Company Registration No. 04336167 (England and Wales)
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1 - 2
Statement of changes in equity
3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 8
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
31 July 2021
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2021
2020
as restated
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
3
9,683
9,906
Current assets
Debtors
4
150,447
110,880
Cash at bank and in hand
251
173
150,698
111,053
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(28,839)
(20,352)
Net current assets
121,859
90,701
Total assets less current liabilities
131,542
100,607
Provisions for liabilities
(1,837)
(1,880)
Net assets
129,705
98,727
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
129,605
98,627
Total equity
129,705
98,727
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.
true
For the financial year ended 31 July 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges his 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.
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
31 July 2021
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The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 22 April 2022
Mr S J Gibbens
Director
Company Registration No. 04336167
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
As restated for the period ended 31 July 2020:
Balance at 1 August 2019
100
83,099
83,199
Year ended 31 July 2020:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
15,528
15,528
Balance at 31 July 2020
100
98,627
98,727
Year ended 31 July 2021:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
30,978
30,978
Balance at 31 July 2021
100
129,605
129,705
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Gibbens & Company (Solicitors) Limited is a
private
company
limited by shares
incorporated in
England and Wales
.
The registered office is
Chancery House, Millennium Court, Stokesley Business Park, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, TS9 5JZ.
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
Turnover
Turnover represents the fair value of the consideration receivable for professional services provided to clients during the year, net of VAT. Where the outcome of a transaction can be estimated reliably, revenue associated with the transaction is recognised in the profit and loss account by reference to the stage of completion at the end of the accounting period, provided that a right to consideration has been obtained through performance. Consideration accrues as contract activity progresses by reference to the value of work performed.
Where the outcome of a transaction cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent that the costs of providing the service are recoverable. No revenue is recognised where there are significant uncertainties regarding recovery of the consideration due or where the right to receive payment is contingent on events outside the control of the company.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
20% reducing balance
Computer equipment
25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and
is credited or charged to profit or loss
.
1.4
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting
period
end date, the
company
reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible
assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the
company
estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Cash at bank and in hand
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.
1.6
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
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.
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,
comprising
creditors and
bank
overdrafts
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
paymen
ts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective
interest rate method.
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 subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.7
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.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.
1.9
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or
fixed assets
.
1.10
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.11
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases,
including
any lease incentives received, are charged to
profit or loss
on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the lease
s
asset are consumed.
1.12
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset receive
d
or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met
. Where a
grant does not specify performance conditions
it
is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable
. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2021
2020
Number
Number
Total
3
3
3
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Computer equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 August 2020
12,081
19,232
31,313
Additions
1,800
548
2,348
At 31 July 2021
13,881
19,780
33,661
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 August 2020
9,419
11,988
21,407
Depreciation charged in the year
714
1,857
2,571
At 31 July 2021
10,133
13,845
23,978
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
3,748
5,935
9,683
At 31 July 2020
2,662
7,244
9,906
4
Debtors
2021
2020
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
6,336
5,624
Amounts owed by group undertakings
99,813
91,206
Other debtors
44,298
14,050
150,447
110,880
GIBBENS & COMPANY (SOLICITORS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2021
2020
£
£
Bank overdrafts
7,021
4,409
Trade creditors
3,890
4,229
Corporation tax
7,524
4,421
Other taxation and social security
3,479
351
Other creditors
6,925
6,942
28,839
20,352
6
Parent company
The ultimate parent company is Trustlaw Financial Services Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Millenium Court, Stokesley Business Park, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, TS9 5JZ. Mr S J Gibbens is the majority shareholder.
The ultimate controlling party is therefore Mr S J Gibbens.
7
Prior period adjustment
Changes to the balance sheet
As previously reported
Adjustment
As restated at 31 Jul 2020
£
£
£
Debtors due within one year
121,880
(11,000)
110,880
Creditors due within one year
31,352
(11,000)
20,352
Total equity
98,727
-
98,727
Notes to reconciliation
At the year end a review of debtor and creditor balances relating to the ultimate parent company, Trustlaw Financial Services Limited, was undertaken. An adjustment has been made to combine these balances into one overall total disclosed within note 4 of the accounts. The adjustment has no impact on profit and loss reserves.