Company registration number 03348446 (England and Wales)
EARLSTATE LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
EARLSTATE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Statement of financial position
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 6
EARLSTATE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 MARCH 2023
31 March 2023
- 1 -
2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investment properties
3
562,001
506,861
Other investments
4
10,585
11,029
572,586
517,890
Current assets
Debtors
5
2,000
Cash at bank and in hand
53,390
43,716
53,390
45,716
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(3,143)
(3,995)
Net current assets
50,247
41,721
Total assets less current liabilities
622,833
559,611
Provisions for liabilities
(19,671)
(6,054)
Net assets
603,162
553,557
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
370,000
370,000
Other reserves
8
110,812
69,733
Profit and loss reserves
8
122,350
113,824
Total equity
603,162
553,557
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 March 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.
EARLSTATE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 MARCH 2023
31 March 2023
- 2 -
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 1 August 2023 and are signed on its behalf by:
D R Green
Director
Company Registration No. 03348446
EARLSTATE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
- 3 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Earlstate Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 30 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AB.
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, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is measured as the fair value of the rents receivable.
1.3
Investment properties
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
1.4
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ 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.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
EARLSTATE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 4 -
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 are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
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 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.
EARLSTATE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
- 5 -
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2023
2022
Number
Number
Total
2
2
3
Investment property
2023
£
Fair value
At 1 April 2022
506,861
Net gains or losses through fair value adjustments
55,140
At 31 March 2023
562,001
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 31 March 2023 by the directors. The valuation was made on an open market value basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties and in the directors' opinion there was no change to the value from the previous year.
4
Fixed asset investments
2023
2022
£
£
Other investments other than loans
10,585
11,029
Movements in fixed asset investments
Investments
Other
Total
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2022
828
10,201
11,029
Valuation changes
(444)
-
(444)
At 31 March 2023
384
10,201
10,585
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2023
384
10,201
10,585
At 31 March 2022
828
10,201
11,029
EARLSTATE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
- 6 -
5
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
2,000
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Taxation and social security
1,889
2,646
Other creditors
1,254
1,349
3,143
3,995
7
Called up share capital
2023
2022
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
370,000 Ordinary Shares of £1 each
370,000
370,000
8
Reserves
Profit and loss reserves
Retained earnings represents accumulated comprehensive income for the year and prior periods less dividends paid.
Other reserves
Other reserves represents accumulated fair value movements, net of deferred tax, which have been transferred from the profit and loss reserve to a non-distributable reserve.