Registered number
13248125
Southern Automotive Locksmiths Ltd
Filleted Accounts
31 March 2025
Southern Automotive Locksmiths Ltd
Registered number: 13248125
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2025
Notes 2025 2024
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 68,541 61,399
Current assets
Stocks 31,500 46,500
Debtors 4 19,548 72,221
Cash at bank and in hand 3,450 8,055
54,498 126,776
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 (102,854) (116,866)
Net current (liabilities)/assets (48,356) 9,910
Total assets less current liabilities 20,185 71,309
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 6 (68,581) (51,881)
Provisions for liabilities (426) (11,666)
Net (liabilities)/assets (48,822) 7,762
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 1 1
Profit and loss account (48,823) 7,761
Shareholder's funds (48,822) 7,762
The director is satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
Darren Dean
Director
Approved by the board on 23 December 2025
Southern Automotive Locksmiths Ltd
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Plant and machinery etc 25% Reducing Balance
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
Taxation
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that 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, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Provisions
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
Leased assets
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Pensions
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

In forming this assessment, the director has considered the company’s financial position, the level of ongoing trading activity, and the availability of external finance. While the company reported a loss for the year and net liabilities at the balance sheet date, the director is satisfied that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue trading for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.

Accordingly, the director considers it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
2 Employees 2025 2024
Number Number
Average number of persons employed by the company 4 3
3 Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc Motor vehicles Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2024 12,958 69,804 82,762
Additions - 29,990 29,990
At 31 March 2025 12,958 99,794 112,752
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 3,912 17,451 21,363
Charge for the year 2,262 20,586 22,848
At 31 March 2025 6,174 38,037 44,211
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 6,784 61,757 68,541
At 31 March 2024 9,046 52,353 61,399
4 Debtors 2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 17,367 47,281
Other debtors 2,181 24,940
19,548 72,221
5 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 8,322 -
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 11,234 7,023
Trade creditors - 168
Amounts owed to director 27,557 48,528
Taxation and social security costs 54,054 60,040
Other creditors 1,687 1,107
102,854 116,866
6 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2025 2024
£ £
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 68,581 51,881
7 Loans 2025 2024
£ £
Creditors include:
Secured hire purchase obligations 79,815 58,904
The hire purchase liabilities are secured on the underlying assets.
8 Related party transactions
As at 31st March 2025, the business owed the director £27,557 (2024: £48,528). This loan is interest free and repayable on demand.

The director has confirmed that, while the loan is repayable on demand, it is not the director’s current intention to require repayment of the balance in full in the short term, in order to support the ongoing trading and working capital requirements of the company.
9 Other information
Southern Automotive Locksmiths Ltd is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
51 Condor Avenue
Fareham
PO16 8PG
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