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REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762 (England and Wales)















UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

FOR

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024










Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 4

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report 6

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024







DIRECTORS: J D Acott
Mrs H L Acott





REGISTERED OFFICE: Market House
21 Lenten Street
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 1HG





REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762 (England and Wales)





ACCOUNTANTS: Wettone Matthews Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
Market House
21 Lenten Street
Alton
GU34 1HG

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762)

BALANCE SHEET
30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 154 229

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 5 54,349 53,753
Cash at bank 3,712 2,995
58,061 56,748
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 6 53,081 46,791
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,980 9,957
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

5,134

10,186

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

7

3,520

7,040
NET ASSETS 1,614 3,146

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 8 10 10
Retained earnings 1,604 3,136
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,614 3,146

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 September 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 September 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.

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
30 SEPTEMBER 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 26 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





J D Acott - Director


ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Acott Fire Scene Investigations 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 net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer equipment - 33% on reducing balance

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

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

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipment
£   
COST
At 1 October 2023
and 30 September 2024 1,040
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2023 811
Charge for year 75
At 30 September 2024 886
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2024 154
At 30 September 2023 229

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 23,640 11,083
Amounts recoverable on contract 8,240 11,828
Other debtors 22,469 30,842
54,349 53,753

ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08671762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024


6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts 3,520 3,520
Trade creditors 338 204
Taxation and social security 34,135 27,582
Other creditors 15,088 15,485
53,081 46,791

7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans 3,520 7,040

8. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
10 Ordinary £1 10 10

9. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2023:

2024 2023
£    £   
J D Acott and Mrs H L Acott
Balance outstanding at start of year 21,995 25,954
Amounts repaid (8,330 ) (3,959 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 13,665 21,995

The above is in summary form. Interest is charged at HMRC's official rate. There is no fixed repayment date.

CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
ACOTT FIRE SCENE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED


The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance Sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income Statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the Directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/rulebook.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at
https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/ACCA_Global/Technical/fact/tf-163-jan-24.pdf.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited. You consider that Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Acott Fire Scene Investigations Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.






Wettone Matthews Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
Market House
21 Lenten Street
Alton
GU34 1HG


26 June 2025