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Registration number: 01479375

Baldan Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

 

Contents

Company Information

1

Directors' Report

2 to 3

Accountants' Report

4

Profit and Loss Account

5

Statement of Comprehensive Income

6

Balance Sheet

7 to 8

Statement of Changes in Equity

9

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

10 to 19

 

Baldan Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr RR Raad

Mr RM Raad

Registered office

18-19 Jockey's Fields
London
WC1R 4BW

Accountants

Mehta & Tengra
Chartered Accountants9 Berners Place
London
W1T 3AD

 

Baldan Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is liner agents and shipbrokers.

Review of business

The results for the year and financial position of the company are as shown in the annexed financial statements.

Future developments
The company expects to maintain its highly successful relationship with its suppliers and the loyalty of its customers and hopes to continue its hitherto escalating growth pattern.

Directors
The directors set out in the table below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 October 2023 to the date of this report.

The beneficial interests of the directors holding office at 30 September 2024 in the shares of the company, according to the register of directors' interests, were as follows:

Ordinary shares of £1 each

30.09.24

01.10.23
or date of
appointment
if later

RM Raad

 

9,000

9,000

RR Raad - Appointed 24.02.23

 

1,000

1,000

 

10,000

10,000

These directors did not hold any non-beneficial interests in the shares of the company.

Taxation Status
The company is a close company within the provision of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 2010.

Fixed Assets
The changes in fixed assets are given in notes 6,7 & 8 to the financial statements.

Dividends
During the year the director recommends the payment of net dividends amounting to £33,333 (2023:£33,333).

Related party transactions
None of the directors had any other material interests at any time during the year in any contract of significance in relation to the business of the company other than that stated in note 16 to the financial statements.

Small companies provision statement

This report has 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.

 

Baldan Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Approved and authorised by the Board on 24 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr RM Raad
Director

 

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Baldan Limited
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Baldan Limited for the year ended 30 September 2024 as set out on pages 5 to 19 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
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Baldan Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Baldan Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Baldan Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Baldan Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Baldan 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 loss of Baldan Limited. You consider that Baldan 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 Baldan 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.

......................................

Mehta & Tengra
Chartered Accountants
9 Berners Place
London
W1T 3AD

24 September 2025

 

Baldan Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

 

2,653,027

2,957,190

Cost of sales

 

(2,376,938)

(2,645,214)

Gross profit

 

276,089

311,976

Administrative expenses

 

(301,137)

(331,426)

Other operating loss

 

(5,922)

(3,866)

Operating loss

 

(30,970)

(23,316)

Interest payable and similar expenses

 

(580)

(829)

Loss before tax

4

(31,550)

(24,145)

Tax on loss

 

(70,974)

(1,483)

Loss for the financial year

 

(102,524)

(25,628)

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Baldan Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Loss for the year

(102,524)

(25,628)

Total comprehensive income for the year

(102,524)

(25,628)

 

Baldan Limited

(Registration number: 01479375)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

6

7,505

9,699

Investment property

7

2,700,000

2,700,000

Investments

8

83,690

83,690

 

2,791,195

2,793,389

Current assets

 

Debtors

9

649,970

885,958

Cash at bank and in hand

 

801,668

837,279

 

1,451,638

1,723,237

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

10

(764,577)

(969,201)

Net current assets

 

687,061

754,036

Total assets less current liabilities

 

3,478,256

3,547,425

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

10

(7,500)

(11,786)

Provisions for liabilities

15

(305,829)

(234,855)

Net assets

 

3,164,927

3,300,784

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

11

10,000

10,000

Fair value reserve

917,489

990,888

Retained earnings

2,237,438

2,299,896

Shareholders' funds

 

3,164,927

3,300,784

For the financial year ending 30 September 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’.

 

Baldan Limited

(Registration number: 01479375)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024

Approved and authorised by the Board on 24 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr RM Raad
Director

 

Baldan Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Share capital
£

Fair value reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 October 2023

10,000

990,888

2,299,896

3,300,784

Loss for the year

-

-

(102,524)

(102,524)

Other comprehensive income

-

(73,399)

73,399

-

Total comprehensive income

-

(73,399)

(29,125)

(102,524)

Dividends

-

-

(33,333)

(33,333)

At 30 September 2024

10,000

917,489

2,237,438

3,164,927

Share capital
£

Fair value reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 October 2022

10,000

990,888

2,358,857

3,359,745

Loss for the year

-

-

(25,628)

(25,628)

Dividends

-

-

(33,333)

(33,333)

At 30 September 2023

10,000

990,888

2,299,896

3,300,784

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in UK.

The address of its registered office is:
18-19 Jockey's Fields
London
WC1R 4BW

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 24 September 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.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Baldan Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section
399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

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.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises deferred 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.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

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 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

Investment property

Nil

Fixtures and fittings

15% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% on reducing balance

Office equipment

20% on reducing balance


Investment properties
(a) The company's investment properties were valued by the directors on an open market basis.

(b) The historical cost of investment properties is £1,476,681

(c) Investment property is included at fair value.Gains are recognised in the income statement.Deferred taxation is provided on these gains at the rate expected to apply when the property is sold.

(d) The gain less the deferred tax is reflected under fair value reserve in the balance sheet.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. 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.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

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.

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.

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.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

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.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 6 (2023 - 5).

4

Loss before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

2,194

2,854

5

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Deferred taxation

Arising from changes in tax rates and laws

70,974

1,483

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

6

Tangible assets

Fixtures and fittings
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2023

32,616

123,213

24,009

179,838

At 30 September 2024

32,616

123,213

24,009

179,838

Depreciation

At 1 October 2023

32,003

119,824

18,312

170,139

Charge for the year

92

678

1,424

2,194

At 30 September 2024

32,095

120,502

19,736

172,333

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2024

521

2,711

4,273

7,505

At 30 September 2023

613

3,389

5,697

9,699

7

Investment property

2024
£

At 1 October

2,700,000

At 30 September

2,700,000

Fair value at 30 September 2024 is represented by:

£

Valuation in 2016

1,023,319

Valuation in 2020

200,000

Cost

1,476,681

2,700,000

If investment property had not been revalued it would have been included at the following historical cost:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Cost

1,476,681

1,476,681

Investment property was valued on an open market basis by the directors.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

8

Investments

2024
£

2023
£

Shares in group undertakings

65,351

65,351

Loans to group undertakings

18,339

18,339

83,690

83,690

The investment represents the shares of the subsidiary company owned by the company. The shares were subscribed and acquired for a total of £65,351 (2023: £65,351).

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2024

2023

Gateway Travel Tourism Freight SAL

Lebanon

Ordinary

100%

100%

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

9

Debtors

Current

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

115,219

351,007

Cash with third parties

515,392

515,392

Prepayments

19,359

19,359

Director's loan

-

200

 

649,970

885,958


Cash with third parties
With effect from October 2019, measures were adopted by Lebanese banks to limit the amounts that may be withdrawn from foreign currency accounts. In addition exchange controls were implemented that effectively prohibits bank transfers and payments.
On 28 February 2022, the company's bank balances with a Lebanese bank have been moved by the bank to a separate account held by a third party.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

10

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

13

10,000

15,714

Trade creditors

 

376,989

635,530

Taxation and social security

 

2,493

3,492

Accruals and deferred income

 

6,000

6,000

Other creditors

 

1,671

1,562

Director's loan account

 

337,380

306,903

Loan from related company

 

30,044

-

 

764,577

969,201

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

13

7,500

11,786

11

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

       

12

Reserves

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the current year were as follows:

Fair value reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Fair value reserve adjustment

(73,399)

73,399

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

13

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

7,500

11,786

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

10,000

15,714

14

Dividends

2024

2023

£

£

Final dividend of £33,333.00 (2023 - £33,333.00) per ordinary share

33,333

33,333

 

 

15

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Revaluation of investment property
£

Total
£

At 1 October 2023

942

233,913

234,855

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(942)

71,916

70,974

At 30 September 2024

-

305,829

305,829

16

Related party transactions

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.

 

Baldan Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

36,000

-

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

893

-

36,893

-

17

Ultimate controlling party

The ultimate controlling party is RM Raad.