Company registration number 07914776 (England and Wales)
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
Sobell Rhodes LLP
The Kinetic Centre
Theobald Street
Elstree
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 4PJ
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
50,850
7,868
Current assets
Debtors
5
63,307
38,411
Cash at bank and in hand
20
20
63,327
38,431
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(58,500)
(47,327)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
4,827
(8,896)
Total assets less current liabilities
55,677
(1,028)
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
7
(48,276)
(11,722)
Provisions for liabilities
(12,713)
(284)
Net liabilities
(5,312)
(13,034)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
(6,312)
(14,034)
Total equity
(5,312)
(13,034)
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 30 June 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
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.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 24 March 2025
C Abbott
Director
Company registration number 07914776 (England and Wales)
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Caroline Abbott Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Central Point, 45 Beech Street, Barbican, London, United Kingdom, EC2Y 8AD.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
1.2
Going concern
The director hatrues a reasonable expectation the company will continue to have adequate resources to fund its working capital for the foreseeable future. The director has carried out a detailed assessment of the viability of the company following to uncertainty over the current economic conditions due to worldwide increasing rate of inflation and interest rates.
As a result of her review, the director has taken appropriate measures to enable her to have a reasonable expectation that the company will have sufficient working capital for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been approved.
On the basis of the above, the director is of the opinion that there is no material uncertainty relating to going concern and therefore it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover comprises the fair value of the fees received or receivable for the provision of legal services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities.
1.4
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Goodwill
Straight line over 10 years
1.5
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Motor vehicles
Straight line over 4 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.6
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.
1.7
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.8
Financial instruments
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
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 initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense for the period comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
Current tax
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.
1.11
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
1.12
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.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
1
1
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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3
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
25,000
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024
25,000
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
At 30 June 2023
4
Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023
31,469
Additions
50,850
At 30 June 2024
82,319
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 July 2023
23,601
Depreciation charged in the year
7,868
At 30 June 2024
31,469
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
50,850
At 30 June 2023
7,868
5
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
8,088
13,440
Corporation tax recoverable
101
Other debtors
21,061
500
Prepayments and accrued income
34,057
24,471
63,307
38,411
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
8
17,896
4,182
Obligations under finance leases
12,234
5,266
Other borrowings
8
7,337
7,304
Corporation tax
6,869
Other taxation and social security
5,445
7,495
Other creditors
131
Accruals and deferred income
15,588
16,080
58,500
47,327
7
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
48,276
11,722
8
Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
£
£
Bank overdrafts
17,896
4,182
Other loans
7,337
7,304
25,233
11,486
Payable within one year
25,233
11,486
Creditor amounts failing due within one year includes the following liabilities, on which security has been given by the company: £17,896 (2023 - £4,182)
9
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
10
Directors' transactions
At the balance sheet date, the company was due £15,373 from the director.
Description
% Rate
Opening balance
Amounts advanced
Amounts repaid
Closing balance
£
£
£
£
CAROLINE ABBOTT LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
10
Directors' transactions
(Continued)
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C Abbott
-
(131)
45,340
(29,836)
15,373
(131)
45,340
(29,836)
15,373