Registration number:
Caravan Guard Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Caravan Guard Limited
Contents
Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Caravan Guard Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is the selling of caravan and general insurance.
Fair review of the business
The company's turnover decreased in the year by 1% at £11,622,654 (2022 £11,741,423). However, it is important to note that the prior year turnover included the release of historical underwriting reserves and profit commissions. The level of profit commission can vary year on year as a result of claims experience. The key performance indicator (KPI) view of turnover used by the senior management team factors this out and indicates turnover increasing by 4.6% compared to the prior year.
The profit for the year after taxation amounted to £2,960,243 (2022 £3,313,993). Again, this is impacted by the release of historical underwriting reserves in the prior year and the key performance indicator (KPI) view of profit used by the management team, excluding the historical underwriting reserve and profit commission this demonstrated an increase of 11.8% net profit in the period when compared to prior year.
The balance sheet on page 9 of the financial statements shows that the company's financial position is strong in terms of net assets and cash.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The surge in demand for ‘staycations’ seen during the pandemic has been slightly tempered by a backdrop of ongoing inflation, resulting in customer demand for new leisure vehicles returning to pre-pandemic levels. However, Caravan Guard continue to trade strongly and the senior management team continues to work hard to implement the company’s strategic objectives that will further enhance its proposition to customers, as well as ensuring the continued well-being of its staff.
The company undertakes transactions in sterling only and is therefore not subject to foreign exchange risk.
The company has no long term debt and is therefore not exposed directly to interest rate risk.
Approved and authorised by the
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Caravan Guard Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Approved and authorised by the
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Caravan Guard Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Strategic Report, Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Caravan Guard Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Caravan Guard Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Caravan Guard Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2023, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Caravan Guard Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Caravan Guard Limited
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
• | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 3], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Caravan Guard Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Caravan Guard Limited
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
In planning and designing our audit tests, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement within the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. Our assessment of these risks includes consideration of the nature of the industry and sector, the control environment and the business performance along with the results of our enquiries of management, about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities. We are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.
Following this assessment we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the company for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in evaluating the sales completeness and cut off.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector in which the company operates, to enable us to identify the key laws and regulations applicable to the company. We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including FCA, Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation.
We then performed audit procedures after consideration of the above risks which included the following:
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reviewing a sample of insurance policies to gain assurance that income is allocated in the correct period; |
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reviewing post year end activity and external documentation to verify a sample of year end insurance debtors and creditors; |
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gain assurance that the commission has been correctly recognised on issue of the fee notes; |
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review systems and controls to gain assurance that they are working effectively; |
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enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; |
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reviewing correspondence with HMRC, FCA and the company’s legal advisors; |
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performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; |
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reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; and; |
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in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. |
All engagement team members were informed of the relevant laws and regulations and potential fraud risks at the planning stage and reminded to remain alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify such items.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Caravan Guard Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Caravan Guard Limited
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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For and on behalf of
Statutory Auditors & Chartered Accountants
Caravan Guard Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Turnover |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
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Income from other current asset investments |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Fair value adjustment on investments |
( |
( |
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(125,888) |
43,807 |
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Profit before tax |
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Taxation |
( |
( |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Caravan Guard Limited
(Registration number: 04036555)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Current asset investments |
1,964,251 |
2,154,375 |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
( |
( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Profit and loss account |
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Non-distributable reserve |
193,525 |
380,451 |
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Total equity |
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Approved and authorised by the
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Caravan Guard Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Share capital |
Non-distributable reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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(Loss)/profit for the year |
- |
( |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2023 |
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Share capital |
Non-distributable reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 April 2021 |
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(Loss)/profit for the year |
- |
( |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2022 |
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Caravan Guard Limited
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the year |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Financial instrument net (gains)/losses through profit and loss |
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Profit on disposal of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Loss/(profit) from disposals of investments |
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( |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Corporation tax expense |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Decrease in trade debtors |
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Increase in trade creditors |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Corporation tax paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
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Acquisition of intangible assets |
( |
( |
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Sale of investments |
442,156 |
231,514 |
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Purchase of investments |
(452,309) |
(287,189) |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April |
5,560,266 |
5,312,212 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March |
5,654,445 |
5,560,266 |
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
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 financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These 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.
The company's functional and presentational currency is the pound sterling.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Useful economic lives of tangible assets
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets and their carrying amount is determined by the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually and amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. The carrying amount is £491,039 (2022 -£600,721).
Profit commissions
The company makes an estimate of the profit commissions due to be received based on loss ratios. When assessing profit commissions, management considers factors including the current loss ratio and historical experience. The carrying amount is £563,131 (2022 -£1,191,727).
Revenue recognition
Turnover represents commissions, which are taken to revenue in full at the creation date of the policy; profit commissions, which are recognised when they become receivable; and equalisation, which is recognised when it becomes receivable.
Taxation
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 corporation 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.
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
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 balance sheet 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 less any residual value, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives.
If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in estimated useful life or residual value of an asset, the depreciation of that asset is revised prospectively to reflect the new expectations.
Depreciation is charged as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Freehold buildings |
2% straight line basis |
Short leasehold land and buildings |
Over the lease term |
Fixtures and fittings |
25% reducing balance basis / 33.33% straight line basis |
Motor vehicles |
25% reducing balance basis / 29% - 75% straight line basis |
Intangible assets
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.
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful lives as follows:
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
Development costs |
10% straight line basis |
Research & development
Research and development expenditure is written off as incurred, except that development expenditure is carried forward when its probably that the asset will generate probable future economic benefits. Any expenditure carried forward is amortised in line with the expected useful life of the asset.
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions are recognised when the company has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
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.
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Financial instruments
Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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 for a similar asset. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss and any subsequent reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.
Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 for a similar debt instrument.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Turnover |
The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Rendering of services |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
2023 |
2022 |
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Depreciation expense |
|
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Amortisation expense |
- |
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Profit on disposal of fixed assets |
( |
( |
(Profit)/loss on disposal of current asset investments |
10,521 |
(66,938) |
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
|
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Administration and support |
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
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249,783 |
159,077 |
During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits was as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme |
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In respect of the highest paid director:
2023 |
2022 |
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Remuneration |
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- |
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
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- |
Auditors' remuneration |
2023 |
2022 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
2023 |
2022 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
|
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UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
( |
( |
673,605 |
712,984 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
( |
( |
Arising from changes in tax rates and laws |
- |
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Total deferred taxation |
( |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2022 - lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
2023 |
2022 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
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Increase from effect of different UK tax rates on some earnings |
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Effect of revenues exempt from taxation |
( |
( |
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
( |
Deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
- |
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Decrease from effect of tax incentives |
( |
( |
Decrease in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
( |
( |
Tax increase from effect of indexation allowance on capital gains |
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Total tax charge |
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In October 2022 the UK Government announced an increase in the main UK Corporation tax rate from 19% to 25%
with effect from 1 April 2023. Deferred tax has therefore been calculated at 25%.
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
2023 |
Liability |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances |
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Financial assets at fair valuie through profit or loss |
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2022 |
Liability |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances |
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Financial assets at fair valuie through profit or loss |
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The amount of the net reversal of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities expected to occur during the year beginning after the reporting period is £61,505 (2022 - £19,593).
Intangible assets |
Goodwill |
Development costs |
Total |
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Cost |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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Additions acquired separately |
- |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2023 |
- |
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At 31 March 2022 |
- |
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Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Tangible assets |
Freehold land and buildings |
Short leasehold land and buildings |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
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Cost |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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Additions |
- |
- |
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Disposals |
- |
- |
- |
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( |
At 31 March 2023 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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Charge for the year |
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Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2023 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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At 31 March 2022 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £183,000 (2022 - £183,000) in respect of land, which is not depreciated.
Current asset investments |
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss |
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Current financial assets |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2022 |
2,154,375 |
Fair value adjustments |
(189,756) |
Additions |
452,309 |
Disposals |
(452,677) |
Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Debtors |
Current |
2023 |
2022 |
Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Insurance debtors |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
2023 |
2022 |
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Cash on hand |
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Cash at bank |
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Client money |
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Creditors |
2023 |
2022 |
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other creditors |
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Accruals |
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Corporation tax liability |
101,419 |
200,880 |
Insurer creditors |
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Provisions for liabilities |
Deferred tax |
Total |
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At 1 April 2022 |
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Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2023 |
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2023 |
2022 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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400 |
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400 |
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350 |
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350 |
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50 |
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50 |
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50 |
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50 |
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50 |
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50 |
Ordinary F shares of £1 each |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Ordinary G shares of £1 each |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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Rights, preferences and restrictions
Ordinary shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions: |
Reserves |
Share capital
Represents the nominal value of issued shares.
Profit and loss account
Includes all current and prior periods distributable profits and losses.
Non-distributable reserve
Includes all current and prior periods non-distributable profits and losses.
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
Caravan Guard Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Financial instruments |
Financial assets measured at fair value
Current asset investments
The current asset investments are traded in active markets and the fair value has been determined using relevant open market rates.
The fair value is £1,964,251 (2022 - £2,154,375) and the change in value included in profit or loss is £(189,756) (2022 - £(15,040)).