REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872 (England and Wales) |
Report of the Directors and |
Unaudited |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 April 2024 |
for |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872 (England and Wales) |
Report of the Directors and |
Unaudited |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 April 2024 |
for |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Report of the Directors | 2 |
Accountants' Report | 3 |
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | 5 |
Company Balance Sheet | 7 |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 9 |
Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 10 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 11 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED |
Company Information |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
Directors: |
Registered office: |
Registered number: |
Accountants: |
Northside House |
69 Tweedy Road |
Bromley |
Kent |
BR1 3WA |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Report of the Directors |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 30 April 2024. |
Principal activity |
The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of debt collection. |
Directors |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 May 2023 to the date of this report. |
Statement of directors' responsibilities |
The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the Directors 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 company and the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
- | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
- | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
- | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
On behalf of the board: |
Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors |
on the Unaudited Financial Statements of |
CCS Group Holdings Limited |
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of CCS Group Holdings Limited for the year ended 30 April 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the company's and the group's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us. |
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at http://www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance. |
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of CCS Group Holdings Limited, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of CCS Group Holdings Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of CCS Group Holdings Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than CCS Group Holdings Limited the company and the group and the company's Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report. |
It is your duty to ensure that CCS Group Holdings Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of CCS Group Holdings Limited. You consider that CCS Group Holdings Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year. |
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of CCS Group Holdings Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements. |
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Northside House |
69 Tweedy Road |
Bromley |
Kent |
BR1 3WA |
28 October 2024 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Consolidated |
Statement of Comprehensive |
Income |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
Turnover | 6,015,591 | 5,034,248 |
Cost of sales | (3,561,628 | ) | (3,157,640 | ) |
Gross profit | 2,453,963 | 1,876,608 |
Administrative expenses | (1,872,768 | ) | (1,856,565 | ) |
Operating profit | 581,195 | 20,043 |
Interest receivable and similar income | 7,248 | 5,464 |
588,443 | 25,507 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | (14,280 | ) | (20,658 | ) |
Profit before taxation | 574,163 | 4,849 |
Tax on profit | (195,702 | ) | (8,681 | ) |
Profit/(loss) for the financial year | ( |
) |
Other comprehensive income | - | - |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |
378,461 |
(3,832 |
) |
Profit/(loss) attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 378,461 | (3,832 | ) |
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 378,461 | (3,832 | ) |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |
30 April 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Fixed assets |
Intangible assets | 6 | 437,659 | 587,400 |
Tangible assets | 7 | 75,248 | 113,129 |
Investments | 8 | - | - |
512,907 | 700,529 |
Current assets |
Stocks | 4,380 | 7,551 |
Debtors | 9 | 804,212 | 648,963 |
Cash at bank | 327,344 | 198,575 |
1,135,936 | 855,089 |
Creditors |
Amounts falling due within one year | 10 | 1,098,449 | 1,044,131 |
Net current assets/(liabilities) | 37,487 | (189,042 | ) |
Total assets less current liabilities | 550,394 | 511,487 |
Creditors |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
11 |
- |
(190,909 |
) |
Provisions for liabilities | 14 | (15,489 | ) | (14,135 | ) |
Net assets | 534,905 | 306,443 |
Capital and reserves |
Called up share capital | 15 | 100 | 100 |
Share premium | 368,327 | 368,327 |
Retained earnings | 166,478 | (61,984 | ) |
Shareholders' funds | 534,905 | 306,443 |
The company and the group are entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 30 April 2024. |
The members have not required the company and the group to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the group keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group as at the end of each financial year and of the group's profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company and the group. |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet - continued |
30 April 2024 |
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 28 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: |
J Godbold - Director |
K J Steward - Director |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Company Balance Sheet |
30 April 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Fixed assets |
Intangible assets | 6 |
Tangible assets | 7 |
Investments | 8 |
Current assets |
Debtors | 9 |
Creditors |
Amounts falling due within one year | 10 |
Net current liabilities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total assets less current liabilities |
Capital and reserves |
Called up share capital | 15 |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
Shareholders' funds |
Company's profit for the financial year | 637,727 | 623,708 |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Company Balance Sheet - continued |
30 April 2024 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Share | Total |
capital | earnings | premium | equity |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 May 2022 | 100 | 91,848 | 368,327 | 460,275 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | (150,000 | ) | - | (150,000 | ) |
Total comprehensive loss | - | (3,832 | ) | - | (3,832 | ) |
Balance at 30 April 2023 | 100 | (61,984 | ) | 368,327 | 306,443 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | (150,000 | ) | - | (150,000 | ) |
Total comprehensive income | - | 378,461 | - | 378,461 |
Balance at 30 April 2024 | 100 | 166,477 | 368,327 | 534,904 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Share | Total |
capital | earnings | premium | equity |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 May 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 30 April 2023 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 30 April 2024 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
1. | Statutory information |
CCS Group Holdings Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | Accounting policies |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Going concern |
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The basis is considered appropriate by the directors. |
The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. This assessment takes into consideration debt repayments starting post year end in relation to the CBIL loan taken out and predictions on when certain significant client work streams will resume. |
Based on these assessments, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. |
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that would be required if the going concern concept was not deemed appropriate. |
Basis of consolidation |
The consolidated income statement and balance sheet include the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary companies made up to the 30 April 2017. Intra-group sales and profits are eliminated on consolidation. |
Related party exemption |
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
Key source of estimation, uncertainty and judgement |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting practice requires management to make estimates and judgement that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. |
There is estimation uncertainty in calculating bad debt provisions. A full line by line review of trade debtors is carried out at the end of each month. Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that the bad debt provisions are as accurate as possible, there remains a risk that the provisions do not match the level of debts which ultimately prove to be uncollectable. |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
2. | Accounting policies - continued |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
Revenue is recognised when debt is collected on behalf of the customer. |
Goodwill |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
Bought debt are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of five years. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Plant and machinery | - |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Computer equipment | - |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
Financial instruments |
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. |
Trade and other debtors and creditors are classified as basic financial instruments and measured at initial recognition at transaction price. Debtors and creditors are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. A provision is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due. |
Cash and cash equivalents are classified as basic financial instruments and comprise cash in hand and at bank and bank overdrafts. |
Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the company are classified in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
2. | Accounting policies - continued |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Research and development |
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
Client funds |
Client funds are not recognised as an asset of the company. Client Funds are held in separate designated client trust bank accounts and are disclosed by way of note detailing the amount of funds held and associated liability. |
Government grants |
Grant income is recognised under the accrual model of Financial Reporting Standard 102. |
Grant income is recognised in the profit and loss account on a systematic basis over the period in which the company recognises the related costs for which grant income is intended to compensate. |
3. | Employees and directors |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | Individual statement of comprehensive income |
As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
5. | Dividends |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Ordinary A shares of £0.01 each |
Interim | 127,165 | 127,165 |
Ordinary B shares of £0.01 each |
Interim | 22,835 | 22,835 |
150,000 | 150,000 |
6. | Intangible fixed assets |
Group |
Bought |
Goodwill | debt | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Cost |
At 1 May 2023 |
and 30 April 2024 | 1,484,318 | 5,258 | 1,489,576 |
Amortisation |
At 1 May 2023 | 898,228 | 3,948 | 902,176 |
Amortisation for year | 148,431 | 1,310 | 149,741 |
At 30 April 2024 | 1,046,659 | 5,258 | 1,051,917 |
Net book value |
At 30 April 2024 | 437,659 | - | 437,659 |
At 30 April 2023 | 586,090 | 1,310 | 587,400 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
7. | Tangible fixed assets |
Group |
Fixtures |
Plant and | and | Computer |
machinery | fittings | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Cost |
At 1 May 2023 | 9,157 | 87,745 | 342,410 | 439,312 |
Additions | 917 | - | 26,327 | 27,244 |
At 30 April 2024 | 10,074 | 87,745 | 368,737 | 466,556 |
Depreciation |
At 1 May 2023 | 5,468 | 62,855 | 257,860 | 326,183 |
Charge for year | 1,708 | 15,941 | 47,476 | 65,125 |
At 30 April 2024 | 7,176 | 78,796 | 305,336 | 391,308 |
Net book value |
At 30 April 2024 | 2,898 | 8,949 | 63,401 | 75,248 |
At 30 April 2023 | 3,689 | 24,890 | 84,550 | 113,129 |
8. | Fixed asset investments |
Company |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
Cost |
At 1 May 2023 |
and 30 April 2024 |
Net book value |
At 30 April 2024 |
At 30 April 2023 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
8. | Fixed asset investments - continued |
The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
Subsidiary |
Registered office: Norfolk House (3rd Floor), Wellesy Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1GR |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Aggregate capital and reserves |
Profit for the year |
9. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Trade debtors | 468,431 | 399,140 |
Other debtors | 335,781 | 249,823 |
804,212 | 648,963 |
10. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts | 193,852 | 167,993 |
Trade creditors | 318,683 | 409,616 |
Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
Taxation and social security | 407,004 | 170,543 |
Other creditors | 178,910 | 295,979 |
1,098,449 | 1,044,131 |
11. | Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans | - | 190,909 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
12. | Leasing agreements |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Group |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Within one year | 79,423 | 143,154 |
Between one and five years | 548,360 | 500,321 |
627,783 | 643,475 |
13. | Secured debts |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans | 192,677 | 357,707 |
Other loans | 1,583 | 1,250 |
194,260 | 358,957 |
Shawbrook Bank PLC holds a floating and fixed charge over all the property or undertakings of CCS Group Holdings Limited and Commercial Collection Services Limited. |
14. | Provisions for liabilities |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax |
Accelerated capital allowances | 15,489 | 14,135 |
Group |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 May 2023 | 14,135 |
Accelerated Capital Allowances | 1,354 |
Balance at 30 April 2024 | 15,489 |
CCS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 09891872) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the year ended 30 April 2024 |
15. | Called up share capital |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary A | £0.01 | 72 | 72 |
Ordinary B | £0.01 | 13 | 13 |
Ordinary C | £0.01 | 15 | 15 |
100 | 100 |
16. | Pension commitments |
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension charge amounted to £70,082 (2023 £73,154). |
17. | Related party disclosures |
During the year, a total of key management personnel compensation of £85,748 (2023 £84,575) was paid. |
At the year end the Directors were owed £5,757 (2023 £3,401) by the company. |
18. | Ultimate controlling party |
There is no ultimate controlling party. |
19. | Client funds |
Client funds are not recognised as an asset of the company. Client funds are held in separate designated client trust bank accounts and are disclosed below; |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Client bank accounts | 2,743,315 | 2,407,365 |
Client balances | (2,743,315 | ) | (2,407,365 | ) |
- | - |
20. | Cash flow statement |
The group qualifies as small under the Companies Act 2006. The directors have elected to take advantage under the Financial Reporting Standard 102 section 1A not to prepare a cash flow statement. |