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Company No: 03530351 (England and Wales)

SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements
For the financial year ended 31 December 2023
Pages for filing with the registrar

SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023

Contents

SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 31 December 2023
SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

As at 31 December 2023
Note 2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 194,111 31,978
194,111 31,978
Current assets
Stocks 378,203 373,241
Debtors 4 1,369,890 1,222,520
Cash at bank and in hand 235,114 473,081
1,983,207 2,068,842
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 ( 630,026) ( 638,712)
Net current assets 1,353,181 1,430,130
Total assets less current liabilities 1,547,292 1,462,108
Provision for liabilities ( 12,830) ( 7,995)
Net assets 1,534,462 1,454,113
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 100 100
Profit and loss account 1,534,362 1,454,013
Total shareholder's funds 1,534,462 1,454,113

For the financial year ending 31 December 2023 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The financial statements of Sci-Lab Analytical Limited (registered number: 03530351) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 24 September 2024. They were signed on its behalf by:

Gregory Molter
Director
SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023
SCI-LAB ANALYTICAL LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023
1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

Sci-Lab Analytical Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is Unit D Tarvin Sands Mill Lane, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JF, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The directors have assessed the Statement of Financial Position and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Group accounts exemption

Group accounts exemption s399
The Company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the Company as an individual entity and not about its group.

Foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the Statement of Financial Position date are reported at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date.

Exchange differences are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Turnover

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

Turnover is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the customer.

Employee benefits

Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Statement of Financial Position.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Statement of Financial Position date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment properties and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on either a straight line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Leasehold improvements 10 years straight line
Plant and machinery 15 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings 15 % reducing balance

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

Leases

The Company as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Impairment of assets

Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Statement of Financial Position date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings as described below.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to sell, which is equivalent to the net realisable value. Cost includes materials, direct labour and an attributable proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal levels of activity. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Provision is made for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items where appropriate.

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

Trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts, except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases the receivables are stated at cost less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.

Cash and cash equivalents

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

Trade and other creditors

Trade and other creditors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Statement of Financial Position date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

Ordinary share capital

The ordinary share capital of the Company is presented as equity.

2. Employees

2023 2022
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 12 12

3. Tangible assets

Leasehold improve-
ments
Plant and machinery Fixtures and fittings Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 January 2023 0 10,969 43,675 54,644
Additions 177,487 0 5,250 182,737
Disposals 0 0 ( 19,406) ( 19,406)
At 31 December 2023 177,487 10,969 29,519 217,975
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 January 2023 0 6,918 15,748 22,666
Charge for the financial year 4,437 874 4,845 10,156
Disposals 0 0 ( 8,958) ( 8,958)
At 31 December 2023 4,437 7,792 11,635 23,864
Net book value
At 31 December 2023 173,050 3,177 17,884 194,111
At 31 December 2022 0 4,051 27,927 31,978

4. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 325,462 264,408
Amounts owed by Group undertakings 400,000 400,000
Prepayments and accrued income 229,663 368,614
Corporation tax 25,267 0
Other debtors 389,498 189,498
1,369,890 1,222,520

Amounts owed by Group undertakings are repayable on demand and do not bear interest.

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023 2022
£ £
Trade creditors 369,218 458,485
Accruals and deferred income 237,600 56,664
Taxation and social security 23,208 123,563
630,026 638,712

There are no amounts included above in respect of which any security has been given by the small entity.

6. Related party transactions

Transactions with entities in which the entity itself has a participating interest

Sci-Lab Analytical Limited has taken the exemption in Section 1AC.35 of FRS102 from disclosing related party transactions with 100% owned group companies.

Other related party transactions

2023 2022
£ £
Amounts owed by companies under common control 389,498 189,498

7. Off Balance Sheet arrangements

There is a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company in respect of any borrowings with Lloyds Bank Plc.

8. Ultimate controlling party

Parent Company:

Conifer Topco Ltd
1 Hameldown Road, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, Devon, England, EX20 1UB