Registration number:
Hystat Holdings Limited
for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Hystat Holdings Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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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 |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Company Information
Directors |
SJ Wadsworth RA Wadsworth PM Wadsworth T Wadsworth |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 29 February 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is the sale, design, manufacture and repair of special hydraulic cylinders and piston accumulators for the heavy engineering industry.
Fair review of the business
The profit and loss account set out on page 9 shows turnover for the year of £14,132,235 (2023 - £12,243,987) and a profit after taxation for the year of £862,567 (2023 - £663,665).
Total group turnover increased by 15.4% in comparison with the prior year, following the completion of several large projects. Gross profit as a percentage of turnover increased from 30.8% to 33.6%. Manufacturing costs remain subject to stringent scrutiny and have been reduced wherever possible and overall cost of sales have decreased as a percentage of turnover. Administrative expenses increased by 17.1% and as a percentage of turnover from 23.8% to 24.1%.
Principal risks and uncertainties
Operationally, global material cost increases and availability remain significant challenges to the business and industry, particularly around steel supply and electrical components. Inflationary pressures are also being experienced through increased energy and transport costs, further adding to a challenging business environment.
The main financial risks arising from the group’s activities are credit risk and liquidity risk. These are monitored by the board of directors.
The group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade debtors. Credit risk is managed through credit insurance, credit checks on new and existing customers and by monitoring payments against contractual terms.
The group’s liquidity risk is managed through a mixture of long and short term debt finance and readily accessible bank accounts to ensure that the company has sufficient funds to manage its day to day operations.
Approved and authorised by the
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
The directors present their report and the for the year ended 29 February 2024.
Directors of the group
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
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 group'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 and authorised by the
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Statement of 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 group and 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.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Hystat Holdings Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Hystat Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 29 February 2024, 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 29 February 2024 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.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Hystat Holdings 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.
Opinion 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 group and 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 4], 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 group and 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.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Hystat Holdings 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:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the company to express an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the company audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Hystat Holdings Limited
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the parent 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 parent 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 parent company and the parent company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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For and on behalf of
Victoria Court
91 Huddersfield Road
West Yorkshire
HD9 3JA
Hystat Holdings Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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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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Other operating income |
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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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(80,744) |
(99,001) |
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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 attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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The group has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
2024 |
2023 |
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Profit for the year |
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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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Hystat Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 11769670)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 29 February 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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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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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
( |
( |
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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 |
50,663 |
50,663 |
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Share premium reserve |
67,374 |
67,374 |
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Capital redemption reserve |
142,897 |
142,897 |
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Retained earnings |
6,809,554 |
6,146,987 |
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Equity attributable to owners of the company |
7,070,488 |
6,407,921 |
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Shareholders' funds |
7,070,488 |
6,407,921 |
Approved and authorised by the
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Hystat Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 11769670)
Balance Sheet as at 29 February 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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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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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/(liabilities) |
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( |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
- |
( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
50,663 |
50,663 |
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Retained earnings |
2,574,187 |
1,463,866 |
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Shareholders' funds |
2,624,850 |
1,514,529 |
The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £1,310,321 (2023 - profit of £618,042).
Approved and authorised by the
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Equity attributable to the parent company
Share capital |
Share premium |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 March 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 29 February 2024 |
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Share capital |
Share premium |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 March 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
At 28 February 2023 |
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 March 2023 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
At 29 February 2024 |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 March 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
At 28 February 2023 |
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Hystat Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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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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Loss/(profit) on disposal of tangible assets |
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( |
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Finance income |
- |
( |
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Finance costs |
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Income tax expense |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Decrease/(increase) in stocks |
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( |
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Decrease/(increase) in trade debtors |
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( |
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Increase in trade creditors |
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Cash generated from operations |
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( |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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( |
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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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Proceeds from bank borrowing draw downs |
( |
( |
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Payments to finance lease creditors |
( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
( |
( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 March |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 29 February |
1,754,307 |
63,147 |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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 - '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 except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
The presentation currency is £ sterling.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 29 February 2024.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
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.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
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.
The company recognises revenue when:
the amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Analysis of turnover by geographical market: United Kingdom £10,860,071 (2023: £8,681,725), Non United Kingdom £3,272,164 (2023: £3,562,262)
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
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 tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the consolidated financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
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 |
Freehold property |
10% on cost and 2% on cost |
Loose tools |
20% on reducing balance |
Plant and machinery |
15% on reducing balance |
Fixtures and fittings |
15% on reducing balance |
Motor vehicles |
25% on reducing balance |
Computer equipment |
25% on reducing balance |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
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.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
Goodwill |
over 5 years |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
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. They are subsequently measured at amortised 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 receivables.
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.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
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 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 amortised cost.
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 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.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
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.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the group’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
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 an employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Sale of goods |
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Rental income |
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Other operating income |
The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Government grants |
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Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the group's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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(Loss)/gain on disposal of tangible assets |
( |
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Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
2024 |
2023 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Foreign exchange (gains)/losses |
( |
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Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
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Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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( |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Interest payable and similar expenses |
2024 |
2023 |
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Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
|
|
Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
|
|
Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
Redundancy costs |
|
- |
|
|
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, was as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
|
Remuneration |
|
|
Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
|
215,563 |
456,336 |
During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
|
Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme |
|
|
In respect of the highest paid director:
2024 |
2023 |
|
Remuneration |
|
|
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes |
|
|
Auditors' remuneration |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Audit of these financial statements |
19,300 |
17,700 |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Taxation |
Tax charged in the consolidated profit and loss account
2024 |
2023 |
|
Current taxation |
||
UK corporation tax |
|
|
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
|
( |
398,354 |
38,069 |
|
Deferred taxation |
||
Movement in deferred taxation |
|
|
Tax expense in the income statement |
|
|
The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
2024 |
2023 |
|
Profit before tax |
|
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
|
|
Deferred tax expense from unrecognised tax loss or credit |
|
|
Decrease in UK current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
- |
( |
Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
|
|
Tax decrease arising from group relief |
- |
( |
Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of adjustment in research and development tax credit |
|
( |
Total tax charge |
|
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Intangible assets |
Group
Goodwill |
Total |
|
Cost or valuation |
||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
Amortisation |
||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
Carrying amount |
||
At 29 February 2024 |
- |
- |
At 28 February 2023 |
- |
- |
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
tangible assets |
Group
Land and buildings |
Short leasehold land and buildings |
Properties under construction |
Fixtures and fittings |
Plant and machinery |
Office equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
|
Cost or valuation |
||||||||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Disposals |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
- |
( |
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
||||||||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
- |
( |
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||||||||
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 28 February 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Company
Land and buildings |
Plant and machinery |
Total |
|
Cost or valuation |
|||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|||
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
At 28 February 2023 |
|
|
|
Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £2,502,387 (2023 - £2,555,305) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Investments |
Company
2024 |
2023 |
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
£ |
Cost or valuation |
|
At 1 March 2023 |
|
Provision |
|
Carrying amount |
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
At 28 February 2023 |
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
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 |
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||
Subsidiary undertakings |
||||
|
Spa Fields Industrial Estate
England and Wales |
|
|
|
|
Spa Fields Industrial Estate
England and Wales |
|
|
|
|
Spa Fields Industrial Estate
England and Wales |
|
|
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Subsidiary undertakings |
Hystat Systems Limited The principal activity of Hystat Systems Limited is |
HSL Cylinders Limited The principal activity of HSL Cylinders Limited is |
Hystat Accumulators Limited The principal activity of Hystat Accumulators Limited is |
Stocks |
Group |
Company |
|||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Work in progress |
|
|
- |
- |
Other inventories |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
Debtors |
Group |
Company |
||||
Current |
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
Trade debtors |
|
|
- |
|
|
Amounts owed by related parties |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Other debtors |
|
|
- |
- |
|
Prepayments |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Cash and cash equivalents |
Group |
Company |
|||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Cash on hand |
|
|
- |
- |
Cash at bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank overdrafts |
- |
( |
- |
- |
Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows |
1,754,307 |
63,147 |
400,062 |
125,296 |
Creditors |
Group |
Company |
||||
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Due within one year |
|||||
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
|
|
Trade creditors |
|
|
|
- |
|
Amounts due to related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
|
|
- |
- |
|
Other payables |
|
|
- |
- |
|
Accruals |
|
|
|
|
|
Corporation tax liability |
321,557 |
54,133 |
30,578 |
33,782 |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Due after one year |
|||||
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
|
Provisions for liabilities |
Group
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
At 1 March 2023 |
|
|
Additional provisions |
|
|
At 29 February 2024 |
|
|
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group operates 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 £
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2024 |
2023 |
|||
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
50,663 |
|
50,663 |
Loans and borrowings |
Group |
Company |
|||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Non-current loans and borrowings |
||||
Bank borrowings |
- |
|
- |
|
Hire purchase contracts |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
- |
|
Group |
Company |
|||
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|
Current loans and borrowings |
||||
Bank borrowings |
- |
|
- |
|
Bank overdrafts |
- |
|
- |
- |
Hire purchase contracts |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
- |
|
Hystat Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 February 2024
Dividends |
Interim dividends paid
2024 |
2023 |
|||
Interim dividend of £ |
|
|
||
Related party transactions |
Company
Loans from related parties
2024 |
Key management |
Total |
At start of period |
|
|
Advanced |
|
|
At end of period |
|
|
|
2023 |
Key management |
Total |
At start of period |
|
|
Advanced |
|
|
At end of period |
|
|
|
Terms of loans from related parties