Company Registration No. 10016306 (England and Wales)
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Unaudited accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Unaudited accounts
Contents
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Company Information
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Company Number
10016306 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Unit 8 Hughes Business Centre
Wilverley Road
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 3RU
Accountants
Thyme Accounting Services Limited
Flat 10 Leighton Lodge
15 Branksome Wood Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 6BX
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Accountants' report
Accountants' report to the director of The Gutter Company Dorset Limited on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited for the year ended
31 March 2024 as set out on pages
5 -
7 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of The Gutter Company Dorset Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of The Gutter Company Dorset Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them, as a body, in this report. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than The Gutter Company Dorset Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that The Gutter Company Dorset 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 The Gutter Company Dorset Limited. You consider that The Gutter Company Dorset 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 The Gutter Company Dorset 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.
Thyme Accounting Services Limited
Flat 10 Leighton Lodge
15 Branksome Wood Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 6BX
29 April 2025
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Statement of financial position
as at 31 March 2024
Tangible assets
123,365
75,633
Cash at bank and in hand
90,069
35,167
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(179,485)
(129,084)
Net current assets
4,287
51,632
Total assets less current liabilities
127,652
127,265
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
(95,115)
(98,941)
Called up share capital
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss account
31,537
27,324
Shareholders' funds
32,537
28,324
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered 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 profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 29 April 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Simon Cresswell
Director
Company Registration No. 10016306
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 10016306. The registered office is Unit 8 Hughes Business Centre, Wilverley Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3RU.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Plant & machinery
25% on a reducing balance basis
Motor vehicles
25% on a reducing balance basis
Fixtures & fittings
25% on a reducing balance basis
Computer equipment
25% on a reducing balance basis
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant & machinery
Motor vehicles
Fixtures & fittings
Computer equipment
Total
Cost or valuation
At cost
At cost
At cost
At cost
At 1 April 2023
8,699
101,030
1,266
5,764
116,759
Additions
-
88,855
-
-
88,855
At 31 March 2024
8,699
189,885
1,266
5,764
205,614
At 1 April 2023
5,100
31,288
1,033
3,705
41,126
Charge for the year
900
39,649
59
515
41,123
At 31 March 2024
6,000
70,937
1,092
4,220
82,249
At 31 March 2024
2,699
118,948
174
1,544
123,365
At 31 March 2023
3,599
69,742
233
2,059
75,633
The Gutter Company Dorset Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
33,162
15,465
Accrued income and prepayments
15,008
21,345
Other debtors
45,533
81,239
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
34,398
19,594
Trade creditors
82,288
70,925
Taxes and social security
39,482
34,665
7
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
73,358
69,166
Allotted, called up and fully paid:
100 Ordinary shares of £10 each
1,000
1,000
Brought
Forward
Advance/
credit
Repaid
Carried
Forward
Loan to director
70,293
42,533
70,923
41,903
70,293
42,533
70,923
41,903
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 7 (2023: 7).