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Registration number: 01585080

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 6

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

Company Information

Directors

J E Simister

C M Atkinson

Registered office

Canal Garage
Preston Patrick
Milnthorpe
LA7 7NX

Accountants

Stables Thompson & Briscoe Limited
Chartered Accountants & Business AdvisersLowther House
Lowther Street
Kendal
LA9 4DX

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

(Registration number: 01585080)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

43,709

52,196

Current assets

 

Stocks

102,905

211,413

Debtors

5

210,179

159,566

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,796,190

1,968,294

 

2,109,274

2,339,273

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(117,674)

(232,607)

Net current assets

 

1,991,600

2,106,666

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,035,309

2,158,862

Provisions for liabilities

(7,374)

(8,652)

Net assets

 

2,027,935

2,150,210

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

20,000

20,000

Retained earnings

2,007,935

2,130,210

Shareholders' funds

 

2,027,935

2,150,210

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.

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 14 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
C M Atkinson
Director

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

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:
Canal Garage
Preston Patrick
Milnthorpe
LA7 7NX

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 14 November 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.

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.

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

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

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

Land and buildings

10% reducing balance

Plant and machinery etc

33% straight line and 20% reducing balance

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.

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

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

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.

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 17 (2024 - 16).

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Plant and machinery
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

47,728

196,868

244,596

At 31 March 2025

47,728

196,868

244,596

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

29,023

163,377

192,400

Charge for the year

1,871

6,616

8,487

At 31 March 2025

30,894

169,993

200,887

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

16,834

26,875

43,709

At 31 March 2024

18,705

33,491

52,196

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £16,834 (2024 - £18,705) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

 

James Atkinson & Son Ltd

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

5

Debtors

Current

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

20,377

30,705

Prepayments

19,547

17,014

Other debtors

170,255

111,847

 

210,179

159,566

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

31,303

62,213

Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

18,031

-

Taxation and social security

 

52,357

153,960

Accruals and deferred income

 

13,763

13,450

Other creditors

 

2,220

2,984

 

117,674

232,607