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Registration number: 06747374

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

4 to 10

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

Company Information

Directors

CL Sherbourne

TD Crawley

HL Mackenzie

DA Scoltock

I Mackenzie

Registered office

18-20 Moorland Road
Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 1DW

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

(Registration number: 06747374)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

26,235

25,610

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

624,540

610,576

Debtors

7

551,870

478,936

Cash at bank and in hand

 

280,111

433,468

 

1,456,521

1,522,980

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(747,159)

(684,811)

Net current assets

 

709,362

838,169

Total assets less current liabilities

 

735,597

863,779

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

-

(5,833)

Net assets

 

735,597

857,946

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

900

900

Retained earnings

734,697

857,046

Shareholders' funds

 

735,597

857,946

For the financial year ending 31 March 2026 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 in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 July 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
TD Crawley
Director

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

(Registration number: 06747374)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

.........................................
DA Scoltock
Director

.........................................
I Mackenzie
Director

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 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:
18-20 Moorland Road
Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 1DW
England

The principal place of business is:
Wrenbury Business Park
Wrenbury Road
Wrenbury
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 8EB

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

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

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.

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

Office equipment

25% straight line basis

Fixtures and fittings

25% straight line basis

Plant and machinery

25% straight line basis

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.

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

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.

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.

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 40 (2025 - 40).

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2026
£

2025
£

Depreciation expense

18,070

13,599

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

5

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2025

95,899

20,684

116,583

Additions

15,259

3,437

18,696

At 31 March 2026

111,158

24,121

135,279

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

76,163

14,812

90,975

Charge for the year

13,048

5,021

18,069

At 31 March 2026

89,211

19,833

109,044

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

21,947

4,288

26,235

At 31 March 2025

19,737

5,873

25,610

6

Stocks

2026
£

2025
£

Other inventories

624,540

610,576

7

debtors

Current

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

421,454

347,406

Prepayments

40,483

44,930

Other debtors

89,933

86,600

 

551,870

478,936

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

6,661

72,090

Trade creditors

 

479,241

346,054

Taxation and social security

 

233,122

219,558

Accruals and deferred income

 

28,135

47,109

 

747,159

684,811

 

Better Equipped Educational Supplies Ltd

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

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

-

5,833