Registration number: 03144094

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

(Registration number: 03144094)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4	644,033	222,844
Current assets
Stocks	5	113,069	35,236
Debtors	6	212,279	213,147
Cash at bank and in hand		93,257	57,600
		418,605	305,983
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(293,104)	(191,447)
Net current assets		125,501	114,536
Total assets less current liabilities		769,534	337,380
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	7	(458,127)	(180,557)
Provisions for liabilities		(161,012)	(52,555)
Net assets		150,395	104,268
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital		120	120
Share premium reserve		(118)	(118)
Retained earnings		150,393	104,266
Shareholders' funds		150,395	104,268

For the financial year ending 31 January 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's 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 director acknowledges his 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’.

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

(Registration number: 03144094)
Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026

Approved and authorised by the director on 22 April 2026
 

......................................... Mr SP Smallcorn Company secretary and director

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

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 10 Wares Farm
Redwall Lane
Linton
Kent
ME17 4BB

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 22 April 2026.

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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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 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.

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

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
Fixtures and fittings	25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles	25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment	25% on reducing balance
Plant and machinery	25% on reducing balance

Amortisation

Asset class	Amortisation method and rate
Goodwill	five years

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.

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

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.

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.

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

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.

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 14 (2025 - 13).

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

4	Tangible assets

	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Other tangible assets £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 February 2025	35,075	24,680	1,688,020	1,747,775
Additions	1,417	-	668,205	669,622
Disposals	(21,936)	-	(968,618)	(990,554)
At 31 January 2026	14,556	24,680	1,387,607	1,426,843
Depreciation
At 1 February 2025	31,151	10,797	1,482,983	1,524,931
Charge for the year	1,328	3,471	209,877	214,676
Eliminated on disposal	(21,915)	-	(934,882)	(956,797)
At 31 January 2026	10,564	14,268	757,978	782,810
Carrying amount
At 31 January 2026	3,992	10,412	629,629	644,033
At 31 January 2025	3,924	13,883	205,037	222,844

5

Stocks

	2026 £	2025 £
Work in progress	100,216	28,023
Other inventories	12,853	7,213
	113,069	35,236

6

Debtors

Current	2026 £	2025 £
Trade debtors	186,371	167,362
Prepayments	9,111	9,111
Other debtors	16,797	36,674
	212,279	213,147

A & B Engineering (Southern) Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2026

7

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings	8	183,120	81,888
Trade creditors		65,364	54,359
Taxation and social security		38,874	49,551
Accruals and deferred income		4,030	4,485
Other creditors		1,716	1,164
		293,104	191,447

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	8	458,127	180,557

8	Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

	2026 £	2025 £
Hire purchase contracts	393,902	116,332
Other borrowings	64,225	64,225
	458,127	180,557

Current loans and borrowings

	2026 £	2025 £
Hire purchase contracts	174,347	75,747
Other borrowings	8,773	6,141
	183,120	81,888