REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Agent Anonyme Limited |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2023 |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Agent Anonyme Limited |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2023 |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
Agent Anonyme Limited |
Company Information |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
Director: |
Secretary: |
Registered office: |
Registered number: |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Balance Sheet |
31 October 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Fixed assets |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Property, plant and equipment | 5 |
Current assets |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
Creditors |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
Net current liabilities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total assets less current liabilities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Capital and reserves |
Called up share capital | 8 |
Retained earnings | 9 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Shareholders' funds | ( |
) | ( |
) |
The director acknowledges her 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. |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered. |
The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
1. | Statutory information |
Agent Anonyme Limited is a |
2. | Accounting policies |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Set out below is a summary of the principal accounting policies, all of which have been applied consistently (except as otherwise stated). |
Significant judgements and estimates |
In applying the Company's accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The director's judgements, estimated and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ. |
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods, if the revision affects both current and future periods. |
Critical judgements in applying the Company's accounting policies |
The critical judgement that the directors have made in the process of applying the Company's accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the statutory financial statements are discussed below: |
(i) Assessing indicators of impairment |
In assessing whether there have been any indicators or impairment of assets, the directors have considered both external and internal sources of information such as market conditions, counterparty credit ratings and experience or recoverability. There have been no indicators of impairment identified during the current financial year. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty |
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. |
(ii) Recoverability of receivables |
The Company establishes a provision for receivables that are estimated not to be recoverable. When assessing recoverability the directors consider factors such as the ageing of the receivables, past experience and recoverability, and the credit profile of individual or groups of customers. |
Turnover |
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Patents and trade marks |
Patents and Trade Marks are valued at cost less accumulated amortisation. Amortisation is calculated to write off the cost in equal annual instalments over the estimated useful life of 20 years. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
2. | Accounting policies - continued |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Foreign currencies |
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. |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
Going concern |
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Further the Director has confirmed she will continue to support the company and not seek repayment of her loan until the company is in a position to do so. |
Provisions |
Provisions are recognised when there is a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probably that the obligation will be required to be settled, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Provisions are discounted when the time value of money is material. |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
2. | Accounting policies - continued |
Financial instruments |
Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. The Company holds financial instruments which comprise cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, equity investments, trade and other payables, loans and borrowings. The company has chosen to apply the provisions of Section 11 Basic Financial Instruments and Section 12 Other Financial Instruments in full. |
Financial assets / liabilities - classified as basic financial instruments |
(i) Cash and cash equivalents |
This includes cash in hand, deposits held with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. |
(ii) Trade and other receivables |
Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at the transaction price, including any transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost including the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment. Amounts that are receivable within one year are measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash expected to be received, net of any impairment. |
At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses whether there is objective evidence that an receivable amount may be impaired. A provision for impairment 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. The amount of the provision is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows, discounted at the effective interest rate. The amount of the provision is recognised immediately in profit or loss. |
(iii) Trade and other payables and loans and borrowings |
Trade and other payables and loans and borrowings are initially measured at the transaction price, including any transaction price, including any transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
3. | Employees and directors |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | Intangible fixed assets |
Development |
costs |
£ |
Cost |
At 1 November 2022 |
and 31 October 2023 |
Amortisation |
At 1 November 2022 |
Amortisation for year |
At 31 October 2023 |
Net book value |
At 31 October 2023 |
At 31 October 2022 |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
5. | Property, plant and equipment |
Isabella | Fixtures |
Blow | and |
Collection | fittings | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Cost |
At 1 November 2022 |
Additions |
At 31 October 2023 |
Depreciation |
At 1 November 2022 |
Charge for year |
At 31 October 2023 |
Net book value |
At 31 October 2023 |
At 31 October 2022 |
6. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Other debtors |
7. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
8. | Called up share capital |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2023 | 2022 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | £1 | 1 | 1 |
9. | Reserves |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 November 2022 | ( |
) |
Deficit for the year | ( |
) |
At 31 October 2023 | ( |
) |
Agent Anonyme Limited (Registered number: 05584370) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 October 2023 |
10. | Director's advances, credits and guarantees |
During the year the director loaned a further £589,613 to the company to cover the day to day running costs. The total of the loan is now £7,376,471 (2022: £6,786,859). The loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. |
11. | Ultimate controlling party |
The company is owned and controlled by The Hon D Guinness. |