Company registration number 00031438 (England and Wales)
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
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THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
185,475
184,695
Current assets
Debtors
5
536,979
412,978
Cash at bank and in hand
32,150
135,902
569,129
548,880
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(73,019)
(56,160)
Net current assets
496,110
492,720
Total assets less current liabilities
681,585
677,415
Provisions for liabilities
(7,411)
(7,969)
Net assets
674,174
669,446
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
5,642
5,642
Other reserves
3,000
3,000
Profit and loss reserves
665,532
660,804
Total equity
674,174
669,446
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 July 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
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The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 23 November 2023 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr W K Dent
Director
Company Registration No. 00031438
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
The Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Company Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Vere Road, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 8AD.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings
Not depreciated
Plant and machinery
10% - 15% reducing balance or 25% straight line
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
1.7
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.9
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.10
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.11
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2023
2022
Number
Number
Total
22
25
THE BARNARD CASTLE AND TEESDALE FARMERS AUCTION MART COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023
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4
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 August 2022
129,804
199,438
14,750
343,992
Additions
3,756
17,050
20,806
Disposals
(14,750)
(14,750)
At 31 July 2023
129,804
203,194
17,050
350,048
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 August 2022
891
153,567
4,839
159,297
Depreciation charged in the year
7,985
3,370
11,355
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(6,079)
(6,079)
At 31 July 2023
891
161,552
2,130
164,573
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2023
128,913
41,642
14,920
185,475
At 31 July 2022
128,913
45,871
9,911
184,695
5
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
524,019
402,521
Other debtors
12,960
10,457
536,979
412,978
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
19,770
Trade creditors
16,013
18,650
Corporation tax
3,156
5,056
Other taxation and social security
17,819
17,850
Other creditors
16,261
14,604
73,019
56,160