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REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822550 (England and Wales)














Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Statement of Comprehensive Income 7

Statement of Financial Position 8

Statement of Changes in Equity 9

Statement of Cash Flows 10

Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


Anest Iwata (UK) Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023







DIRECTORS: A J Robson
T Matsumoto
K Osawa





SECRETARY: J E Westerman





REGISTERED OFFICE: 7 Chester Road
Colmworth Business Park
Eaton Socon
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 8YT





REGISTERED NUMBER: 02822550 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: GREGORY WILDMAN
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
The Granary
Crowhill Farm
Ravensden Road
Wilden
Bedfordshire
MK44 2QS

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2023.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
As shown in the company's profit and loss account, there has been a 9.73% decrease in turnover over the prior year which has resulted in a gross profit of £1,147,009 (2022 - £1,199,069) and a profit on ordinary activities before tax of £111,799 (2022 - £165,517).

The company has had a challenging year, dealing with the operational issues resulting from the pandemic and high rates of inflation. Despite a slight fall in turnover the results are still good. Operational costs have been manageable and in line with expectations. The company has been able to be flexible in meeting the needs of the customers despite the challenges it has faced with logistics and inflationary pressures. The company is in a very stable position ready to take on the market pressures in the coming year.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company's financial management policies and guidelines are summarised below:

Credit risk
The company has implemented policies that require appropriate credit checks on potential customers before sales are made. Some of the directors have a personal involvement in building and maintaining relationships with key customers and the company also uses the services of a debt collection agency in order to minimise credit risk.

Foreign exchange risk
The directors believe that the main risk to the company is from fluctuations in the value of the Euro, particularly as most stock purchases are from European group companies. The directors mitigate this risk by managing stock levels to ensure orders are placed at favourable exchange rates wherever possible, as well as use of derivatives where deemed appropriate.

Use of derivatives
The company uses forward foreign currency contracts to reduce exposure to the variability of foreign exchange rates by fixing the rate of any material payments in a foreign currency. Hedge accounting is used when certain criteria is met, as explained in the accounting policy note on page 14.

Interest rate risk
The company has no exposure to movements in market interest rates, other than the deposits placed with financial institutions and loan facilities provided by the ultimate parent undertaking.

Liquidity and cashflow risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The company, together with its ultimate parent undertaking, ensure that there are adequate funds available to meet its operational requirements.
Cash flow risk is the risk of exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability, the group manages this risk, where significant, by use of derivatives as explained above.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





A J Robson - Director


12 March 2024

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the importation and selling of spray equipment.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023 will be £ 240,000 .

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The company will continue its focus on sales growth in the UK and Ireland markets, expanding beyond the traditional motor and refinish sectors. The company is in a good stable position to tackle the challenges faced from issues on a global level as well as those domestic.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2023 to the date of this report.

A J Robson
T Matsumoto
K Osawa

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 and in accordance with UK GAAP.

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.

AUDITORS
The auditors, GREGORY WILDMAN, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





A J Robson - Director


12 March 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Anest Iwata (UK) Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows, 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 December 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.

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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Anest Iwata (UK) Limited


Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, 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.

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.

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:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the company operates focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations in this context were the Companies Act 2006. We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statements.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be fundamental to the Company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the company for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context for the UK operations were General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Anti-fraud, bribery and corruption legislation, Environmental protection legislation, Health and safety legislation, Taxation legislation and Employment legislation.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
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.

Our audit procedures to respond to these risks, performed by the engagement team, included:

- Enquiries of management, and the Directors about their own identification and assessment of the risks of the irregularities, reviewing accounting estimates for biases and reviewing regulatory correspondence;

- Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including test of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias;

- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to access compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- We have confirmed the income recognition basis is appropriate, tested a sample of income transactions to confirm completeness, tested a sample of journals to confirm they were appropriate and reviewed areas of judgment for indicators of management bias to address these risks.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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
Anest Iwata (UK) 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.




Helen Jones FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of GREGORY WILDMAN
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
The Granary
Crowhill Farm
Ravensden Road
Wilden
Bedfordshire
MK44 2QS

13 March 2024

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Statement of Comprehensive
Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 4 3,413,472 3,781,420

Cost of sales 2,266,463 2,582,351
GROSS PROFIT 1,147,009 1,199,069

Administrative expenses 1,150,929 1,123,820
(3,920 ) 75,249

Other operating income 103,006 87,850
OPERATING PROFIT 6 99,086 163,099

Interest receivable and similar income 12,713 2,418
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 111,799 165,517

Tax on profit 8 28,959 38,265
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 82,840 127,252

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 82,840 127,252

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 98,604 127,102

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 11 899,399 580,532
Debtors 12 497,649 757,058
Cash at bank and in hand 730,054 941,708
2,127,102 2,279,298
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 341,179 361,154
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,785,923 1,918,144
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,884,527 2,045,246

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 22,670 26,229
NET ASSETS 1,861,857 2,019,017

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 1,677,778 1,677,778
Retained earnings 18 184,079 341,239
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,861,857 2,019,017

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 12 March 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





A J Robson - Director


Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2022 1,677,778 276,225 1,954,003

Changes in equity
Dividends - (62,238 ) (62,238 )
Total comprehensive income - 127,252 127,252
Balance at 31 December 2022 1,677,778 341,239 2,019,017

Changes in equity
Dividends - (240,000 ) (240,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 82,840 82,840
Balance at 31 December 2023 1,677,778 184,079 1,861,857

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

31.12.23 31.12.22
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 66,387 9,489
Tax paid (14,730 ) (40,060 )
Net cash from operating activities 51,657 (30,571 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (38,226 ) (96,632 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 2,202 3,811
Interest received 12,713 2,418
Net cash from investing activities (23,311 ) (90,403 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (240,000 ) (62,238 )
Net cash from financing activities (240,000 ) (62,238 )

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (211,654 ) (183,212 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 941,708 1,124,920

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 730,054 941,708

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Profit for the financial year 82,840 127,252
Depreciation charges 64,521 61,404
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 5,467
Finance income (12,713 ) (2,418 )
Taxation 28,959 38,265
163,607 229,970
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (318,867 ) 33,909
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 259,410 (269,630 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (37,763 ) 15,240
Cash generated from operations 66,387 9,489

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 730,054 941,708
Year ended 31 December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 941,708 1,124,920


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 941,708 (211,654 ) 730,054
941,708 (211,654 ) 730,054
Total 941,708 (211,654 ) 730,054

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1. COMPANY INFORMATION

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of importing and selling of spray equipment.

2. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Anest Iwata (UK) 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.

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


3. 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.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services.

The Company operates within five main geographical markets; the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognised to the extent that the company obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance. The following criteria must be met before revenue is recognised:
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer, usually on dispatch of the goods, the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Tangible fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Such cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided on all property, plant and equipment, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Improvements to property - straight line over 10 years
Plant and machinery - straight line over 10 years and straight line over 5 years
Fixtures and fittings - straight line over 3 years and straight line over 5 years
Demonstration equipment - straight line over 1 year

The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Net realisable value is based on the estimated selling price less any further costs expected to be incurred to completion and disposal.

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 statement of financial position date.


Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position 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.

Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the company's functional currency by applying the spot exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the profit and loss account.

Derivative instruments
The company uses forward foreign currency contracts to reduce exposure to foreign exchange rates. Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and as liabilities when the fair value is negative.
The fair value of the forward currency contracts is calculated by reference to current forward exchange contracts with similar maturity profiles.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. Lease incentives are recognised over the lease term on a straight line basis.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operated a defined contribution pension scheme for the benefits of its employees. The pension cost charged for the period represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounts to £52,175 (2022 - £49,422).

At the balance sheet date the company had unpaid pension liabilities of £5,164 (2022 - £5,450).

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
Management estimation is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based upon likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with an assessment of the effect of future tax planning strategies. Further details are contained in note 16.

Impairment of non-financial assets
Where there are indicators of impairment of individual assets the company performs impairment tests based on fair value less costs to sell. The fair value less costs to sell calculation is based on observable market prices less incremental costs for disposing of the asset. If the fair value less costs to sell is less that its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is impaired and it is reduced to its recoverable amount through an impairment in profit and loss.

An impairment loss recognised for all assets is reversed in a subsequent period if and only if the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash at banks and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity date of three months or less. For the purpose of the cash flow, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

Short-term debtors and creditors
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from the impairment are recognised in the income statement in other operating expenses.

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

4. 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:

31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
United Kingdom 3,165,385 3,506,363
Europe 167,621 172,719
Rest of the world 80,466 102,338
3,413,472 3,781,420

5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Wages and salaries 633,755 611,706
Social security costs 79,950 84,039
Other pension costs 52,175 47,740
765,880 743,485

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.12.23 31.12.22

Sales and administration 11 11

31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 177,136 173,645
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 24,080 22,479

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

Money purchase schemes 1 1

6. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Other operating leases 119,079 113,991
Depreciation - owned assets 64,521 61,403
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 5,467

7. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial
statements

8,750

6,700
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 2,138 2,549

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 32,518 22,182

Deferred tax (3,559 ) 16,083
Tax on profit 28,959 38,265

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:

31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Profit before tax 111,799 165,517
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 23.520%
(2022 - 19%)

26,295

31,448

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 769 153
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 1,895 6,664
Total tax charge 28,959 38,265

9. DIVIDENDS
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Interim 240,000 62,238

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements Fixtures
to Plant and and Demonstration
property machinery fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 112,470 47,825 184,608 51,541 396,444
Additions - - 14,879 23,347 38,226
Disposals - - - (8,443 ) (8,443 )
At 31 December 2023 112,470 47,825 199,487 66,445 426,227
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 79,735 32,066 118,242 39,299 269,342
Charge for year 11,450 4,846 27,746 20,479 64,521
Eliminated on disposal - - - (6,240 ) (6,240 )
At 31 December 2023 91,185 36,912 145,988 53,538 327,623
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 21,285 10,913 53,499 12,907 98,604
At 31 December 2022 32,735 15,759 66,366 12,242 127,102

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

11. STOCKS
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Finished goods 899,399 580,532

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Trade debtors 420,105 652,640
Due from group companies 28,089 46,092
Derivative instrument - 1,276
Prepayment and deferred income 49,455 57,050
497,649 757,058

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Trade creditors 108,109 52,535
Tax 18,876 1,088
Social security and other taxes 25,460 26,600
VAT 60,899 84,854
Other creditors 18,928 28,099
Due to group companies 66,640 117,092
Accrued expenses 42,267 50,886
341,179 361,154

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Within one year 107,877 69,511
Between one and five years 268,812 230,205
In more than five years - 51,199
376,689 350,915

Operating leases recognised in profit and loss account during the year as an expense was £80,382 (2022 - £85,466).

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The company uses forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge currency exposure on firm future commitments. The fair value of the assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit and loss at the balance sheet date are determined using current forward exchange contracts with similar maturity contracts.

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Deferred tax 22,670 26,229

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 26,229
Change in tax rate
Accelerated capital allowances (3,559 )
Balance at 31 December 2023 22,670

The net reversal of expected deferred tax liabilities expected to occur in the next 12 months is £9,612.

At the balance sheet date the company had a £22,669 deferred tax liability (2022 - £26,229) relating to accelerated capital allowances.

Factors that may affect future tax charges
An increase in the future main corporation tax rate to 25% from 1 April 2023, from the previously enacted 19% was announced in the budget on 3 March 2021, and substantively enacted on 24 May 2021. The deferred tax balance at the year end has been calculated based on the rate at which the provision is expected to unwind.

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.12.23 31.12.22
value: £    £   
1,677,778 Ordinary 1 1,677,778 1,677,778

Each share is entitled to one vote in any circumstances. Each share has equal rights to dividends. Each share is entitled to participate in a distribution arising from a winding up of the company. The shares are not redeemable.

18. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2023 341,239
Profit for the year 82,840
Dividends (240,000 )
At 31 December 2023 184,079

Called up share capital - represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued.

Retained earnings - includes all current and prior retained profits and losses.

19. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Anest Iwata Corporation (incorporated in Japan ) is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

The directors consider that the ultimate controlling party is Anest Iwata Corporation, a company registered in Japan.

The consolidated financial statements of Anest Iwata Corporation are publicly available and can obtained from:

Anest Iwata Corporation
3176 Shinyoshida-Cho
Kohoku-Ku
Yokohama
223-8501
Japan

Anest Iwata (UK) Limited (Registered number: 02822550)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

In accordance with FRS 102, the company claims exemption from disclosing transactions with other group entities, where the company is a fully-owned subsidiary.

The company sold and purchased goods from Anest Iwata Australia PTY Limited of £56,153 and £61,536 respectively.

The company purchased goods from Anest Iwata -Medea INC of £171,914, and sold goods to Anest Iwata Motherson Coating Equipment Ltd of £9,624.

21. KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

All directors who have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the company are considered to be key management personnel. Total salary in respect of these individuals is £177,135 (2022 - £173,582), total remuneration in respect of these individuals is £201,953 (2022 - £207,197).