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Registered number: 05823734









COOPER & BURNS LTD







UNAUDITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

 
COOPER & BURNS LTD
REGISTERED NUMBER: 05823734

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 5 
678
350

Investment property
 6 
193,752
193,752

  
194,430
194,102

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 7 
15,000
9,690

Cash at bank and in hand
 8 
69,528
68,540

  
84,528
78,230

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 9 
(77,502)
(114,018)

Net current assets/(liabilities)
  
 
 
7,026
 
 
(35,788)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
201,456
158,314

  

Net assets
  
201,456
158,314


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
  
10
10

Profit and loss account
  
201,446
158,304

  
201,456
158,314


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COOPER & BURNS LTD
REGISTERED NUMBER: 05823734
    
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

The directors consider that the Company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

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

The Company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




Julian Alfred Cooper
Director

Date: 23 June 2025

The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these financial statements.

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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1.


General information

Cooper & Burns Ltd is a company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales within the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is The Old Farm, Bishopstone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8SH. 
The company's principal activity is that of of business consultancy.
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below.  These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 
2.3

Taxation

Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.


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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

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.

 
2.5

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Fixtures and fittings
-
33% and 50% straight line
Office equipment
-
Various

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.6

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value determined annually by external valuers and derived from the current market rents and investment property yields for comparable real estate, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. No depreciation is provided. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.7

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.8

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.9

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.


3.


Employees

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 3 (2023 - 3).


4.


Intangible assets




Goodwill

£



Cost


At 1 January 2024
35,500



At 31 December 2024

35,500



Amortisation


At 1 January 2024
35,500



At 31 December 2024

35,500



Net book value



At 31 December 2024
-



At 31 December 2023
-



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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

5.


Tangible fixed assets





Fixtures and fittings
Office equipment
Total

£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2024
6,461
3,634
10,095


Additions
-
718
718



At 31 December 2024

6,461
4,352
10,813



Depreciation


At 1 January 2024
6,461
3,284
9,745


Charge for the year on owned assets
-
390
390



At 31 December 2024

6,461
3,674
10,135



Net book value



At 31 December 2024
-
678
678



At 31 December 2023
-
350
350

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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

6.


Investment property


Freehold investment property

£



Valuation


At 1 January 2024
193,752



At 31 December 2024
193,752

The 2024 valuations were made by the directors, on an open market value for existing use basis.



If the Investment properties had been accounted for under the historic cost accounting rules, the properties would have been measured as follows:

2024
2023
£
£


Historic cost
193,752
193,752

193,752
193,752


7.


Debtors

2024
2023
£
£


Trade debtors
15,000
9,690

15,000
9,690



8.


Cash and cash equivalents

2024
2023
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
69,528
68,540

69,528
68,540


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COOPER & BURNS LTD
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

9.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2024
2023
£
£

Trade creditors
827
820

Corporation tax
12,886
11,612

Other taxation and social security
2,275
2,223

Other creditors
59,064
97,063

Accruals and deferred income
2,450
2,300

77,502
114,018



10.


Related party transactions

At the year end, £59,064 (2023 - £97,063) was owed to two of the directors by the company.

 
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