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Registered number: 03963997
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
Prepared By:
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 3DW
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
DIRECTORS
SJ Woodward (to 01/05/2024)
SM Cornish
JK Bush (to 30/04/2025)
DP Snell
K Farrar
SECRETARY
K-L Wicks
REGISTERED OFFICE
Batchworth Lock House
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1JJ
COMPANY DETAILS
Private company limited by shares registered in EW - England and Wales, registered number 03963997
ACCOUNTANTS
Reed-Ransted
Chartered Accountants
2 Burhill Grove
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 3DW
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
ACCOUNTS
FOR THEYEARENDED30 APRIL 2025
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' Report-
Accountants' Report-
Statement Of Comprehensive Income-
Balance Sheet3
Notes To The Accounts4
The following do not form part of the statutory financial statements:
Trading And Profit And Loss Account-
Profit And Loss Account Summaries-
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
BALANCE SHEET AT30 April 2025
Registered number: 03963997
20252024
Notes££
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets29,4407,934
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors324,00564,679
Cash at bank and in hand54,571209,853
78,576274,532
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year493,488127,085
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES) / ASSETS(14,912)147,447
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES(5,472)155,381
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES61,5001,500
NET (LIABILITIES) / ASSETS(6,972)153,881
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital7112200
Capital redemption reserve890-
Profit and loss account(7,174)153,681
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS(6,972)153,881
For the year ending 30 April 2025 the company was entitled to exemption 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 directors acknowledge their 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.
The directors have decided not to deliver to the registrar a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
Approved by the board on6 October 2025and signed on their behalf by
.............................
SM Cornish
Director
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1a. Basis Of Accounting
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS102 - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006 .
1b. Depreciation
Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Fixtures and Fittingsreducing balance 25%
Equipmentreducing balance 25%
1c. Pension Costs
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension charge represents the amounts payable by the company to the fund in respect of the year.
1d. Leases
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet at their fair value and depreciated over their expected useful lives. The interest element of leasing payments represents a constant proportion of the capital balance outstanding and is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease. All other leases are regarded as operating leases and the payments made under them are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and FittingsEquipmentTotal
£££
Cost
At 1 May 202419,73940,40860,147
Additions894,5654,654
At 30 April 202519,82844,97364,801
Depreciation
At 1 May 202418,67433,53952,213
For the year2892,8593,148
At 30 April 202518,96336,39855,361
Net Book Amounts
At 30 April 20258658,5759,440
At 30 April 20241,0656,8697,934
3. DEBTORS 20252024
££
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors16,72951,573
Prepayments7,27613,106
24,00564,679
4. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
20252024
££
UK corporation tax38,79551,423
VAT25,92735,702
PAYE control12,62017,191
Other creditors1,6161,423
Accruals14,53021,346
93,488127,085
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
5. EMPLOYEES
20252024
No.No.
Average number of employees1214
6. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20252024
££
Deferred taxation1,5001,500
1,5001,500
7. SHARE CAPITAL 20252024
££
Allotted, issued and fully paid:
100 Ordinary shares of £1 each100100
10 Class B shares of £1 each10100
2 Preference shares of £1 each2
112200
New shares issued during period:
-90 Class B shares of £1 each-90
2 Preference shares of £1 each2
(88)-
During the year the company purchased 90 of its issued B shares and issued 2 £1 preference shares at par.
8. OTHER RESERVES 20252024
££
Capital redemption reserve90-
90-
STEPHEN J WOODWARD SURVEYORS LTD
9. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
At 30 April 2025 the company was committed to making the following payments under non-cancellable operating leases:
20252024
££
Operating Leases which expire:
Within one year-2,962
Within two to five years28,00028,000
10. CONTROLLING PARTY
At the year-end the company was controlled by Woodward Surveyors Trustees Limited, an employee ownership trust.
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All dividends are receivable by directors.
On 1 May 2024 a special resolution was passed to adopt new articles of association in connection with the establishment of an employee ownership trust. During the year distributions of £224,663 were made to the trust.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On 1 May 2024 a special resolution was passed to adopt new articles of association in connection with the establishment of an employee ownership trust.