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Registration number: 01505265

Nova Group Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

 

Nova Group Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3 to 4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 8

Profit and Loss Account

9

Statement of Comprehensive Income

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Statement of Cash Flows

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 27

 

Nova Group Limited

Company Information

Directors

S Felstein

I Wootton

S W Ridgard

P Corrie

Company secretary

S Felstein

K Felstein

Registered office

Norman Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4EN

Bankers

Lloyds Bank Plc
Altrincham

Auditors

Matravers
Bridgewater House
Century Park
Caspian Road
Altrincham
WA14 5HH

 

Nova Group Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is continued to be that of manufacture and supply of PVCu, Aluminium and Composite Windows, Doors and Conservatories and other glass and double/triple glazed products.

Fair review of the business

The directors are satisfied with the results for the period and the year end balance sheet position.The company returned results in line with management expectations.

The company has continued its strategy of focussing on beneficial trading activities core to the business and expects to continue to maintain its profitability in future periods.

Profit on ordinary activity before taxation of the company was £374,857 (2022:496,810).

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company's principal risks in order to sustain financial performance have been identified as:
- Ensuring turnover levels
- Maintaining satisfactory gross profit margins
- Controlling levels of expenditure
- Monitoring and controlling the banking exposure

These are managed on a day to day basis by the managing director monitoring the following financial key performance indicators:
- Management accounts
- Sales reports for each trading division
- Cash and bank balances against availability and headroom
- Trade debtor balances and credit limits
- Stock levels

Approved and authorised by the Board on 24 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
S Felstein
Company secretary and director

 

Nova Group 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.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

S Felstein

I Wootton

S W Ridgard

P Corrie

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

Financial risks management objectives and policies as follows

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Liquidity risk
The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating neds of the business.

Interest rate risk
The company is exposed to fair value interest rate risk on its fixed rate borrowings and cash flow interest rate risk on floating rate deposits, bank overdrafts and loans.The company will use interest rate derivatives if it considers it necessary to manage the mix of fixed and variable rate debt so as to reduce its exposure to changes in interest rates.

Credit risk
Investments of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board. All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures.Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

 

Nova Group Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Matravers are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Board on 24 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................
S Felstein
Company secretary and director

   
     
 

Nova Group Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report 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 apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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.

 

Nova Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nova Group Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Nova Group Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, 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 31 December 2023 and of its profit for the year then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.

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:

 

Nova Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nova Group Limited

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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 5], 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 is 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.

Auditor 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 an auditor’s 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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 extend to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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 an auditor’s 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.

 

Nova Group Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Nova Group Limited

......................................
Carol Ann Graham (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Matravers, Statutory Auditor

Bridgewater House
Century Park
Caspian Road
Altrincham
WA14 5HH

24 April 2024

 

Nova Group Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Turnover

3

16,176,633

18,572,864

Cost of sales

 

(11,739,864)

(13,769,488)

Gross profit

 

4,436,769

4,803,376

Administrative expenses

 

(4,009,956)

(4,247,681)

Operating profit

5

426,813

555,695

Other interest receivable and similar income

6

4,408

-

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(56,364)

(58,885)

   

(51,956)

(58,885)

Profit before tax

 

374,857

496,810

Tax on profit

11

(126,108)

(40,722)

Profit for the financial year

 

248,749

456,088

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

Nova Group Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023
£

2022
£

Profit for the year

248,749

456,088

Total comprehensive income for the year

248,749

456,088

 

Nova Group Limited

(Registration number: 01505265)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

7,129,537

7,200,467

Investments

13

75

75

 

7,129,612

7,200,542

Current assets

 

Stocks

14

1,224,000

1,280,000

Debtors

15

5,268,018

5,632,490

Cash at bank and in hand

 

555,465

380,842

 

7,047,483

7,293,332

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(4,858,185)

(5,181,499)

Net current assets

 

2,189,298

2,111,833

Total assets less current liabilities

 

9,318,910

9,312,375

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

17

(369,274)

(593,757)

Provisions for liabilities

18

(1,021,055)

(1,013,786)

Net assets

 

7,928,581

7,704,832

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

165

165

Capital redemption reserve

10

10

Revaluation reserve

3,082,077

3,082,077

Retained earnings

4,846,329

4,622,580

Shareholders' funds

 

7,928,581

7,704,832

Approved and authorised by the Board on 24 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
S Felstein
Company secretary and director

   
     
 

Nova Group Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

At 1 January 2023

165

10

3,082,077

4,622,580

Profit for the year

-

-

-

248,749

Dividends

-

-

-

(25,000)

At 31 December 2023

165

10

3,082,077

4,846,329

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

7,704,832

Profit for the year

248,749

Dividends

(25,000)

At 31 December 2023

7,928,581

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

At 1 January 2022

165

10

3,082,077

4,191,492

Profit for the year

-

-

-

456,088

Dividends

-

-

-

(25,000)

At 31 December 2022

165

10

3,082,077

4,622,580

Total
£

At 1 January 2022

7,273,744

Profit for the year

456,088

Dividends

(25,000)

At 31 December 2022

7,704,832

 

Nova Group Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

248,749

456,088

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

5

332,104

296,675

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

4

(10,548)

(20,044)

Finance income

6

(4,408)

-

Finance costs

7

56,364

58,885

Corporation tax expense

11

126,108

40,722

 

748,369

832,326

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease in stocks

14

56,000

144,000

Decrease in trade debtors

15

364,472

126,522

(Decrease)/increase in trade creditors

17

(292,880)

1,330,451

Cash generated from operations

 

875,961

2,433,299

Corporation taxes (paid)/received

11

(65,558)

23,291

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

810,403

2,456,590

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

6

4,408

-

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(261,175)

(426,805)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

10,549

22,999

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(246,218)

(403,806)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

7

(56,364)

(58,885)

Proceeds from bank borrowing draw downs

 

(3,005)

(1,318,812)

Repayment of other borrowing

 

(105,000)

(105,000)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(200,193)

(218,131)

Dividends paid

(25,000)

(25,000)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(389,562)

(1,725,828)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

174,623

326,956

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

380,842

53,886

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

 

555,465

380,842

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in United Kingdom.

The address of its registered office is:
Norman Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4EN

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 24 April 2024.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Judgements

In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant.Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are initially stated in the balance sheet at cost and subsequently measured at cost or revaluation , net of any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

While the remaining useful life of the land and buildings is considered to be 17 years (before re-evaluation), the directors expect the fair value will remain at or above the current value in the accounts at that time.Therefore, no depreciation has been charged on the property. The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the profit and loss account.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, on the following basis:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

10-25% Straight-line

Fixtures,fittings and equipment

10-25% Straight-line

Motor vehicles

25% Straight-line

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call 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 of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Short term employee benefits

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

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

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

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Manufacture and sale of glass, windows and double glazing products

16,176,633

18,572,864

The analysis of the company's turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

UK

16,176,633

18,572,864

4

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

10,548

20,044

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2023
 £

2022
 £

Depreciation expense

332,104

296,675

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

16,916

14,956

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(10,548)

(20,044)

6

Other interest receivable and similar income

2023
 £

2022
 £

Interest income on bank deposits

4,408

-

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2023
 £

2022
 £

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

56,364

58,885

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

8

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Wages and salaries

4,856,501

5,440,659

Social security costs

465,708

548,083

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

200,985

208,562

Other employee expense

1,853

6,944

5,525,047

6,204,248

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2023
No.

2022
No.

Production

136

162

Administration and support

35

35

171

197

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Remuneration

873,304

1,065,899

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

117,700

122,000

991,004

1,187,899

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2023
 No.

2022
 No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

4

4

In respect of the highest paid director:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Remuneration

564,227

762,668

10

Auditors' remuneration

2023
 £

2022
 £

Audit of the financial statements

10,200

10,125

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023


 

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

11

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement

2023
 £

2022
 £

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

118,839

65,558

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

(49,755)

118,839

15,803

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

7,269

24,919

Tax expense in the income statement

126,108

40,722

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2022 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2022 - 19%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2023
 £

2022
 £

Profit before tax

374,857

496,810

Corporation tax at 23.52% rate

88,166

94,394

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

22

19

Increase (decrease) from tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised

7,269

24,919

Increase (decrease) in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods

-

(49,755)

Tax increase (decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

36,324

(19,380)

Tax increase (decrease) arising from group relief

(3,192)

(3,456)

Tax increase (decrease) from effect of adjustment in research and development tax credit

-

(2,211)

Tax increase (decrease) from effect of rollover relief on profit on disposal of fixed assets

(2,481)

(3,808)

Total tax charge

126,108

40,722

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

-

7,269

-

1,013,786

-

1,021,055

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2022

Asset
£

Liability
£

-

24,919

-

988,867

-

1,013,786

12

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2023

6,000,000

3,263,090

1,053,540

10,316,630

Additions

-

99,990

161,185

261,175

Disposals

-

-

(46,967)

(46,967)

At 31 December 2023

6,000,000

3,363,080

1,167,758

10,530,838

Depreciation

At 1 January 2023

-

2,303,791

812,372

3,116,163

Charge for the year

-

179,381

152,723

332,104

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(46,966)

(46,966)

At 31 December 2023

-

2,483,172

918,129

3,401,301

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023

6,000,000

879,908

249,629

7,129,537

At 31 December 2022

6,000,000

959,299

241,168

7,200,467

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £6,000,000 (2022 - £6,000,000) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

Revaluation

The fair value of the company's Land and buildings was revalued on 31 December 2021. An independent valuer was not involved.
The revalued amount was based on managements expectation of its open market value.
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, the carrying amount would have been £2,040,809 (2022 - £2,050,755).

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023
£

2022
£

Plant and machinery

527,091

656,326

Motor vehicles

14,389

41,235

541,480

697,561

13

Investments

2023
 £

2022
 £

Investments in subsidiaries

75

75

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2023

75

Provision

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2023

75

At 31 December 2022

75

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2023

2022

Subsidiary undertakings

Altrincham Glass Company Limited

England and Wales

Ordinary

100%

100%

Novapane Insulating Glass Limited

England and Wales

Ordinary

100%

100%

14

Stocks

2023
 £

2022
 £

Raw materials and consumables

1,148,000

1,212,000

Finished goods and goods for resale

76,000

68,000

1,224,000

1,280,000

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

15

Debtors

Current

Note

2023
£

2022
£

Trade debtors

 

1,763,814

2,316,190

Amounts owed by related parties

24

3,408,141

3,219,146

Other debtors

 

1,902

3,100

Prepayments

 

94,161

94,054

   

5,268,018

5,632,490

16

Cash and cash equivalents

2023
 £

2022
 £

Cash at bank

555,465

380,842

17

Creditors

Note

2023
 £

2022
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

21

284,817

368,532

Trade creditors

 

1,089,331

1,416,506

Amounts due to group undertakings

24

1,677,362

1,677,362

Social security and other taxes

 

762,986

936,210

Other creditors including Directors' Loan Account, Pension Contributions and other Payables

 

638,198

480,473

Accrued expenses

 

286,653

236,859

Corporation tax liability

11

118,838

65,557

 

4,858,185

5,181,499

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

21

369,274

593,757

18

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

1,013,786

1,013,786

Additional provisions

7,269

7,269

At 31 December 2023

1,021,055

1,021,055

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

19

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £200,985 (2022 - £208,562).

Contributions totalling £20,587 (2022 - £37,214) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.
 

20

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2023

2022

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary share capital of £0.25 each

660

165

660

165

       
 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

21

Loans and borrowings

2023
 £

2022
 £

Non-current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

220,524

340,007

Other borrowings

148,750

253,750

369,274

593,757

2023
 £

2022
 £

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

-

3,005

HP and finance lease liabilities

179,817

260,527

Other borrowings

105,000

105,000

284,817

368,532

22

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Not later than one year

179,817

260,527

Later than one year and not later than five years

220,524

340,007

400,341

600,534

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2023
£

2022
£

Not later than one year

-

5,710

Later than one year and not later than five years

-

15,701

-

21,411

23

Financial guarantee contracts

These are bank debentures and cross-guarantees with Nova Double Glazing Systems Limited secured on the fixed and floating assets of Nova Group Limited. The total debt secured under these arrangements is £ 485,335 (2022:£685,930).

The amount of the financial guarantee contract is £ 996,682 (2022:£1,648,220) .

 

Nova Group Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

24

Amounts due to Group Undertakings and other Related Parties

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

These financial statements are separate company financial statements for Nova Group Limited. The company owns 100% of the ordinary shares of Altrincham Glass Company Limited and Novapane Insulating Glass Limited who are both registered companies in England and Wales.



 

Loans to related parties

2023

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,677,362

1,677,362

At end of period

1,677,362

1,677,362

2022

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,677,362

1,677,362

At end of period

1,677,362

1,677,362

Loans from related parties

2023

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

3,219,146

3,219,146

Advanced

188,995

188,995

At end of period

3,408,141

3,408,141

2022

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

3,030,161

3,030,161

Advanced

188,985

188,985

At end of period

3,219,146

3,219,146