Company No:
Contents
| Note | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | |||
| Restated - note 2 | ||||
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Intangible assets | 4 |
|
|
|
| Tangible assets | 5 |
|
|
|
| 125,326 | 21,138 | |||
| Current assets | ||||
| Stocks |
|
|
||
| Debtors | 6 |
|
|
|
| Cash at bank and in hand |
|
|
||
| 42,961 | 34,278 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (
|
(
|
|
| Net current liabilities | (181,654) | (87,097) | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | (56,328) | (65,959) | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | (
|
|
|
| Net liabilities | (
|
(
|
||
| Capital and reserves | ||||
| Called-up share capital | 9 |
|
|
|
| Share premium account |
|
|
||
| Profit and loss account | (
|
(
|
||
| Total shareholders' deficit | (
|
(
|
Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Oat Scotland Ltd (registered number:
|
Josh Barton
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Oat Scotland Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in Scotland. The address of the Company's registered office is The Mart, Station Road, East Linton, EH40 3DN, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.
The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors note that the business has net liabilities of £172,369. The Company is supported through loans from the directors and shareholders. The directors and shareholders have confirmed that the loan facilities will continue to be available for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and the directors will continue to support the Company. Given the current position, the directors believe that any foreseeable debts can be met for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Short term benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised as an expense when the Company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
| Other intangible assets |
|
All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.
| Plant and machinery |
|
| Computer equipment |
|
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.
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
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.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either 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 including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and loans, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
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 and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.
Government grants are recognised based on the performance model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the company will comply with conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income only when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the grant proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
The company has transitioned from FRS105 to FRS102 (1A) in the financial year ended 30 November 2024. No comparatives in the financial statements have been re-stated as a result of this change in reporting standard.
During the 2022 and 2023 periods, loans from directors and shareholders had been treated as Share premium. The below adjustment removes the balances from Share premium and presents the amounts as Creditors: amounts falling due within one year.
During the 2022 and 2023 periods, Advertising and PR costs had been treated as Intangible assets. The below adjustment removes the balance from Intangible assets and presents the amounts as Administrative expenses for the costs relating to 2023 and within the Profit and loss account for amounts relating to 2022.
| As previously reported | Adjustment | As restated | ||||
| Year ended 30 November 2023 | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Share premium account | (220,967) | 81,040 | (139,927) | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | (40,335) | (81,040) | (121,375) | |||
| Intangible assets | 10,158 | (7,780) | 2,378 | |||
| Administrative expenses | 151,227 | 5,280 | 156,507 | |||
| Profit and loss account | 198,406 | 7,780 | 206,186 |
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Number | Number | ||
| Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors |
|
|
| Other intangible assets | Total | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Cost | |||
| At 01 December 2023 |
|
|
|
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
| Accumulated amortisation | |||
| At 01 December 2023 |
|
|
|
| Charge for the financial year |
|
|
|
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
| Net book value | |||
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
| At 30 November 2023 |
|
|
| Plant and machinery | Computer equipment | Total | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Cost | |||||
| At 01 December 2023 |
|
|
|
||
| Additions |
|
|
|
||
| Disposals | (
|
|
(
|
||
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
||
| Accumulated depreciation | |||||
| At 01 December 2023 |
|
|
|
||
| Charge for the financial year |
|
|
|
||
| Disposals | (
|
|
(
|
||
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
||
| Net book value | |||||
| At 30 November 2024 |
|
|
|
||
| At 30 November 2023 |
|
|
|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade debtors |
|
|
|
| Corporation tax |
|
|
|
| Other debtors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Trade creditors |
|
|
|
| Other taxation and social security |
|
|
|
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
|
|
|
| Other creditors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
|
|
|
| Other creditors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Allotted, called-up and not yet paid | |||
|
|
|
|
Commitments
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease |
|
|
Transactions with the entity's directors
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amounts owed to directors | 22,300 | 23,500 |
The above transactions are interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.
Other related party transactions
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amounts owed to shareholders | 97,842 | 68,217 |
The above transactions are interest free and have no fixed terms of repayment.