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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 00398525
ROBERT STUART LTD
FILLETED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
30 November 2024
ROBERT STUART LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
Contents
Page
Officers and Professional Advisers
1
Balance Sheet
2
Notes to the Financial Statements
4
ROBERT STUART LTD
OFFICERS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
H P Constable Maxwell B.Sc.
T B Constable Maxwell B.A.
COMPANY SECRETARY
J A Hammett A.C.M.A
REGISTERED OFFICE
10/11 Edinburgh Way
Harlow
Essex
CM20 2DH
ACCOUNTANTS
Gallagher & Brocklehurst
Accountants
50-52 Brookmans Business Park
Great North Road
Brookmans Park
Hertfordshire
AL9 6NE
ROBERT STUART LTD
BALANCE SHEET
30 November 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
5
2,751,434
2,576,368
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock
102,944
100,527
Debtors
6
1,390,771
1,406,772
Cash at bank and in hand
544
849
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1,494,259
1,508,148
CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
7
( 776,824)
( 1,084,764)
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NET CURRENT ASSETS
717,435
423,384
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TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
3,468,869
2,999,752
CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
( 832,090)
( 655,534)
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NET ASSETS
2,636,779
2,344,218
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CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital
300,000
300,000
Profit and loss account
2,336,779
2,044,218
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SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS
2,636,779
2,344,218
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These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss account has not been delivered.
For the year ending 30 November 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 financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 ;
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements .
ROBERT STUART LTD
BALANCE SHEET (continued)
30 November 2024
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 March 2025 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
H P Constable Maxwell B.Sc.
Director
Company registration number: 00398525
ROBERT STUART LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Robert Stuart Ltd (company number: 00398525 ) is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 10/11 Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2DH.
2. PROFIT
Profit is stated after charging:
2024
2023
£
£
Depreciation of tangible assets
332,142
280,930
Factory maintenance and refurbishment
315,974
356,891
3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with FRS 102 Section 1A - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
Presentation and foreign currencies
The presentation currency is in UK £ sterling, all sales are invoiced in sterling, so transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the prevailing rate on the date of receipt. All exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the trading result.
Lease purchase contract
Assets obtained under a lease purchase contract are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the profit and loss account so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each year.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
It is the company's policy to maximise the directors' pension entitlements by way of making contributions to the directors' defined contribution pension fund, in which two directors are members, as each member desires, assuming that there are sufficient monies available at that time.
Senior staff have defined contribution pension contracts, which are invested in external insurance companies to which the company contributes.
All the above contributions are included in the profit and loss account.
Revenue recognition
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied and services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax. Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when goods are delivered and legal title has passed.
Taxation
Taxation represents the sum of tax currently payable. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantially enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is defined as the potential tax liability of all timing differences that have originated, but not reversed, at the balance sheet date. The directors consider that providing for such taxation in the company's financial statements would be misleading, as it is their opinion that (a) it is in the nature of the company's trade to continuously replace its assets and the company writes off all its assets when they are ten years old, thereby making timing differences, which arise from accelerated capital allowances, largely immaterial and (b) the potential tax due, which would arise from the sale of the property, would only become due if the company ceased to trade, which is not envisaged in the foreseeable future. Consequently the directors consider it more appropriate to show the potential liability for deferred taxation as a contingent liability in note 10, rather than in the balance sheet, as recommended in Financial Reporting Standard 19 ('FRS19').
Tangible assets
Tangible fixed assets held for the company's own use are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on a straight line basis at rates of 10% to 20% per annum. Assets held under a lease purchase contract are depreciated in the same way as owned assets. At each balance sheet date, the company reviews the carrying amount of its tangible fixed assets and reduces its balance sheet value, where appropriate. All plant and machinery over ten years old is written off in the financial statements as having no value.
Stock and work in progress
Stock, which consisted wholly of raw materials and consumables, is valued at the last replacement cost or net realisable value, whichever is the lower. Work in progress is only considered to have any value when completed and inspected, so has been valued at £nil (2023 - £nil) in these financial statements.
4. EMPLOYEE NUMBERS
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year amounted to 83 (2023: 73 ).
5. TANGIBLE ASSETS
Freehold land and buildings
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Office equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 December 2023
1,015,329
2,722,896
57,779
281,316
4,077,320
Additions
75,000
377,707
54,502
507,209
Disposals
( 68,247)
( 9,224)
( 77,471)
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At 30 November 2024
1,090,329
3,032,356
57,779
326,594
4,507,058
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Depreciation
At 1 December 2023
1,302,793
41,296
156,863
1,500,952
Charge for the year
302,020
4,300
25,822
332,142
Disposals
( 68,247)
( 9,223)
( 77,470)
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At 30 November 2024
1,536,566
45,596
173,462
1,755,624
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Carrying amount
At 30 November 2024
1,090,329
1,495,790
12,183
153,132
2,751,434
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At 30 November 2023
1,015,329
1,420,103
16,483
124,453
2,576,368
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6. DEBTORS
2024
2023
£
£
Trade debtors
1,344,962
1,374,566
Other debtors
45,809
32,206
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1,390,771
1,406,772
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All the above amounts are falling due within one year.
7. CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and finance contracts
138,889
225,556
Trade creditors
228,217
261,259
Bank overdraft
7,724
252,503
Social security and other taxes
170,920
178,514
Other creditors
231,074
166,932
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776,824
1,084,764
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The bank loans are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the company's assets. The lease purchase contracts are secured on the assets concerned.
8. CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and finance contracts
832,090
655,534
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The above loans outstanding at the year end include instalments due after more than five years of £405,950 (2023 - £214,500).
9. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
The company had capital commitments contracted for, but not yet provided for in these financial statements at the balance sheet date of £142,367 (2023 - £nil).
10. CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
The company has been advised that land adjacent to a property once owned by the company has been contaminated and that the company might be responsible for part of the cost of remediation. The company has taken both legal and technical advice on this and is currently awaiting further details. Known costs have been provided for, but any further costs, if any, are not possible to quantify.
The potential liability for deferred taxation, which the directors believe will not arise in the foreseeable future as stated in the accounting policies in note 3, is estimated to be £366,105 (2023 - £242,965) at the balance sheet date.
Any potential increase in the value of the company's assets are considered irrelevant by the directors as it is not the intention of the shareholders either to cease trading or to sell the company within the foreseeable future which are the only events which might generate any additional value of the assets in the balance sheet.
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There is Nil balance for loans from directors in the current year (2023 - £Nil shown under Other Creditors in the previous year).