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Company Registration No. 08054113 (England and Wales)
DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Unaudited accounts Contents
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DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Company Information for the year ended 31 December 2024
Director
Oliver Stephenson
Company Number
08054113 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
FOUR WINDS FARM HOLESTONE GATE ROAD, HOL ASHOVER CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE S45 0JT
Accountants
Hammond & Co 36 Chesterfield Road Market Street Staveley Derbyshire S43 3UT
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DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2024
2024 
2023 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
31,117 
30,010 
Current assets
Debtors
102,023 
72,910 
Cash at bank and in hand
58,621 
63,652 
160,644 
136,562 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(15,064)
(36,826)
Net current assets
145,580 
99,736 
Total assets less current liabilities
176,697 
129,746 
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
(19,717)
(35,267)
Net assets
156,980 
94,479 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
1 
1 
Profit and loss account
156,979 
94,478 
Shareholders' funds
156,980 
94,479 
For the year ending 31 December 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 25 April 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Oliver Stephenson Director Company Registration No. 08054113
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DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
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Statutory information
DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08054113. The registered office is FOUR WINDS FARM HOLESTONE GATE ROAD, HOL, ASHOVER, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE, S45 0JT.
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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.
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Accounting policies
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.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
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% reducing balance
Computer equipment
33.3% reducing balance
Intangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets (including purchased goodwill and patents) are included at cost less accumulated amortisation. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful lifetime and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.
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Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill 
£ 
Cost
At 1 January 2024
65,000 
At 31 December 2024
65,000 
Amortisation
At 1 January 2024
65,000 
At 31 December 2024
65,000 
Net book value
At 31 December 2024
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DIFFICULT ACCESS CRANES LTD Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Plant & machinery 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At 1 January 2024
47,350 
Additions
11,479 
At 31 December 2024
58,829 
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024
17,340 
Charge for the year
10,372 
At 31 December 2024
27,712 
Net book value
At 31 December 2024
31,117 
At 31 December 2023
30,010 
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Debtors
2024 
2023 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
VAT
- 
585 
Trade debtors
44,732 
26,119 
Other debtors
57,291 
46,206 
102,023 
72,910 
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 
2023 
£ 
£ 
VAT
8,371 
- 
Trade creditors
16,628 
13,378 
Taxes and social security
(9,935)
(15,725)
Other creditors
- 
826 
Loans from directors
- 
38,347 
15,064 
36,826 
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024 
2023 
£ 
£ 
Bank loans
14,167 
24,167 
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
5,550 
11,100 
19,717 
35,267 
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 6 (2023: 7).
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