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REGISTERED NUMBER: 11125219 (England and Wales)















Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

for

Arden White Limited

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 16


Arden White Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022







DIRECTORS: R Passow
C Lee





REGISTERED OFFICE: Arena Business Centre
9 Nimrod Way
Ferndown
Dorset
BH21 7WH





REGISTERED NUMBER: 11125219 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Mercer & Hole LLP
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
420 Silbury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 2AF

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2022.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Arden White Limited ("Arden White") operates as a recruitment business.

We aim to present an accurate, balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of the company during the year and at the year-end.

We consider that the company's key financial performance indicators are those of the development and performance of the company as a whole, being revenue.

Revenue for the accounting year ending 31st December 2022 was £14,853,969 against £10,693,074 for the comparative 12 month period to 31st December 2021, giving a growth rate of 38.9%.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors are aware of the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the business and recognise that any such risks are to be regularly monitored to ensure that adequate changes can be implemented to minimise any detrimental impact to the business. Predominately, the principle risks and uncertainties include any future changes to employment legislation, amendments to tax legislation and an impact (economical, geographical or otherwise) that could result in a reduced demand for workers supplied by the business.

ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION OF THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
The directors believe that the company's position at the period end was consistent with their expectations and recognise the positive impact of the company's working relationships with it's customers has had on continuing to build the business contractor book.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R Passow - Director


9 October 2023

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of an employment business.

DIVIDENDS
Interim dividends per share were paid as follows:
83.33 - 31 January 2022
83.33 - 28 February 2022
390.93 - 31 March 2022
75.23 - 29 April 2022
75.23 - 31 May 2022
135.23 - 30 June 2022
75.23 - 29 July 2022
75.23 - 31 August 2022
75.23 - 30 September 2022
175.23 - 31 October 2022
175.23 - 30 November 2022
175.23 - 23 December 2022
1594.66

The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2022 will be £ 159,466 .

DIRECTOR
R Passow held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this report.

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

C Lee was appointed as a director after 31 December 2022 but prior to the date of this report.


Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- 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.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
Mercer & Hole LLP has been appointed as auditor in accordance with Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R Passow - Director


9 October 2023

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Arden White Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Arden White Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including 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 December 2022 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 Auditors' 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 directors' 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 financial statements are 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 Matter
The financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2021 were unaudited.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Arden White Limited


Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.

The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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.

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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
We have nothing to report in this regard

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the 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 or the Report of the Directors.

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 director's responsibilities statement, 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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Arden White Limited


Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. These included, but were not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and tax legislation.

We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements and the financial report (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate entries including journals to overstate revenue or understate expenditure and management bias in accounting estimates.

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
- discussions with management, including considerations of known or suspected instances of non
compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
- gaining an understanding of management's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities; and
- identifying and testing journal entries.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non- compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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 Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Arden White 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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




420 Silbury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 2AF

Steve Robinson FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Mercer & Hole LLP
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor 9 October 2023

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

31.12.22 31.12.21
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 14,853,969 10,693,074

Cost of sales 13,432,551 9,711,065
GROSS PROFIT 1,421,418 982,009

Administrative expenses 1,301,803 1,137,546
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) 4 119,615 (155,537 )

Interest receivable and similar
income

3

666
119,618 (154,871 )

Interest payable and similar
expenses

5

648

-
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 118,970 (154,871 )

Tax on profit/(loss) 6 6,137 (3,401 )
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR

112,833

(151,470

)

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

31.12.22 31.12.21
Notes £    £   

PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR 112,833 (151,470 )


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

112,833

(151,470

)

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2022

31.12.22 31.12.21
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 8 12,985 14,789

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 9 2,280,285 2,085,941
Cash at bank and in hand 172,547 388,063
2,452,832 2,474,004
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 10 2,207,333 2,173,676
NET CURRENT ASSETS 245,499 300,328
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

258,484

315,117

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than
one year

11

30,000

40,000
NET ASSETS 228,484 275,117

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 13 100 100
Retained earnings 14 228,384 275,017
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 228,484 275,117

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 9 October 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





R Passow - Director


Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   

Balance at 1 January 2021 - 520,603 520,603

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital 100 - 100
Dividends - (94,116 ) (94,116 )
Total comprehensive income - (151,470 ) (151,470 )
Balance at 31 December 2021 100 275,017 275,117

Changes in equity
Dividends - (159,466 ) (159,466 )
Total comprehensive income - 112,833 112,833
Balance at 31 December 2022 100 228,384 228,484

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

31.12.22 31.12.21
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 142,239 (1,004,263 )
Interest paid (648 ) -
Tax paid - 3,401
Net cash from operating activities 141,591 (1,000,862 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (4,680 ) (11,926 )
Interest received 3 666
Net cash from investing activities (4,677 ) (11,260 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (10,000 ) -
Amount introduced by directors 562 312
Equity dividends paid (159,466 ) (94,116 )
Net cash from financing activities (168,904 ) (93,804 )

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (31,990 ) (1,105,926 )
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year

2

(1,105,926

)

-

Cash and cash equivalents at end
of year

2

(1,137,916

)

(1,105,926

)

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED
FROM OPERATIONS
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Profit/(loss) before taxation 118,970 (154,871 )
Depreciation charges 6,484 4,688
Finance costs 648 -
Finance income (3 ) (666 )
126,099 (150,849 )
Increase in trade and other debtors (194,344 ) (1,454,099 )
Increase in trade and other creditors 210,484 600,685
Cash generated from operations 142,239 (1,004,263 )

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 172,547 388,063
Bank overdrafts (1,310,463 ) (1,493,989 )
(1,137,916 ) (1,105,926 )
Year ended 31 December 2021
31.12.21 1.1.21
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 388,063 -
Bank overdrafts (1,493,989 ) -
(1,105,926 ) -


Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.1.22 Cash flow At 31.12.22
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 388,063 (215,516 ) 172,547
Bank overdrafts (1,493,989 ) 183,526 (1,310,463 )
(1,105,926 ) (31,990 ) (1,137,916 )
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (10,000 ) - (10,000 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (40,000 ) 10,000 (30,000 )
(50,000 ) 10,000 (40,000 )
Total (1,155,926 ) (21,990 ) (1,177,916 )

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Arden White Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been 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. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Going concern
The directors have prepared detailed trading and cash flow forecasts to September 2024. These show that the company expects to have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future without the needs for additional sources of funds. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 33% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 33% on reducing balance

Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting date fixed assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount is reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carry amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Cash and cash equivalents

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.

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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 asset
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.

Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit\ and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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 is recognised in profit\ or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

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, including creditors and bank loans, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.


Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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. Amounts 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.

Equity Instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the fair value of 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.

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 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.

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.

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Wages and salaries 6,788,730 467,899
Social security costs 902,702 66,268
Other pension costs 265,633 12,239
7,957,065 546,406

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.12.22 31.12.21

Head Office 17 11
Temporary 139 75
156 86

31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Director's remuneration 11,302 11,306

4. OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)

The operating profit (2021 - operating loss) is stated after charging:

31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 6,484 4,689
Foreign exchange differences 1,294 -

5. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Bank loan interest 648 -

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge/(credit)
The tax charge/(credit) on the profit for the year was as follows:
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 6,137 (3,401 )
Tax on profit/(loss) 6,137 (3,401 )

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

6. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax charge/(credit) included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Profit/(loss) before tax 118,970 (154,871 )
Profit/(loss) multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax
in the UK of 19% (2021 - 19%)

22,604

(29,425

)

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 9,617 971
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (1,374 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 343 -
Utilisation of tax losses (26,427 ) -
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of losses carried forward
-

26,427
Total tax charge/(credit) 6,137 (3,401 )

7. DIVIDENDS
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim 159,466 94,116

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and Computer
fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2022 310 23,602 23,912
Additions 193 4,487 4,680
At 31 December 2022 503 28,089 28,592
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2022 155 8,968 9,123
Charge for year 174 6,310 6,484
At 31 December 2022 329 15,278 15,607
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2022 174 12,811 12,985
At 31 December 2021 155 14,634 14,789

9. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Trade debtors 2,172,975 1,896,276
Other debtors 2,584 59,934
Prepayments and accrued income 104,726 129,731
2,280,285 2,085,941

10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12)
1,320,463

1,503,989
Trade creditors 43,970 64,478
Tax 6,137 -
Social security and other taxes 291,414 170,752
Pension payable 29,144 16,643
VAT 385,802 270,948
Other creditors 250 6,525
Directors' current accounts 874 312
Accrued expenses 129,279 140,029
2,207,333 2,173,676

Included in bank loans and overdrafts is an amount of £1,310,463 relating to invoice financing which is secured against the trade debtor balances

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN
ONE YEAR
31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 12) 30,000 40,000

12. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

31.12.22 31.12.21
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 1,310,463 1,493,989
Bank loans 10,000 10,000
1,320,463 1,503,989

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 10,000 10,000

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 20,000 30,000

13. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted and issued:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.12.22 31.12.21
value: £    £   
100 Share capital 1 £1 100 100

14. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2022 275,017
Profit for the year 112,833
Dividends (159,466 )
At 31 December 2022 228,384

15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year, total dividends of £79,733 (2021 - £47,057) were paid to the director .

Arden White Limited (Registered number: 11125219)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022

15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES - continued

During the year the director introduced capital and withdrew funds from the business. At the balance sheet date the balance owed to the director was £874. (2021 - £312)

16. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

At the balance sheet date, the company does not have an ultimate controlling party.

17. BAD DEBTS

The company bad debt relates to a write off of a business loan to KLH Industries Limited. The Director and shareholder of KLH was appointed as a Director of Arden White Limited after the balance sheet date.