Company registration number 07960455 (England and Wales)
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
29 FEBRUARY 2024
One Bell Lane
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1JU
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Company information
1
Strategic report
2
Directors' report
3
Directors' responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 8
Statement of comprehensive income
9
Balance sheet
10 - 11
Statement of changes in equity
12
Statement of cash flows
13
Notes to the financial statements
14 - 26
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Directors
Mr M Harvey
Mr P A Alexander
Secretary
Ruskin House Company Services Limited
Company number
07960455
Registered office
Unit 4, Invicta Park
New Hythe Lane
Larkfield
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7FG
Auditor
TC Group
One Bell Lane
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1JU
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 29 February 2024.

Review of the business

The business turn-over has grown significantly in the past year, both through increased recycling tonnage, as well as through higher commodity prices. Our gross profit remained stable due to an increase in the costs of sales, mainly cost of material. The administrative expenses were slightly up, mainly due to an increase in staff cost, insurances, depreciation, and accountancy fees. As we did not have any exceptional items, we ended up with a healthy operating profit, even though it is less than last year. The company has built-up a healthy cash reserve to deal with potential headwinds and which it can use to trade more high value materials.

The shareholders, who also hold most of the long-term debt, have confidence in the business which allows us to invest significantly in plant and buildings. This will allow us to diversify the waste streams we process and mean we can process more material and use less labour per tonne of output. We foresee future costs pressure, due to inflation in labour and energy bills, and there is significant regulatory uncertainty related to the classification of various waste streams we deal with. There will also be continued regulatory pressure to increase storage and treatment standards which will require significant ongoing capital investment. We expect the ongoing capital expenditure to be required for the next 2 years.

On behalf of the board

Mr M Harvey
Director
28 November 2024
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 29 February 2024.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

Mr M Harvey
Mr P A Alexander
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 M Harvey
Mr P A Alexander
Director
Director
28 November 2024
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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The directors are responsible 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 company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

 

 

The directors are 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. They are 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.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of London Mining Associates Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 29 February 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows 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:

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'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 directors' 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 directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are 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.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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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:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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 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.

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. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

 

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, are: to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses; and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and its management.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Our approach was as follows:

 

 

Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Where the risk was considered to be higher, we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk. These procedures included: testing manual journals; reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation; performing analytical procedures; and enquiring of management, and were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud or error.

 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

 

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.

 

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the 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 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 company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Nicholas Rawson FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of TC Group
Statutory Auditor
28 November 2024
Office: Lewes
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
22,997,423
18,951,868
Cost of sales
(18,878,500)
(14,951,190)
Gross profit
4,118,923
4,000,678
Administrative expenses
(3,261,733)
(2,649,305)
Other operating income
79,321
-
0
Operating profit
4
936,511
1,351,373
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(59,971)
(32,394)
Profit before taxation
876,540
1,318,979
Tax on profit
8
(153,436)
135,581
Profit for the financial year
723,104
1,454,560
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
29 FEBRUARY 2024
29 February 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
3,983,185
2,646,419
Current assets
Stocks
10
946,661
599,302
Debtors
11
2,710,935
3,493,583
Cash at bank and in hand
1,320,953
1,201,567
4,978,549
5,294,452
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(2,889,776)
(2,706,942)
Net current assets
2,088,773
2,587,510
Total assets less current liabilities
6,071,958
5,233,929
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(4,401,555)
(4,528,346)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
16
241,716
-
0
(241,716)
-
Net assets
1,428,687
705,583
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
18
100
100
Profit and loss reserves
1,428,587
705,483
Total equity
1,428,687
705,583
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT
29 FEBRUARY 2024
29 February 2024
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These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 28 November 2024 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr M Harvey
Mr P A Alexander
Director
Director
Company registration number 07960455 (England and Wales)
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 March 2022
100
(749,077)
(748,977)
Year ended 28 February 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,454,560
1,454,560
Balance at 28 February 2023
100
705,483
705,583
Year ended 29 February 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
723,104
723,104
Balance at 29 February 2024
100
1,428,587
1,428,687
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
20
2,119,894
1,879,464
Interest paid
(59,971)
(32,394)
Income taxes refunded
116,637
4,164
Net cash inflow from operating activities
2,176,560
1,851,234
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(2,120,195)
(1,016,428)
Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets
59,345
32,000
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,060,850)
(984,428)
Financing activities
Repayment of borrowings
(150,977)
269,770
Repayment of bank loans
(149,407)
(139,221)
Payment of finance leases obligations
304,060
(144,761)
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities
3,676
(14,212)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
119,386
852,594
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
1,201,567
348,973
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
1,320,953
1,201,567
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

London Mining Associates Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Unit 4, Invicta Park, New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7FG.

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.

1.2
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue 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 the treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

 

When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.

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:

ELV building
15 years straight line
Plant and machinery
25% reducing balance/15 years straight line/5% reducing balance
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% straight line
Computer equipment
33% straight line
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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
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.

1.6
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 replacement cost and cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.

 

Work in progress is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

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.

1.7
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 current liabilities.

1.8
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.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

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.

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.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.9
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.

1.10
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 and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

1.11
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.

1.12
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.13
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.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

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.

1.14
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.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised 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.

 

In the opinion of the directors there are no significant judgements or areas of estimation uncertainty.

 

3
Turnover
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Sale of sorted materials
22,997,423
18,951,868
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
3
Turnover
(Continued)
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2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
17,773,003
15,357,002
Europe
2,359,121
2,583,976
Rest of World
2,865,299
1,010,890
22,997,423
18,951,868
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange losses/(gains)
27,502
(2,755)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
16,200
15,000
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
740,191
449,836
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(16,107)
(32,000)
Operating lease charges
300,000
300,000
5
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
30
22

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
997,005
816,274
Social security costs
91,166
78,729
Pension costs
19,421
13,821
1,107,592
908,824
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 20 -
6
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
60,000
60,000
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
1,321
1,321
61,321
61,321

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 1 (2023 - 1).

7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
3,049
18,083
Other finance costs:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
56,922
14,311
59,971
32,394
8
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(116,637)
(4,164)
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
270,073
(131,417)
Total tax charge/(credit)
153,436
(135,581)
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
8
Taxation
(Continued)
- 21 -

The actual charge/(credit) 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
876,540
1,318,979
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.50% (2023: 19.00%)
170,925
250,606
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
(31)
255
Gains not taxable
(1,755)
(6,080)
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
-
0
(27,823)
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(116,637)
(4,164)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(389,560)
(107,697)
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
144,397
85,469
Utilisation of Non-trade loan relationship deficits
76,024
(194,730)
Change in deferred tax asset
270,073
(131,417)
Taxation charge/(credit) for the year
153,436
(135,581)
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 22 -
9
Tangible fixed assets
ELV building
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Computer equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 March 2023
936,175
4,016,459
42,252
11,723
63,333
5,069,942
Additions
90,671
1,941,392
47,782
-
0
40,350
2,120,195
Disposals
-
0
(50,345)
-
0
-
0
-
0
(50,345)
At 29 February 2024
1,026,846
5,907,506
90,034
11,723
103,683
7,139,792
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 March 2023
41,455
2,322,840
26,817
8,608
23,803
2,423,523
Depreciation charged in the year
20,539
678,502
18,650
2,530
19,970
740,191
Eliminated in respect of disposals
-
0
(7,107)
-
0
-
0
-
0
(7,107)
At 29 February 2024
61,994
2,994,235
45,467
11,138
43,773
3,156,607
Carrying amount
At 29 February 2024
964,852
2,913,271
44,567
585
59,910
3,983,185
At 28 February 2023
894,720
1,693,619
15,435
3,115
39,530
2,646,419

Included in plant and machinery are some assets that are no longer used regularly, the depreciation rate has therefore been reduced to 5% reducing balance. The netbook value of these assets at the year end is £262,915 (2023 - £275,966).

10
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
181,655
87,520
Work in progress
235,609
21,736
Finished goods and goods for resale
529,397
490,046
946,661
599,302
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 23 -
11
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
1,060,637
2,139,056
Other debtors
217,572
172,037
Prepayments and accrued income
1,432,726
1,154,133
2,710,935
3,465,226
2024
2023
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Deferred tax asset (note 16)
-
0
28,357
Total debtors
2,710,935
3,493,583
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
13
149,407
149,407
Obligations under finance leases
15
279,874
149,407
Trade creditors
2,288,943
2,222,110
Taxation and social security
53,737
55,214
Other creditors
100,302
114,588
Accruals and deferred income
17,513
16,216
2,889,776
2,706,942
LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 24 -
13
Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
186,759
336,166
Loans from related parties
4,003,781
4,154,758
4,190,540
4,490,924
Payable within one year
149,407
149,407
Payable after one year
4,041,133
4,341,517

The long-term loans are secured by fixed charges over the assets which they are financing.

14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
13
37,352
186,759
Obligations under finance leases
15
360,422
186,829
Other borrowings
13
4,003,781
4,154,758
4,401,555
4,528,346

The obligations under finance leases are secured by fixed charges over the assets leased.

15
Finance lease and hire purchase obligations
2024
2023
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:
£
£
Within one year
279,874
149,407
In two to five years
360,422
186,829
640,296
336,236

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.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 25 -
16
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Liabilities
Liabilities
Assets
Assets
2024
2023
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
747,913
-
-
(434,515)
Tax losses
(506,197)
-
-
462,872
241,716
-
-
28,357
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Asset at 1 March 2023
(28,357)
Charge to profit or loss
270,073
Liability at 29 February 2024
241,716
17
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
19,421
13,821

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.

18
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 1p each
10,000
10,000
100
100
19
Ultimate controlling party

The company does not have a recognised ultimate controlling party.

LONDON MINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024
- 26 -
20
Cash generated from operations
2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
723,104
1,454,560
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged/(credited)
153,436
(135,581)
Finance costs
59,971
32,394
Gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(16,107)
(32,000)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
740,191
449,836
Movements in working capital:
Increase in stocks
(347,359)
(51,697)
Decrease in debtors
754,291
148,597
Increase in creditors
52,367
13,355
Cash generated from operations
2,119,894
1,879,464
21
Analysis of changes in net debt
1 March 2023
Cash flows
29 February 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
1,201,567
119,386
1,320,953
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
(4,490,924)
300,384
(4,190,540)
Obligations under finance leases
(336,236)
(304,060)
(640,296)
(3,625,593)
115,710
(3,509,883)
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