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Registration number: 09479835

Prepared for the registrar

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 9

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Company Information

Directors

A E Burnside

D M Burnside

Registered office

The Carpenters' Workshop
Blenheim Palace Sawmills
Combe
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 8ET

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

(Registration number: 09479835)
Balance Sheet as at 31 May 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

57,700

72,555

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

1,026,108

1,290,520

Cash at bank and in hand

 

756,791

645,157

 

1,782,899

1,935,677

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(699,854)

(777,328)

Net current assets

 

1,083,045

1,158,349

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,140,745

1,230,904

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

(166,787)

(266,497)

Provisions

7

(15,000)

(15,000)

Deferred tax liabilities

8

(10,675)

(11,946)

Net assets

 

948,283

937,461

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

90

90

Retained earnings

948,193

937,371

Shareholders' funds

 

948,283

937,461

For the financial year ending 31 May 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 accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

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

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


A E Burnside
Director

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
The Carpenters' Workshop
Blenheim Palace Sawmills
Combe
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 8ET

 

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 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 for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty

These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.

Revenue recognition

Fee income represents the fair value of services provided during the year on client assignments. Fair value reflects amounts expected to be recoverable on clients based on time spent, skills provided and expenses incurred, and excludes VAT. 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.

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

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

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

Corporation tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash on hand and all 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.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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

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:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% of cost per annum

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. 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 debtors.

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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Provisions

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

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.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

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.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

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

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 30 (2023 - 30).

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

 

4

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Cost

At 1 June 2023

149,026

Additions

13,992

At 31 May 2024

163,018

Depreciation

At 1 June 2023

76,471

Charge for the year

28,847

At 31 May 2024

105,318

Carrying amount

At 31 May 2024

57,700

At 31 May 2023

72,555

 

5

Debtors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade debtors

415,855

729,500

Amounts recoverable on contracts

456,458

447,685

Other debtors

14,929

16,295

Prepayments and accrued income

138,866

97,040

 

1,026,108

1,290,520

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

 

6

Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

226,545

219,248

Trade creditors

 

55,363

53,424

Social security and other taxes

 

202,514

337,582

Accrued expenses

 

118,838

28,701

Other creditors

 

-

16,213

Corporation tax liability

 

50,264

82,860

Deferred income

 

46,330

39,300

 

699,854

777,328

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

166,787

266,497

 

7

Provisions

Dilapidations provision
£

At 1 June 2023

15,000

At 31 May 2024

15,000

 

8

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

3,750

14,425

3,750

14,425

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

6,193

18,139

6,193

18,139

 

The Burnside Partnership Solicitors Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 May 2024

 

9

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

100,000

100,000

Other borrowings

126,545

119,248

226,545

219,248

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

166,787

266,497