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Registration number: 01208456

Gwili Railway Company Limited

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 12

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Anthony Thomas Ridgewell

Mr Paul Kenneth Booker

Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen

Mr Alessandro Sidoli

Mr David Keith Doble

Mr Jonathan Huw Turner

Company secretary

Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen

Registered office

Bronwydd Arms Station
Bronwydd
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA33 6HT
 

Accountants

Wynne & Co
Chartered Accountants
Forestry House
Brewery Road
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA31 1TF

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

(Registration number: 01208456)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

1,281,071

1,129,766

Current assets

 

Stocks

5

13,061

12,952

Debtors

6

17,307

28,094

Cash at bank and in hand

 

51,948

98,572

 

82,316

139,618

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(232,809)

(183,672)

Net current liabilities

 

(150,493)

(44,054)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,130,578

1,085,712

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

7

(301,088)

(303,197)

Net assets

 

829,490

782,515

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

8

565,748

534,081

Revaluation reserve

133,814

133,814

Retained earnings

129,928

114,620

Shareholders' funds

 

829,490

782,515

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 members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

(Registration number: 01208456)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 August 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Mathew Isaac Bowen
Company secretary and director

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Bronwydd Arms Station
Bronwydd
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
SA33 6HT
Wales

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 29 August 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

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 sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

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.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

15% Reducing Balance

Office equipment

33% Straight Line

Land & Buildings

2% Reducing Balance

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories 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.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 7 (2023 - 7).

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Properties under construction
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

891,135

41,055

86,652

251,175

1,270,017

Additions

195,651

2,185

-

9,405

207,241

Disposals

-

-

-

(8,046)

(8,046)

At 31 December 2024

1,086,786

43,240

86,652

252,534

1,469,212

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

17,823

31,798

-

90,630

140,251

Charge for the year

21,379

5,666

-

24,691

51,736

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

-

(3,846)

(3,846)

At 31 December 2024

39,202

37,464

-

111,475

188,141

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

1,047,584

5,776

86,652

141,059

1,281,071

At 31 December 2023

873,312

9,257

86,652

160,545

1,129,766

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,047,584 (2023 - £873,312) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

5

Stocks

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Other inventories

13,061

12,952

6

Debtors

Current

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Trade debtors

120

67

Prepayments

141

678

Other debtors

2,623

10,000

VAT

14,423

17,349

 

17,307

28,094

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans and overdrafts

9

96,960

71,011

Trade creditors

 

10,414

19,510

Taxation and social security

 

2,367

2,404

Accruals and deferred income

 

115,885

68,666

Other creditors

 

7,183

22,081

 

232,809

183,672

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

274,088

276,197

Other non-current financial liabilities

 

27,000

27,000

 

301,088

303,197

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

31 December
2024

31 December
2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A of £10 each

44,329

443,290

44,329

443,290

Ordinary B of £5 each

202

1,010

202

1,010

44,531

444,300

44,531

444,300

 

Gwili Railway Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Bank borrowings

145,154

156,721

Other borrowings

128,934

119,476

274,088

276,197

Current loans and borrowings

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Bank borrowings

16,104

15,748

Bank overdrafts

-

308

Other borrowings

80,856

54,955

96,960

71,011