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Company No: 00620437 (England and Wales)

E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements
For the financial year ended 31 January 2024
Pages for filing with the registrar

E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

Unaudited Financial Statements

For the financial year ended 31 January 2024

Contents

E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at 31 January 2024
E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (continued)

As at 31 January 2024
Note 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 28,810 5,869
28,810 5,869
Current assets
Stocks 1,115,044 1,208,429
Debtors 4 1,458,643 1,340,352
Cash at bank and in hand 269,636 95,323
2,843,323 2,644,104
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 5 ( 1,200,254) ( 1,196,038)
Net current assets 1,643,069 1,448,066
Total assets less current liabilities 1,671,879 1,453,935
Provision for liabilities 6 ( 1,788) ( 1,788)
Net assets 1,670,091 1,452,147
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 7 30,000 30,000
Capital redemption reserve 8,525 8,525
Profit and loss account 1,631,566 1,413,622
Total shareholders' funds 1,670,091 1,452,147

For the financial year ending 31 January 2024 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 E.C. Griffiths & Co. Limited (registered number: 00620437) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors. They were signed on its behalf by:

B J Francis
Director

10 October 2024

E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 January 2024
E.C. GRIFFITHS & CO. LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the financial year ended 31 January 2024
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

E.C. Griffiths & Co. 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 35 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1XW, 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.

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.

Interest income

Interest income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset's net carrying amount on initial recognition.

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 valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Plant and machinery 20 % reducing balance
Vehicles 25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings 20 % 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.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

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.

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.

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.

Financial instruments

The Company only enters into basic financial instruments and transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to and from related parties.

Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, and amounts due from related companies, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.

Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.

Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and accruals, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

2. Employees

2024 2023
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the company during the year, including directors 12 13

3. Tangible assets

Plant and machinery Vehicles Fixtures and fittings Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 February 2023 16,247 41,029 18,205 75,481
Additions 0 28,500 0 28,500
At 31 January 2024 16,247 69,529 18,205 103,981
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 February 2023 15,183 36,461 17,968 69,612
Charge for the financial year 213 5,298 48 5,559
At 31 January 2024 15,396 41,759 18,016 75,171
Net book value
At 31 January 2024 851 27,770 189 28,810
At 31 January 2023 1,064 4,568 237 5,869

4. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 1,396,065 1,282,375
Prepayments 43,380 38,779
Other debtors 19,198 19,198
1,458,643 1,340,352

5. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Trade creditors 724,647 691,459
Accruals 211,179 208,680
Taxation and social security 262,249 291,771
Other creditors 2,179 4,128
1,200,254 1,196,038

HSBC hold a fixed charge over the book debts and a floating charge over all other assets in respect of liabilities due to them. At the year end these liabilities totalled £Nil (2023: £Nil).

6. Deferred tax

2024 2023
£ £
At the beginning of financial year ( 1,788) ( 1,808)
Credited to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 0 20
At the end of financial year ( 1,788) ( 1,788)

7. Called-up share capital

2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
120,000 Ordinary shares of £ 0.25 each 30,000 30,000

8. Financial commitments

Pensions

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for the directors and employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

2024 2023
£ £
Unpaid contributions due to the fund (inc. in other creditors) 2,179 2,120