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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696 (England and Wales)















VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED

ABBREVIATED UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014






VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)






CONTENTS OF THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014




Page

Company Information 1

Abbreviated Balance Sheet 2 to 3

Notes to the Abbreviated Accounts 4 to 6

Chartered Accountants' Report 7

VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014







DIRECTORS: Mr M M Long
Mr J D Sheahan
Mr P S Buttery
Mr N J Houghton
Mr I A Scott



SECRETARY: Mr M M Long



REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 13
Credenda Road
Oldbury
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 7JE



REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696 (England and Wales)



ACCOUNTANTS: Ormerod Rutter Limited
Chartered Accountants
The Oakley
Kidderminster Road
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9AY



BANKERS: National Westminster Bank Plc
3 Church Street
Oldbury
Warley
West Midlands
B69 3ND

VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)

ABBREVIATED BALANCE SHEET
30TH APRIL 2014

2014 2013
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 2 44,800 50,400
Tangible assets 3 78,041 80,340
Investments 4 1,124 1,124
123,965 131,864

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 152,192 178,430
Debtors 941,639 628,030
Cash at bank and in hand 40,391 27,573
1,134,222 834,033
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 5 685,150 560,386
NET CURRENT ASSETS 449,072 273,647
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

573,037

405,511

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 6 316 316
Profit and loss account 572,721 405,195
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 573,037 405,511

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30th April 2014.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30th April 2014 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their 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.

VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)

ABBREVIATED BALANCE SHEET - continued
30TH APRIL 2014


The abbreviated accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.


The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 27th January 2015 and were signed on its behalf
by:




Mr M M Long - Director



Mr J D Sheahan - Director


VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)

NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited as an individual
company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company has taken
the option under Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated financial statements.

Turnover
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding value added tax.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2003, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of twenty years.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property - 5% on cost
Plant and machinery - 15% on reducing balance
Office equipment - 15% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow
moving items.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance
sheet date.

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.

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 the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.

Invoice factoring
Sales invoices factored are included under trade debtors in the balance sheet until paid. The related factoring
loan balance is included within other creditors or debtors.

VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)

NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014

2. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1st May 2013
and 30th April 2014 112,000
AMORTISATION
At 1st May 2013 61,600
Amortisation for year 5,600
At 30th April 2014 67,200
NET BOOK VALUE

At 30th April 2014 44,800
At 30th April 2013 50,400

3. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
£   
COST
At 1st May 2013 122,351
Additions 14,391
At 30th April 2014 136,742
DEPRECIATION
At 1st May 2013 42,011
Charge for year 16,690
At 30th April 2014 58,701
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th April 2014 78,041
At 30th April 2013 80,340

4. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Investments
other
than
loans
£   
COST
At 1st May 2013
and 30th April 2014 1,124
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th April 2014 1,124
At 30th April 2013 1,124

VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03978696)

NOTES TO THE ABBREVIATED ACCOUNTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2014

4. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

The company's investments at the balance sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Furnace Fabrications Limited
Nature of business: Furnace fabrication and associated services.
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary A, B and D 100.00
2014 2013
£    £   
Aggregate capital and reserves 6,448 6,269
Profit for the year 179 7,433

5. CREDITORS

Creditors include an amount of £ 297,520 (2013 - £ 160,707 ) for which security has been given.

6. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid: Class: Nominal 2014 2013
Number: value: £ £

150 Ordinary A £1 150 150
160 Ordinary B £1 160 160
2 Ordinary C £1 2 2
4 Ordinary D £1 4 4

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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
VACUUM AND ATMOSPHERE SERVICES LIMITED

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual
unaudited financial statements, from which the unaudited abbreviated accounts (set out on pages two to six)
have been prepared.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the
financial statements of Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited for the year ended 30th April 2014 which comprise
the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from
information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject
to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at icaew.com/membershandbook.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited, as a body, in
accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the
financial statements of Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to
the Board of Directors of Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with AAF
2/10 as detailed at icaew.com/compilation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the company and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to
prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit
of Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited. You consider that Vacuum and Atmosphere Services Limited is exempt
from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Vacuum and Atmosphere
Services Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or
information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory
financial statements.






Ormerod Rutter Limited
Chartered Accountants
The Oakley
Kidderminster Road
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9AY


27th January 2015