REGISTERED NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
FOR |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
FOR |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Report of the Directors | 2 |
Accountants' Report | 3 |
Profit and Loss Account | 4 |
Balance Sheet | 5 | to | 6 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 7 | to | 11 |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
DIRECTORS: |
SECRETARY: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended |
31 March 2014. |
CESSATION OF TRADING |
The company ceased trading on 31 March 2014. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of computer consultancy. |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2013 to the date of |
this report. |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act |
2006 relating to small companies. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED |
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your |
approval the financial statements of A.b. Consulting Services Limited for the year ended 31 March 2014 |
which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, 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 |
icaew.com/membershandbook. |
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of A.b. Consulting Services Limited, as a body, in |
accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your |
approval the financial statements of A.b. Consulting Services Limited and state those matters that we have |
agreed to state to the Board of Directors of A.b. Consulting Services Limited, as a body, in this report in |
accordance with AAF 2/10 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we |
do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a |
body, for our work or for this report. |
It is your duty to ensure that A.b. Consulting Services 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 A.b. Consulting Services Limited. You consider that A.b. Consulting Services |
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 A.b. Consulting |
Services 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. |
2 September 2014 |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
2014 | 2013 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER | 2 |
Administrative expenses |
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) | 3 | ( |
) |
Interest receivable and similar income |
PROFIT/(LOSS) ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION |
( |
) |
Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities |
4 |
( |
) |
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
( |
) |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 MARCH 2014 |
2014 | 2013 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 6 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 7 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 8 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 9 |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 10 |
Profit and loss account | 11 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
BALANCE SHEET - continued |
31 MARCH 2014 |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on its behalf by: |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The company ceased to trade on 31 March 2014. The Directors plan to have the company struck off |
shortly. |
Accounting convention |
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance |
with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). |
Turnover |
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of services, excluding value added tax. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its |
estimated useful life. |
Plant and machinery - 25% Reducing Balance |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated, but not reversed |
at the balance sheet date. |
Foreign exchange |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling |
at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of |
exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at |
the operating result. |
Financial instruments |
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual |
arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity |
instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after |
deducting all of its liabilities. |
2. | TURNOVER |
The turnover and profit (2013 - loss) before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of |
the company. |
An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
2014 | 2013 |
UK | 100.00% | 39.90% |
Overseas |
100.00% | 100.00% |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
3. | OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) |
The operating profit (2013 - operating loss) is stated after charging: |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
Foreign exchange differences |
Directors' remuneration |
4. | TAXATION |
Analysis of the tax charge/(credit) |
The tax charge/(credit) on the profit on ordinary activities for the year was as follows: |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Current tax: |
UK corporation tax | ( |
) |
Deferred tax | ( |
) |
Tax on profit/(loss) on ordinary activities | ( |
) |
5. | DIVIDENDS |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
6. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
machinery |
£ |
COST |
At 1 April 2013 |
Disposals | ( |
) |
At 31 March 2014 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 April 2013 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) |
At 31 March 2014 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2014 |
At 31 March 2013 |
7. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Other debtors |
Directors' current accounts |
Prepayments and accrued income |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Corporation tax |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT |
Directors' current accounts |
Accruals and deferred income |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
9. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
2014 | 2013 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 April 2013 |
Cessation of trading | ( |
) |
Balance at 31 March 2014 |
10. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2014 | 2013 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | £1 |
11. | RESERVES |
Profit |
and loss |
account |
£ |
At 1 April 2013 |
Profit for the year |
Dividends | ( |
) |
At 31 March 2014 |
A.B. CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02701248) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 |
12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
The company was controlled throughout the current year and previous year by one of its directors, |
Mr A W Burrows, by virtue of the fact that he owns 99% of the issued share capital of the company. |
Included in turnover were sales of £24,773 (2013: £10,772) made to Pro-Veg Seeds Ltd, a company |
in which both Mr A W Burrows and Mr J D Burrows are directors and shareholders. As at 31 March |
2014 there was a balance of £Nil (2013: £Nil) owed from Pro-Veg Seeds Ltd. |
As at 31 March 2014 there was a balance of £128 (2013: £384 owed from Mr A W Burrows) owed to |
Mr A W Burrows in respect of his director's current account. |
Dividends were paid totalling £14,000 (2013: £20,000) to Mr A W Burrows. |