REGISTERED NUMBER: |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
FOR |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
FOR |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
SECRETARY: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Turnpike House |
1208/1210 London Road |
Leigh on Sea |
Essex |
SS9 2UA |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 AUGUST 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital |
Retained earnings |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
BALANCE SHEET - continued |
31 AUGUST 2024 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Atlas Courier Express UK Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Turnover |
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax. |
Goodwill |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Motor vehicles | - |
Equipment | - |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
Trade debtors |
Trade debtors are stated net of advances received from factors. The factored debts are non-recourse subject to debtors adhering to credit limits prescribed by the factors. Therefore, a linked presentation has been adopted. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 September 2023 |
and 31 August 2024 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 September 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 August 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 August 2024 |
At 31 August 2023 |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Motor |
vehicles | Equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 September 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 August 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 September 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 August 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 August 2024 |
At 31 August 2023 |
Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
Motor |
vehicles |
£ |
COST |
At 1 September 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) |
At 31 August 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 September 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) |
At 31 August 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 August 2024 |
At 31 August 2023 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors |
Prepayments |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR - continued |
The figure for trade debtors includes factored gross debtors of £1,621,389 less advances received from factors of £117,160 (2023: factored gross debtors of £1,838,679 less advances received from factors of £76,989) |
The advances received are secured by a debenture securing all monies due or to become due from Atlas Courier Express UK Limited to the factors. |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 9) |
Trade creditors |
Tax |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT | 56,829 | 306,953 |
Other creditors |
Accrued expenses |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 9) |
9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Hire purchase contracts |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS UK LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04171102) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
10. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Hire purchase contracts | 433,636 | 254,881 |
The hire purchase creditors are secured on the company's fixed assets. |
11. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The controlling party is ATLAS COURIER EXPRESS (HOLDINGS)LIMITED. |