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Registered number: 04301547
Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Unaudited
Financial statements
Information for filing with the registrar
For the year ended 30 November 2024
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Company Information
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William Nancarrow (appointed 1 December 2024)
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Contents
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Notes to the financial statements
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Chartered accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory financial statements of Stewart Watson & Co. Limited for the year ended 30 November 2024
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Stewart Watson & Co. Limited for the year ended 30 November 2024 which comprise the 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 Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com /regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of directors of Stewart Watson & Co. Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 26 March 2025. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Stewart Watson & Co. Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of directors of Stewart Watson & Co. Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release TECH07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Stewart Watson & Co. Limited and its Board of directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Stewart Watson & Co. 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 Stewart Watson & Co. Limited. You consider that Stewart Watson & Co. Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the financial statements of Stewart Watson & Co. 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.
Kreston Reeves LLP
Chartered Accountants
37 St Margaret's Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2TU
24 July 2025
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Registered number: 04301547
Balance sheet
As at 30 November 2024
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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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:
The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements.
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 30 November 2024
Stewart Watson & Co. Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number is 04301547 and the registered address is 130 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BH.
The financial statements are presented in pound sterling (£) and are rounded to the nearest pound.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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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:
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.
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.
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 30 November 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Tangible fixed assets (continued)
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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:
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.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 30 November 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 9 (2023 - 9).
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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Stewart Watson & Co. Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 30 November 2024
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Amounts recoverable under contracts
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Bank overdrafts and credit cards
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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200 (2023 - 200) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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Commitments under operating leases
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At 30 November 2024 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:
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Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
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