REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Birch Solutions UK Limited |
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Birch Solutions UK Limited |
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
Birch Solutions UK Limited |
Company Information |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditor |
Regent's Court |
Princess Street |
Hull |
East Yorkshire |
HU2 8BA |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Balance Sheet |
31 December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 4 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks | 5 |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
( |
) |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
NET (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 9 |
Retained earnings | ( |
) |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income has not been delivered. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Birch Solutions UK Limited is a |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have taken note of the guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council on Going Concern Assessments in determining that this is the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements and have considered a number of factors. The ultimate parent company has confirmed its continuing support to this company for a period at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements and this has specifically included reviewing banking facilities in place and detailed forecasting using sensitivity analysis to ensure that the worst case scenario situation does not put the going concern concept at risk. |
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. |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes those costs that are directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended. |
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows: |
Plant and Machinery - 25-33% Straight line |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
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. |
Loans and borrowings |
Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment. |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
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. |
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. |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
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. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Plant and |
machinery |
etc |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions |
At 31 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
5. | STOCKS |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Stocks |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
Deferred tax asset |
Prepayments and accrued income |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Payments on account |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Other creditors |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2023 | 2022 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary Shares | £1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
10. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
for and on behalf of |
11. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
The company is party to a composite multilateral guarantee and debenture together with its UK parent |
undertakings in respect of the group borrowings which are secured, in part, by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company. The potential liability to the company under the arrangement at 31 December 2023 was £nil. |
Birch Solutions UK Limited (Registered number: 08521262) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 31 December 2023 |
12. | 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. |
13. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY AND ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
Singleton Birch Limited is the immediate parent company and its registered office is the same as is listed on page 1. Singleton Birch Limited is regarded as the parent undertaking of the smallest group for which group accounts are prepared and made publicly available. The ultimate parent company in the UK is Mississippi Lime UK Limited which owns 100% of the entire issued share capital of the Singleton Birch Limited. Copies of the group accounts can be obtained from Companies House. |
HBM Holdings Company (incorporated in USA) is regarded by the directors as being the Company's ultimate parent holding company. Its registered office address is Suite 1050, 101 South Hanley Road St. Louis, MO 63105, USA. The largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated i that headed by HBM Holdings Company however, these accounts are not publicly available. |
There is no ultimate controlling party. |