Company Registration No. 07639783 (England and Wales)
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Statement of changes in equity
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
30 NOVEMBER 2024
30 November 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
158,079
159,694
Current assets
Stocks
2,500
2,500
Debtors
6
296,492
141,799
Cash at bank and in hand
82,949
189,385
381,941
333,684
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(75,941)
(96,762)
Net current assets
306,000
236,922
Total assets less current liabilities
464,079
396,616
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(127,807)
(70,295)
Net assets
336,272
326,321
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
6
6
Revaluation reserve
38,200
38,200
Profit and loss reserves
298,066
288,115
Total equity
336,272
326,321
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
30 NOVEMBER 2024
30 November 2024
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For the financial year ended 30 November 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 of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 15 May 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr NA Mason
Mr SA Brookes
Director
Director
Company registration number 07639783 (England and Wales)
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Salmons Solicitors Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 20 High Street, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0JB.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Turnover

Revenue for services represents the fair value of legal services provided during the year on client assignments. Fair value reflects the amount expected to be recoverable from clients and is based on time spent, expertise and skills provided and expenses incurred. Revenue is stated net of Value Added Tax.

 

Legal services provided to clients during the year which, at the balance sheet date, have not been invoiced to clients, have been recognised as fee income in accordance with Section 23 Revenue of Financial Reporting Standard 102. Fee income recognised in this manner is based on an assessment of the fair value of services provided by the balance sheet date as a proportion of the total value of the engagement.

 

Unbilled fee income is included as "unbilled revenue" within debtors. Such income is stated at fair value where the right to consideration has been obtained.

 

1.3
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Land and buildings Freehold
Not depreciated
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
15% reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.4
Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 4 -
1.5
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.

1.6
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account.

SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

1.8
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.9
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 12 (2023 - 12).

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
12
12
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
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4
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 December 2023 and 30 November 2024
90,000
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 December 2023 and 30 November 2024
90,000
Carrying amount
At 30 November 2024
-
0
At 30 November 2023
-
0
5
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 December 2023
150,000
20,175
170,175
Additions
-
0
147
147
Disposals
-
0
(610)
(610)
At 30 November 2024
150,000
19,712
169,712
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 December 2023
-
0
10,481
10,481
Depreciation charged in the year
-
0
1,424
1,424
Eliminated in respect of disposals
-
0
(272)
(272)
At 30 November 2024
-
0
11,633
11,633
Carrying amount
At 30 November 2024
150,000
8,079
158,079
At 30 November 2023
150,000
9,694
159,694

Land and buildings with a carrying amount of £150,000 were revalued at 19th May 2021 by Louis Taylor, independent valuers not connected with the company on the basis of market value. The valuation conforms to International Valuation Standards and was based on recent market transactions on arm's length terms for similar properties. The directors consider that this value remains materially correct.

Land and buildings
2024
2023
£
£
Cost
130,000
130,000
Accumulated depreciation
(28,600)
(26,000)
SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
5
Tangible fixed assets
(Continued)
- 7 -
Carrying value
101,400
104,000
6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
156,908
65,349
Other debtors
11,777
6,155
168,685
71,504
2024
2023
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
127,807
70,295
Total debtors
296,492
141,799
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
1,841
3,428
Taxation and social security
48,868
61,250
Other creditors
25,232
32,084
75,941
96,762

The bank overdraft of the company is secured by a debenture over the freehold property and a fixed and floating charge over the assets.

 

8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
127,807
70,295
9
Operating lease commitments
As lessee

[Further information as appropriate]

SALMONS SOLICITORS LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
9
Operating lease commitments
(Continued)
- 8 -

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Total commitments
36,965
35,625
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