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STEPHEN HOCKING UTILITY SERVICES LTD

Registered Number
11949026
(England and Wales)

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended
31 March 2024

STEPHEN HOCKING UTILITY SERVICES LTD
Company Information
for the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Director

HOCKING, Stephen James

Registered Address

10 Callander Callander
Ouston
Chester Le Street
DH2 1LE

Registered Number

11949026 (England and Wales)
STEPHEN HOCKING UTILITY SERVICES LTD
Balance Sheet as at
31 March 2024

Notes

2024

2023

£

£

£

£

Fixed assets
Tangible assets3130,661108,152
130,661108,152
Current assets
Debtors4156,427104,789
Cash at bank and on hand97,92762,283
254,354167,072
Creditors amounts falling due within one year5(95,717)(51,640)
Net current assets (liabilities)158,637115,432
Total assets less current liabilities289,298223,584
Creditors amounts falling due after one year6(30,206)(38,515)
Net assets259,092185,069
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital1111
Profit and loss account259,081185,058
Shareholders' funds259,092185,069
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Director on 31 January 2025, and are signed on its behalf by:
HOCKING, Stephen James
Director
Registered Company No. 11949026
STEPHEN HOCKING UTILITY SERVICES LTD
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024

1.Accounting policies
Statutory information
The company is a private company limited by shares and registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland including Section 1A Small Entities.
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 policy
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.
Revenue from rendering of services
Revenue 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.
Finance costs
Finance costs charged to the profit or loss include interest expense calculated using the effective interest method from FRS 102:11, finance charges on finance leases, and exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings where these are treated as an adjustment to interest costs.
Current taxation
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.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation less depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets as follows:
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
Assets held under finance leases which are leases where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset have passed to the company, and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet. They are depreciated over the shorter of their useful lives or the term of the lease.
2.Average number of employees

20242023
Average number of employees during the year21
3.Tangible fixed assets

Land & buildings

Plant & machinery

Vehicles

Total

££££
Cost or valuation
At 01 April 236,00045,135105,112156,247
Additions-76560,25661,021
At 31 March 246,00045,900165,368217,268
Depreciation and impairment
At 01 April 2360015,29632,19948,095
Charge for year60026,45311,45938,512
At 31 March 241,20041,74943,65886,607
Net book value
At 31 March 244,8004,151121,710130,661
At 31 March 235,40029,83972,913108,152
4.Debtors: amounts due within one year

2024

2023

££
Amounts owed by associates and joint ventures / participating interests65,00020,000
Other debtors91,42784,789
Total156,427104,789
5.Creditors: amounts due within one year

2024

2023

££
Trade creditors / trade payables266316
Taxation and social security85,13941,936
Finance lease and HP contracts9,3628,219
Accrued liabilities and deferred income9501,169
Total95,71751,640
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.
6.Creditors: amounts due after one year

2024

2023

££
Other creditors30,20638,515
Total30,20638,515
7.Obligations under finance leases

2024

2023

££
Finance lease and HP contracts30,20638,515
8.Provisions for liabilities
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.