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Dryrobe Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Dryrobe Limited
Company Information
Directors |
Mr G D Bright Mr N G Osmond Mr T Bell Mr P C Dainton |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Dryrobe 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 group is the retail and wholesale sales of sportswear
Fair review of the business
The directors report that group turnover has increased by 19% from £16.64m to £19.86m. However the group reported profit before tax has decreased by 20% compared to the previous year mainly due to marketing and advertising expenditure incurred to expand market share and penetrate into new markets. As expected, stock on hand has again decreased this year returning to a more normal sustainable level now that supply disruption experienced following the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided.
The group has a very strong balance sheet and at the end of the year, net assets totalled £12,633,101 (2022 - £13,957,653).
The group's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
Financial KPIs |
Unit |
2023 |
2022 |
Turnover |
£ |
19,859,210 |
16,635,774 |
Gross profit margin |
% |
50 |
49 |
Profit before tax |
£ |
3,277,291 |
4,094,562 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
Due to the nature of the online trade, demand can vary and forward visibility of orders can be minimal. However as the group's turnover has grown in previous years, the expected level of turnover has become less unpredictable and previous seasonality of sales has diminished. The company is dependent upon supply from China and thus there is the risk of disruption to these supplies occuring. These risks have been mitigated by the use of more than one supplier and active steps are being taken to mitigate this risk further by consideration of expanding the supplier base.
Approved by the Board on
Mr G D Bright
Director
Dryrobe Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
The directors present their report and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Directors of the group
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
The following directors were appointed after the year end:
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 group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Dryrobe Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
As referred to within the strategic report, the company has substantial net assets and in particular cash reserves which should shelter it from any adverse financial risks should there be a downturn in sales activity. The nature of the products being sold is that they have a long shelf life and are not a fast fashion item that would be expected to quickly become out of date or need clearance sale due to seasonality.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
The business‘ principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, trade debtors, trade creditors and loans to the business. The main purpose of these instruments is to finance the business' operations.
In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of accumulated cash reserves. All of the business' cash balances are held in publicly quoted banks and well established online providers.
Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debtors. Trade creditors‘ liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.
Loans comprise loans from the director.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
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 auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
Approved by the Board on
Mr G D Bright
Director
Dryrobe Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dryrobe Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Dryrobe Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of the group's 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 group 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 group'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.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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.
Dryrobe Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dryrobe Limited
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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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:
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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 |
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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:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the parent company 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 3], 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.
Dryrobe Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dryrobe Limited
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:
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 considered the following:
1. The nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance;
2. results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
3. any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the group’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
- identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
- detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
- the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
4. the matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
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 income. 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 group 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 the UK Companies Act, UK corporate governance legislation and UK tax legislation.
Dryrobe Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dryrobe Limited
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the group’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
Audit response to risks identified
As a result of performing the above, we have not identified any contradictory evidence during our enquiries.
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
- Reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
- enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
- performing procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
- reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
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- in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
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 auditor's report.
Dryrobe Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Dryrobe 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 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.
For and on behalf of
30 Bear Street
Devon
EX32 7DD
Dryrobe Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
( |
( |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Operating profit |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
- |
( |
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129,064 |
12,253 |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
( |
( |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Profit/(loss) attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Dryrobe Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
2023 |
2022 |
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Profit for the year |
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Foreign currency translation of group undertakings gains/(losses) |
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( |
Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Dryrobe Limited
(Registration number: 08782079)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Fixed Assets |
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Tangible Assets |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
( |
( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and Reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Capital redemption reserve |
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Retained Earnings |
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Equity attributable to owners of the company |
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Shareholders' funds |
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Approved and authorised for issue by the
Mr G D Bright
Director
Dryrobe Limited
(Registration number: 08782079)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Fixed Assets |
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Tangible Assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
( |
( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and Reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Capital redemption reserve |
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Retained Earnings |
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Shareholders' funds |
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The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £2,372,031 (2022 - profit of £3,302,860).
Approved and authorised for issue by the
Mr G D Bright
Director
Dryrobe Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Equity attributable to the parent company
Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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Other comprehensive income |
- |
- |
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Total comprehensive income |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2023 |
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Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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Other comprehensive income |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
Total comprehensive income |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2022 |
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Dryrobe Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained Earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2023 |
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Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained Earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2022 |
78 |
22 |
13,951,696 |
13,951,796 |
Dryrobe Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the year |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Profit on disposal of tangible assets |
- |
( |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Finance costs |
- |
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Share based payment transactions |
- |
( |
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Income tax expense |
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Foreign exchange gains/losses |
26,881 |
(17,851) |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Decrease in stocks |
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Increase in debtors |
( |
( |
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Increase/(decrease) in creditors |
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( |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
- |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Interest paid |
- |
( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
( |
( |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
13,089,567 |
10,574,925 |
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England.
These financial statements present the results of the Dryrobe Group.
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
The address of its registered office is:
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.
All amounts are in £'s.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
The parent company, as a qualifying entity, has taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions under FRS102 paragraph 1.12 not to include a statement of cashflows, nor disclosure of key management personnel compensation.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Judgements
There are no judgements which management have made in the process of applying the accounting policies. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
There are no key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to assets and liabilities to be disclosed.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2023. No profit and loss account is presented for the company as permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
The subsidiary companies financial statements were prepared in their base currencies of US dollars and Euros. For consolidation the individual balance sheets at 31 December 2023 and profit and loss has been translated at the relevant year end exchange rate.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of the group's activities. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns and discounts and after eliminating sales and management charges within the group. The group recognises revenue when the goods have been delivered.
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Foreign currency transactions and balances
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.
The current corporation 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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred corporation tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the group. Deferred corporation tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Tangible Assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less 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.
Depreciation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Fixtures, fittings & equipment |
straight line over 3 years |
Motor vehicles |
straight line over 3 years |
Leasehold improvements |
straight line over 3 years |
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life. Goodwill on consolidation has been viewed to have a negligible useful life so has been written down in the year of acquisition.
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
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.
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 cost less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debts.
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.
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 group 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 cost.
Dryrobe 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 group 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.
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.
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 group 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.
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Basic financial liabilities 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. 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. Other creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less and are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at the undiscounted amount of the cash expected to be paid. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities and are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Trade creditors are referred to above.
Impairment
If there is 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.
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
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Sale of goods |
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Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
2023 |
2022 |
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
Research and development cost |
|
|
Foreign exchange losses/(gains) |
|
( |
Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
- |
|
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
- |
( |
Operating lease - property |
11,005 |
3,332 |
Other interest receivable and similar income |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Interest income on bank deposits |
|
|
Other finance income |
|
- |
|
|
Interest payable and similar expenses |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
- |
|
Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
- |
|
- |
|
Auditors' remuneration |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Audit of these financial statements |
29,500 |
25,000 |
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
|
|
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Production |
|
|
Management and administration |
|
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Sales and marketing |
|
|
|
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Remuneration |
|
|
Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
|
665,072 |
475,378 |
In respect of the highest paid director:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Remuneration |
|
|
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
|
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account
2023 |
2022 |
|
Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
|
|
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
- |
|
923,044 |
858,207 |
|
Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
|
( |
Arising from changes in tax rates and laws |
- |
|
Total deferred taxation |
|
|
Tax expense in the income statement |
|
|
The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2022 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Profit before tax |
|
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
|
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
( |
Effect of tax losses |
|
|
Deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
- |
|
Increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
- |
|
Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
|
( |
Total tax charge |
|
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Intangible assets |
Group
Goodwill |
Total |
|
Cost |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
Amortisation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2023 |
- |
- |
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Tangible Assets |
Group
Short leasehold land and buildings |
Plant and machinery |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
|
Cost |
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At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
Transfers |
|
( |
- |
- |
Foreign exchange movements |
- |
( |
- |
( |
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange movements |
- |
( |
- |
( |
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||||
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2022 |
- |
|
- |
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Company
Short leasehold land and buildings |
Plant and machinery |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
|
Cost |
||||
At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
Transfers |
|
( |
- |
- |
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
||||
At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2022 |
- |
|
- |
|
Investments |
Company
2023 |
2022 |
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
£ |
Cost |
|
At 1 January 2023 |
|
Provision |
|
Carrying amount |
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
At 31 December 2022 |
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) 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 |
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2023 |
2022 |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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300 DELAWARE AVE STE 210-A, WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE, 19801 USA |
|
|
|
|
Ladonkseweg 9, Boxtel, 5281RN, Netherlands |
|
|
|
Subsidiary undertakings |
Dryrobe Inc The principal activity of Dryrobe Inc is |
Dryrobe Europe B.V. The principal activity of Dryrobe Europe B.V. is |
Stocks |
Group |
Company |
|||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Goods for resale |
|
|
|
|
Other inventories |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Debtors |
Group |
Company |
|||
Current |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
Debtors |
|
|
|
|
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
- |
- |
|
|
Other debtors |
|
|
|
|
Prepayments |
|
|
|
|
Accrued income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
Group |
Company |
|||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Cash on hand |
|
|
|
|
Cash at bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank overdrafts |
( |
- |
- |
- |
Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows |
13,089,567 |
10,574,925 |
12,480,821 |
10,330,940 |
Creditors |
Group |
Company |
||||
Note |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Due within one year |
|||||
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
|
|
|
Creditors |
|
|
|
|
|
Social security and VAT |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
|
|
|
|
|
Other payables |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accruals |
|
|
|
|
|
Corporation tax liability |
546,247 |
277,809 |
546,247 |
277,809 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Provisions for liabilities |
Group
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
The deferred tax provision comprises the difference between accumulated depreciation and capital allowances.
Company
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
At 1 January 2023 |
|
|
Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
The deferred tax provision comprises the difference between accumulated depreciation and capital allowances.
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group contributes to a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £
Contributions totalling £
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2023 |
2022 |
|||
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
78 |
|
78 |
Rights
Ordinary shares have the following rights: |
Loans and borrowings |
Group |
Company |
|||
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|
Current loans and borrowings |
||||
Bank overdrafts |
|
- |
- |
- |
Loans from key management personnel |
415,743 |
11,341 |
415,743 |
11,341 |
|
|
|
|
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Group
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
2023 |
2022 |
|
Not later than one year |
|
- |
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
- |
|
- |
The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
Dividends |
2023 |
2022 |
|||
£ |
£ |
|||
Interim dividend of £ |
3,686,831 |
343,200 |
||
Dryrobe Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Related party transactions |
Group
Key management compensation
2023 |
2022 |
|
Salaries and other short term employee benefits |
|
|
Other transactions with directors |
Consultancy fees charged from a company which is controlled by Mr R B Langdon totals £56,435 which was recognised as an expense in the year.
Company
Transactions with directors |
2023 |
At 1 January 2023 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 31 December 2023 |
Mr G D Bright |
||||
Directors loan account - no interest charged & repayable on demand |
( |
|
( |
( |
Mr N G Osmond |
||||
Directors loan account - no interest charged & repayable on demand |
- |
|
( |
- |
2022 |
At 1 January 2022 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 31 December 2022 |
Mr G D Bright |
||||
Directors loan account - no interest charged & repayable on demand |
( |
|
( |
( |
Mr N G Osmond |
||||
Directors loan account - no interest charged & repayable on demand |
- |
|
( |
- |
2023 |
2022 |
|||
Mr G D Bright |
||||
Dividends paid to director during the year |
3,686,831 |
343,200 |
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