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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05303431 (England and Wales)







Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Statement of Financial Position 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4


F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024







DIRECTORS: S S Freeman
A L Morrison





SECRETARY: S S Freeman





REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 3 Millards Way
Standerwick
Nr Frome
BA11 2PL





REGISTERED NUMBER: 05303431 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Stanley Joseph Limited
Chartered Accountants
Suite 1
Liberty House
South Liberty Lane
Bristol
BS3 2ST

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 4 107,822 78,141

CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 129,074 133,481
Debtors 5 207,073 242,747
Cash at bank and in hand 514,949 662,297
851,096 1,038,525
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 6 258,916 465,275
NET CURRENT ASSETS 592,180 573,250
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

700,002

651,391

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 26,148 18,676
NET ASSETS 673,854 632,715

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings 673,754 632,615
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 673,854 632,715

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

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 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.

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Statement of Financial Position - continued
31 December 2024


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 9 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:




S S Freeman - Director



A L Morrison - Director


F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service 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.

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 represents the amounts receivable, excluding VAT and trade discounts, by the company for goods and services provided during the year. All transactions arose in the United Kingdom.

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 - 25% on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance

Stocks
Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out method and includes all purchase, transport, and handling costs in bringing inventories to their present location and condition.

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 statement of financial position date.


F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position 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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 64 (2023 - 85 ) .

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Fixtures
Plant and and Motor Computer
machinery fittings vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2024 16,283 16,392 101,218 47,646 181,539
Additions - - 63,495 5,947 69,442
Disposals - - - (6,493 ) (6,493 )
At 31 December 2024 16,283 16,392 164,713 47,100 244,488
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 11,897 9,790 54,690 27,021 103,398
Charge for year 2,250 1,896 27,507 8,108 39,761
Eliminated on disposal - - - (6,493 ) (6,493 )
At 31 December 2024 14,147 11,686 82,197 28,636 136,666
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 2,136 4,706 82,516 18,464 107,822
At 31 December 2023 4,386 6,602 46,528 20,625 78,141

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 189,731 166,018
Amounts owed by associates 8,542 17,933
Other debtors 8,800 58,796
207,073 242,747

6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 33,158 94,413
Amounts owed to associates 297 1,067
Taxation and social security 146,022 233,005
Other creditors 79,439 136,790
258,916 465,275

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

A L Morrison
Director20242023

Capital introduced/(Withdrawn)-(198)

At the year end, the company owed the director £1 (2023: £1)

S S Freeman
Director20242023

Capital introduced/(Withdrawn)50,042(50,083)

At the year end, the company owed the director £46 (2023: - director owed the company £49,996).

8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, total dividends of £187,050 (2023 - £437,610) were paid to the directors .

F.A.S.T. Ambulance Service Limited (Registered number: 05303431)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES - continued

FAST Ambulance UK Limited
Both directors are shareholders and directors of the
company.

2024 2023

Sales to related company 8,830 2,383


At the year end, FAST Ambulance UK Limited owed the company £8,542 (2023: £15,418).


Safe & Sound UK Limited
S Freeman is a director and shareholder of the company.
2024 2023

Recharged costs 46,800 46,800


At the year end, Safe & Sound UK Limited was owed by the company £297 (2023 - £1,067): .


Safe & Sound Training Limited
S Freeman is a director and shareholder of the company.
2024 2023

Costs incurred by the related company - 2,515



At the year end, Safe & Sound Training Limited owed the company £Nil (2023: £2,515).

9. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate controlling party are the directors who own the company equally.