As described on the Balance Sheet you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2023 and you consider that the LLP is exempt from an audit.
In accordance with your instructions, we have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and information and explanations supplied to us.
P&V Partners LLP is a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 3 West Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, SG13 8EX.
The limited liability partnership's principal activities are disclosed in the Members' Report.
The period of accounts is for less than one year to align with the tax year end and tax reporting. The comparative amounts are a full years figures and are not entirely comparable.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting by Limited Liability Partnerships" issued in December 2021, together 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 limited liability partnership. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Creditors
Short term trade creditors are measured at transaction price. Other financial liabilities are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
The average number of persons (excluding members) employed by the partnership during the Period was:
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 31 July 2024 by the partners. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
In the event of a winding up the amounts included in "Loans and other debts due to members" will rank below unsecured creditors.