Company Registration No. 04262644 (England and Wales)
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr B D Clarke
Mrs R J Clarke
Secretary
Mrs R J Clarke
Company number
04262644
Registered office
Souters Lane
The Groves
Chester
Cheshire
England
CH1 1SD
Accountants
Morris & Co
Chester House
Lloyd Drive
Cheshire Oaks Business Park
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 9HQ
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Accountants' report
1
Balance sheet
2 - 3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 7
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
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In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Chester Boat Company Limited for the year ended 31 March 2019 which comprise, the balance sheet and the related notes 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/en/members/regulations-standards-and-guidance
.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Chester Boat Company Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Chester Boat Company Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Chester Boat Company 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 Chester Boat Company Limited and its Board of Directors as a body, for our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Chester Boat Company Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets,
liabilities, financial position and profit
of Chester Boat Company Limited. You consider that Chester Boat Company 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 financial statements of Chester Boat Company 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 financial statements.
Morris & Co
3 December 2019
Chartered Accountants
Chester House
Lloyd Drive
Cheshire Oaks Business Park
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 9HQ
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2019
31 March 2019
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2019
2018
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
3
809,389
809,389
Current assets
Debtors
4
2,172,606
370,288
Cash at bank and in hand
1,508,099
2,545,467
3,680,705
2,915,755
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(1,483,778)
(714,808)
Net current assets
2,196,927
2,200,947
Total assets less current liabilities
3,006,316
3,010,336
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
6
2,000
2,000
Share premium account
399,002
399,002
Profit and loss reserves
2,605,314
2,609,334
Total equity
3,006,316
3,010,336
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.
true
For the financial year ended 31 March 2019 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.
T
he 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.
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 MARCH 2019
31 March 2019
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The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 2 December 2019 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr B D Clarke
Director
Company Registration No. 04262644
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Chester Boat Company Limited is a
private
company
limited by shares
incorporated in England and Wales.
The registered office is
Souters Lane, The Groves, Chester, Cheshire, England, CH1 1SD.
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 a
mounts
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
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries
are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date
and
any
impairment
losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company
. Control is
the power to govern the financial and operating policies of
the
entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.3
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.
1.4
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 balance sheet 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.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include
debtors,
cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs
.
As all financial assets are classified as receivable within one year they are not amortised but carried at face value.
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from
fellow group companies that are classified as debt, are
initially recognised at transaction
price.
Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are carried at face value.
Trade creditors
are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired
in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A
m
ounts payable are classified as
current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented
as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price
and
continue to be measured at face value
.
1.5
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.
1.6
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 profit and loss account 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 profit and loss account, 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.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 2 (2018 - 2).
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
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3
Fixed asset investments
2019
2018
£
£
Investments
809,389
809,389
Fixed asset investments not carried at market value
The fixed asset investments in shares in group undertakings are valued at original acquisition cost.
Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in group undertakings
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2018 & 31 March 2019
809,389
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2019
809,389
At 31 March 2018
809,389
4
Debtors
2019
2018
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
2,172,606
370,288
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2019
2018
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
952,482
702,482
Corporation tax
523,494
9,435
Other creditors
7,802
2,891
1,483,778
714,808
CHESTER BOAT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2019
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6
Called up share capital
2019
2018
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
1,000 A Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
1,000 B Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
7
Directors' transactions
Repayable upon demand, i
nterest free loans have been granted by the company to its directors as follows:
Description
% Rate
Opening balance
Amounts advanced
Closing balance
£
£
£
Mr B D Clarke - Director's loan
-
79,852
740,000
819,852
Mrs R J Clarke - Director's loan
-
79,851
740,000
819,851
159,703
1,480,000
1,639,703
8
Related party transactions
Bithell Boats Limited (Subsidiary company)
As at the balance sheet date Chester Boat Company Limited owed Bithell Boats Limited £952,482 (2018 £702,482). The balance concerned is repayable upon demand with no interest being charged on the outstanding balance.