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Tangible assets | 3 |
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Investment property | 4 |
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Investments | 5 |
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- due within one year | 6 |
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- due after more than one year | 6 |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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984,353 | 1,239,487 | |||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (
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Net current assets | 93,978 | 331,461 | ||
Total assets less current liabilities | 14,495,527 | 14,236,870 | ||
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | (
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Net assets |
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Called-up share capital | 10 |
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Other reserves |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total shareholder's funds |
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Directors' responsibilities:
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A – small entities. The financial statements of Eskmills Limited (registered number:
O J Stephen
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The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Eskmills Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in Scotland. The address of the Company's registered office is 7-11 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include investment properties and certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.
Exchange differences are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Turnover is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the customer.
Short term benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year.
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
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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 the Profit and Loss Account. No impairments were noted in the year by the Directors.
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value through profit or loss if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments due in over one year are subsequently carried at amortised cost.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised at transaction cost.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.
Derivative financial instruments
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to foreign exchange risk and interest rate movements. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at each reporting date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account immediately.
Hedge accounting
The Company designates certain derivatives as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges and fair value hedges designed to hedge future cash flows arising on variable rate interest loan arrangements.
At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the economic relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and clear identification of the risk in the hedged item that is being hedged by the hedging instrument. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge the Company determines and documents causes for hedge ineffectiveness.
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Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including unpaid directors |
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Plant and machinery etc. | Total | ||
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Cost | |||
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Charge for the financial year |
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Investment property | |
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Valuation | |
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Additions | 164,887 |
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Valuation
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out on 30 June 2024 by the directors. No valuation by an independent valuer has been undertaken in the period. The fair value of the property is deemed equivalent to the cost by the Company director.
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At 30 June 2024 |
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Carrying value at 30 June 2024 |
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Carrying value at 30 June 2023 |
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The fair value of listed investments was determined with reference to the quoted market price at the reporting date per the investment report.
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year | |||
Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by Group undertakings |
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Amounts owed by Parent undertakings |
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Other debtors |
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Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year | |||
Other debtors |
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Bank loans and overdrafts |
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Trade creditors |
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Other taxation and social security |
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Other creditors |
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Bank loans |
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Amounts repayable after more than 5 years are included in creditors falling due over one year:
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Bank loans |
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Financial assets included at fair value (included in debtors) | |||||||
Option contract |
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The Director's believe that the hedging relationship between the interest rate swaps and related variable rate bank loans are highly effective and as a consequence have concluded that these derivatives meet the definition of a cash flow hedge and has formally designated them as such.
The Company’s derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value. All of the movements during the year in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments have been recorded in the cash flow hedge reserve amounting to a debit of £295,662.
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