Company Registration No. 01299095 (England and Wales)
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2023
31 December 2023
PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
Chartered Accountants
New Century House
Greenbank Technology Park
Challenge Way
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5QB
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
O Tengroth
L Smith
(Appointed 16 May 2024)
Secretary
L Smith
Company number
01299095
Registered office
Unit 3 Parkengue
Kernick Industrial Estate
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9EP
Auditor
PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
New Century House
Greenbank Technology Park
Challenge Way
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5QB
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 22
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Review of the business

The company provides bespoke spring design and manufacturing services to a wide range of customers.

The company reports a turnover for the year ended 31 Dec 2023 of £17,132,992 utilising net assets of £4,674,109.

We have continued to attract a steady influx of customer orders during the reporting period. However, we have continued to suffer with the challenges of a turbulent raw material market and energy market caused by war in Ukraine. 2023 showed an improvement from 2022 and continued incremental improvements continue into 2024.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company main risks relate to the current turbulent worldwide economy and operating in competitive markets. The company migrates these risks as being part of a larger specialised group and the quality of the company’s expertise within the team.

The company is exposed to a number of financial risks including the effect of exchange rate movements and credit risks associated with selling goods on credit. The company mitigates these risks utilising group currency trading and strong credit control procedures

Development and performance

We have seen an increase in our orders and invoicing in the opening months of 2024 and expect to finish the year with a turnover of £18 million.

The group remains in a very strong position and continues to invest in machinery, technology and our team.

Key performance indicators

The company continually tracks the actual financial performance against budget.

The company reported sales of £17.1m (2022 - £13.6m) and gross profit £7.5m 43.5% (2022 - £5.7m 41.9%) within budgeted parameters for 2023.

 

On behalf of the board

L Smith
Director
16 September 2024
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Principal activities
Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 8.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

M R Gibbs
(Resigned 15 August 2024)
O Tengroth
L Smith
(Appointed 16 May 2024)
Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible 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:

 

 

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 of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

Medium-sized companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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On behalf of the board
L Smith
Director
16 September 2024
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Lesjofors Heavy Springs UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including 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:

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's 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 other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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's 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.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities

 

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we have considered the following:

 

 

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas: timing of recognition of commercial income, posting of unusual journals and complex transactions; and manipulating the Company's performance profit measures and other key performance indicators to meet remuneration targets and externally communicated targets. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

 

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the Company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included UK Companies Act, employment law, health and safety regulations, pensions legislation and tax legislation.

Audit response to risks identified

Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:

 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://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 member 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 member those matters we are required to state to the member 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 member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Nigel Wright BSc FCA
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
16 September 2024
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
New Century House
Greenbank Technology Park
Challenge Way
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 5QB
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
17,132,992
13,612,958
Cost of sales
(9,676,260)
(7,911,528)
Gross profit
7,456,732
5,701,430
Distribution costs
(581,962)
(484,046)
Administrative expenses
(3,419,954)
(2,662,410)
Operating profit
4
3,454,816
2,554,974
Interest receivable and similar income
8
45,508
331
Interest payable and similar expenses
9
(136,327)
(87,733)
Profit before taxation
3,363,997
2,467,572
Tax on profit
10
(819,629)
(552,932)
Profit for the financial year
2,544,368
1,914,640
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
31 December 2023
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2023
2022
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
5,490,375
3,579,468
Current assets
Stocks
12
2,646,704
3,782,333
Debtors
13
2,787,677
1,760,674
Cash at bank and in hand
23,256
1,011,013
5,457,637
6,554,020
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
(5,599,293)
(1,508,390)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(141,656)
5,045,630
Total assets less current liabilities
5,348,719
8,625,098
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
-
0
(6,074,493)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
16
674,610
420,864
(674,610)
(420,864)
Net assets
4,674,109
2,129,741
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
18
30,000
30,000
Profit and loss reserves
4,644,109
2,099,741
Total equity
4,674,109
2,129,741

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 16 September 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
L Smith
Director
Company registration number 01299095 (England and Wales)
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2022
30,000
185,101
215,101
Year ended 31 December 2022:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,914,640
1,914,640
Balance at 31 December 2022
30,000
2,099,741
2,129,741
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
2,544,368
2,544,368
Balance at 31 December 2023
30,000
4,644,109
4,674,109
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Lesjofors Heavy Springs UK Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Unit 3 Parkengue, Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EP.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Beijer Alma AB (publ). These consolidated financial statements are available from the registered office of Beijer Alma AB at Dragarbrunnsgatan 45, Uppsala, Sweden.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Freehold land and buildings
2% Straight line
Plant and equipment
10% Straight line
Fixtures and fittings
25% Reducing balance
Computers
33.33% Straight line
Motor vehicles
25% Reducing balance

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 credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.5
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

1.6
Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

 

Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.9
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.11
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.12
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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 in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

There are no material judgments or key sources of estimation uncertainty.

3
Turnover and other revenue

The companies turnover derived solely from its principal activites. An analysis of the company's geographical turnover is as follows:

2023
2022
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
2,763,966
2,153,434
Rest of Europe
14,286,553
11,441,127
Rest of World
82,473
18,397
17,132,992
13,612,958
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
3
Turnover and other revenue
(Continued)
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2023
2022
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
45,508
331
4
Operating profit
2023
2022
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange (gains)/losses
(2,178)
22,200
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
582,168
474,694
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
2,512
28,352
Operating lease charges
58,024
37,848
5
Auditor's remuneration
2023
2022
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
30,000
28,500
6
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2023
2022
Number
Number
Production
39
39
Office and management
18
18
Directors
2
2
Total
59
59

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2023
2022
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,060,899
1,711,481
Social security costs
211,142
176,447
Pension costs
61,317
42,302
2,333,358
1,930,230
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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7
Directors' remuneration
2023
2022
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
145,763
123,994
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
4,126
2,495
149,889
126,489

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 1 (2022 - 1).

8
Interest receivable and similar income
2023
2022
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
-
0
331
Interest receivable from group companies
45,508
-
0
Total income
45,508
331
9
Interest payable and similar expenses
2023
2022
£
£
Interest payable to group undertakings
136,327
87,733
10
Taxation
2023
2022
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
588,835
438,167
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(22,952)
-
0
Total current tax
565,883
438,167
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
253,746
420,864
Charged to group
-
0
(306,099)
Total deferred tax
253,746
114,765
Total tax charge
819,629
552,932
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
10
Taxation
(Continued)
- 18 -

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2023
2022
£
£
Profit before taxation
3,363,997
2,467,572
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 23.52% (2022: 19.00%)
791,212
468,839
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
1,639
4,342
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(22,952)
-
0
Fixed asset differences
3,355
(1,419)
Other tax adjustments, reliefs and transfers
31,359
286,310
Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rates
15,016
101,007
Movement in deferred tax not recognised
-
0
(48)
Group recharge (deferred tax)
-
0
(306,099)
Taxation charge for the year
819,629
552,932
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
- 19 -
11
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Assets under construction
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2023
1,401,567
530,877
4,442,233
76,226
117,003
48,509
6,616,415
Additions
3,215
1,196,448
71,626
2,340
6,490
-
0
1,280,119
Group transfers
1,450,672
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
1,450,672
Disposals
(95,933)
-
0
(816,939)
(20,378)
(58,873)
-
0
(992,123)
Transfers
156,976
(1,001,131)
844,155
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
At 31 December 2023
2,916,497
726,194
4,541,075
58,188
64,620
48,509
8,355,083
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2023
375,648
-
0
2,526,853
44,981
69,790
19,675
3,036,947
Depreciation charged in the year
28,318
-
0
510,671
7,820
28,922
6,437
582,168
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(95,933)
-
0
(815,874)
(19,186)
(58,619)
-
0
(989,612)
Group transfers
235,205
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
235,205
At 31 December 2023
543,238
-
0
2,221,650
33,615
40,093
26,112
2,864,708
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023
2,373,259
726,194
2,319,425
24,573
24,527
22,397
5,490,375
At 31 December 2022
1,025,919
530,877
1,915,380
31,245
47,213
28,834
3,579,468
LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
- 20 -
12
Stocks
2023
2022
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
1,460,040
2,481,565
Work in progress
210,691
245,141
Finished goods and goods for resale
975,973
1,055,627
2,646,704
3,782,333
13
Debtors
2023
2022
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
508,271
482,361
Corporation tax recoverable
100,841
-
0
Amounts owed by group undertakings
2,083,959
1,180,164
Other debtors
10,490
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
84,116
98,149
2,787,677
1,760,674

Included within amounts owed by group undertakings is an element of the group banking facility totalling £118,417, on which interest is received. The remainder of the group balances are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

 

14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£
£
Trade creditors
541,963
575,054
Amounts owed to group undertakings
4,203,812
173,373
Corporation tax
-
0
438,167
Other taxation and social security
292,977
117,111
Other creditors
-
0
13,055
Accruals and deferred income
560,541
191,630
5,599,293
1,508,390

Included within amounts owed to group undertakings is an element of the group banking facility totalling £4,113,848, on which interest is charged on the overdraft facility. The remainder of the group balances are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
- 21 -
15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2023
2022
Notes
£
£
Other borrowings
-
0
6,074,493

The loan payable to European Springs and Pressings Limited, a fellow group company was repaid in full during the year.

16
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2023
2022
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
674,610
420,864
2023
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 January 2023
420,864
Charge to profit or loss
253,746
Liability at 31 December 2023
674,610
17
Retirement benefit schemes
2023
2022
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
61,317
42,302

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

18
Share capital
2023
2022
2023
2022
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000

 

LESJOFORS HEAVY SPRINGS UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
- 22 -
19
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2023
2022
£
£
Within one year
54,816
54,816
Between two and five years
43,334
98,150
98,150
152,966
20
Capital commitments

Amounts contracted for but not provided in the financial statements:

2023
2022
£
£
Acquisition of tangible fixed assets
26,716
191,962
21
Ultimate controlling party

The company's ultimate holding company is Beijer Alma AB which is registered in Sweden (no 5562297480), for which group accounts are prepared.

 

Copies of the group accounts can be obtained from the Registered Office of Beijer Alma AB at Dragarbrunnsgatan 45, Uppsala, Sweden.

 

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