Company Registration No. 04314774 (England and Wales)
AST Express Limited
Unaudited accounts
for the year ended 31 October 2024
AST Express Limited
Unaudited accounts
Contents
AST Express Limited
Company Information
for the year ended 31 October 2024
Directors
Roy Watson
Marianne Watson
Amanda Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
Company Number
04314774 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Sandfold House
Sandfold Lane
Manchester
M19 3BJ
UK
Accountants
Premier Accounts & Consultancy Ltd
76 Gloucester Road
Urmston
Manchester
M41 9AE
AST Express Limited
Statement of financial position
as at 31 October 2024
Tangible assets
271,906
83,686
Cash at bank and in hand
10,816
64,531
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(642,385)
(666,893)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(19,149)
105,359
Total assets less current liabilities
252,757
189,045
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
(244,574)
(163,251)
Called up share capital
4
4
Profit and loss account
8,179
25,790
Shareholders' funds
8,183
25,794
For the year ending 31 October 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered 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 profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1 July 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Marianne Watson
Director
Company Registration No. 04314774
AST Express Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 October 2024
AST Express Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 04314774. The registered office is Sandfold House, Sandfold Lane, Manchester, M19 3BJ, UK.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Plant & machinery
25% Reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% Reducing balance
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Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles
At 1 November 2023
309,204
At 31 October 2024
399,254
At 1 November 2023
225,518
Charge for the year
35,007
At 31 October 2024
127,348
At 31 October 2024
271,906
AST Express Limited
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 October 2024
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
572,424
658,548
Other debtors
39,996
49,173
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Bank loans and overdrafts
69,052
43,043
Trade creditors
175,875
111,212
Taxes and social security
166,730
191,146
Other creditors
174,195
230,318
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Bank loans
244,574
163,251
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 21 (2023: 21).