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Registration number: 10656529

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Accountants' Report

2

Balance Sheet

3 to 4

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

5 to 12

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

Company Information

Directors

S Tweed

D L Smith

S Perkins

Registered office

Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

Accountants

Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified AccountantsCornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

 

Chartered Certified Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 12 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/member/standards/rules-and-standards/rulebook.html.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services 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 Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/technical-activities/technical-resources-search/2009/
october/factsheet-163-audit-exempt-companies.html. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services 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 profit of Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited. You consider that Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services 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 Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services 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.

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Burton Sweet
Chartered Certified Accountants
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

29 October 2025

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

(Registration number: 10656529)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

89,199

130,364

Tangible assets

5

74,305

28,849

 

163,504

159,213

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

158,173

149,666

Debtors

7

284,463

280,196

Cash at bank and in hand

 

160,656

486,063

 

603,292

915,925

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(345,021)

(333,653)

Net current assets

 

258,271

582,272

Total assets less current liabilities

 

421,775

741,485

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(112,148)

(115,684)

Provisions for liabilities

(4,986)

(5,481)

Net assets

 

304,641

620,320

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

707

1,002

Capital redemption reserve

295

-

Retained earnings

303,639

619,318

Shareholders' funds

 

304,641

620,320

For the financial year ending 31 March 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.

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

(Registration number: 10656529)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

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 29 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
S Tweed
Director

.........................................
S Perkins
Director

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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:
Cornerstone House
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol
BS35 2BS

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

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and 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.

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 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

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

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.

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.

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

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.

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 24 (2024 - 24).

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

4

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

411,658

411,658

At 31 March 2025

411,658

411,658

Amortisation

At 1 April 2024

281,294

281,294

Amortisation charge

41,165

41,165

At 31 March 2025

322,459

322,459

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

89,199

89,199

At 31 March 2024

130,364

130,364

5

Tangible assets

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

-

90,109

90,109

Additions

66,294

4,133

70,427

At 31 March 2025

66,294

94,242

160,536

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

-

61,260

61,260

Charge for the year

16,573

8,398

24,971

At 31 March 2025

16,573

69,658

86,231

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

49,721

24,584

74,305

At 31 March 2024

-

28,849

28,849

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Work in progress

158,173

149,666

7

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

261,425

256,081

Prepayments

23,038

24,115

 

284,463

280,196

 

Burton Sweet Business and Rural Services Limited

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

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

60,812

49,107

Trade creditors

 

23,409

32,156

Taxation and social security

 

253,637

248,314

Accruals and deferred income

 

1,139

1,145

Other creditors

 

6,024

2,931

 

345,021

333,653

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

9

112,148

115,684

9

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

63,927

115,684

Hire purchase contracts

48,221

-

112,148

115,684

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

51,757

49,107

Hire purchase contracts

9,055

-

60,812

49,107