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Registration number: 00866631

Gantrail International Limited

Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

Gantrail International Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Directors' Report

2

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

3

Independent Auditor's Report

4 to 6

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

7

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

8

Consolidated Balance Sheet

9

Balance Sheet

10

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 26

 

Gantrail International Limited

Company Information

Directors

C J Cresswell

M E K Impens

P N Bygrave

M P Gray

X A Deedene

Registered office

Sudmeadow Road
Hempstead
Gloucester
GL2 5HG

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP
Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Gantrail International Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

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

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

C J Cresswell

M E K Impens

P N Bygrave

M P Gray

X A Deedene


Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is the provision of design and support solutions for the provision of crane rail interfaces. The principal activity of the company is that of a holding company.

Going concern

The directors have prepared forecast information which covers a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. After reviewing these forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Disclosure of information to the auditor

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

Reappointment of auditors

Hazlewoods LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Board on 2 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:


C J Cresswell
Director

 

Gantrail International Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report, Strategic Report 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 apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group and company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

 

Gantrail International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gantrail International Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Gantrail International Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of the group's 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 auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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 director's 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

 

Gantrail International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gantrail International Limited

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors' Report.

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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the parent company 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, or

the directors were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Directors' Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 3, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group’s and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s 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 an auditor’s report 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.

Extent to which the audit was 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:

We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.

In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgments made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;

 

Gantrail International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gantrail International Limited

performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud;.

enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

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 an auditor’s report 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.





Paul Fussell (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor

Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

2 April 2024

 

Gantrail International Limited

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note

2023
 £

2022
 £

Turnover

3

4,997,695

5,287,213

Cost of sales

 

(2,472,158)

(2,888,741)

Gross profit

 

2,525,537

2,398,472

Administrative expenses

 

(1,747,913)

(1,546,548)

Other operating income

4

8,007

1,593

Operating profit

5

785,631

853,517

Other interest receivable and similar income

6

-

2,477

Profit before tax

 

785,631

855,994

Taxation

9

(189,161)

(254,436)

Profit for the financial year

 

596,470

601,558

Profit attributable to:

 

Owners of the company

 

596,470

601,558

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Gantrail International Limited

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023
£

2022
£

Profit for the year

596,470

601,558

Total comprehensive income for the year

596,470

601,558

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the company

596,470

601,558

 

Gantrail International Limited

(Registration number: 00866631)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Note

2023
 £

2022
 £

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

10

456,489

519,537

Tangible assets

11

504,849

515,335

 

961,338

1,034,872

Current assets

 

Stocks

14

702,337

1,208,688

Debtors

15

725,475

679,976

Cash at bank and in hand

16

832,107

580,085

 

2,259,919

2,468,749

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(1,171,243)

(1,451,005)

Net current assets

 

1,088,676

1,017,744

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,050,014

2,052,616

Provisions for liabilities

9

(84,638)

(83,710)

Net assets

 

1,965,376

1,968,906

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

20, 21

22,551

22,551

Share premium reserve

21

790

790

Capital redemption reserve

21

137,360

137,360

Non-distributable reserve

21

110,558

110,558

Retained earnings

21

1,694,117

1,697,647

Equity attributable to owners of the company

 

1,965,376

1,968,906

Total equity

 

1,965,376

1,968,906

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

C J Cresswell
Director

 

Gantrail International Limited

(Registration number: 00866631)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Note

2023
 £

2022
 £

Fixed assets

 

Investment property

12

800,000

600,000

Investments

13

100,100

100,100

 

900,100

700,100

Current assets

 

Debtors

15

817,994

887,994

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(600,099)

(670,099)

Net current assets

 

217,895

217,895

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,117,995

917,995

Provisions for liabilities

9

(110,140)

(60,139)

Net assets

 

1,007,855

857,856

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

20, 21

22,551

22,551

Share premium reserve

21

790

790

Capital redemption reserve

21

137,360

137,360

Retained earnings

21

847,154

697,155

Total equity

 

1,007,855

857,856

The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £749,999 (2022 - £670,000).

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

C J Cresswell
Director

 

Gantrail International Limited

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Equity attributable to the parent company

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Non-distributable reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

22,551

790

137,360

110,558

1,697,647

1,968,906

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

596,470

596,470

Dividends

-

-

-

-

(600,000)

(600,000)

At 31 December 2023

22,551

790

137,360

110,558

1,694,117

1,965,376

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Non-distributable reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2022

22,551

790

137,360

110,558

1,766,089

2,037,348

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

601,558

601,558

Dividends

-

-

-

-

(670,000)

(670,000)

At 31 December 2022

22,551

790

137,360

110,558

1,697,647

1,968,906

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

22,551

790

137,360

697,155

857,856

Profit for the year

-

-

-

749,999

749,999

Dividends

-

-

-

(600,000)

(600,000)

At 31 December 2023

22,551

790

137,360

847,154

1,007,855

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2022

22,551

790

137,360

697,155

857,856

Profit for the year

-

-

-

670,000

670,000

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

670,000

670,000

Dividends

-

-

-

(670,000)

(670,000)

At 31 December 2022

22,551

790

137,360

697,155

857,856

Included within retained earnings is £330,418 (2022 - £180,419) in relation to an increase in fair value of investment property. This amount does not become distributable until the property is sold.

 

Gantrail International Limited

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note

2023
 £

2022
 £

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

596,470

601,558

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

5

130,289

132,548

Loss on disposal of property plant and equipment

410

-

Finance income

6

-

(2,477)

Income tax expense

9

189,161

254,436

 

916,330

986,065

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

 

506,351

(134,078)

Increase in trade and other receivables

 

(45,499)

(47,374)

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

 

(236,432)

57,943

Cash generated from operations

 

1,140,750

862,556

Income taxes paid

 

(231,563)

(79,584)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

909,187

782,972

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

 

-

2,477

Acquisitions of property plant and equipment

(12,858)

(8,418)

Acquisition of intangible assets

 

(44,307)

(121,531)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(57,165)

(127,472)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Dividends paid

 

(600,000)

(670,000)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

252,022

(14,500)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

580,085

594,585

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

 

832,107

580,085

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Sudmeadow Road
Hempstead
Gloucester
GL2 5HG

 

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is UK £, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

Gantrail International Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS102 and has therefore taken advantage of the disclosure exemption available to it in respect of its separate financial statements. Exemptions have been taken in the company's financial statements in relation to financial instrument and presentation of a statement of cash flows.

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2023.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.

No profit and loss account is presented for the company as permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.

Going concern

The directors have prepared forecast information which covers a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. After reviewing these forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the group’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. 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 underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements.

Judgements

Management have made a significant judgement in regards to the stock provision in the period. The carrying amount of the provision is £185,596 (2022 - £90,016), and is based on the ageing of the stock. The directors use historical data such as last stock movements to identify slow moving and obsolete stock.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.

The group recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits can be reliably measured, and it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity.

The group considers that the risks and rewards of ownership pass when products are delivered to customers and it is at this point revenue is recognised.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the initial transaction dates.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the group operates and generates taxable income.

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the group. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Intangible assets

Development costs are initially capitalised at cost. After initial recognition, development costs are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Separately acquired intangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated amortisation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Patents and trademarks

20% straight line

Development costs

20% straight line

Research and development

Research expenditure is written off to the profit and loss account in the year in which it is incurred. Development expenditure is written off in the same way unless the directors are satisfied as to the technical, commercial and financial viability of individual projects. In this situation, the expenditure is deferred and amortised over the period during which the company is expected to benefit.

Property, plant and equipment

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Freehold land and buildings

Nil

Plant and machinery

10% - 33.3% of cost per annum

Depreciation is not provided on freehold buildings as the directors do not consider the residual value of the land and buildings to be materially different from the carrying value in the accounts. As a consequence any depreciation is immaterial. The directors have undertaken an impairment review on the carrying value of the land and buildings at 31 December 2023 and have concluded that no impairment has arisen.

Investment property

Investment property is carried at fair value, derived from the current market prices for comparable real estate determined annually by external valuers. The valuers use observable market prices, adjusted if necessary for any difference in the nature, location or condition of the specific asset. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Stocks and work in progress

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction cost. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Financial instruments

Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the group’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to the profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

3

Revenue

The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Sale of goods

4,957,900

5,225,893

Rendering of services

39,795

61,320

4,997,695

5,287,213

The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

UK

689,805

754,540

Europe

2,064,370

2,085,108

Middle East

516,936

252,199

Far East & India

1,026,937

1,133,634

United States of America

99,039

42,762

Rest of the world

600,608

1,018,970

4,997,695

5,287,213

 

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Other operating income

8,007

1,593

 

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2023
 £

2022
 £

Depreciation expense

22,934

30,154

Amortisation expense (included in administrative expenses)

107,355

102,394

Research and development cost

(42,117)

(70,367)

Foreign exchange losses/(gains)

25,133

(32,113)

Operating lease expense

18,409

17,387

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

410

-

Auditors remuneration

25,450

23,650

Auditors remuneration - non audit services

6,680

7,260

 

6

Other interest receivable and similar income

2023
 £

2022
 £

Interest on loans to group undertakings

-

2,477

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

7

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Wages and salaries

907,115

817,195

Social security costs

99,005

88,553

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

36,099

32,004

1,042,219

937,752

The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2023
 No.

2022
 No.

Administration and support

6

4

Production

13

12

Sales

4

5

23

21

Company
The company incurred no staff costs and had no employees other than the directors.

 

8

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Remuneration

266,381

239,407

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

13,249

21,500

279,630

260,907

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits was as follows:

2023
No.

2022
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

3

3

In respect of the highest paid director:

2023
£

2022
£

Remuneration

99,527

92,447

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

5,509

8,418

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

9

Income tax

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2023
 £

2022
 £

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

198,845

163,858

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

(10,612)

7,447

188,233

171,305

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(17,614)

63,180

Arising from changes in tax rates and laws

-

19,951

Adjustments in respect of prior periods

18,542

-

Total deferred taxation

928

83,131

Tax expense in the profit and loss account

189,161

254,436

The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2022 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 23.52% (2022 - 19%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2023
£

2022
£

Profit before tax

785,631

855,994

Corporation tax at standard rate

184,785

162,639

Effect of revenues exempt from taxation

(4,307)

(7,968)

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

1,622

607

Deferred tax (credit)/expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws

(1,042)

19,951

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

221

71,808

Adjustments in respect of prior year - deferred tax

18,542

-

Movement in deferred tax not recognised

(48)

(48)

Adjustments in respect of prior periods - current tax

(10,612)

7,447

Total tax charge

189,161

254,436

Deferred tax

Group

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2023

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

87,742

Short term timing differences

(3,104)

84,638

2022

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

86,937

Short term timing differences

(3,227)

83,710

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Company

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2023

Liability
£

Capital gains/(losses)

110,140

110,140

2022

Liability
£

Capital gains/(losses)

60,139

60,139

A change to the corporation tax rate was announced in the March 2021 Budget, increasing the current rate of 19% to 25% with effect from April 2023. This increase was substantively enacted in May 2021 and the substantively enacted rates at the balance sheet date have been appropriately reflected in the calculation of deferred tax.

 

10

Intangible assets

Group

Patents and trademarks
 £

Development costs
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 January 2023

269,777

606,745

876,522

Additions acquired separately

35,399

8,908

44,307

At 31 December 2023

305,176

615,653

920,829

Amortisation

At 1 January 2023

162,999

193,986

356,985

Amortisation charge

43,803

63,552

107,355

At 31 December 2023

206,802

257,538

464,340

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023

98,374

358,115

456,489

At 31 December 2022

106,778

412,759

519,537

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

11

Tangible assets

Group

Freehold land and buildings
£

Plant and machinery
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2023

470,000

527,289

997,289

Additions

-

12,858

12,858

Disposals

-

(22,014)

(22,014)

At 31 December 2023

470,000

518,133

988,133

Depreciation

At 1 January 2023

-

481,954

481,954

Charge for the year

-

22,934

22,934

Eliminated on disposal

-

(21,604)

(21,604)

At 31 December 2023

-

483,284

483,284

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023

470,000

34,849

504,849

At 31 December 2022

470,000

45,335

515,335

 

12

Investment properties

Company

£

At 1 January 2023

600,000

Fair value adjustments

200,000

At 31 December 2023

800,000

During the year the property held by the company was revalued to its fair value of £800,000. The fair value is based on managements best estimate of the property value, after due of consideration current market conditions and rental yields.

 

13

Investments

Company

2023
£

2022
£

Investments in subsidiaries

100,100

100,100

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023

100,100

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022

100,100

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

     

2023

2022

Subsidiary undertakings

Gantrail Middle East Limited

Lob 12, Office No. 15, 1st Floor, Jebel Ali Free Zone, P. O. Box No. 61428

100%

100%

 

Dubai

     

Gantry Railing Limited

Sudmeadow Road, Hempsted, Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL2 5HG

100%

100%

 

England and Wales

     
 

14

Stocks

 

Group

Company

2023
 £

2022
 £

2023
 £

2022
 £

Raw materials

670,479

1,199,556

-

-

Work in progress

31,858

9,132

-

-

702,337

1,208,688

-

-

 

15

Debtors

 

Group

Company

2023
 £

2022
 £

2023
 £

2022
 £

Trade debtors

674,253

613,786

-

-

Amounts owed by related parties

14,479

259

817,994

887,994

Other debtors

3,674

8,893

-

-

Prepayments

33,069

57,038

-

-

Total current trade and other debtors

725,475

679,976

817,994

887,994

 

16

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Group

Company

2023
£

2022
£

2023
£

2022
£

Cash at bank

832,107

580,085

-

-

 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

17

Creditors

 

Group

Company

2023
 £

2022
 £

2023
 £

2022
 £

Due within one year

Trade creditors

110,767

72,025

-

-

Amounts due to related parties

666,141

982,412

600,000

670,000

Social security and other taxes

22,429

18,635

-

-

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

7,879

5,610

-

-

Other creditors

135,883

76,684

99

99

Accrued expenses

167,813

191,978

-

-

Corporation tax liability

60,331

103,661

-

-

1,171,243

1,451,005

600,099

670,099

 

18

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Group

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Not later than one year

14,266

16,853

Later than one year and not later than five years

11,605

26,057

25,871

42,910

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £18,409 (2022 - £17,387).

 

19

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £36,099 (2022 - £32,004).

Contributions totalling £7,879 (2022 - £5,610) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

 

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Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2023

2022

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

22,551

22,551

22,551

22,551

         
 

Gantrail International Limited

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

 

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Reserves

Called up share capital
This represents the nominal value of the issued share capital of the company.

Share premium
This represents the surplus on the nominal value of the issued share capital of the company.

Capital redemption reserve
This represents the amount transferred to this reserve to maintain the company's capital arising from the purchase of its own shares.

Non-distributable reserve
This represents the surplus arising on the revaluation of the group's and company's investment property.

Retained earnings
This represents the cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.

 

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Analysis of net funds

Group

At 1 January 2023

Cash flow

Acquired with subsidiary

Other non-cash changes

At 31 December 2023

£

£

£

£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

580,085

252,022

-

-

832,107

Net funds

580,085

252,022

-

-

832,107

 

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Control

The immediate and ultimate parent company is HF Holding SA, a company incorporated in Belgium.

The most senior parent producing publicly available statements is HF Holding SA. These financial statements are available upon request from the company's registered office at Rue du Commerce 19
1400, Nivelles​, Walloom Brabant, Belgium.