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Registration number: 01947522

Prepared for the registrar

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 7

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Company Information

Directors

J C Williams

M A Williams

L Ostle

A J Muldrew

Company secretary

T J Knox

Registered office

Waterwells Drive
Waterwells Business Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 2AA

Bankers

HSBC Bank Plc
The Cross
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2AP

Accountants

Hazlewoods LLP
Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

(Registration number: 01947522)
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

4

-

-

Tangible assets

5

805,356

776,304

 

805,356

776,304

Current assets

 

Stocks

197,649

210,624

Debtors

6

566,989

778,635

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,566,464

1,254,358

 

2,331,102

2,243,617

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

7

(215,952)

(234,377)

Net current assets

 

2,115,150

2,009,240

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,920,506

2,785,544

Deferred tax liabilities

(178,842)

(173,430)

Net assets

 

2,741,664

2,612,114

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

10,000

10,000

Profit and loss account

2,731,664

2,602,114

Total equity

 

2,741,664

2,612,114

For the financial year ending 30 April 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


A J Muldrew
Director

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Waterwells Drive
Waterwells Business Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 2AA

 

2

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 have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecast and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On the basis of this information, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Judgements and estimation uncertainty
These financial statements do not contain any significant judgements or estimation uncertainty.
 

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the companies accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.

The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

The current 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 company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred 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 charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

8 - 20% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Fixtures, fittings and office equipment

10 - 20% reducing balance

Computer equipment

20% straight line

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.

Trade 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. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

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.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade 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 company 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 all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

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 company 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. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.
 

Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

 

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

 

Alpha Colour Printers Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2024

 

6

Debtors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Trade debtors

552,352

523,137

Amounts owed by group undertakings

8,118

-

Other debtors

361

250,000

Prepayments

6,158

5,498

566,989

778,635

Other debtors includes a loan with a carrying amount at the year end of £nil (2023 - £250,000) which is denominated in Sterling and accrues interest at a rate of 9%. The loan has been repaid in full during the year.

 

7

Creditors

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

Trade creditors

101,418

94,700

Social security and other taxes

34,745

47,396

Other creditors

8,633

7,031

Accrued expenses

5,546

-

Corporation tax liability

65,610

85,250

215,952

234,377

 

8

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

At 30 April 2024, the company had total commitments under non-cancellable operating leases over the remaining life of those leases of £921,646, (2023 - £1,054,896).

 

9

Related party transactions

During the year rent of £133,250 (2023 - £133,250) was paid to the Alpha Colour Printers Directors Pension fund and pension contributions of £10,000 (2023 - £20,000). At the balance sheet date the amount due to Alpha Colour Printers Pension fund was £nil (2023 - £nil).

 

10

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The ultimate parent company is Crofton Investments Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. A copy of that company's financial statements is available from Companies House.

The ultimate controlling party is J C Williams, by virtue of his shareholding in Crofton Investments Limited.