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REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES

Registration number: 04585380

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements

30 November 2024

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Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Contents

Accountants' Report

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

 

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited
for the Year Ended 30 November 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited for the year ended 30 November 2024 as set out on pages 2 to 12 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 22 February 2023. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited. You consider that Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.



Dodd & Co Limited
Chartered Accountants
Clint Mill
Cornmarket
PENRITH
CA11 7HW

20 March 2025

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

(Registration number: 04585380)
Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

467

867

Tangible assets

5

138,104

127,936

 

138,571

128,803

Current assets

 

Stocks

285,408

283,450

Debtors

6

76,561

54,702

Cash at bank and in hand

 

21,488

15,941

 

383,457

354,093

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(141,844)

(131,055)

Net current assets

 

241,613

223,038

Total assets less current liabilities

 

380,184

351,841

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(19,849)

(16,878)

Provisions for liabilities

(11,238)

(7,831)

Net assets

 

349,097

327,132

Capital and reserves

 

Allotted, called up and fully paid share capital

100

100

Profit and loss account

348,997

327,032

Total equity

 

349,097

327,132

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

(Registration number: 04585380)
Balance Sheet as at 30 November 2024 (continued)

For the financial 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 accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 20 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................

H J Thompson

Company secretary and director

.........................................

J A Sowerby

Director

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 34
Gilwilly Road
Gilwilly Industrial Estate
PENRITH
CA11 9BF

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

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.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity; and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred 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.

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.

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Land and buildings

10 years straight line basis

Plant and equipment

25% reducing balance basis

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance basis

Furniture, fittings and office equipment

15% reducing balance basis

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 amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

10 years straight line basis

Other intangible assets

5 years straight line basis

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for the sale of goods or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method where due after more than one year.

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.

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 9 (2023 - 9).

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Other intangible assets
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 December 2023

81,742

2,000

83,742

At 30 November 2024

81,742

2,000

83,742

Amortisation

At 1 December 2023

81,742

1,133

82,875

Amortisation charge

-

400

400

At 30 November 2024

81,742

1,533

83,275

Carrying amount

At 30 November 2024

-

467

467

At 30 November 2023

-

867

867

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

5

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Plant and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Furniture, fittings and office equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 December 2023

119,075

32,455

42,833

53,493

247,856

Additions

-

-

41,950

467

42,417

Disposals

-

-

(42,833)

-

(42,833)

At 30 November 2024

119,075

32,455

41,950

53,960

247,440

Depreciation

At 1 December 2023

31,037

21,976

31,287

35,620

119,920

Charge for the year

11,907

2,620

3,496

2,681

20,704

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(31,288)

-

(31,288)

At 30 November 2024

42,944

24,596

3,495

38,301

109,336

Carrying amount

At 30 November 2024

76,131

7,859

38,455

15,659

138,104

At 30 November 2023

88,038

10,479

11,546

17,873

127,936

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

6

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

72,955

53,380

Other debtors

3,606

1,322

76,561

54,702

7

Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

36,641

44,089

Trade creditors

 

79,707

64,001

Taxation and social security

 

18,478

13,892

Corporation tax liability

 

3,144

2,274

Other creditors

 

3,874

6,799

 

141,844

131,055

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

8

19,849

16,878

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

8

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

7,112

6,937

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

5,499

3,850

Other borrowings

24,030

33,302

36,641

44,089

Current loans and borrowings includes the following liabilities, on which security has been given by the company:

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

7,112

6,937

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

5,499

3,850

12,611

10,787

Bank borrowings are secured by fixed and floating charges over the company's assets.

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities are secured on the assets to which they relate.

2024
£

2023
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

9,765

16,878

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

10,084

-

19,849

16,878

Non-current loans and borrowings includes the following liabilities, on which security has been given by the company:

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

9,765

16,878

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities

10,084

-

19,849

16,878

Bank borrowings are secured by fixed and floating charges over the company's assets.

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities are secured on the assets to which they relate.

 

Ace Fixings (Cumbria) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 (continued)

9

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £11,550 (2023 - £31,350). Operating lease commitments in respect of property is due to expire in 2025.

The company has provided security in the form of a cross guarantee. This is in respect of borrowings by the directors to finance the purchase of the company's trading premises. The charge on the assets amounted to £300,000 (2023 - £300,000).