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Company No: 04648205 (England and Wales)

CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements
For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
Pages for filing with the registrar

CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024

Contents

CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 December 2024
CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (continued)

As at 31 December 2024
Note 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 3 2 2
Tangible assets 4 498,906 536,148
Investments 5 3 3
498,911 536,153
Current assets
Stocks 6 7,000 7,000
Debtors 7 116,397 114,321
Cash at bank and in hand 274,713 317,154
398,110 438,475
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 8 ( 82,211) ( 112,263)
Net current assets 315,899 326,212
Total assets less current liabilities 814,810 862,365
Provision for liabilities ( 123,366) ( 132,676)
Net assets 691,444 729,689
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 9 348,000 348,000
Share premium account 156,600 156,600
Profit and loss account 186,844 225,089
Total shareholders' funds 691,444 729,689

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 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 Cornwall Ferries Limited (registered number: 04648205) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 06 June 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

T H Smithies
Director
CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
CORNWALL FERRIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2024
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

Cornwall Ferries 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 Lowin House, Tregolls Road, Truro, TR1 2NA, 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 of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company's activities. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities

Employee benefits

Defined contribution schemes
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

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 5 - 6 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 [straight-line, reducing balance] basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Plant and machinery 4 - 10 years straight line
Vehicles 4 years straight line
Fixtures and fittings 4 - 6 years straight line

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.

Fixed asset investments

Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value through profit or loss if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.

Stocks

The cost of direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

2. Employees

2024 2023
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 29 25

3. Intangible assets

Goodwill Total
£ £
Cost
At 01 January 2024 293,442 293,442
At 31 December 2024 293,442 293,442
Accumulated amortisation
At 01 January 2024 293,440 293,440
At 31 December 2024 293,440 293,440
Net book value
At 31 December 2024 2 2
At 31 December 2023 2 2

4. Tangible assets

Plant and machinery Vehicles Fixtures and fittings Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 January 2024 1,201,277 16,797 98,636 1,316,710
Additions 24,704 0 3,344 28,048
At 31 December 2024 1,225,981 16,797 101,980 1,344,758
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 January 2024 669,969 16,797 93,796 780,562
Charge for the financial year 61,728 0 3,562 65,290
At 31 December 2024 731,697 16,797 97,358 845,852
Net book value
At 31 December 2024 494,284 0 4,622 498,906
At 31 December 2023 531,308 0 4,840 536,148

5. Fixed asset investments

2024 2023
£ £
Subsidiary undertakings 3 3

Investments in subsidiaries

2024
£
Cost
At 01 January 2024 3
At 31 December 2024 3
Carrying value at 31 December 2024 3
Carrying value at 31 December 2023 3

Investments in shares

Name of entity Registered office Principal activity Class of
shares
Ownership
31.12.2024
Ownership
31.12.2023
Ponsharden Services Limited 2 Ferry Cottages, Feock, Truro, Cornwall. TR3 6QJ Dormant Ordinary 100.00% 100.00%
St Mawes Ferry Company Limited 2 Ferry Cottages, Feock, Truro, Cornwall. TR3 6QJ Dormant Ordinary 100.00% 100.00%
Enterprise Boats Limited 2 Ferry Cottages, Feock, Truro, Cornwall. TR3 6QJ Dormant Ordinary 100.00% 100.00%

6. Stocks

2024 2023
£ £
Stocks (secured) 7,000 7,000

7. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 51,968 53,894
Other debtors 64,429 60,427
116,397 114,321

8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 17,155 12,402
Taxation and social security 25,983 47,178
Other creditors 39,073 52,683
82,211 112,263

9. Called-up share capital

2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
348,000 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 348,000 348,000

10. Related party transactions

Transactions with the entity's directors

2024 2023
£ £
Director 1 1,746 0

Other related party transactions

2024 2023
£ £
King Harry Steam Ferry 8,559 1,575

During the year, King Harry Steam Ferry Company Limited (KHF) made various transactions with Cornwall Ferries Limited.

In total the company made purchases from KHF of £ 31,765 (2023: £32,254); and made sales to KHF of £36,418 (2023: £32,046)

At the balance sheet date the amount due to KHF was £8,559 (2023: £1,575)