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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03150434 (England and Wales)













Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

for

Stage One Creative Services Limited

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Profit and Loss Account 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 13


Stage One Creative Services Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023







DIRECTORS: M N Johnson
M K Harrison
T I Leigh



SECRETARY: M K Harrison



REGISTERED OFFICE: Hangar 88
Marston Business Park
Tockwith
York
YO26 7QF



REGISTERED NUMBER: 03150434 (England and Wales)



SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Phillipa Symington ACA, CA(SA)



AUDITORS: Clive Owen LLP
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Oak Tree House, Harwood Road
Northminster Business Park
Upper Poppleton
York
YO26 6QU

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The directors aim to present a balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of the business during the year and its position at the year end. Their review is consistent with the size and complexity of the business and is written in the context of the risks and uncertainties they face.

The key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

2023 2022 2021
£ £
Turnover 20,965,838 36,810,494 22,645,998
Operating profit/(loss) 1,567,221 7,797,840 2,460,994
Profit/(loss) before tax 1,598,788 7,762,497 2,421,752
Equity shareholders'
funds


5,058,135

4,598,072

4,196,269

Number of employees 134 117 97

2023 presented a trading period that saw fair financial performance. However, when compared with the exceptional results of the previous period, the Company experienced a reduction in turnover. This reduction was largely a function of decreased market demand for our services.

Margin remained a core focus, particularly in the context of inflationary pressure on energy, materials, and labour. Profitability saw a reduction when compared the previous period due to the project mix which was generally less technical, and less able to command higher prices. Diligence in costing, procurement and process continues to serve the Company well and positively influences margin across projects of all sizes.

Consistent with company strategy, the Middle East region made a major contribution to sales growth. Our work in this territory is particularly time sensitive and generally of high value, both of which have a positive influence on overall profitability. Whilst the UAE is an established market for the Company, additional project activity in Qatar and Saudi Arabia continued to contribute to project revenues. Geopolitical instability in this territory does not appear to have had a negative effect on our trading relationship with the region.

The business will continue to attract and deliver higher margin projects. The activity mix remains important to profitability although this mix is broadly influenced by client demand.

Except for an increased administration overhead, the impact of Brexit on the business has been negligible.

There is no policy for hedging each major type of forecasted transaction for which hedge accounting is used.

There were no political donations made or political expenditure incurred in the year to 31 December 2023.


Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principle risks and uncertainties facing the company are -

Competitive risk:
The company receives its income through a variety of markets and seeks to minimise its reliance on a particular sector. Should a fall occur in one sector the impact on turnover would be minimal by the spread of work into other sectors.

Exposure to credit risk:
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for that other party by failing to discharge an obligation. Company policies are aimed at minimising such losses, and require that customers provide a deposit advance when works are accepted. Deferred payments terms are then granted to customers based on milestones during the life of works. Consideration of payment history and customers credit worthiness are considered in each case. Details of the company's debtors are shown in Note 12 to the financial statements.

Liquidity risk:
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The company aims to mitigate liquidity risk by managing cash generation by its operations and applying cash collection targets.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M N Johnson - Director


12 September 2024

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2023.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of providing engineering, construction and automation for live public events, entertainment, corporate communication and architectural industries.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023 will be £975,000 (2022: £6,850,000).

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2023 to the date of this report.

M N Johnson
M K Harrison
T I Leigh

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Clive Owen LLP, are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M N Johnson - Director


12 September 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stage One Creative Services Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Stage One Creative Services Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

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

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stage One Creative Services Limited


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stage One Creative Services Limited


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. Our audit must be alert to the risk of manipulation of the financial statements and seek to understand the incentives and opportunities for management to achieve this.

We undertake the following procedures to identify and respond to these risks of non-compliance:

- Understanding the key legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Company. We communicated
identified laws and regulations throughout the audit team and remained alert to any indications of
non-compliance throughout the audit. We determined the most significant of these to be financial reporting
legislation, taxation legislation, health & safety, and employment law.
- Enquiry of directors and management as to policies and procedures to ensure compliance and any known
instances of non-compliance.
- Review of board minutes and correspondence relevant to the audit..
- Enquiry of directors and management as to areas of the financial statements susceptible to fraud and how these
risks are managed.
- Challenging management on key estimates, assumptions and judgements made in the preparation of the financial
statements. These key areas of uncertainty are disclosed in the accounting policies.
- Identifying and testing unusual journal entries, with a particular focus on manual journal entries.

Through these procedures, we did not become aware of actual or suspected non-compliance.

We planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards but owing to the inherent limitations of procedures required in these areas, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected a material misstatement in the accounts. The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve concealment, collusion, forgery, misrepresentations, or 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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Stage One Creative Services Limited


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Phillipa Symington ACA, CA(SA) (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Clive Owen LLP
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Oak Tree House, Harwood Road
Northminster Business Park
Upper Poppleton
York
YO26 6QU

12 September 2024

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Profit and Loss Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 20,965,838 36,810,494

Cost of sales 14,729,651 23,643,360
GROSS PROFIT 6,236,187 13,167,134

Administrative expenses 4,668,966 5,369,784
1,567,221 7,797,350

Other operating income - 490
OPERATING PROFIT 5 1,567,221 7,797,840

Interest receivable and similar income 64,685 13,761
1,631,906 7,811,601
Amounts written off investments 6 - 4
1,631,906 7,811,597

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 33,118 49,100
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 1,598,788 7,762,497

Tax on profit 8 163,725 510,694
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,435,063 7,251,803

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 1,435,063 7,251,803


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

1,435,063

7,251,803

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 2,816,009 3,177,013

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 11 1,019,267 716,181
Debtors 12 6,552,873 5,266,292
Cash at bank and in hand 5,702,605 5,249,928
13,274,745 11,232,401
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 10,455,792 9,111,691
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,818,953 2,120,710
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

5,634,962

5,297,723

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

14

(94,472

)

(170,418

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 (482,355 ) (529,233 )
NET ASSETS 5,058,135 4,598,072

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 18 75 75
Capital redemption reserve 19 25 25
Retained earnings 19 5,058,035 4,597,972
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 5,058,135 4,598,072

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 12 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





M N Johnson - Director


Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

Called up Capital
share Retained redemption Total
capital earnings reserve equity
£    £    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2022 75 4,196,169 25 4,196,269

Changes in equity
Dividends - (6,850,000 ) - (6,850,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 7,251,803 - 7,251,803
Balance at 31 December 2022 75 4,597,972 25 4,598,072

Changes in equity
Dividends - (975,000 ) - (975,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 1,435,063 - 1,435,063
Balance at 31 December 2023 75 5,058,035 25 5,058,135

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Stage One Creative Services Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' ('FRS 102'), and with the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis.

There were no material departures from that standard.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.

Going concern
The directors assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. The directors make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date the financial statements are approved.

The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that the group will continue to trade. If the group is unable to continue to trade, adjustments would be required to reduce the value of assets to their recoverable amounts, to provide for any further liabilities that might arise and to analyse long term liabilities as current liabilities.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Stage One Creative Services Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertaking are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, Stage One Group Limited, Hangar 88 Marston Business Park, Tockwith, York, YO26 7QF.

Related party exemption
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.

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Significant judgements and estimates
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for income and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.

The following are the group's key sources of estimation uncertainty:

Estimation of stage of completion of projects
The stage of completion of projects is determined based on the labour costs to date versus the labour cost for the full project. This is considered the most appropriate measure due to the consistent level of required labour throughout the project.Based on the calculation performed, the percentage stage of completion is assessed to ensure that it reflects the stage
of progress that the project has achieved

The carrying value of work-in-progress is sensitive to changes in the estimated stage of completion of contracts,and to the extent that the outcome of a contract can be measured reliably. See note 11 for the carrying amount of work-in-progress.

The extent of revenue, project expenses and profit / loss for a project is sensitive to changes in the estimated stage of completion of contracts, and to the extent that the outcome of a contract can be measured reliably.work-in-progress.

Turnover
Turnover represents the fair value of the right to consideration for goods sold and services provided to customers.

Income recognition
Income from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has been transferred to to buyer. Income from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion to the extent that the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Long leasehold - 10% on cost
Plant and machinery - 25% on cost and 15% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 10% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost
IT equipment - 20% on cost

Fixed assets are initially recognised at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment.

Financial instruments
Basic financial instruments are recognised at amortised cost with changes recognised in profit or loss.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account, 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.


Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

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

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

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

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.


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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost less provision for diminution in value.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2023 2022
£    £   
United Kingdom 8,131,234 17,146,354
Overseas 12,834,604 19,664,140
20,965,838 36,810,494

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2023 2022
£    £   
Wages and salaries 6,044,896 6,093,085
Social security costs 643,478 558,290
Other pension costs 120,584 170,195
6,808,958 6,821,570

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2023 2022

Production 78 76
Administration 46 33
Management and project leaders 10 8
134 117

Key management remuneration is not disclosed as the directors are the only employees considered key management and disclosed separately.

2023 2022
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 289,249 223,908
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,321 41,317

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

Money purchase schemes 1 2

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Emoluments etc 177,680 107,145

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2023 2022
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 712,808 610,215
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 171,597 332,766
(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets (73,743 ) 25,600
Auditors' remuneration 21,000 20,000
Foreign exchange differences (293,449 ) (351,703 )
Operating lease rentals - land and buildings 463,904 381,124

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

6. AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF INVESTMENTS
2023 2022
£    £   
Amounts written off
investments - 4

7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2023 2022
£    £   
Bank loan interest - 9,029
Hire purchase 33,118 40,071
33,118 49,100

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2023 2022
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 210,603 310,129

Deferred tax (46,878 ) 200,565
Tax on profit 163,725 510,694

9. DIVIDENDS
2023 2022
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
Interim 975,000 6,850,000

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Long Plant and and
leasehold machinery fittings
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 740,400 6,074,870 400,311
Additions 93,520 409,086 -
Disposals - (209,283 ) -
At 31 December 2023 833,920 6,274,673 400,311
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 345,756 3,942,967 270,367
Charge for year 66,583 629,489 26,313
Eliminated on disposal - (192,710 ) -
At 31 December 2023 412,339 4,379,746 296,680
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 421,581 1,894,927 103,631
At 31 December 2022 394,644 2,131,903 129,944

Motor IT
vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 544,714 963,728 8,724,023
Additions - 37,368 539,974
Disposals - - (209,283 )
At 31 December 2023 544,714 1,001,096 9,054,714
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 183,379 804,541 5,547,010
Charge for year 111,018 51,002 884,405
Eliminated on disposal - - (192,710 )
At 31 December 2023 294,397 855,543 6,238,705
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 250,317 145,553 2,816,009
At 31 December 2022 361,335 159,187 3,177,013

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2023 1,276,240 70,787 1,347,027
Transfer to ownership - (504,000 ) (504,000 )
At 31 December 2023 1,276,240 (433,213 ) 843,027
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2023 905,815 16,222 922,037
Charge for year 153,900 17,697 171,597
At 31 December 2023 1,059,715 33,919 1,093,634
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2023 216,525 (467,132 ) (250,607 )
At 31 December 2022 370,425 54,565 424,990

11. STOCKS
2023 2022
£    £   
Stocks 32,008 28,278
Work-in-progress 987,259 687,903
1,019,267 716,181

The work-in-progress relates to the ongoing contracts with customers and and is based on the stage of completion of each individual contract.

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Trade debtors 727,262 437,892
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,305,817 1,292,198
Other debtors 1,511,305 1,477,411
Corporation tax debtor 1,089,365 1,089,365
VAT - 61,115
Prepayments and accrued income 1,919,124 908,311
6,552,873 5,266,292

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 103,167 229,797
Trade creditors 596,146 927,573
Amounts owed to group undertakings 6,098,255 4,672,796
Corporation tax 210,603 310,129
Taxation and social security 157,080 142,524
Other creditors 58,815 56,322
Accruals and deferred income 3,231,726 2,772,550
10,455,792 9,111,691

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2023 2022
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 94,472 170,418

15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase contracts
2023 2022
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 103,167 229,797
Between one and five years 94,472 170,418
197,639 400,215

Non-cancellable operating leases
2023 2022
£    £   
Within one year 315,770 326,650
Between one and five years 1,549,600 1,564,697
In more than five years 2,162,983 2,162,983
4,028,353 4,054,330

16. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2023 2022
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 197,639 400,215

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2023 2022
£    £   
Deferred tax 482,355 529,233

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2023 529,233
Utilised during year (46,878 )
Balance at 31 December 2023 482,355

18. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2023 2022
value: £    £   
7,500 Ordinary £0.01 75 75

Called up share capital - represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued.

Retained earnings - includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.

Capital redemption reserve - a non-distributable reserve which represents the nominal value of shares that have been re-purchased by the company.

19. RESERVES
Capital
Retained redemption
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1 January 2023 4,597,972 25 4,597,997
Profit for the year 1,435,063 1,435,063
Dividends (975,000 ) (975,000 )
At 31 December 2023 5,058,035 25 5,058,060

20. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The ultimate parent company is Stage One Group Limited, a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The company's registered office is Hangar 88, Marston Business Park, Tockwith, YO26 7QF.

21. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

A cross guarantee is in place between Lombard North Central PLC, Stage One Creative Services Limited and Flux Axis Limited for the HP liabilities in Flux Axis Limited. The value of these as at 31 December 2023 is £NIL (2022: £3,202).

Stage One Creative Services Limited (Registered number: 03150434)

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

22. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
2023 2022
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements 26,445 -

23. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate controlling party is Mark Johnson by virtue of his control of Stage One Group Limited.