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Registered number: 08460511
MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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CONTENTS
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Statement of Financial Position
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:08460511
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Provisions for liabilities
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
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MCCARTHY DENNING LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:08460511
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 11 January 2022.
The notes on pages 3 to 10 form part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
McCarthy Denning Limited is a limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its registered office at Minster House, 42 Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AE.
The principal activity of the Company continued to be that of provision of legal services.
McCarthy Denning employs an innovative structure which involves distributing at least 70% of the fees it receives from clients to its lawyers and other fee earners (who are all self-employed). These sums only fall due if the firm receives payments from its clients for the fees in question. This means that the cost of sales figure includes costs that would, if the accounts were to be prepared on the basis that a more traditional law firm (employing an LLP or partnership structure) would typically utilise, be shown as profits attributable to the members or equity partners. If McCarthy Denning were to adopt such a basis of accounting, the cost of sales figures would be £53,281 (2020 - £40,792), gross profit £5,337,720 (2020 £4,281,277) and profit before tax attributable to members or partners £4,029,059 (2020 - £2,571,385).
3.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The directors have considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations and are satisfied that the Company will continues to be able to meet its running costs and liabilities as they fall due for a least 12 months from the date of their approval of these financial statements. Based on their current assessment of the situation and available financial resources, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Turnover comprises revenue recognised by the company in respect of services supplied during the year, exclusive of Value Added Tax.
Revenue is recognised in the period in which services are provided.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
3.Accounting policies (continued)
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Tangible fixed assets (continued)
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Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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Short-term leasehold property
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over term of the lease of 5 years
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The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Investments in listed company shares are remeasured to market value at each Statement of Financial Position date. Gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss for the period.
Short term debtors are measured at the transaction price less any impairment.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions.
The Company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties.
Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.
Financial assets that are measured at cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
3.Accounting policies (continued)
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Foreign currency translation
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The Company's functional and presentational currency is £ Sterling.
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Exchange gains and losses are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company contributes to a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
All borrowing costs are amortised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the term of the loan.
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Provisions for liabilities
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Provisions are made where an event has taken place that gives the Company a legal or constructive obligation that probably requires settlement by a transfer of economic benefit, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Provisions are charged as an expense to profit or loss in the year that the Company becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the Statement of Financial Position date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties.
When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Statement of Financial Position.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
3.Accounting policies (continued)
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Current and deferred taxation
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Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income 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 income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the Statement of Financial Position date, except that:
- The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
- Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences.
Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income.
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the same period as the related expenditure.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 8 (2020 - 9).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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Short-term leasehold property
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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Prepayments and accrued income
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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The company's bank facilities are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.
An amount of £50,000 comprises a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan drawn down in the year, nominally attracting interest at a floating rate of 2.5%. The first 12 months of interest payments are covered by the Business Interruption Payment scheme. The entire loan will be repaid by 3 June 2026.
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Credited to profit or loss
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The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:
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Accelerated capital allowances
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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6,700 (2020 - 6,700) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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200 (2020 - 200) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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Allotted, called up and partly paid
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1,725 (2020 - 1,725) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
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13.Directors' personal guarantees
R A D Beresford has provided a personal guarantee of £150,000 in respect of the company's banking facilities.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 11 January 2022 by Stephen Iseman FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of Sopher + Co LLP.
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