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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC094717 (Scotland)















Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

for

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Statement of Comprehensive Income 9

Balance Sheet 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022







DIRECTORS: M M McDonald
R M Sutherland


SECRETARY: LC Secretaries Limited


REGISTERED OFFICE: Rosskeen Old Manse
Invergordon
Ross-shire
IV18 0PR


REGISTERED NUMBER: SC094717 (Scotland)


SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Jonathan Neil Innes FCCA


AUDITORS: Innes & Partners Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
9 Ardross Street
Inverness
IV3 5NN


SOLICITORS: Ledingham Chalmers
Kintail House
Beechwood Business Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 November 2022.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were:
providing scaffolding and access solutions to the oil and gas industry, civil construction and shipping and boating sector; specialist transport and road haulage services;
shrinkwrap and containment services;
painting and decorating services through the Ian Dingwall painting division.

The trading results for the period, the financial position of the company and the transfer to reserves are shown in the annexed financial statements.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The spread of COVID-19 had a major impact on the UK economy which is gradually emerging from the impact of the restrictions introduced to control the spread of the virus.

The company is confident is that the increased trading activity will continue and will result in further improvement in trading performance going forward.

OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE IN YEAR
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact on trading conditions, improvements in turnover and profitability have been achieved during the year. Turnover has increased from £5.8m to £6.8m. The company's profit for the year after tax was £133,569 compared to a loss of £90,645 in the previous year.

FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The company is a financially focused business, which monitors performance using a range of measures.

KPI Aim 2022 2021
Gross Profit Maintain and strengthen margin 14.6% 10.1%
Net Profit/(Loss)before tax Deliver sustainable profitability £235k £(65k )
Capital Expenditure Reinvest retained profits £530k £366k

The directors also review monthly aged debtor reports and monitor cash availability against forecast expenditure levels.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The company will continue to support and develop it's current client base and build on their existing relationships, along with seeking to expand it's services to potential new customers.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M M McDonald - Director


23 November 2023

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 November 2022.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 November 2022 will be £173,000 (2021: £85,000).

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 December 2021 to the date of this report.

M M McDonald
R M Sutherland

GOING CONCERN
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors are required to state whether it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements, and to identify any material uncertainties as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern over a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The period of management's going concern assessment is the period to 30 November 2024.

The restrictions imposed since the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the economy and the sectors in which the company operates and was particularly pronounced in the oil and gas sector where expected scaffolding contracts have been delayed or cancelled. The results for the current year show an improvement with increased turnover and now once again profitable. Turnover has increased by 18% from £5.8m to £6.9m and the profit after tax has was £134k from a loss of £90k in the previous year.

The company's historical trading results have created substantial reserves and the cash and net asset position remain strong. The company held bank balances of £954K and net assets of £4.4m at 30 November 2022.

Turnover has continued to increase as we move on from the Covid pandemic and the Directors are confident that the continued easing of restrictions will result in this pattern continuing which will substantially improve the company's trading performance.

The Company has reviewed forecasts and projections for the going concern assessment period to November 2024. Based on the anticipated demand for services, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 30 November 2024. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
The company has chosen in accordance with s.414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of review of the business, future developments and Key Performance Indicators.

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.


McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued
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.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M M McDonald - Director


23 November 2023

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 November 2022 which comprise the Statement of 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 30 November 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 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
McDonald Scaffolding (Services) 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 pages three and 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
McDonald Scaffolding (Services) 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:

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

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 wider knowledge and experience of the 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, FRS 102
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

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.

Audit response to risks identified
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 the accounting estimates set out in Note 2 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
- requesting correspondence with HMRC

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
McDonald Scaffolding (Services) 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.




Jonathan Neil Innes FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Innes & Partners Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
9 Ardross Street
Inverness
IV3 5NN

23 November 2023

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

2022 2021
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 6,892,131 5,818,983

Cost of sales 5,883,534 5,229,079
GROSS PROFIT 1,008,597 589,904

Administrative expenses 822,547 710,469
186,050 (120,565 )

Other operating income 32,305 34,500
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) 5 218,355 (86,065 )

Interest receivable and similar income 27,050 30,574
245,405 (55,491 )

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 10,356 9,692
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 235,049 (65,183 )

Tax on profit/(loss) 7 110,402 25,462
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR

124,647

(90,645

)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

124,647

(90,645

)

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Balance Sheet
30 November 2022

2022 2021
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 2,251,459 2,189,910

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 44,722 23,367
Debtors 11 2,278,992 2,323,698
Cash at bank and in hand 954,411 685,377
3,278,125 3,032,442
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 849,394 654,966
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,428,731 2,377,476
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,680,190

4,567,386

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

13

(77,161

)

(26,406

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (282,788 ) (172,386 )
NET ASSETS 4,320,241 4,368,594

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 58,336 58,336
Retained earnings 18 4,261,905 4,310,258
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,320,241 4,368,594

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 23 November 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





M M McDonald - Director


McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 December 2020 58,336 4,485,903 4,544,239

Changes in equity
Dividends - (85,000 ) (85,000 )
Total comprehensive income - (90,645 ) (90,645 )
Balance at 30 November 2021 58,336 4,310,258 4,368,594

Changes in equity
Dividends - (173,000 ) (173,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 124,647 124,647
Balance at 30 November 2022 58,336 4,261,905 4,320,241

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


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.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption 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.

Significant judgements and estimates
In the application of the society's accounting policies, the management committee are required to make judgement, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets, liabilities, income and expenditure.

The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in future periods should it affect future periods.

The estimates and assumptions which carry a higher degree of risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows:

Useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets
The annual depreciation charge for tangible fixed assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, future investment, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. See note 10 for details of the values of tangible fixed assets.

Turnover
Turnover represents sales of goods, excluding value added tax, and includes the erection and hire of scaffolding, painting and decorating services and haulage. Turnover is recognised when the risks and rewards associated with ownership have transferred to the purchaser.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Plant and machinery - at varying rates on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance

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

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 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.

Basic financial assets
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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Impairment of financial assets
The company assesses the financial assets for evidence of impairment at each balance sheet 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.

Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.

Classification of fìfinancial 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 aßer deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from group companies are classified as debt and are initially recognised at transaction price. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effectiveúinterest 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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilitiesões are derecognised when the company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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.

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.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors are required to state whether it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements, and to identify any material uncertainties as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern over a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The period of management's going concern assessment is the period to 30 November 2024.

The restrictions imposed since the arrival of the Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on the economy and the sectors in which the company operates and was particularly pronounced in the oil and gas sector where expected scaffolding contracts have been delayed or cancelled. The results for the current year show an improvement with increased turnover and now once again profitable. Turnover has increased by 18% from £5.8m to £6.9m and the profit after tax has was £134k from a loss of £90k in the previous year.

The company's historical trading results have created substantial reserves and the cash and net asset position remain strong. The company held bank balances of £954K and net assets of £4.4m at 30 November 2022.

Turnover has continued to increase as we move on from the Covid pandemic and the Directors are confident that the continued easing of restrictions will result in this pattern continuing which will substantially improve the company's trading performance.

The Company has reviewed forecasts and projections for the going concern assessment period to November 2024. Based on the anticipated demand for services, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 30 November 2024. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit (2021 - loss) before taxation are attributable to the principal activities of the company.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2022 2021
£    £   
Erection & hire of scaffolding 4,720,218 3,933,915
Painting & decorating services 451,212 326,119
Haulage 1,720,701 1,558,949
6,892,131 5,818,983

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2022 2021
£    £   
United Kingdom 6,892,131 5,818,983
6,892,131 5,818,983

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2022 2021
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,668,292 3,227,543
Social security costs 488,399 381,788
Other pension costs 115,066 105,516
4,271,757 3,714,847

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2022 2021

Production 74 73
Management and administration 9 9
83 82

2022 2021
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 142,753 165,725
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,200 22,000

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 1 1

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

5. OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)

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

2022 2021
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 293,211 274,747
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 72,415 40,491
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (3,277 ) (20,914 )
Auditors' remuneration 21,775 -
Auditors' remuneration - previous auditor - 5,400

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2022 2021
£    £   
Interest on group loans 5,980 5,655
Hire purchase 4,376 4,037
10,356 9,692

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2022 2021
£    £   
Deferred tax 110,402 25,462
Tax on profit/(loss) 110,402 25,462

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

2022 2021
£    £   
Profit/(loss) before tax 235,049 (65,183 )
Profit/(loss) multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
19% (2021 - 19%)

44,659

(12,385

)

Effects of:
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (32,845 )
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods (20,335 ) -
credits
Adjustments to deferred tax for current year - 25,462
Losses carried forward - 45,230
Depreciation on property 2,688 -
Group relief 17,236 -
Deferred tax rate change 66,154 -
Total tax charge 110,402 25,462

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

8. DIVIDENDS
2022 2021
£    £   
Ordinary shares of 1 each
Interim 173,000 85,000

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements Fixtures
to Plant and and Motor
property machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 December 2021 372,903 5,083,206 74,351 1,243,529 6,773,989
Additions - 16,797 1,423 511,901 530,121
Disposals - (535 ) - (167,160 ) (167,695 )
At 30 November 2022 372,903 5,099,468 75,774 1,588,270 7,136,415
DEPRECIATION
At 1 December 2021 89,916 3,802,075 60,687 631,401 4,584,079
Charge for year 14,149 130,966 3,646 216,865 365,626
Eliminated on disposal - (485 ) - (64,264 ) (64,749 )
At 30 November 2022 104,065 3,932,556 64,333 784,002 4,884,956
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2022 268,838 1,166,912 11,441 804,268 2,251,459
At 30 November 2021 282,987 1,281,131 13,664 612,128 2,189,910

The net book value of tangible fixed assets includes £ 272,557 (2021 - £ 123,722 ) in respect of assets held under hire purchase contracts.

10. STOCKS
2022 2021
£    £   
Raw materials and consumables 44,722 23,367

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,623,757 1,631,539
Amounts owed by group undertakings 496,705 491,810
Other debtors 20,032 72,942
Prepayments and accrued income 138,498 127,407
2,278,992 2,323,698

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 75,035 23,955
Trade creditors 147,580 206,076
Amounts owed to group undertakings 121,982 104,002
Social security and other taxes 97,976 114,967
VAT 224,095 142,589
Other creditors 157,124 55,346
Directors' loan accounts 3,602 2,031
Accruals and deferred income 22,000 6,000
849,394 654,966

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2022 2021
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 77,161 26,406

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:

2022 2021
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 75,035 23,955
Between one and five years 77,161 26,406
152,196 50,361

15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2022 2021
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 152,196 50,361

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2022 2021
£    £   
Deferred tax 282,788 172,386

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 December 2021 172,386
Charge to Statement of Comprehensive Income during year 110,402
Balance at 30 November 2022 282,788

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2022 2021
value: £    £   
58,336 Ordinary 1 58,336 58,336

18. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 December 2021 4,310,258
Profit for the year 124,647
Dividends (173,000 )
At 30 November 2022 4,261,905

19. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Rosskeen Holdings Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

Rosskeen Holdings Limited is a private limited company incorporated in Scotland, copies of the financial statements of Rosskeen Holdings Limited may be obtained from the company's registered office at Rosskeen Old Manse, Invergordon, Ross-shire, IV18 0PR.

20. BOND AND FLOATING CHARGES

The following charges are held:
- a bond and floating charge is held by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited over the assets of the company.
- a floating charge is held by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited trading as Alex Lawrie Scotland over the assets of the company.
- a bond and floating charge is held by The Governor and the Company of the Bank of Scotland over the assets of the company.

21. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
2022 2021
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements 120,600 -

22. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 30 November 2022 and 30 November 2021:

2022 2021
£    £   
M M McDonald
Balance outstanding at start of year (2,031 ) (2,538 )
Amounts advanced 103,429 25,507
Amounts repaid (105,000 ) (25,000 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year (3,602 ) (2,031 )

McDonald Scaffolding (Services) Limited (Registered number: SC094717)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 30 November 2022

22. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES - continued

Included within creditors is an interest-free, unsecured loan of £3,602 (2021: £2,031) from M McDonald, a director.

During the year rent of £15,000 (2021: £15,000) was paid by the company to M McDonald, a director.

23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

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 wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosskeen Holdings Limited ('Rosskeen').

Dividends totalling £173,000 (2021: £85,000) were paid to Rosskeen during the year.

Key management personnel are considered to be the directors.

24. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosskeen Holdings Limited. Rosskeen Holdings Limited is wholly owned by M Mcdonald, a director of Mcdonald Scaffolding Services LImited. Rosskeen Holdings Limited changed its name from Rosskeen Scaffolding Limited on 15 May 2015.