| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED |
| TRADING AS |
| WH COX & SON |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED |
| TRADING AS |
| WH COX & SON |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| and Statutory Auditors |
| Windover House |
| St. Ann Street |
| Salisbury |
| SP1 2DR |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 4 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 5 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 6 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 7 |
| NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 8 |
| Retained earnings | 9 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Lawrence Astridge Removals Limited is a |
| 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" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the company. |
| The company is dependent upon the support of other companies in the group. The directors of the parent company have indicated that they do not intend to withdraw support within the next twelve months. The going concern basis is therefore believed to be appropriate. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from a withdrawal of group support. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebate and value added tax. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Plant and | Motor |
| machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| At 30 September 2023 |
| Included within motor vehicles are assets with a total net book value of £Nil (2023 £110,324) that are held under hire purchase contracts. The hire purchase liabilities are included in the financial statements of the intermediate parent company, Master Removers Group Ltd. |
| 5. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Due from group companies | 555,505 | 562,380 |
| Prepayments |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Payments on account |
| Trade creditors |
| Owed to group companies | 581,711 | 742,774 |
| Social security and other taxes |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 7. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | - | 28,146 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 October 2023 |
| Credit to Income Statement during year | ( |
) |
| Balance at 30 September 2024 |
| 8. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| 9. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 October 2023 | ( |
) |
| Profit for the year |
| At 30 September 2024 | ( |
) |
| 10. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
| The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
| for and on behalf of |
| LAWRENCE ASTRIDGE REMOVALS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01641214) |
| TRADING AS WH COX & SON |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 11. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| 12. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ward Thomas Removals Limited. |
| Until 5 February 2024 the ultimate parent company was Master Removers Group 2019 Ltd. |
| On 6 February 2024 Master Removers Group 2019 Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of Master Removers Group 2023 Ltd. |
| In the opinion of the directors, no one individual has control of Master Removers Group 2023 Ltd. |