| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Page |
| Balance sheet | 1 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 3 |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| Fixed assets |
| Tangible assets | 4 |
| Current assets |
| Debtors | 5 |
| Cash at bank |
| Creditors |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 6 |
| Net current assets |
| Total assets less current liabilities |
| Creditors |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Provisions for liabilities | 10 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net assets |
| Capital and reserves |
| Called up share capital | 11 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
| 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. |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| BALANCE SHEET - continued |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | Statutory information |
| The Commercial Law Practice Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number is 05929851. The registered office and business address is Pullman Court, Copper Street, Dorchester, DT1 1GA. |
| 2. | Accounting policies |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Turnover |
| Fee income represents revenue earned under a wide variety of contracts to provide professional services. Revenue is recognised as earned when, and to the extent that, the firm obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance under these contracts. It is measured at the fair value of the right to consideration, which represents amounts chargeable to clients, including expenses and disbursements but excluding value added tax. |
| Revenue is generally recognised as contract activity progresses so that for incomplete contracts it reflects the partial performance of the contractual obligations. For such contracts the amount of revenue reflects the accrual of the right to consideration by reference to the value of work performed. Revenue not billed to clients is included in debtors and payments on account in excess of the relevant amount of revenue are included in creditors. |
| Fee income that is contingent on events outside the control of the firm is recognised when the contingent event occurs. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Improvements to property | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Computer equipment | - |
| Taxation |
| Current tax represents the amount of tax payable or receivable in respect of the taxable profit (or loss) for the current or past reporting periods. It is measured at the amount expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax represents the future tax consequences of transactions and events recognised in the financial statements of current and previous periods. It is recognised in respect of all timing differences, with certain exceptions. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income as stated in the financial statements that arise from the inclusion of income and expense in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements. 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. |
| Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date that are expected to apply to the reversal of timing differences. Deferred tax on revalued non-depreciable tangible fixed assets and investment properties is measured using the rates and allowances that apply to the sale of the asset. |
| 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. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2. | Accounting policies - continued |
| 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. |
| Financial instruments |
| Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction price and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company, after deducting all liabilities. |
| At each balance sheet date, financial instruments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | Employees and directors |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | Tangible fixed assets |
| Improvements | Fixtures |
| to | and | Motor | Computer |
| property | fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Cost |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Additions |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| Depreciation |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Charge for year |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| Net book value |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| At 30 September 2023 |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| £ |
| Cost |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| and 30 September 2024 |
| Depreciation |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Charge for year |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| Net book value |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| At 30 September 2023 |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 5. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts recoverable on contract |
| Directors' current accounts | 6,926 | 33,682 |
| Tax |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 6. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
| Other loans |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) |
| Trade creditors |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 33,053 | 41,693 |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 7. | Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years |
| Other loans - 1-2 years | 37,823 | 46,637 |
| Other loans - 2-5 years | 98,007 | 12,316 |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) |
| 8. | 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 |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 8. | Leasing agreements - continued |
| Non-cancellable operating | leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 9. | Secured debts |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank overdraft |
| The Lloyds bank overdraft is secured by an unlimited debenture dated 19/03/21 incorporating a fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the Company. |
| All amounts owed to Copper Street Investments Ltd are secured by way of a floating charge over all the assets of the company dated 03/08/22.There was an outstanding balance of £76,050 at the year end date. |
| All hire purchase liabilities are secured upon the assets to which they relate. |
| 10. | Provisions for liabilities |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 10,069 | 15,633 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 October 2023 |
| Credit to Income statement during year | ( |
) |
| Balance at 30 September 2024 |
| 11. | Called up share capital |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary A | £1 | 2 | 2 |
| THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05929851) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 12. | Directors' advances, credits and guarantees |
| The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2023: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Balance outstanding at start of year |
| Amounts advanced |
| Amounts repaid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year |
| 13. | Ultimate controlling party |
| The director, Miss V L Wilkins, is the sole shareholder and therefore is deemed to have control of the company. |