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Company No: 09473956 (England and Wales)

STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements
For the financial year ended 31 March 2025
Pages for filing with the registrar

STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 March 2025

Contents

STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 March 2025
STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (continued)

As at 31 March 2025
Note 2025 2024
£ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 3 0 29,871
Tangible assets 4 28,405 33,831
28,405 63,702
Current assets
Stocks 5 1,467 1,876
Debtors 6 814,243 829,670
Cash at bank and in hand 155,066 568,801
970,776 1,400,347
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 7 ( 381,009) ( 367,840)
Net current assets 589,767 1,032,507
Total assets less current liabilities 618,172 1,096,209
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 8 ( 62,363) ( 114,312)
Provision for liabilities 2,168 1,428
Net assets 557,977 983,325
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 9 2 455,002
Profit and loss account 557,975 528,323
Total shareholders' funds 557,977 983,325

For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements of Starboard Tack Limited (registered number: 09473956) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 26 June 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

G M Carruthers
Director
STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 March 2025
STARBOARD TACK LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 March 2025
1. Accounting policies

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.

General information and basis of accounting

Starboard Tack Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is Morlaix House, Newham Road, Truro, TR1 2DP, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, 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 £.

Turnover

Turnover comprises the fair value for the consideration received or receivable for the provision of care services for the elderly and disabled. Turnover is shown net of VAT, returns, rebates and discounts.

Taxation

Current tax
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 tax rates and laws substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of amortisation and any provision for impairment. Amortisation is provided on all intangible assets at rates to write off the cost or valuation of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Goodwill 10 years straight line
Other intangible assets 10 years straight line
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Leasehold improvements not depreciated
Plant and machinery 20 % reducing balance
Vehicles 25 % reducing balance
Office equipment 20 - 33 % reducing balance

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

Leases

The Company as lessee
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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 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.

Impairment of assets

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 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings as described below.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell, which is equivalent to the net realisable value. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

Financial instruments

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.

2. Employees

2025 2024
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 82 85

3. Intangible assets

Goodwill Other intangible assets Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 01 April 2024 258,285 40,479 298,764
At 31 March 2025 258,285 40,479 298,764
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 April 2024 232,461 36,432 268,893
Charge for the financial year 25,824 4,047 29,871
At 31 March 2025 258,285 40,479 298,764
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 0 0 0
At 31 March 2024 25,824 4,047 29,871

4. Tangible assets

Leasehold improve-
ments
Plant and machinery Vehicles Office equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 April 2024 14,981 833 31,205 56,036 103,055
Additions 0 0 0 1,302 1,302
Disposals 0 ( 262) ( 12,150) ( 24,527) ( 36,939)
At 31 March 2025 14,981 571 19,055 32,811 67,418
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 April 2024 0 669 23,580 44,975 69,224
Charge for the financial year 0 27 1,906 3,091 5,024
Disposals 0 ( 234) ( 11,610) ( 23,391) ( 35,235)
At 31 March 2025 0 462 13,876 24,675 39,013
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 14,981 109 5,179 8,136 28,405
At 31 March 2024 14,981 164 7,625 11,061 33,831

5. Stocks

2025 2024
£ £
Stocks 1,467 1,876

6. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 103,183 98,218
Other debtors 711,060 731,452
814,243 829,670

7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 35,519 8,818
Taxation and social security 148,784 127,458
Other creditors 196,706 231,564
381,009 367,840

8. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2025 2024
£ £
Other creditors 62,363 114,312

9. Called-up share capital

2025 2024
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
2 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each (2024: 455,002 shares of £ 1.00 each) 2 455,002

10. Related party transactions

Transactions with the entity's directors

2025 2024
£ £
Mr G M Carruthers - 2.5% interest 273,756 39,053
Mrs J C Carruthers - 2.5% interest 273,756 39,053

Advances

At the start of the year Mr G M Carruthers owed £39,052 to the company. Advances were made of £487,203 and £252,500 was repaid within the year. At the balance sheet date £273,756 was due to the company. The conditions are the loan is 2.5% interest and repayable on demand.

At the start of the year Mrs J C Carruthers owed £39,052 to the company. Advances were made of £462,203 and £227,500 was repaid in the year. At the balance sheet date £273,756 was due to the company. The conditions are the loan is 2.5% interest and repayable on demand.

The total advances during the year were £949,406. The total amount repaid was £480,000.