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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840 (England and Wales)



















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

FOR

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Director 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023







DIRECTOR: Mr NJ Edwell





SECRETARY: Mrs F M Edwell





REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 10 Coln Industrial Estate
Old Bath Road
Colnbrook Slough
Berkshire
SL3 0NJ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: FKCA Limited
260 - 270 Butterfield
Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 8DL

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

STRATEGIC REPORT
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2023.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The director is pleased to report a significant improvement in turnover and profit as the industry and economy recovered from the adverse impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic from earlier years.

Despite the continued increases in the cost of raw materials and with competitive pricing within the electrical wholesale market, the gross profit for the year increased to £2.91m (2022 £2.43m).

Despite the underlying uncertainty in the wider economy, the company was able to successfully follow its business plan and forecast, exceeding its turnover and profit targets.

The key financial highlights are as follows:

31 December 2023 31 December 2022
Turnover £19,121,900 £14,696,063
Gross Profit £2,918,491 £2,434,091
Gross Profit % 15.3% 16.6%
Profit before tax £329,392 £175,724
Net Assets £751,436 £718,589

The company has performed strongly during the year, and the directors are pleased with its performance and position. The forecast for 2024 is one of further recovery with company continuing to grow and explore viable commercial projects.

The net current assets continue to strengthen, with a key focus maintaining liquidity which will enable the company to withstand any adverse effects of the current economic uncertainty.


RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

STRATEGIC REPORT
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Senior Management team led by the Managing Director constantly review any associated risks.

The principal risks identified are as follows:

Staffing
The company's staff are key to the services that it can provide and in common with many industries, the company is facing challenges in the labour market, with competition both within the industry and from other industries.

Liquidity
The Company makes use of an invoice finance discounting facility in order to mitigate short term liquidity risk. The Directors continually monitor cash flow forecasts in order manage this risk over the short to medium term.

Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to the credit risk of its customers. The Directors ensure that all key customers have regular credit checks undertaken by working closely with the credit insurance partner. The Company has also employed a credit controller to ensure all invoices are paid on a timely basis and queries are acted upon quickly.

Economic Outlook
There has been increased economic uncertainty as the World recovers from the global Coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the war in Ukraine has caused issues with the supply of certain products and in turn has caused global inflationary pressures which have created a cost of living crisis in UK and Europe.

Price Risk
The market in which the Company operates is highly competitive. There are on-going pressures from suppliers implementing price increases which impact profit margins. To mitigate this risk, the Company employs a specialist purchasing controller who is constantly assessing the market to obtain the best prices possible.
The Company ensures it competes effectively by maintaining relationships with customers and by delivering a high level of customer service.

The company looks forward to FY2024 and beyond with confidence.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr NJ Edwell - Director


8 August 2024

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

The director presents his 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 wholesale electrical distributors.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of 2065 per share on the Ordinary shares £1 shares was paid on 26 September 2023. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid on these shares.

No interim dividend was paid on the Ordinary A shares £1 shares. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid on these shares.

No interim dividend was paid on the Ordinary B shares £1 shares. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid on these shares.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023 will be £ 206,500 .

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The company plans further growth through investment into additional headcount in the business development team. Business development will focus on building on current customer accounts whilst also looking to obtain new customers and projects.

DIRECTOR
Mr NJ Edwell held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2023 to the date of this report.

DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is 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 director is 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 him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is 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.

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023


STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the director is 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 he 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:



Mr NJ Edwell - Director


8 August 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Rapid Electrical Distributors Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 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 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, 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 Director 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 Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS 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 Director.

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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page four, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has 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. Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud was as follows:

- enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;

-
enquiry of entity staff and the board of directors to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and
regulations; and

-
reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to involve the completeness and timing of income recognition and the override of controls by management.

To address the risk of fraud in relation to revenue recognition, we:
- Performed detailed substantive testing to address completeness and accuracy of sales;
- Assessed the appropriateness and application of the accounting policy concerning income recognition; and
- Performed detailed cut-off testing either side of the balance sheet date.

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 were indicative of potential bias;
- Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

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
RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS 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.




Tara Aldwin ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of FKCA Limited
260 - 270 Butterfield
Great Marlings
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 8DL

13 August 2024

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

INCOME STATEMENT
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 5 19,121,900 14,696,063

Cost of sales 16,203,461 12,261,972
GROSS PROFIT 2,918,439 2,434,091

Administrative expenses 2,353,062 2,153,163
565,377 280,928

Other operating income 25,791 28,702
OPERATING PROFIT 7 591,168 309,630


Interest payable and similar expenses 8 261,776 133,906
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 329,392 175,724

Tax on profit 9 90,045 71,524
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 239,347 104,200

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 239,347 104,200


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

239,347

104,200

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 629,519 613,897
Investments 12 100,000 100,000
729,519 713,897

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 13 811,639 886,823
Debtors 14 5,330,975 4,804,287
Cash at bank 383,385 608,542
6,525,999 6,299,652
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 15 6,258,988 5,825,408
NET CURRENT ASSETS 267,011 474,244
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

996,530

1,188,141

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

16

(223,085

)

(451,448

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 20 (22,009 ) (18,104 )
NET ASSETS 751,436 718,589

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 21 103 103
Retained earnings 22 751,333 718,486
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 751,436 718,589

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 8 August 2024 and were signed by:





Mr NJ Edwell - Director


RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

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 103 614,286 614,389

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 104,200 104,200
Balance at 31 December 2022 103 718,486 718,589

Changes in equity
Dividends - (206,500 ) (206,500 )
Total comprehensive income - 239,347 239,347
Balance at 31 December 2023 103 751,333 751,436

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 836,648 620,203
Interest paid (261,776 ) (133,906 )
Tax paid (30,624 ) (43,325 )
Net cash from operating activities 544,248 442,972

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (37,583 ) (45,389 )
Net cash from investing activities (37,583 ) (45,389 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (223,360 ) (293,904 )
Amount withdrawn by directors (301,962 ) (96,500 )
Equity dividends paid (206,500 ) -
Net cash from financing activities (731,822 ) (390,404 )

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (225,157 ) 7,179
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

608,542

601,363

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 383,385 608,542

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS
2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before taxation 329,392 175,724
Depreciation charges 21,961 37,832
Finance costs 261,776 133,906
613,129 347,462
Decrease in stocks 75,184 63,608
Increase in trade and other debtors (232,313 ) (1,059,781 )
Increase in trade and other creditors 380,648 1,268,914
Cash generated from operations 836,648 620,203

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

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

Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 383,385 608,542
Year ended 31 December 2022
31.12.22 1.1.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 608,542 601,363


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.1.23 Cash flow At 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank 608,542 (225,157 ) 383,385
608,542 (225,157 ) 383,385
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (2,878,641 ) (225,282 ) (3,103,923 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (451,448 ) 228,363 (223,085 )
(3,330,089 ) 3,081 (3,327,008 )
Total (2,721,547 ) (222,076 ) (2,943,623 )

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

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

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

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.

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102") and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.

Rapid Electrical Distributors Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited and the results of Rapid Electrical Distributors Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited, which are available from St Ann's Quay, 118 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 3BD.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions (Rapid Electrical Distributors (Watford) Limited) with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates

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 delivery 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.

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Freehold land and buildings2% straight line
Improvement to premises 10% straight line
Plant and equipment25% reducing balance
Office equipment25% straight line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments ts in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

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

Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

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

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

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

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, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Other financial liabilities
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

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

Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.


RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

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.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due

Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those cost are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

In the opinion of the directors there are no critical accounting judgements.

The key source of estimation uncertainty, which may have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements, relates to stock provisions. At the year end the director reviewed stocks for slow moving items and obsolescence. Some items of stock have been identified as slow moving, however the director expects that these items will be recovered to a value at least equal to the cost values as included in the accounts. As a result of this assessment no stock provisions have been included in these financial statements.

5. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

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

2023 2022
£    £   
Sale of goods 18,495,122 14,086,364
Commissions 626,778 609,699
19,121,900 14,696,063

6. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,146,563 977,389
Social security costs 124,377 108,048
Other pension costs 141,609 102,307
1,412,549 1,187,744

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2023 2022

Sales and trading 22 19
Processing and administration 4 4
26 23

2023 2022
£    £   
Director's remuneration 146,629 115,750
Director's pension contributions to money purchase schemes 116,000 40,000

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

7. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2023 2022
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 5,486 487
Depreciation - owned assets 21,961 37,833
Auditors' remuneration 12,350 11,750

8. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank interest on loans and overdrafts 52,786 38,370
Factoring charges 208,990 95,536
261,776 133,906

9. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 86,140 63,193

Deferred tax 3,905 8,331
Tax on profit 90,045 71,524

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:

2023 2022
£    £   
Profit before tax 329,392 175,724
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
23.521% (2022 - 19%)

77,476

33,388

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 10,486 20,031
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (1,822 ) -
Deferred tax provision 3,905 18,105
Total tax charge 90,045 71,524

10. DIVIDENDS
2023 2022
£    £   
Ordinary shares shares of £1 each
Interim 206,500 -

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
Freehold to Plant and Computer
Property premises machinery equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 672,621 171,700 47,584 42,365 934,270
Additions - 36,404 1,179 - 37,583
At 31 December 2023 672,621 208,104 48,763 42,365 971,853
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 169,307 110,568 19,948 20,550 320,373
Charge for year - 13,749 4,739 3,473 21,961
At 31 December 2023 169,307 124,317 24,687 24,023 342,334
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 503,314 83,787 24,076 18,342 629,519
At 31 December 2022 503,314 61,132 27,636 21,815 613,897

12. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£   
COST
At 1 January 2023
and 31 December 2023 100,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 100,000
At 31 December 2022 100,000

The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Rapid Electrical Distributors (Watford) Limited
Registered office: Unit 3 Trade City Watford, Wiggenhall Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0EZ
Nature of business: Wholesaler of electronic equipment
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
Ordinary A and B 100.00
31.12.23 31.12.22
£    £   
Aggregate capital and reserves 899 (76,061 )
Profit for the year 76,960 38,955

Fixed asset investments are included at cost less any provision for permanent diminution in value.

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

13. STOCKS
2023 2022
£    £   
Stocks 811,639 886,823

14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 4,149,106 3,930,483
Other debtors 545,969 477,447
Directors' loan accounts 458,462 156,500
Tax - 7,587
Prepayments and accrued income 177,438 232,270
5,330,975 4,804,287

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 17) 242,698 237,695
Trade creditors 2,766,968 2,675,201
Corporation tax 75,384 27,455
Taxation and social security 71,562 101,757
Other creditors 3,001,229 2,726,342
Accrued expenses 101,147 56,958
6,258,988 5,825,408

16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 17) 223,085 451,448

17. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 242,698 237,695

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans 223,085 451,448

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

18. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Within one year 135,213 165,399
Between one and five years 226,956 353,180
362,169 518,579

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for property and vehicles.

Vehicle leases are negotiated for an average term of 3 years and rentals are fixed for the term.

Included within these leasing commitments is a lease (total commitment £362,169) for a property which is occupied in part by a related party with common management which during this year was not charged on to this company).

19. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loans 465,783 689,143
Factoring account 2,861,225 2,640,946
3,327,008 3,330,089

There are legal assignments of contract monies and fixed and floating charge over all assets as collateral of debts in favour of the company's banker for the banking facilities granted.

20. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Deferred tax 22,009 18,104

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 18,104
Provided during year 3,905
Balance at 31 December 2023 22,009

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

21. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully
paid:


2023


2022
Number: Class: Nominal value: £ £
100 Ordinary £1 100 100
1 Ordinary A £1 1 1
1 Ordinary B £1 1 1
1 Ordinary C £1 1 1
103 103

Each ordinary share issued has equal voting right. For Ordinary A, B and C shares, each class has their own right to receive dividends payable.

22. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2023 718,486
Profit for the year 239,347
Dividends (206,500 )
At 31 December 2023 751,333

23. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited is regarded by the director as being the company's ultimate parent company.

The ultimate parent undertaking is Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited , the company which prepares the group's consolidated financial statements, by virtue of its 100% stake in the issued share capital of the parent undertaking (Rapid Electrical Distributors Limited). Copies of the consolidated financial statements for the year can be obtained from St Ann's Quay, 118 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 3BD

24. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The company is in a Composite Company Unlimited Multilateral Guarantee with HSBC bank that each trading company (Rapid Renewables Limited, Rapid Electrical Distributors (Watford) Limited, Rapid Electrical Distributors Limited) is equally liable if a company breaks the overdraft facility of £150,000

25. DIRECTORS LOANS AND ADVANCES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2022:

2023 2022
£    £   
Mr NJ Edwell
Balance outstanding at start of year 156,500 60,000
Amounts advanced 396,946 96,500
Amounts repaid (100,000 ) -
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 453,446 156,500

RAPID ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05007840)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the Year Ended 31 DECEMBER 2023

25. DIRECTORS LOANS AND ADVANCES - continued

No interest has been charged to the director and the balance is repayable on demand.

26. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Information about related party transactions and outstanding balances is outlined below:

Aggregated transactions with related parties with common key management personnel





Sales


Purchases

Management
charge (income
Amount owed
by related
parties
Amounts owed
to related
parties
£    £    £    £    £   
Year ended 31 December
2023

5,407,864

44,083

27,941

738,296

126,417
Year ended 31 December
2022

3,117,930

253,815

28,702

832,824

104,173

The above balances outstanding at the year end are trading balances and therefore are subject to the terms set out on the particular invoices raised.

27. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate controlling party is Mr NJ Edwell.

Rapid Electrical Distributors Holdings Limited (immediate parent) prepares the consolidated financial statements for the group. Copies of the consolidated financial statements for the year can be obtained from St Ann's Quay, 118 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE1 3BD