Registration number: 08336360

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2 to 3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 11

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Paul Couchman Oliver Jorgensen

Registered office

Unit 9 Pickhill Farm Smallhythe Road Tenterden Kent TN30 7LZ

Accountants

Alison & Gary Robinson 22A Bank Street Ashford Kent TN23 1BE

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

(Registration number: 08336360)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	73,290	81,057
Current assets
Stocks	5	6,000	5,500
Debtors	6	144,906	164,792
Cash at bank and in hand		394,418	309,663
		545,324	479,955
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(251,496)	(213,085)
Net current assets		293,828	266,870
Total assets less current liabilities		367,118	347,927
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	7	(28,552)	(42,645)
Net assets		338,566	305,282
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	8	2	2
Retained earnings		338,564	305,280
Shareholders' funds		338,566	305,282

For the financial year ending 31 January 2025 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 and 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 15 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

(Registration number: 08336360)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2025

......................................... Paul Couchman Director

......................................... Oliver Jorgensen Director

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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:
Unit 9 Pickhill Farm
Smallhythe Road
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 7LZ

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 15 October 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.

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 current 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.

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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	20% Straight Line
Fixtures and Fittings	20% Straight Line
Equipment	20% Straight Line
Motor Vehicles	10% Straight Line

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.

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.

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve 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.

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

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.

Defined benefit pension obligation

Typically defined benefit plans define an amount of pension benefit that an employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors such as age, years of service and compensation.

The liability recognised in the balance sheet in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the reporting date minus the fair value of plan assets. The defined benefit obligation is measured using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future payments by reference to market yields at the reporting date on high-quality corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have terms to maturity approximating to the terms of the related pension liability.

Actuarial gains and losses are charged or credited to other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 9 (2024 - 9).

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

4	Tangible assets

	Fixtures and fittings £	Office equipment £	Motor vehicles  £	Other tangible assets  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2024	2,284	34,780	72,491	23,933	133,488
Additions	360	3,945	-	861	5,166
At 31 January 2025	2,644	38,725	72,491	24,794	138,654
Depreciation
At 1 February 2024	1,912	18,269	11,859	20,391	52,431
Charge for the year	158	5,468	7,249	58	12,933
At 31 January 2025	2,070	23,737	19,108	20,449	65,364
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2025	574	14,988	53,383	4,345	73,290
At 31 January 2024	372	16,511	60,632	3,542	81,057

5

Stocks

	2025 £	2024 £
Other inventories	6,000	5,500

6

Debtors

Current	2025 £	2024 £
Trade debtors	131,817	154,389
Prepayments	12,659	7,403
Other debtors	430	3,000
	144,906	164,792

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings		16,183	16,183
Trade creditors		36,192	22,558
Taxation and social security		123,500	109,422
Accruals and deferred income		43,957	43,957
Other creditors		31,664	20,965
		251,496	213,085

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings		28,552	42,645

8	Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

	2025		2024
	No.	£	No.	£
ORDINARY of £1 each	2	2	2	2

9

Dividends

		2025		2024
		£		£
Interim dividend of £52,500.00 (2024 - £80,000.00) per ordinary share		105,000		160,000

10	Related party transactions

Signs, Safety & Surveys Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

	2025 £	2024 £
Remuneration	28,546	30,141