Registration number:
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
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Company Information |
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Accountants' Report |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements |
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr P A Watson Mr C P Watson Mr M L Watson |
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Registered office |
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Accountants |
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Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of S.W. Watson & Son Limited for the year ended 31 October 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 11 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of S.W. Watson & Son Limited, as a body. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of S.W. Watson & Son Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of S.W. Watson & Son Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than S.W. Watson & Son Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that S.W. Watson & Son 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 S.W. Watson & Son Limited. You consider that S.W. Watson & Son 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 S.W. Watson & Son 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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Chartered Accountants
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
(Registration number: 04169932)
Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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100 |
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Revaluation reserve |
830,120 |
830,120 |
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Retained earnings |
5,807,990 |
5,608,382 |
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Shareholders' funds |
6,638,210 |
6,438,602 |
For the financial year ending 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
(Registration number: 04169932)
Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2025
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
These financial statements have been 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
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S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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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.
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:
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Land and buildings |
2% straight line |
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Plant and machinery |
15% reducing balance |
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Office equipment |
33% straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
25% reducing balance |
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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.
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.
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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.
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.
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Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year was
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Tangible assets |
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Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
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Cost or valuation |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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Depreciation |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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Carrying amount |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £1,931,958 (2024 - £1,959,208) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Revaluation
The fair value of the company's Land and buildings was revalued on
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, the carrying amount would have been £
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Other inventories |
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S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Debtors |
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Trade debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Other debtors |
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Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Taxation and social security |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Other creditors |
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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Hire purchase contracts |
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Current loans and borrowings
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Hire purchase contracts |
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The finance leases are secured on the assets concerned.
S.W. Watson & Son Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025
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Related party transactions |
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Transactions with directors |
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Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 31 October 2025 |
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Mr P A Watson |
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Unsecured and repayable on demand - interest charged at official rate |
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2024 |
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Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
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Mr P A Watson |
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Unsecured and repayable on demand - interest charged at official rate |
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Summary of transactions with other related parties
During the year, the company advanced a loan of £39,416 to Mrs A Watson.
The loan is unsecured, repayable on demand and interest charged at the official rate.