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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200 (Scotland)








STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

FOR

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3 to 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7

Income Statement 8

Other Comprehensive Income 9

Balance Sheet 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Cash Flow Statement 12

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Financial Statements 14 to 21


GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024







DIRECTORS: Mr L Donald
Mr G Donald
Mr D Donald



SECRETARY: Miss A Donald



REGISTERED OFFICE: 7 St Andrew Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1DS



REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200 (Scotland)



AUDITORS: Bain Henry Reid
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants
28 Broad Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1BY



BANKERS: Bank of Scotland plc
32 Broad Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1BY



SOLICITORS: Masson & Glennie
Broad House
Broad Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1JA

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 January 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The results for the year and financial position of the company are as shown in the annexed financial statements.


PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The management of the business and the execution of the company's objectives are subject to a number of risks. The key business risks and uncertainties affecting the company relate to periodic downturns in consumer demand and competition from other retailers. These risks are formally reviewed by the board and processes are put in place to monitor them and to deal with them as far as possible.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The company's financial instruments comprise borrowings, cash and short-term deposits, and various items such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to fund the company's operations as well as to manage its working capital and liquidity.

The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes in credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The company has in place a risk management programme that seeks to limit the adverse effects on the financial performance of the company by monitoring levels of debt finance and related finance costs. The company does not use derivative financial instruments.

Given the size of the company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a sub-committee of the board. The policies set by the board of directors are implemented by the company's finance department.

Price Risk
The company is exposed to price risk due to normal inflationary increases in the purchase price of the goods and services it purchases in the UK.

Credit Risk
The company has implemented policies that require appropriate credit checks on potential customers before sales are made. The amount of exposure to any individual counterparty is subject to a limit, which is reassessed annually by the board.

Liquidity Risk
The company actively maintains a mixture of long-term and short-term finance that is designed to ensure that the company has sufficient available funds for operations and planned expansions.

Cash Flow Risk
The company has both interest bearing assets and interest bearing liabilities which are subject to variable rates of interest. The directors will revisit the appropriateness of this policy if and when appropriate.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr L Donald - Director


4 September 2024

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 January 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of wholesale and retail selling of drapery, household goods, furnishings and clothing.

No significant change in the nature of these activities occurred during the year.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 January 2024 will be £ 140,000 .

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

DIRECTORS
The directors set out in the table below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 February 2023 to the date of this report.

The beneficial interests of the directors holding office at 31 January 2024 in the shares of the company, according to the register of directors' interests, were as follows:

31.1.24 1.2.23
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Mr L Donald 7,000 7,000
Mr G Donald 11,000 11,000
Mr D Donald 4,000 4,000

These directors did not hold any non-beneficial interests in the shares of the company.

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.

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, Bain Henry Reid, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr L Donald - Director


4 September 2024

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of George Donald (Warehouseman) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 January 2024 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 January 2024 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
GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) 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.

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:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the company and the sector in which they operate. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant: the Companies Act 2006, the various Scottish Government Instruments relating to the retail sector.

We obtained an understanding of how the company has complied with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making enquiries of the management. We corroborated our inquiries through our review of supporting documentation and enquiries of the company's legal advisors.

Assessing the design and effectiveness of controls management has in place to detect fraud, and understanding how those charged with governance have considered the potential for override of those controls, or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process.

We assessed the susceptibly of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed during the company's audit included:

- Challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates

- Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations

- Assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

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
GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) 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.




John G Bowie BA CA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Bain Henry Reid
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants
28 Broad Street
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 1BY

4 September 2024

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   

TURNOVER 6,640,833 6,587,056

Cost of sales 5,933,301 5,695,852
GROSS PROFIT 707,532 891,204

Administrative expenses 617,786 656,918
89,746 234,286

Other operating income 103,383 100,741
OPERATING PROFIT 4 193,129 335,027

Fair value adjustment on investments 5 15,779 (100,419 )
208,908 234,608

Income from investments 6 105,948 63,299
Interest receivable and similar income 3,575 10,539
109,523 73,838
318,431 308,446

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 64 -
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 318,367 308,446

Tax on profit 8 61,708 96,795
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 256,659 211,651

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 256,659 211,651


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

256,659

211,651

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

BALANCE SHEET
31 JANUARY 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 1,427,585 1,530,180
Investments 12 39,872 39,872
1,467,457 1,570,052

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 13 3,470,180 3,541,658
Debtors 14 939,904 909,095
Investments 15 3,361,261 3,522,722
Cash at bank and in hand 705,473 422,829
8,476,818 8,396,304
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 16 685,814 814,251
NET CURRENT ASSETS 7,791,004 7,582,053
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

9,258,461

9,152,105

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 158,298 168,601
NET ASSETS 9,100,163 8,983,504

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 18 22,000 22,000
Retained earnings 19 9,078,163 8,961,504
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 9,100,163 8,983,504

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 4 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr L Donald - Director


GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 February 2022 22,000 8,889,853 8,911,853

Changes in equity
Dividends - (140,000 ) (140,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 211,651 211,651
Balance at 31 January 2023 22,000 8,961,504 8,983,504

Changes in equity
Dividends - (140,000 ) (140,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 256,659 256,659
Balance at 31 January 2024 22,000 9,078,163 9,100,163

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 215,226 (344,059 )
Interest paid (64 ) -
Tax paid (60,654 ) (88,160 )
Net cash from operating activities 154,508 (432,219 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (17,810 ) (149,881 )
Purchase of current asset investments (233,140 ) (226,618 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets - 14,500
Sale of current asset investments 409,563 39,713
Interest received 3,575 10,539
Dividends received 105,948 63,299
Net cash from investing activities 268,136 (248,448 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (140,000 ) (140,000 )
Net cash from financing activities (140,000 ) (140,000 )

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 282,644 (820,667 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 422,829 1,243,496

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 705,473 422,829

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before taxation 318,367 308,446
Depreciation charges 120,405 135,051
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 817 (25,556 )
Fair value adjustment on investments (15,779 ) 98,359
Finance costs 64 -
Finance income (109,523 ) (73,838 )
314,351 442,462
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 71,478 (798,057 )
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (30,809 ) 53,454
Decrease in trade and other creditors (139,794 ) (41,918 )
Cash generated from operations 215,226 (344,059 )

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 January 2024
31/1/24 1/2/23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 705,473 422,829
Year ended 31 January 2023
31/1/23 1/2/22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 422,829 1,243,496


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1/2/23 Cash flow At 31/1/24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 422,829 282,644 705,473
422,829 282,644 705,473

Liquid resources
Current asset investments 3,522,722 (161,461 ) 3,361,261
3,522,722 (161,461 ) 3,361,261
Total 3,945,551 121,183 4,066,734

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

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

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


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS 102'), and with the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on the historic cost basis except for the modification to a fair value basis for certain financial instruments as specified in the accounting policies below.

Significant judgements and estimates
Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include:

Useful economic lives of tangible assets
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.

Impairment of stock on hand
The company's stock on hand comprises of drapery, household goods, furnishings and clothing for resale and is subject to changing consumer demands and fashion trends. As a result it is necessary to consider the recoverability of the cost of stock on hand and the associated provisioning required. When calculating any stock impairment, management considers the nature and condition of the stock, as well as applying assumptions around anticipated saleability of finished goods.

Impairment of debtors
The company makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing impairment of trade and other debtors, management consider factors including the current credit rating of the debtor, the ageing profile of debtors and historical experience.

Revenue recognition
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents the amount receivable for goods supplied net of returns, discounts and rebates allowed by the company and value added taxes.

The company bases its estimate of returns on historical results, taking into consideration the type of customers, the type of transaction and the specifics of each arrangement.

Sale of goods
Revenue on sale of goods is recognised when goods sold to customer, which is considered the point of delivery. Retail sales are usually by cash, credit or payment card.

Sales are made to retail customers with a right to return, subject to certain conditions regarding the usage. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for such returns at the time of sale.

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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

Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost less estimated residual value of all tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the term of the lease, whichever is the shorter. The rates applicable are:

Heritable property- 2% on cost
Fixtures and fittings- 10% to 33.3% on cost
Motor vehicles- 20% on cost

Impairment of assets
At each reporting date fixed assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If the estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount is reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Stock is also assessed for impairment at each reporting date. The carrying amount is compared with its selling price less costs to complete and sell. If stock is impaired, its carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Fixed and current asset investments
Investments held as fixed and current assets are stated at fair value with changes recognised in the profit and loss.

Dividends are brought to account in the profit and loss account when received.

Stocks
Stocks have been valued at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Trade debtors
Trade debtors on normal terms are stated at their nominal value and are assessed for recoverability on an ongoing basis.

Trade creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and demand 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 to changes in value.

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

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

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


GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
Contributions in respect of the company's defined contribution pension scheme are charged to the profit and loss account for the year in which they are payable to the scheme. Differences between contributions payable and contributions actually paid in the year are shown as either accruals or prepayments at the year end.

Provision for liabilities
Provisions are recognised when the company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.

Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value using a pre-tax discount rate. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period it arises.

The company recognises a provision for annual leave accrued by employees as a result of services rendered in the current period, and which employees are entitled to carry forward and use within the next twelve months. The provision is measured at the salary cost payable for the period of absence.

Financial instruments
The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

Debt instruments like loans and other accounts receivable and payable are initially measured at the present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However, if the arrangements of a short term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, or in the case of an outright short term loan not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially and subsequently, at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the net present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the assets original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under contract.

For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the best estimate, which is an approximation, of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Going concern
At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,632,540 1,529,479
Social security costs 137,972 124,796
Other pension costs 104,437 92,005
1,874,949 1,746,280

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Staff (including directors) 79 81

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 140,294 140,000

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

Money purchase schemes 2 2

4. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2024 2023
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 120,405 135,051
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 817 (25,556 )
Auditors' remuneration 7,750 7,750
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 6,250 5,750
Rent received 52,634 52,651

5. FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENT
2024 2023
£    £   
Fair value adjustment on investments 15,779 (100,419 )

6. INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS
2024 2023
£    £   
Dividends received 105,948 63,299

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Other interest 64 -

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 72,011 60,654

Deferred tax (10,303 ) 36,141
Tax on profit 61,708 96,795

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:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 318,367 308,446
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 24.030% (2023 -
19%)

76,504

58,605

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 60 43
Depreciation on non-qualifying assets 14,937 11,810
Loss/(gain) on sale on non-qualifying assets 196 (2,100 )
Franked investment income (25,459 ) (12,028 )
Effect of rate change: deferred tax (4,530 ) 40,465
Total tax charge 61,708 96,795

9. DIVIDENDS
2024 2023
£    £   
Interim 140,000 140,000

10. PENSION COSTS (DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEME)

The company operates a money purchase (defined contribution) pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £104,437 (2023: £92,005).

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Heritable and Motor
property fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 February 2023 3,108,407 2,192,557 256,516 5,557,480
Additions - 17,810 - 17,810
At 31 January 2024 3,108,407 2,210,367 256,516 5,575,290
DEPRECIATION
At 1 February 2023 1,775,487 2,080,007 171,806 4,027,300
Charge for year 62,160 35,835 22,410 120,405
At 31 January 2024 1,837,647 2,115,842 194,216 4,147,705
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2024 1,270,760 94,525 62,300 1,427,585
At 31 January 2023 1,332,920 112,550 84,710 1,530,180

12. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

2024 2023
£    £   
Valuation
At 1 February 2023 39,872 36,547
Movement in fair value - 3,325
At 31 January 2024 39,872 39,872

Fixed asset investments are unquoted investments measured at fair value through profit or loss. The fair value amounted to £39,872 (2023: £39,872).

13. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Stocks 3,470,180 3,541,658

14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 867,831 834,480
Other debtors 26,861 26,861
Prepayments 45,212 47,754
939,904 909,095

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


15. CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS

2024 2023
£    £   
Valuation
At 1 February 2023 3,522,723 3,426,445
Additions 233,140 226,618
Disposals (410,380 ) (28,657 )
Movement in fair value 15,779 (103,744 )
At 31 January 2024 3,361,262 3,522,723

Current asset investments are quoted investments measured at fair value through profit or loss. The quoted market price amounted to £3,361,262 (2023: £3,522,723).

16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade creditors 76,018 226,848
Taxation 72,011 60,654
Social security and other taxes 40,494 39,862
VAT 184,587 156,408
Other creditors 115,000 115,000
Accruals 197,704 215,479
685,814 814,251

17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 158,298 168,601

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 February 2023 168,601
Credit to Income Statement during year (10,303 )
Balance at 31 January 2024 158,298

18. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
22,000 Ordinary £1 22,000 22,000

Each share is entitled to one vote in any circumstances and each share is also entitled pari passu to dividend payments or any other distributions, including distributions arising from a winding up of the company.

GEORGE DONALD (WAREHOUSEMAN) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: SC031200)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2024


19. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 February 2023 8,961,504
Profit for the year 256,659
Dividends (140,000 )
At 31 January 2024 9,078,163

Retained earnings
This reserve records all current and prior period retained profit and loss.

20. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

The financial statements were authorised for issue on 4 September 2024 by the board of directors.

21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

There is no controlling party.