Registration number: 08911581

Caistor Thames Limited

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2024

	Note	2024 £	2023 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	106,952	95,609
Investments	5	369,022	369,022
		475,974	464,631
Current assets
Debtors	6	38,071	52,010
Cash at bank and in hand		622,430	423,089
		660,501	475,099
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(102,801)	(82,492)
Net current assets		557,700	392,607
Total assets less current liabilities		1,033,674	857,238
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	7	(24,537)	(69,558)
Net assets		1,009,137	787,680
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		100	100
Retained earnings		1,009,037	787,580
Shareholders' funds		1,009,137	787,680

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 provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

The directors of Caistor Thames Limited have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements, in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within the Companies Act 2006, s444.

Caistor Thames Limited

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2024

Approved and authorised by the Board on 22 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

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Mr H.E. Houghton

Director

Company registration number: 08911581

Caistor Thames 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:
First Floor
1 Suffolk Way
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1YL

The principal activity of the company is that of the provision of consultancy services to the paper and pulp industry.

2	Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

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' Section 1A and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except any items disclosed in the accounting policies as being shown at fair value and are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Summary of significant accounting policies

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.

Consolidation

The company has taken advantage of the option not to prepare consolidated financial statements contained in Section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 on the basis that the company and its subsidiary undertakings comprise a small group.

Going concern

The company made a profit for the year ended 31 December 2024 and had net assets of £1,009,137, including cash at bank of £622,430 at that date.

After making enquires, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In view of the foregoing, 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 provision of services in the ordinary course of the company's activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue over the period in which the consultancy services are provided.

Caistor Thames Limited

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

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a charge 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.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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, over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Furniture, fittings and equipment	10% or 25% straight line
Motor vehicle	25% reducing balance

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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.

Caistor Thames 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 income statement 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.

Hire purchase

Assets held under hire purchase contracts are capitalised at the lesser of fair value or present value of minimum lease payments in the statement of financial position. The present value of the minimum lease payments is calculated using the interest rate implicit in the lease. A corresponding liability is recognised at the same value in the statement of financial position. The asset is then depreciated over its useful life.

The minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge recognised in the income statement and the reduction of the outstanding liability using the effective interest method. The finance charge in each period is allocated so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

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 during the year, was 2 (2023 - 2).

Caistor Thames Limited

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

4	Tangible assets

	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024	7,864	114,989	122,853
Additions	38,375	-	38,375
At 31 December 2024	46,239	114,989	161,228
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024	5,684	21,560	27,244
Charge for the year	3,674	23,358	27,032
At 31 December 2024	9,358	44,918	54,276
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024	36,881	70,071	106,952
At 31 December 2023	2,180	93,429	95,609

5	Investments

	2024 £	2023 £
Investments in subsidiaries	369,022	369,022