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Registration number: 05352482

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Abridged Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

PML Accountants
Chartered Certified Accountants
56A Station Road
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1LZ

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Abridged Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements

4 to 8

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Company Information

Chairman

Mr Kevin Anthony Lane

Directors

Mr Kevin Anthony Lane

Mr Rory Patrick McCreesh

Miss Julie Ann James

Mr Rhys Andrew Lane

Company secretary

Miss Julie Ann James

Registered office

11 Courtland Place
Port Talbot
SA13 1JJ

Accountants

PML Accountants
Chartered Certified Accountants
56A Station Road
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA13 1LZ

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

(Registration number: 05352482)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017

Note

2017

2016

   

£

£

£

£

Fixed assets

   

 

Intangible assets

5

 

120,000

 

135,000

Tangible assets

6

 

10,983

 

4,005

   

130,983

 

139,005

Current assets

   

 

Stocks

7

47,755

 

39,400

 

Debtors

2,565

 

7,500

 

Cash at bank and in hand

 

132,007

 

52,407

 

 

182,327

 

99,307

 

Prepayments and accrued income

 

10,193

 

28,078

 

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

(57,938)

 

(44,423)

 

Net current assets

   

134,582

 

82,962

Total assets less current liabilities

   

265,565

 

221,967

Provisions for liabilities

 

(1,847)

 

(375)

Accruals and deferred income

   

(4,787)

 

(3,616)

Net assets

   

258,931

 

217,976

Capital and reserves

   

 

Called up share capital

100

 

100

 

Profit and loss account

258,831

 

217,876

 

Total equity

   

258,931

 

217,976

For the financial year ending 31 March 2017 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.

All of the company’s members have consented to the preparation of an Abridged Profit and Loss Account and an Abridged Balance Sheet in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

(Registration number: 05352482)
Abridged Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017

Approved and authorised by the Board on 10 August 2017 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................

Mr Kevin Anthony Lane

Chairman

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

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:
11 Courtland Place
Port Talbot
SA13 1JJ
United Kingdom

The principal place of business is:
11 Courtland Place
Port Talbot
SA13 1JJ
United Kingdom

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 10 August 2017.

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 abridged financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These abridged 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.

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

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 statement of financial position 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

33% on cost

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:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

Goodwill to be amortised over 20 years commencing in 2005

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.

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

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.

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.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 9 (2016 - 9).

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2017

2016

Depreciation expense

2,394

7,170

Amortisation expense

15,000

15,000

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

5

Intangible assets

Total

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2016

300,000

At 31 March 2017

300,000

Amortisation

At 1 April 2016

165,000

Amortisation charge

15,000

At 31 March 2017

180,000

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2017

120,000

At 31 March 2016

135,000

The aggregate amount of research and development expenditure recognised as an expense during the period is £Nil (2016 - £Nil).
 

 

Aberavon Lawyers Limited

Notes to the Abridged Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2017

6

Tangible assets

Total

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2016

24,157

Additions

9,371

At 31 March 2017

33,528

Depreciation

At 1 April 2016

20,152

Charge for the year

2,393

At 31 March 2017

22,545

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2017

10,983

At 31 March 2016

4,005

7

Stocks

2017

2016

Work in progress

47,755

39,400

8

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2017

2016

 

No.

No.

Ordinary of £1 each

100

100

100

100

         

9

Dividends

   

2017

 

2016

   

 

Interim dividend of £86,000.00 (2016 - £76,000.00) per ordinary share

 

86,000

 

76,000