Registration number:
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited (A company limited by guarantee)
Chartered Accountants
Registration number:
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited (A company limited by guarantee)
Chartered Accountants
South West Regional Assessment Centre 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 |
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Adrian Gunner Samantha Nunn Maria Fincham |
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Company secretary |
Adrian Gunner |
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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
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limitedfor the Period Ended 31 July 2025
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited for the period ended 31 July 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 10 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 South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 12 May 2010. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of South West Regional Assessment Centre 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 South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that South West Regional Assessment Centre 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 South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited. You consider that South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the period.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of South West Regional Assessment Centre 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.
Chartered Accountants
34 High East Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1HA
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
(Registration number: 03199479)
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2025
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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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Net assets |
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Reserves |
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Retained earnings |
540,233 |
472,533 |
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Surplus |
540,233 |
472,533 |
For the financial period ending 31 July 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. |
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
Company secretary and director
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
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General information |
The company is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England.
The address of its registered office is:
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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.
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 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:
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Depreciation method and rate |
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Fixtures, fittings and equipment |
3 years straight line |
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Motor vehicles |
25% reducing balance |
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
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Goodwill |
20% 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.
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
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
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 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.
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Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the period, was
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
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Intangible assets |
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Goodwill |
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Tangible assets |
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Furniture, fittings and equipment |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
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Charge for the period |
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Eliminated on disposal |
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Stocks |
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Other inventories |
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South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 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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South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
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Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Taxation and social security |
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Other creditors |
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HP and finance lease liabilities |
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Loans and borrowings |
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Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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Bank borrowings |
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Current loans and borrowings
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Bank borrowings |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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Directors' remuneration
The directors' remuneration for the period was as follows:
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Remuneration |
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Summary of transactions with other related parties
South West Regional Assessment Centre Limited
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements
for the Period from 1 March 2024 to 31 July 2025
MHE invoiced SWRAC for room hire and refreshments during the period of £6,880 (2024 £14,062). At the balance sheet date the amount due from MHE was £77,941 (2024 £88,721).
Income has been included of £27,000 (2024 £36,000) for recharge of rent, rates and insurance. At the balance sheet date the amount due from WWW was £84,313 (2024 £57,313).