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Registration number: 14617558

Martest Ltd

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

 

Martest Ltd

Contents

Statement of Financial Position

1

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

2 to 6

 

Martest Ltd

(Registration number: 14617558)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 January 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

20,523

26,358

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

3,007

9,095

Cash at bank and in hand

 

18,133

14,390

 

21,140

23,485

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(22,273)

(36,079)

Net current liabilities

 

(1,133)

(12,594)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

19,390

13,764

Provisions for liabilities

(5,131)

(5,008)

Net assets

 

14,259

8,756

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,000

1,000

Profit and loss account

13,259

7,756

Shareholders' funds

 

14,259

8,756

For the financial year ending 31 January 2025 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 and 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 Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 April 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


Dr M R Pickard
Director

 

Martest Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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:
Whitton Cottage
Nicholashayne
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 9QY
United Kingdom

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of scientific consultancy services.

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 smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

 

Martest Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerning the future and, by their nature, will rarely equal the related actual outcome.

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 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.

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 statement of financial position 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

Office equipment

25% straight line

Motor vehicles

20% straight line

 

Martest Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Impairment

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand, demand deposits with banks, 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. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowing or current liabilities

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past
event, it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the
amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in the
statement of financial position and the amount of the provision as an expense.

Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at
the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the
current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to
the amounts previously recognised are recognised in profit and loss unless the provision was
originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset. When a provision is measured at the present
value of the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation, the unwinding of the discount is
recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period it arises.

Financial instruments

Recognition and measurement
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 2 (2024 - 2).

 

Martest Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025 (continued)

4

Tangible assets

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 February 2024

400

32,572

32,972

Additions

1,039

-

1,039

At 31 January 2025

1,439

32,572

34,011

Depreciation

At 1 February 2024

100

6,514

6,614

Charge for the year

360

6,514

6,874

At 31 January 2025

460

13,028

13,488

Carrying amount

At 31 January 2025

979

19,544

20,523

At 31 January 2024

300

26,058

26,358

5

Debtors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

2,407

5,907

Other debtors

 

600

-

Deferred tax assets

-

3,188

 

3,007

9,095

 

Martest Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025 (continued)

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

Taxation and social security

1,901

1,520

Accruals and deferred income

2,140

1,200

Other creditors

18,232

33,359

22,273

36,079

7

Reserves

Profit and loss account:

This reserve records retained earnings and accumulated losses.

8

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2025

At 1 February 2024
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 January 2025
£

Directors

(33,359)

18,252

(3,124)

(18,231)

         
       

 

2024

At 26 January 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 January 2024
£

Directors

-

2,514

(35,873)

(33,359)