REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
ACCOUNTANTS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Westburn Business Centre |
McNee Road |
Prestwick |
KA9 2PB |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Balance Sheet |
31 December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 4 |
Tangible assets | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank and in hand |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
8 |
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PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
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NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital |
Retained earnings |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Profit and loss account has not been delivered. |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Balance Sheet - continued |
31 December 2023 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Going concern |
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the company will continue to trade for a period of 12 months from the date of approval. |
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 it's Parent Company KCM Holdings (Scotland) Limited or wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Turnover/revenue recognition |
Sales comprise the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and rendering of services in the ordinary course of the company's activities. Sales are presented, net of value-added tax, rebates and discounts. |
The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue and related cost can be reliably measured, it is probable that the collectability of the related receivables is reasonably assured and when the specific criteria for each of the company's activities are met. |
Goodwill |
Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a trade is the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid and the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired. Positive goodwill is capitalised and amortised through the profit and loss account over the director's estimate of its useful economic life which is 20 years. Impairment tests on the carrying value of goodwill are undertaken; |
- at the end of the first full financial year following acquisition; |
- in other period if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Tangible fixed assets |
Plant and machinery | - |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Computer equipment and website costs | - |
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. |
Impairment of fixed assets |
At each reporting date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible fixed 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 amount 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. |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Net realisable value is based on estimated selling price less additional costs to completion and disposal. |
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. |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Where assets are financed by leasing agreements that give rights approximating to ownership (finance leases), the assets are treated as if they had been purchased outright. The amount capitalised is the present value of the minimum lease payments payable over the term of the lease. The corresponding leasing commitments are shown as amounts payable to the lessor. Depreciation on the relevant assets is charged to the profit and loss account over the shorter of estimated useful economic life and the period of the lease. |
Lease payments are analysed between capital and interest components so that the interest element of the payment is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease and is calculated so that it represents a constant proportion of the balance of capital repayments outstanding. The capital part reduces the amounts payable to the lessor. |
All other leases are treated as operating leases. Their annual rentals are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the terms of the lease. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company operates a money purchase pension scheme in the form of employee personal pension plans. The contracts are between the individual and the pension provider and all funds are held externally by a third party pension provider. Pension contributions are charged to the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate. |
Cash and cash equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash held by the company and short term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less from inception and are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value. |
Financial instruments |
Financial assets and liabilities are recognised when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and are classified in accordance with their underlying economic reality. |
The company has two main categories of financial instruments, which are loans and other receivables and other financial liabilities: |
Loans and other receivables |
Loans and other receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Upon recognition, these assets are measured at fair value less directly related transaction expenses. In successive periods these are measured at amortised cost, and any differences between acquisition cost and redemption value is accounted for over the borrowing period by using the effective interest method. If transaction costs are immaterial and the credit period is short, amortised cost is equal to the nominal value less any allowance for credit losses. |
Other financial liabilities |
Other financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. In successive periods these are measured at amortised cost. Any differences between acquisition cost and redemption value is accounted for over the borrowing period by using the effective interest method. If transaction costs are immaterial and the credit period is short, amortised cost is equal to the nominal value. |
Impairment of financial instruments |
A provision for impairment is established when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition, the estimated future cash flows have been impacted. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
4. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
and 31 December 2023 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Computer |
equipment |
Fixtures | and |
Plant and | and | Motor | website |
machinery | fittings | vehicles | costs | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
and 31 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
Motor |
vehicles |
£ |
COST |
At 1 January 2023 |
Transfer to ownership | (22,495 | ) |
At 31 December 2023 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
Transfer to ownership | (9,842 | ) |
At 31 December 2023 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Amounts owed by associates |
Other debtors |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 9) |
Trade creditors |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
Included in bank overdrafts is the sum of £185,182 (2022: £163,550) in respect of a debtor factoring account. The debtor factoring account is secured over specific trade debtors and by the restricted personal guarantee of Mr & Mrs Colin McAdam. |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans |
AEP (Scotland) Ltd. (Registered number: SC378869) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
9. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Hire purchase contracts |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
10. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Bank overdrafts |
Bank loans |
Hire purchase contracts | - | 10,310 |
Bank loans are secured by way of a floating charge over the assets of the company, cross company guarantee and a restricted personal guarantee by Colin and Aileen McAdam. |
The CBILS Loan is secured under the enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme. Interest on the loan is charged at a fixed rate. This loan is repayable by December 2025. |
Hire purchase liabilities were secured over the assets being financed. |
11. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
The company has granted a corporate guarantee in favour of the bank in respect of all borrowings of its parent company, KCM Holdings (Scotland) Limited. As at 31 December 2023 these liabilities amounted to £Nil (2022: £Nil). |
The company has granted a corporate guarantee, in favour of the bank, in respect of all bank borrowings of CAM Autos Limited. As at 31 December 2023 these liabilities amounted to £Nil (2022: £Nil). |
12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
During the year the company entered into transactions with a company under the control of the ultimate controlling parties, Mr & Mrs McAdam, AEP Car parts SL. This company is registered and based in Alicante, Spain. Transactions during the year amounted to £7,894 (2022: £10,858). As at 31 December 2023, amounts due from this company were £2,790 (2022: £2,790). |
13. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The company is under the joint control of Colin McAdam and Aileen McAdam by virtue of their 100% holding in the ultimate parent company KCM Holdings (Scotland) Ltd. |