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Company No: 01281028 (England and Wales)

ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS LIMITED

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

ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023

Contents

ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 31 December 2023
ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

As at 31 December 2023
Note 2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 1,591,827 1,632,205
1,591,827 1,632,205
Current assets
Stocks 2,007,685 1,816,938
Debtors 4 997,248 833,459
Cash at bank and in hand 5 199,453 125,185
3,204,386 2,775,582
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 ( 1,620,885) ( 941,123)
Net current assets 1,583,501 1,834,459
Total assets less current liabilities 3,175,328 3,466,664
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 7 ( 329,461) ( 403,746)
Provision for liabilities ( 157,770) ( 173,422)
Net assets 2,688,097 2,889,496
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 8 15,000 15,000
Profit and loss account 2,673,097 2,874,496
Total shareholder's funds 2,688,097 2,889,496

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 Elemental Micro-Analysis Limited (registered number: 01281028) 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
ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023
ELEMENTAL MICRO-ANALYSIS 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

Elemental Micro-Analysis 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 1 Hameldown Road, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, EX20 1UB, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and 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 a straight-line basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Land and buildings 25 - 50 years straight line
Leasehold improvements 10 years straight line
Assets under construction not depreciated
Plant and machinery 10 years straight line
Vehicles 5 years straight line
Fixtures and fittings 4 years straight line

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 59 57

3. Tangible assets

Land and buildings Leasehold improve-
ments
Assets under construc-
tion
Plant and machinery Vehicles Fixtures and fittings Total
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 January 2023 1,493,464 365,377 630 568,442 15,519 270,861 2,714,293
Additions 25,275 2,055 0 12,839 0 6,834 47,003
Transfers 0 0 ( 630) 0 0 0 ( 630)
At 31 December 2023 1,518,739 367,432 0 581,281 15,519 277,695 2,760,666
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 January 2023 126,395 309,886 0 397,428 10,346 238,033 1,082,088
Charge for the financial year 29,847 9,017 0 35,218 3,104 9,565 86,751
At 31 December 2023 156,242 318,903 0 432,646 13,450 247,598 1,168,839
Net book value
At 31 December 2023 1,362,497 48,529 0 148,635 2,069 30,097 1,591,827
At 31 December 2022 1,367,069 55,491 630 171,014 5,173 32,828 1,632,205

4. Debtors

2023 2022
£ £
Trade debtors 636,970 570,715
Amounts owed by Group undertakings 435 3,691
Prepayments 74,338 64,905
VAT recoverable 90,212 158,593
Other debtors 195,293 35,555
997,248 833,459

5. Cash and cash equivalents

2023 2022
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 199,453 125,185
Less: Bank overdrafts ( 160,999) ( 228,694)
38,454 (103,509)

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 272,254 352,019
Trade creditors 262,185 307,229
Amounts owed to Group undertakings 418,796 20,897
Accruals 162,832 130,532
Taxation and social security 40,031 41,433
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 0 7,146
Other creditors 464,787 81,867
1,620,885 941,123

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

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2023 2022
£ £
Bank loans 329,461 403,746

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

8. Called-up share capital

2023 2022
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
15,000 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 15,000 15,000

9. Related party transactions

Transactions with owners holding a participating interest in the entity

Elemental Micro-Analysis 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 192,991 13,558
Amounts owed to companies under common control (348,542) (64,805)

No interest has been charged on the above amounts and there are no set repayment terms.

10. Ultimate controlling party

Parent Company:

Mat Topco Ltd
Elemental Micro-analysis Limited, 1 Hameldown Road, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, Devon, England, EX20 1UB