REGISTERED NUMBER: |
STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
FOR |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
FOR |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Strategic Report | 2 |
Report of the Directors | 4 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
Income Statement | 10 |
Other Comprehensive Income | 11 |
Balance Sheet | 12 |
Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 14 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditor |
161 Newhall Street |
Birmingham |
B3 1SW |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
STRATEGIC REPORT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 January 2023. |
REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
The results for the year and financial position of the company are as shown in the annexed financial statements. |
Whilst the consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic were still felt in quarter 1 & 2, they eased as the year progressed. The primary issue in 2022 was the scarcity of foreign currency in many of our markets, particularly Africa. This resulted in a number of clients having a reduced spend as they could not source USD / EUR or GBP. As a result turnover fell by 8% to £17.2 million. 2022 was the first year where our service fee model was in use throughout the year. This is an alternative to a traditional mark up approach, and quarter 4 enjoyed increased service fees. This is now being deployed across a number of our African clients and is being well received. |
Gross Profit increased from 20.5% to 25.8%. This is primarily a result of quarters 3 & 4 where more fee business was introduced. |
Operating costs increased by £270k to £3.4 million in the year. This was in line with plan and was primarily due to investment in additional staff. Financing costs also rose in line with the increase in interest rates. |
Improved GP resulted in an increase in operating margin to 6.1%, returning a pre-tax profit of £1,053k. |
The company's cash position has remained strong at £800k due to a combination of strong credit control and good treasury management. |
The company has a strong backorder book and expects to return to pre pandemic sales and profit levels in the current year and seeks to expand its customer base as it develops its market share in the world. Costs continue to be closely controlled as supply chains become more costly and challenging. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
The company's activities expose it to a number of financial risks including cash flow risk, credit risk and technology risk. |
CASH FLOW RISK |
The company's trading currencies are limited to the GBP, USD and Euro, which reduce the financial risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The company uses a variety of exchange control measures to further mitigate the risk. Interest bearing assets and liabilities are held at fixed rate, if considered appropriate, to ensure certainty of cash flows. |
CREDIT RISK |
The company's principal financial assets are trade and other receivables. The company's credit risk is primary attributable to its trade receivables. The amounts presented in the balance sheets are net of allowances for doubtful receivables. |
TECHNOLOGY RISK |
The company faces risks in developing markets from the increased availability of product information online and this continues to put pressure on margins. The company is approaching this risk by furthering its adoption of technology and through the continued development of online trading platforms which reduce transactional and processing costs. The company is committed to its pursuit of process automation and technical improvements in the supply chain.The company is investing heavily via partnerships with universities to enhance the use of AI. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
STRATEGIC REPORT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
POLITICAL RISK |
A large proportion of the company's trade is in Africa. The company trades only in political stable countries and with a primarily multi-national blue chip client base. The company further mitigates territory risk by operating under global and regional contracts with its major customers. The company also monitors any changes within region's political and social frameworks and its relations with the United Kingdom Government for any issues which may pose a threat. |
ECONOMIC RISK |
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to effect supply lines and restrict supply, raising prices and inflation. World Governments have reacted differently to the challenges created by the pandemic which has meant that strong supplier relationships and flexibility to change has proved invaluable. |
The company has put procedures in place to enable it to react quickly to any changes in Government regulations or changes in demand and continues to monitor economic and political activity in its main trading markets to ensure protection of its core business. |
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
The main key performance indicator (KPI) for the company is the gross profit margin (being the ratio of gross profit to turnover) which saw a increase of over 5% to 25.8% during the year. With margin pressures in key trading territories and the continued effect of the Coronavirus pandemic, the company continues to monitor its gross profit margin to enable it to assess the effects of its investments for future sales and take decisive action if required. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 January 2023. |
DIVIDENDS |
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 January 2023 is £175,240 (2022: £174,940) |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 February 2022 to the date of this report. |
Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, Prime, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Entec International Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 January 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of 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 January 2023 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 information |
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
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. |
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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. We have nothing to report in this regard. |
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. |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL 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. |
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: |
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the industry sector; |
- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation; |
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; |
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: |
- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and |
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and |
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: |
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC and other relevant parties. |
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. |
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. |
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 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL 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. |
for and on behalf of |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditor |
161 Newhall Street |
Birmingham |
B3 1SW |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
INCOME STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
TURNOVER | 3 |
Cost of sales |
GROSS PROFIT |
Distribution costs |
Administrative expenses |
3,364,434 | 3,095,457 |
1,069,627 | 742,425 |
Other operating income |
OPERATING PROFIT | 5 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
Tax on profit | 7 |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ |
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
BALANCE SHEET |
31 JANUARY 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 10 |
Investments | 11 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks | 12 |
Debtors | 13 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
15 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 20 |
Share premium | 21 |
Retained earnings | 21 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Share | Total |
capital | earnings | premium | equity |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 February 2021 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 31 January 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 31 January 2023 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Entec International Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland": |
• | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c); |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 26.18(b), 26.19 to 26.21 and 26.23; |
• | the requirement of paragraph 33.7. |
The results of the company are consolidated in the ultimate parent's financial statements and these can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ. |
Related party exemption |
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with its parent and wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Leasehold improvements | - |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Current 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 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. |
Research and development |
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
Foreign currencies |
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded 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 |
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
Rentals paid and received under operating leases are charged or credited to profit and 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 and loss in the period to which they relate. Differences between contributions payable in the year and contributions actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments in the balance sheet. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
3. | TURNOVER |
The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
United Kingdom |
South America |
Asia |
Africa | 10,956,443 | 8,753,400 |
North America | 52,807 | 75,642 |
Australia | 243,852 | 2,330,680 |
4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries |
Social security costs |
Other pension costs |
The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
2023 | 2022 |
Management | 6 | 5 |
Administration and operations | 40 | 41 |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration |
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
Money purchase schemes |
Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Emoluments etc |
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Auditors' remuneration |
Operating lease payments - property |
Operating lease payments - other |
Foreign exchange rate (gain)/losses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loan interest |
Hire purchase |
7. | TAXATION |
Analysis of the tax charge |
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Current tax: |
UK corporation tax |
Deferred tax | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Tax on profit |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
7. | TAXATION - continued |
Reconciliation of total tax charge 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: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Profit before tax |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
Effects of: |
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances |
Utilisation of tax losses | ( |
) |
Research and Development enhanced deduction | (118,382 | ) | (110,582 | ) |
Profit on disposal | (3,817 | ) | (190 | ) |
Deferred tax movement | (13,901 | ) | (2,100 | ) |
Total tax charge | 78,831 | 28,479 |
8. | DIVIDENDS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim |
9. | GOVERNMENT GRANTS |
Included within other income is Government Grants totalling £Nil (2022: £13,284) relating to the Job Retention Scheme. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Fixtures |
Leasehold | and | Motor |
improvements | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 February 2022 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 January 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 February 2022 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 January 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 January 2023 |
At 31 January 2022 |
Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
Motor |
vehicles |
£ |
COST |
At 1 February 2022 |
Disposals | ( |
) |
At 31 January 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 February 2022 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) |
At 31 January 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 January 2023 |
At 31 January 2022 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
11. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Listed |
investments |
£ |
COST |
At 1 February 2022 |
and 31 January 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 January 2023 |
At 31 January 2022 |
Listed investments represent investments in non-puttable ordinary shares. The fair value of listed investments at the year end was £838 (2022: £1,925). These values have been determined with reference to the quoted market price at the reporting date. The costs of the shares on acquisition are stated above. |
12. | STOCKS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Stocks |
13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Tax |
VAT |
Prepayments |
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Social security and other taxes |
Other creditors |
Directors' current accounts | 3,951 | 4,286 |
Accruals and deferred income |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans (see note 16) |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
16. | LOANS |
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand: |
Bank overdrafts |
Bank loans |
Amounts falling due between one and two years: |
Bank loans - 1-2 years |
Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
Bank loans - 2-5 years |
The bank loan falling due in more than five years is repayable by installments and bears an interest rate of 3.99% per annum over the Bank of England Base Rate. |
17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Hire purchase | contracts |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS - continued |
Non-cancellable | operating leases |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Included in the above are operating lease commitments in respect of land and buildings of £55,000 (2022: £55,000) due within one year and £30,938 (2022: £55,000) due between one and five years. |
18. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank overdrafts |
Bank loans |
Hire purchase contracts | 26,934 | 85,363 |
The bank overdrafts and loans are secured by fixed and floating charges over all present and future property and assets of the company. |
Hire purchase contracts were secured against the asset to which they relate. |
Included within bank loans is a total of £176,167 (2022: £229,167) relating to a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan, this is secured by the Government and not against the company. |
19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax | 17,115 | 31,016 |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 February 2022 |
Credit to Income Statement during year | ( |
) |
Provided in respect of |
accelerated capital allowances |
Balance at 31 January 2023 |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
20. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2023 | 2022 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
Ordinary A | £1 | 1 | 1 |
101 | 101 |
The company has two classes of ordinary share that carry no right to fixed income. |
Ordinary shares have the right to dividends, voting rights and the right to capital on winding up of the company. |
Ordinary A shares have the right to dividends but do not carry any voting rights or a right to capital on the winding up of the company. |
21. | RESERVES |
Retained | Share |
earnings | premium | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
At 1 February 2022 | 5,152,655 |
Profit for the year | - |
Dividends | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
At 31 January 2023 | 5,952,037 |
The company's reserves are as follows: |
The retained earnings reserve represent the cumulative profits or losses net of dividends paid. |
The share premium reserve contains the premium arising on issue of equity shares, net of issue expenses. |
22. | FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS |
The company's bankers have a first fixed charge over all present and future property, book and other debts, chattels and unclaimed capital; and a first floating charge over all present and future assets and undertakings. |
An unlimited multilateral guarantee exists between the bank and Entec International Limited, its fellow subsidiary companies, International Cargo Limited, Need2 Limited and its parent company Entec Global Limited. At the year end £1,928,903 (2022: £1,365,419) was due to the company's bankers under this arrangement. |
23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
During the year the company made purchases of £15,000 (2022: £14,352) to Entec International West Africa Limited, a company 90% owned by the ultimate parent, Entec Global Limited. At the year end £296,495 (2022: £311,495) was due from Entec International West Africa Limited. |
ENTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02370079) |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2023 |
24. | ULTIMATE PARENT AND CONTROLLING PARTY |
The ultimate parent company is Entec Global Limited, a company registered in England & Wales. |
There is no ultimate controlling party by virtue of the equal shareholdings in the ultimate parent. |
The group financial statements are prepared under Entec Global Limited. Copies of the financial statements can be obtained from the Companies House website, or alternatively, by contacting the company at Charter House, 161 Newhall Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 1SW. |