Company registration number: 10370681
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2023
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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COMPANY INFORMATION
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Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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CONTENTS
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Statement of Financial Position
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:10370681
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Allotted,called up and fully paid share capital
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 2 to 6 form part of these financial statements.
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Fast Forward Freight and Logistics Limited is a private company limited by shares registered in England and Wales. The address of the principal place of business is Unit 4A Bairdsland View, Bellshill, Glasgow, ML4 1RZ.
These financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
On 1st January 2024, the parent company took the decision to take the company into its own operations. As a result, the going concern basis is no longer appropriate and these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern basis, which is not materially different to the going concern basis.
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Foreign currency translation
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Functional and presentation currency
The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.
At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.
Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.
Revenue is recognised on the date that the Company has fulfilled the obligation in transporting the customers goods. Costs associated are recognised in the same period as the revenue.
Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
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 income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
∙The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
∙Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial
assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans
to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 10 (2022 - 11).
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Prepayments and accrued income
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FAST FORWARD FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Related party transactions
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The entity has taken the exemption and not disclosed intergroup transactions at the year end in line with FRS102 Section 33.1A.
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Post balance sheet events
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After the year end, on 1st January 2024, the company's trade and assets were hived up into the parent company EV Cargo Global Forwarding Limited.
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Parent and ultimate parent company
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The immediate parent company is EV Cargo Global Forwarding Limited. The address of their registered office is: Emergevest House, 13 Hayes Road, Southall, England, UB2 5ND.
The ultimate parent company is EV Cargo Global Forwarding B.V, which is the largest and smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn up of which this entity is a member. Their registered address is Contour Avenue 91, 2133 LD, Hoofddorp, Netherlands, where consolidated financial statements may be obtained.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 was unqualified.
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In their report, the auditors emphasised the following matter without qualifying their report:
We draw attention to note 2.2 in the financial statements, which explains that the directors intend to hive up the trade and assets of the Company on 1 January 2024 into the immediate parent company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in note 2.2. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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The audit report was signed on 5 March 2025 by Andrew Hookway FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of Menzies LLP.
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