Company registration number 7383636 (England and Wales)
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr J P Entwisle
Company number
7383636
Registered office
Rees House
Burn Hall Industrial Estate
Venture Road
Fleetwood
FY7 8RS
Auditor
MHA
Richard House
9 Winckley Square
Preston
PR1 3HP
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Director's report
3
Director's responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 23
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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The director presents the strategic report for the year ended 28 February 2024.
Strategy and Business Model
Lancashire Waste Recycling Ltd (LWR) specialises in producing alternative fuels from waste that cannot be recycled. The company’s primary operation involves supplying a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) to two of the UK’s cement kilns as a replacement to burning fossil fuels, which in turn reduces CO2 emissions.
Our objectives are to work with our off takers to develop new types of alternative fuels to allow them to increase the amount they can use and thus reduce their demand for fossil fuels. Our current SRF contains approximately 45% biomass, which is something we are aiming to increase as the demand for this grows and the pressure to reduce CO2 emissions rises. Plans are continuing in the manufacturing and development of other alternative fuels, to generate electrical and thermal energy from small-scale gasification installation. Alongside this we are also continuing to develop an SRF pellet to be used in the gasification process.
Review of the business
LWR in 2023-2024 had turnover of £32 million, this is higher than the previous year with an increase in gross profit an improvement on previous year performance.
Continued investment into the plant has taken place throughout the financial year with newer technology installing electric material handlers in replacement of diesel. The demand for SRF in the UK is expected to continue as pressure to reduce fossil fuel consumption and reduce CO2 emissions is still prevalent demand has is still up and down due to a continued knock-on effects of a downturn in the building trade in the current economic climate. This is slowly on the upturn.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The director has identified the following principal risks and uncertainties affecting the company:
LWR's main risk is that the majority of offtake material is sent to two contracted cement kilns and one non contract, therefore if they have any downtime for maintenance or repairs outlets to send SRF are limited. LWR are having ongoing discussions with other potential UK customers looking to supply them with a main burner type fuel. As part of this, LWR and Envirofuel are continuing to develop other processes and alternative fuel options that will open up opportunities to supply other markets.
Development and performance
LWR has continued to expand in this financial year. Steady demand for SRF in the UK has allowed the business to maintain its position. With a clear focus on the business’ objectives and a consistent approach headed by the sole director, the company has had another successful year.
Future Developments
Following the year end LWR have been able to trade well, though there is still increased pressure from the current economic climate the company is currently operating as normal. The director is of the opinion that the LWR will continue to maintain its trading, and in turn will continue to grow with more than adequate profitability as demand for alternative fuel is still relevant. All profits are reinvested back into the business to enable its continued growth. |
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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Key Performance Indicators
The company monitors its performance using a number of measures, as follows:
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Amount of waste processed | | |
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Mr J P Entwisle
Director
27 November 2024
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of recycling and waste management.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The director does not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Mr J P Entwisle
Auditor
Following the merger of MHA Moore & Smalley with MHA, the company's independent auditor has now become MHA. A resolution to reappoint MHA as independent auditor will be proposed at the next Annual General Meeting.
Strategic report
The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of future developments.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Medium-sized companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
Mr J P Entwisle
Director
27 November 2024
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is 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 director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Lancashire Waste Recycling Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 28 February 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including 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 company's affairs as at 28 February 2024 and of its 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.
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's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the director's report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the director's report.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is responsible for assessing 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below:
Enquiry of management around actual and potential litigation and claims.
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance
with applicable laws and regulations, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001.
Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other
adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.
Review the risk of fraud in revenue recognition.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
This report is made solely to the company's member 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 company's member those matters we are required to state to the member 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 company and the company's member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Virginia Cooper FCA
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of MHA, Statutory Auditor
Preston, United Kingdom
28 November 2024
MHA is the trading name of MacIntyre Hudson LLP, a limited liability partnership in England and Wales (registered number OC312313)
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
32,452,574
26,977,229
Cost of sales
(28,035,291)
(24,016,174)
Gross profit
4,417,283
2,961,055
Administrative expenses
(3,419,157)
(2,553,755)
Other operating income
1,493,175
1,100,349
Operating profit
4
2,491,301
1,507,649
Interest payable and similar expenses
6
(626,184)
(338,531)
Profit before taxation
1,865,117
1,169,118
Tax on profit
7
(478,198)
(240,538)
Profit for the financial year
1,386,919
928,580
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
28 FEBRUARY 2024
28 February 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
8
10,419,063
8,869,331
Investments
9
1
1
10,419,064
8,869,332
Current assets
Stocks
11
40,300
40,300
Debtors
12
12,169,593
9,627,997
Cash at bank and in hand
121,310
28,739
12,331,203
9,697,036
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
(9,371,613)
(7,409,699)
Net current assets
2,959,590
2,287,337
Total assets less current liabilities
13,378,654
11,156,669
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(4,500,633)
(4,021,458)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
17
1,335,269
979,378
(1,335,269)
(979,378)
Net assets
7,542,752
6,155,833
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
19
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
7,542,652
6,155,733
Total equity
7,542,752
6,155,833
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 27 November 2024
Mr J P Entwisle
Director
Company registration number 7383636 (England and Wales)
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 March 2022
100
5,227,153
5,227,253
Year ended 28 February 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
928,580
928,580
Balance at 28 February 2023
100
6,155,733
6,155,833
Year ended 28 February 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,386,919
1,386,919
Balance at 28 February 2024
100
7,542,652
7,542,752
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Lancashire Waste Recycling Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Rees House, Burn Hall Industrial Estate, Venture Road, Fleetwood, FY7 8RS.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
- Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
- Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for each category of financial instrument; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
- Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
Lancashire Waste Recycling Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancashire Waste Recycling (Holdings) Limited and the results of Lancashire Waste Recycling Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Lancashire Waste Recycling (Holdings) Limited which are available from Rees House, Burn Hall Industrial Estate, Venture Road, Fleetwood, FY7 8RS.
1.2
Going concern
The director has reviewed profit and loss and cashflow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the accounts signing date which demonstrates that the company can meet its debts as they fall due and will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.true
Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for 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.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings
2% straight line
Plant and equipment
20% reducing balance
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.
1.5
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
1.6
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
1.7
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
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.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.9
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with 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.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
All the company's financial assets fall to be classified as basic financial assets under Section 11 of FRS 102 and the company therefore holds no other financial assets.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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 profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable 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.
Other financial liabilities
All the company's financial liabilities fall to be classified as basic financial liabilities under Section 11 of FRS 102 and the company therefore has no other financial liabilities.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences.
Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.12
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.13
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.14
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rental income from operating leases is recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Initial direct costs incurred in negotiating and arranging an operating lease are added to the carrying amount of the leased asset and recognised on a straight line basis over the lease term.
1.15
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
1.16
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
1.17
The accounts have been prepared on the assumption that group relief is available to facilitate the transfer of corporation tax losses between companies in the group.
The directors have resolved that there may be payment for such losses surrendered.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Depreciation
In determining the appropriate depreciation rates for the company's assets, management reviews the operating policies of the business and makes judgements as to the applicable useful economic lives of the assets, considering residual values.
3
Turnover and other revenue
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Grants received
-
21,871
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Government grants
-
(21,871)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
9,150
8,200
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
536,492
444,013
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets held under finance leases
888,092
736,982
Loss/(profit) on disposal of tangible fixed assets
69,335
(112,082)
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
- 17 -
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Admin
5
6
Operatives
16
16
Total
21
22
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
740,935
681,601
Social security costs
75,324
70,484
Pension costs
15,648
12,611
831,907
764,696
6
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
321,285
126,169
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
304,899
212,362
626,184
338,531
7
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
47,613
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(576)
Group tax relief
122,307
Total current tax
122,307
47,037
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
7
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
(Continued)
- 18 -
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
360,113
193,501
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
(4,222)
Total deferred tax
355,891
193,501
Total tax charge
478,198
240,538
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,865,117
1,169,118
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 24.49% (2023: 19.00%)
456,767
222,132
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
18,308
13,372
Tax effect of income not taxable in determining taxable profit
(12,430)
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(4,222)
(576)
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
7,345
Group relief
(28,400)
Change in deferred tax rate
46,440
Taxation charge for the year
478,198
240,538
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
- 19 -
8
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Plant and equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 March 2023
3,464,387
9,897,386
13,361,773
Additions
3,008,392
3,008,392
Disposals
(41,942)
(41,942)
At 28 February 2024
3,464,387
12,863,836
16,328,223
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 March 2023
593,605
3,898,837
4,492,442
Depreciation charged in the year
57,504
1,367,080
1,424,584
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(7,866)
(7,866)
At 28 February 2024
651,109
5,258,051
5,909,160
Carrying amount
At 28 February 2024
2,813,278
7,605,785
10,419,063
At 28 February 2023
2,870,782
5,998,549
8,869,331
The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.
2024
2023
£
£
Plant and equipment
5,105,083
4,399,449
9
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
10
1
1
10
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 28 February 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Envirofuel (SRF) Limited
Rees House, Burn Hall Industrial Estate, Venture Road, Fleetwood, Lancs, FY7 8RS
Ordinary
100.00
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
- 20 -
11
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
40,300
40,300
12
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
3,866,105
4,051,772
Amounts owed by group undertakings
8,152,943
5,388,138
Other debtors
82,774
131,298
Prepayments and accrued income
67,771
56,789
12,169,593
9,627,997
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
15
1,939,863
1,457,904
Obligations under finance leases
16
1,628,851
1,699,601
Trade creditors
3,436,369
2,482,335
Amounts owed to group undertakings
532,435
580,373
Corporation tax
47,613
Other taxation and social security
39,834
35,062
Other creditors
1,268,462
642,844
Accruals and deferred income
525,799
463,967
9,371,613
7,409,699
14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
15
1,425,684
1,587,120
Obligations under finance leases
16
2,636,418
1,637,957
Other creditors
438,531
796,381
4,500,633
4,021,458
Amounts included above which fall due after five years are as follows:
Payable by instalments
959,378
1,051,951
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
- 21 -
15
Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
3,365,547
3,045,024
Payable within one year
1,939,863
1,457,904
Payable after one year
1,425,684
1,587,120
The bank loans are secured by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company. Further to this the bank loans are secured by a personal guarantee from the director up to the sum of £480,000.
Included within bank loans is an invoice discounting facility which is secured against trade debtors.
Finance lease liabilities are secured against the fixed asset to which they relate.
16
Finance lease obligations
2024
2023
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
1,628,851
1,699,601
In two to five years
2,636,418
1,637,957
4,265,269
3,337,558
Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 4 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.
The finance leases are secured against the asset to which they relate.
17
Deferred taxation
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
1,337,959
979,325
Retirement benefit obligations
(2,690)
53
1,335,269
979,378
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
17
Deferred taxation
(Continued)
- 22 -
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 March 2023
979,378
Charge to profit or loss
355,891
Liability at 28 February 2024
1,335,269
18
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
15,648
12,611
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
19
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
20
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
The company is included within a cross-company guarantee arrangement whereby each of the group companies are joint and severally liable for the bank loans for all the companies within the group. This company is the only one in the group that has a bank loan guaranteed, so there are no further liabilities it has guaranteed for other than it's own.
21
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Purchases
Purchases
2024
2023
£
£
Entities under common control
164,693
72,455
The company has taken the exemption to not disclose transactions with fellow group companies.
LANCASHIRE WASTE RECYCLING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2024
21
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 23 -
2024
2023
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Entities under common control
513,326
442,453
Director
463,918
796,381
The company has taken the exemption to not disclose transactions with fellow group companies.
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