life is presumed not to exceed five years.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially measured at cost, and are subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Plant and machinery
25% per annum reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings
25% per annum reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% per annum reducing balance

Impairment

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

Stocks

Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

Financial instruments

A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price and debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost and commitments to receive a loan and to make a loan to another entity are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately.
All equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.
Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that would apply in the periods in which timing differences are expected to reverse, based on tax rates and laws enacted at the statement of financial position date.

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in the statement of financial position and the amount of the provision as an expense.
Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to the amounts previously recognised are recognised in profit or loss unless the provision was originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset. When a provision is measured at the present value of the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation, the unwinding of the discount is recognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period it arises.

Defined contribution pension plan

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the contributions are paid.

4 Average number of employees

The average number of persons employed by the company during the year was
16
(2023:
18.00
).

5 Intangible assets

Goodwill
£
Cost  
At
1 November 2023
and
31 October 2024
33,900
 
Amortisation  
At
1 November 2023
20,340
 
Charge
3,390
 
At
31 October 2024
23,730
 
Carrying amount  
At
31 October 2024
10,170
 
At 31 October 2023
13,560
 

6 Tangible assets

Plant and machinery etc.
£
Cost  
At
1 November 2023
189,890
 
Additions
10,849
 
At
31 October 2024
200,739
 
Depreciation  
At
1 November 2023
76,172
 
Charge
29,026
 
At
31 October 2024
105,198
 
Carrying amount  
At
31 October 2024
95,541
 
At 31 October 2023
113,718
 

7 Debtors

20242023
££
Trade debtors
202,366
 
200,362
 
Other debtors
13,022
 
18,668
 
215,388
 
219,030
 

8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

20242023
££
Trade creditors
84,290
 
70,086
 
Taxation and social security
104,262
 
30,051
 
Other creditors
7,648
 
31,989
 
196,200
 
132,126