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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
CONTENTS
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The directors present their strategic report to accompany the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The company operates within a specialised market providing the design, installation and on-going maintenance of controlled environment facilities.
We are committed to providing a high quality service and to the building of long term relationships with our clients. Turnover, margin and profitability remain strong in what is a competitive market. We have maintained our competitive edge by building relationships with clients whilst monitoring our supply chain to ensure the costs of inputs are minimised and the company is able to tender competitively. CRC continues to invest in the development of both its personnel and infrastructure. The directors consider that the outlook for 2024 will remain competitive. Whilst the indications are that the market remains buoyant there continues to be economic pressure as prices increase
The market for our services remains competitive with both smaller businesses and larger companies competing on price.
Whilst we will continue to compete on price we will concentrate on projects where our expertise, experience and size allows us to maximise our opportunities. We will continue to monitor new and existing customer accounts and payment patterns in order to minimise our exposure to bad debt. The company has significant cash assets and no debt so is not exposed to any interest rate risks.
Given the straight forward nature of the business the directors are of the opinion that analysis using KPIs is not necessary for an understanding of the development, performance or position of the business
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 to 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.
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the design, manufacture and construction of controlled contamination rooms,buildings and equipment.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,781,562 (2022 - £2,808,074).
The company voted dividends for the year of £1,486,500 (2022 - £126,500).
The directors who served during the year were:
The directors continue to seek new projects and operations both in the UK and in Ireland in an attempt to continue the growth of the business.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.
The auditors, Barnes Roffe LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Clean Room Construction Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Statement of financial position, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, 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).
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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. 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. 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 course of 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.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic report and the Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic report and the Directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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 Directors' report.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
• The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; • We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussion with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector that the company operates in; • We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006 and focused accreditations such as UKAS, British Safety Council Membership, S2C2 and CHAS; • We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management, reviewing board minutes, relevant correspondence and certificates held; and • Laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team at the planning meeting, and during the audit as any further laws and regulation were identified. The audit team remained alert to instances of non compliance throughout the audit. We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur by: • Making enquires of management and the board as to where they consider there was susceptibility to fraud along with their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; • Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and • Our review of financial statements and testing the disclosures against supporting documentation. To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls we: • Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected trends or anomalies; • Inspected and tested journal entries to identify unusual or unexpected transactions; • Assessed whether judgement and assumptions made in determining significant accounting estimates, including revaluations of tangible fixed assets and the useful economic life of tangible fixed assets, were indicative of management bias; and • Investigated the rationale behind significant transactions, or transactions that are unusual or outside the company’s usual course of business. Because of 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. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' report.
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
Charles Lake House
Claire Causeway
Crossways Business Park
Kent
DA2 6QA
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 1176933
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 11 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Clean Room Construction Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Units K1 and K2, Temple Court, Knight Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2LT. The principal activity of the company during the year was that of the design, manufacture and construction of controlled contamination rooms, buildings and equipment.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The company adds to the carrying amount of an item of fixed assets the cost of replacing part of such an item when that cost is incurred, if the replacement part is expected to provide incremental future benefits to the company. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. Repairs and maintenance are charged to profit or loss during the period in which they are incurred.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on the following basis.
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Provisions are charged as an expense to profit or loss in the year that the company becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the reporting date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties.
The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Profit on long-term contracts is taken as the work is carried out if the final outcome can be assessed with reasonable certainty. The profit included is calculated on a prudent basis to reflect the proportion of the work carried out at the year end, by recording turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses. Cost is calculated as the proportion of total contract value which revenue incurred to date bears total expected revenue for that contract. Revenues derived from variations on contracts are recognised only when they have been accepted by the customer. Full provision is made for losses on all contracts in the year in which they are first foreseen.
Current asset investments include cash deposits with financial institutions, repayable without penalty, that mature more than 3 months from the date of acquisition; and are convertible to known amounts of cash with an insiginificant risk of change in value.
Work in progress - £148,764 (2022- £76,195) Contract cost accrual - £265,103 (2022 - £2,240,409) Rectification provision (contracts) - £96,600 (2022- £96,600) Dilapidation provision (property) - £70,000 (2022- £70,000)
Analysis of turnover by country of destination:
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
10.Taxation (continued)
There are no factors that may affect future tax charges.
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The company operates defined contribution pension schemes, for the directors and certain employees. The assets are held separately from those of the company in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge represents commitments payable by the company to the funds and amounts to £333,336 (2022: £212,847).
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CLEAN ROOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
The ultimate parent company is Rowhill Wood Capital Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.
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