REGISTERED NUMBER: 06670124 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2024

FOR

A BATES CONSULTING LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

A J Bates

Miss S Thompson

SECRETARY:

Mrs J M Bates

REGISTERED OFFICE:

1 Carr House Fold

Todmorden

Lancashire

OL14 8AR

REGISTERED NUMBER:

06670124 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Cresswells

12 Market Street

Hebden Bridge

West Yorkshire

HX7 6AD

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

11,818

16,890

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

64,841

55,182

Cash at bank

154,176

110,802

219,017

165,984

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

48,996

34,819

NET CURRENT ASSETS

170,021

131,165

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

181,839

148,055

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

4,223

4,223

NET ASSETS

177,616

143,832

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

1

1

Retained earnings

177,615

143,831

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

177,616

143,832

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st August 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st August 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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.

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 22nd May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

A J Bates - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

A Bates Consulting Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery etc

-

over 3 years

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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2023 - 2 ).

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

etc

£

COST

At 1st September 2023

30,345

Additions

587

At 31st August 2024

30,932

DEPRECIATION

At 1st September 2023

13,455

Charge for year

5,659

At 31st August 2024

19,114

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31st August 2024

11,818

At 31st August 2023

16,890

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Trade debtors

34,492

17,856

Other debtors

30,349

37,326

64,841

55,182

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Taxation and social security

46,996

30,819

Other creditors

2,000

4,000

48,996

34,819

7.	DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31st August 2024 and 31st August 2023:

2024

2023

£

£

A J Bates

Balance outstanding at start of year

31,770

63,288

Amounts advanced

82,726

73,093

Amounts repaid

(87,583

)

(104,611

)

Amounts written off

-

-

Amounts waived

-

-

Balance outstanding at end of year

26,913

31,770