REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Grange Cross Limited |
Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023 |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Grange Cross Limited |
Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2023 |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Strategic Report | 2 |
Report of the Directors | 3 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
Statement of Comprehensive Income | 9 |
Balance Sheet | 10 |
Statement of Changes in Equity | 11 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 |
Grange Cross Limited |
Company Information |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditor |
Regent's Court |
Princess Street |
Hull |
East Yorkshire |
HU2 8BA |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Strategic Report |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31st December 2023. |
REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
This company is an intermediary holding company within the group of companies headed by Newbegin |
Corporation Limited. |
The principal activity of the group headed by this company continued to be that of commercial vehicle body building, trailer chassis manufacturing and repairs. The company has had a vastly improved year in 2023 on the back of the directors implementing a new business system to monitor production KPI's in addition to the existing monthly and annual financial reports, sales reports and cash flow reports. The company has a strong order book for 2024. |
Both performance and the future outlook have continued to improve with the group headed by this company trading profitably post year-end and the directors are confident that the company can maintain this going forward based on a long term strategy and continue to monitor the level of future orders, production costs, overheads, assets, investment in equipment and cash resources which they consider to be key performance indicators (KPI's). |
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
The groups' operations expose it to competitive, legislative and financial risks that include credit risk and liquidity risk. The company has in place a strong risk management programme that aims to eliminate adverse effects of the financial performance of the company. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Report of the Directors |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st December 2023. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of a holding company. |
DIVIDENDS |
During the year the company paid interim dividends of £274,800 (2022 £254,100). The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend. |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st January 2023 to the date of this report. |
Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT |
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
- | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
- | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
- | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Report of the Directors |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, Smailes Goldie, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Grange Cross Limited |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Grange Cross Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31st December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). |
In our opinion the financial statements: |
- | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31st December 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
- | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
- | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion |
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
Conclusions relating to going concern |
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
Other information |
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. |
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. |
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
- | the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
- | the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Grange Cross Limited |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
- | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
- | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
- | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
- | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors |
As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page three, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. |
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Grange Cross Limited |
Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements |
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. |
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the limited liability partnership, including the Companies Act 2006, anti-bribery, environmental and health and safety legislation. An understanding of these laws and regulations and the extent of compliance was obtained through discussion with management and inspecting legal and regulatory correspondence. |
We assessed the susceptibility of the limited liability partnership's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquiries of management and considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and |
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: |
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
- reviewing correspondence with relevant regulators and the limited liability partnership's legal advisors. |
Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities; including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. |
The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission, or misrepresentation. |
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Grange Cross Limited |
Use of our report |
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
for and on behalf of |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditor |
Regent's Court |
Princess Street |
Hull |
East Yorkshire |
HU2 8BA |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Statement of Comprehensive Income |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER |
Administrative expenses |
OPERATING PROFIT and |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
Tax on profit | 4 |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Balance Sheet |
31st December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Investments | 6 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 7 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 8 |
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 9 |
Retained earnings | 10 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1st January 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 31st December 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 31st December 2023 |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Grange Cross Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards |
including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. |
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated. |
Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland": |
• | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows; |
• | the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d); |
• | the requirement of paragraph 33.7. |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Investments in subsidiaries |
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost. |
Taxation |
Current tax represents the amount of tax payable or receivable in respect of the taxable profit (or loss) for the current or past reporting periods. It is measured at the amount expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Debtors and creditors receivable/payable within one year |
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
There were no staff costs for the year ended 31st December 2023 nor for the year ended 31st December 2022. |
The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
2023 | 2022 |
Directors |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration |
4. | 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 |
Tax on profit |
Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Profit before tax |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
Effects of: |
Change in rate of corporation tax | (7,593 | ) | - |
Total tax charge | 120,715 | 59,598 |
5. | DIVIDENDS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
A ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim |
B ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
6. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
COST |
At 1st January 2023 |
and 31st December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31st December 2023 |
At 31st December 2022 |
The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
Registered office: Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1BN |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Registered office: Plot 56/57 Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1BN |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Registered office: C/O Weightlifter Bodies Limited, Plots 56-57 Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1BN |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
7. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Tax |
Grange Cross Limited (Registered number: 11872756) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31st December 2023 |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2023 | 2022 |
value: | £ | £ |
A ordinary | £1 | 75,000 | 75,000 |
B ordinary | £1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
100,000 | 100,000 |
10. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1st January 2023 |
Profit for the year |
Dividends | ( |
) |
At 31st December 2023 |
Retained earnings |
The retained earnings represents cumulative profits and losses net of dividends and other adjustments. |
11. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY |
The company's parent company is Newbegin Holdings Limited. the registered office of this company is Newbegin House, 14-16 Newbegin, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8EG |
The company's ultimate parent company is Newbegin Corporation Limited. The registered office of this company is Newbegin House Geneva Way, Leads Road, Hull, HU7 0DG. |
The largest and smallest group in which the results of the company to 31 December 2023 are consolidated is that headed by Newbegin Corporation Limited. The consolidated financial statements of the group are available to the public and may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ. |
12. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
There is a cross guarantee with other group company's in respect of bank and other borrowings. At 31st December 2023 the potential net liability of the company under the arrangement £4,880,200 (2022 £6,037,608). |
13. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the entity |
The balance due to the related party at the 31st December 2023 was £2,216,333 (2022 £2,396,333). |
14. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The company is not controlled by any one party. |