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Company Registration No. 06172895 (England and Wales)
Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Unaudited accounts Contents
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Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Company Information for the year ended 31 March 2025
Director
James Lawton
Company Number
06172895 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
120 WORPLE ROAD LONDON SW19 4JB ENGLAND
Accountants
SSJ Accountants Ltd 173A High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1AH
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Chartered Accountants' report to the board of directors on the preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 as set out on pages 5 - 7 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 icaew.com/membershandbook.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 25 April 2022. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with AAF 07/16 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited. You consider that Lawton Marine Consultancy 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 accounts of Lawton Marine Consultancy 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 accounts.
SSJ Accountants Ltd Chartered Accountants 173A High Street Beckenham Kent BR3 1AH 28 May 2025
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Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Statement of financial position as at 31 March 2025
2025 
2024 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
1,376 
835 
Current assets
Debtors
- 
2,340 
Cash at bank and in hand
248,881 
273,849 
248,881 
276,189 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
17,274 
5,565 
Net current assets
266,155 
281,754 
Net assets
267,531 
282,589 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
2 
2 
Profit and loss account
267,529 
282,587 
Shareholders' funds
267,531 
282,589 
For the year ending 31 March 2025 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 director acknowledges his 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 and authorised for issue on 30 May 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
James Lawton Director Company Registration No. 06172895
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Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
1
Statutory information
Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 06172895. The registered office is 120 WORPLE ROAD, LONDON, SW19 4JB, ENGLAND.
2
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.
3
Accounting policies
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.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
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
4
Tangible fixed assets
Computer equipment 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At 1 April 2024
2,832 
Additions
999 
At 31 March 2025
3,831 
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
1,997 
Charge for the year
458 
At 31 March 2025
2,455 
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
1,376 
At 31 March 2024
835 
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Debtors
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
- 
2,340 
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Lawton Marine Consultancy Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
VAT
3,301 
4,247 
Taxes and social security
2,991 
19,002 
Loans from directors
(23,566)
(28,814)
(17,274)
(5,565)
7
Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 1 (2024: 1).
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