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Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st May 2024

for

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Income Statement 10

Other Comprehensive Income 11

Balance Sheet 12

Statement of Changes in Equity 13

Notes to the Financial Statements 14


H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024







DIRECTORS: H R Edeleanu
C J Luscombe
P A Durey
J M Larcom
C C D Larcom





REGISTERED OFFICE: Whitewall Centre
Whitewall Road
Strood
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4DZ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 03754961 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Beak Kemmenoe
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
1-3 Manor Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6AE

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31st May 2024.

FAIR REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS
The company's hire revenues have reduced with a fall in turnover of 11.8% in the reporting period. The temporary reduction in activity within the construction industry was the main cause of this fall in turnover.

The hard work to ensure our fleet is streamlined and responsive to changing conditions has resulted in a gross profit of £3,949,977 (2023: £4,316,807) and a gross profit margin of 21% (2023: 21%).

We have continued to invest in our core fleet to ensure it is up to date and of the high quality customers rely on for their own success. The work carried out to streamline the fleet to make it more responsive to demand has proved to be timely with more of the benefits being seen in the year.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Management use a range of performance measures to monitor and manage the business. The KPIs used to determine the progress and performance are set out below:

Turnover

Turnover fell by 11.8% with £18,546,364 achieved in the reporting period

Profit before tax

Profit before tax of £168,354 was achieved in the reporting period (2023: £237,191) as the company successfully controlled its costs.

Balance sheet

The balance sheet shows that the company's net assets at the reporting date have increased to £5,072,843 from
£4,947,000.

Cash flow

The company saw a net cash outflow of £3,803,305 (2023: outflow of £1,082,603) as the company loaned money to its parent company to invest.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company operates in the construction industry, which is inherently uncertain and subject to several uncontrollable factors including: -

- Government policy and levels of public spending
- Economic conditions, interest rates in particular
- Investor and consumer confidence
- International pressures including conflicts

RISK MANAGEMENT
These principal risk factors are inextricably linked and while the outlook in the construction industry and the wider economy continues to be uncertain in a period of higher than usual inflation, we remain confident that our business can continue to be successfully managed through these challenging conditions. The company's success over the years is predicated on a business model. This model has proven itself over the last three decades.


H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
We continue to operate at the top end of the market and strive to meet our customers' requirements on the basis of quality and reliability. Our reputation for offering the most up to date hire fleet on the market remains integral to our business strategy. As we look to the spring of 2025 the company has strengthened it's management structure with internal promotion and recruitment and plans to continue it's growth to meet changing market conditions and the requirements of our growing customer base.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





H R Edeleanu - Director


29th November 2024

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st May 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in year under review was the hire of plant.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31st May 2024.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st June 2023 to the date of this report.

H R Edeleanu
C J Luscombe
P A Durey
J M Larcom

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

P S Durey - resigned 28th July 2023
C C D Larcom - appointed 21st September 2023

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
The directors have disclosed their review of the business, the key performance indicators, risk management policies, principal risks and uncertainties along with future developments in the Strategic Report.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, 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). 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:

-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 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.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, Beak Kemmenoe, are deemed to be reappointed.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





H R Edeleanu - Director


29th November 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31st May 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31st May 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.

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 Auditors' 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
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 Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, 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 directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd


Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

- The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the business sector;

- We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation;

- We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management; and

- Identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

- Making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

- Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

-Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

- Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

- Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

- Agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; and

- Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd


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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Ronald Price FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Beak Kemmenoe
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
1-3 Manor Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6AE

29th November 2024

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 18,546,364 21,021,681

Cost of sales 14,596,387 16,704,874
GROSS PROFIT 3,949,977 4,316,807

Administrative expenses 3,832,019 4,134,484
117,958 182,323

Other operating income 4 - 5,226
OPERATING PROFIT 6 117,958 187,549

Interest receivable and similar income 7 67,905 68,704
185,863 256,253

Interest payable and similar expenses 8 17,509 19,062
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 168,354 237,191

Tax on profit 9 42,511 45,517
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 125,843 191,674

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 125,843 191,674


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

125,843

191,674

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Balance Sheet
31st May 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 20,089 22,959

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 11 96,849 83,186
Debtors 12 5,456,858 3,130,167
Cash at bank and in hand 572,837 4,376,142
6,126,544 7,589,495
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 1,073,790 2,665,454
NET CURRENT ASSETS 5,052,754 4,924,041
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

5,072,843

4,947,000

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 2 2
Retained earnings 5,072,841 4,946,998
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 5,072,843 4,947,000

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29th November 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





H R Edeleanu - Director


H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1st June 2022 2 4,755,324 4,755,326

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 191,674 191,674
Balance at 31st May 2023 2 4,946,998 4,947,000

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 125,843 125,843
Balance at 31st May 2024 2 5,072,841 5,072,843

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Critical accounting 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 amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

In preparing the financial statements the directors have made the following judgements:

Determining the recoverability of the company's trade debtors. Factors taken into consideration in reaching decisions include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of customers and as well as any significant changes to the market, economic and legal environments in which customers operate.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable from the provision of goods and services, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost less accumulated depreciation. The cost of tangible fixed assets includes directly attributable costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Plant and machinery are depreciated at between 10% and 15% on a straight line basis.

Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is determined using a first-in, first-out method.

Stock items are constantly reviewed to determine if the net realisable value has fallen below the carrying amount.

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 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.

All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the balance sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Debt instruments that comply with all of the conditions of paragraph 11.9 of FRS 102 are classified as 'basic'. For debt instruments that do not meet the conditions of FRS 102.11.9, the company considers whether the debt instrument is consistent with the principle in paragraph 11.9A of FRS 102 in order to determine whether it can be classified as basic. Instruments classified as 'basic' financial instruments are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that have no stated interest rate (and do not constitute financing transaction) and are classified as payable or receivable within one year are initially measured at an undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, net of impairment.

With the exception of some hedging instruments, other debt instruments not meeting conditions of being 'basic' financial instruments are measured at fair value through profit or loss.

Commitments to make and receive loans which meet the conditions mentioned above are measured at cost (which may be nil) less impairment.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, b) the company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or c) the company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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.


H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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.

Government grants
The company adopts the accrual model for accounting for government grants. Government grants in relation to revenue are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the periods in which the entity recognises the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Operating lease agreements
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principle activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2024 2023
£   £   
Rendering of services18,546,36421,021,681

Turnover has not been analysed by geographical market since the markets in which the company operates are extremely competitive and the directors consider disclosure would seriously prejudice the company's trading in those areas.

4. OTHER OPERATING INCOME

An analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2024 2023
£   £   
Government grants-5,226

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 4,067,324 4,120,604
Social security costs 364,308 424,448
Other pension costs 62,540 65,543
4,494,172 4,610,595

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Direct 74 74
Administration and support 36 37
Management 5 5
115 116

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 151,145 278,879
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,876 1,777

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 2 2

6. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2024 2023
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 2,870 3,722
Auditors' remuneration 8,000 7,400
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 3,335 3,935
Bad debts 303,739 78,377
Operating lease payments 1,205,762 1,176,313

7. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
2024 2023
£    £   
Other finance income 67,905 68,704

8. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Interest payable 17,509 19,062

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


9. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 40,900 45,906

Deferred tax 1,611 (389 )
Tax on profit 42,511 45,517

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 168,354 237,191
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 20%)

42,089

47,438

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 439 -
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (1,628 ) (1,532 )
Provision for deferred tax 1,611 (389 )
Total tax charge 42,511 45,517

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and
machinery
£   
COST
At 1st June 2023
and 31st May 2024 28,424
DEPRECIATION
At 1st June 2023 5,465
Charge for year 2,870
At 31st May 2024 8,335
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st May 2024 20,089
At 31st May 2023 22,959

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


11. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Stocks 96,849 83,186

Stocks comprise of raw materials and consumables.

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 2,923,800 3,090,554
Amounts owed by group undertakings 2,486,937 -
Other debtors and prepayments 40,024 31,905
Deferred tax asset 6,097 7,708
5,456,858 3,130,167

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade creditors 242,113 233,423
Amounts owed to group undertakings - 1,526,030
Corporation tax 40,900 45,906
Social security and other taxes 558,290 567,141
Other creditors and accruals 232,487 292,954
1,073,790 2,665,454

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 980,106 983,043
Between one and five years 1,080,731 1,030,953
2,060,837 2,013,996

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
2 Ordinary £1 2 2

Ordinary shares have full rights in respect of voting, entitlement to dividends and assets on a winding up.

H. E. Services (Plant Hire) Ltd (Registered number: 03754961)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31st May 2024


16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

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.


The company had transactions with key management personnel as follows:

Related Party Transaction details 2024 2023
£ £
Key Management Personnel Sales - 3,632
Indirect expenses 3,380 3,380

Other related parties with material transactions existed during the period. The nature of the relationship for each of them was that of shared individuals controlling the businesses and close family members of key management personnel.

Related Party Transaction details 2024 2023
£ £
Other related parties Sales 130,642 183,778
Indirect expenses 79,909 27,778
Other debtors 7,051 11,836
Other creditors - 291

No amounts were written off in the year.


17. PARENT COMPANY

H.E. Group Ltd is the immediate and ultimate parent company. H.E. Group Ltd prepares consolidated financial statements.

H.E. Group Ltd is incorporated in England and Wales, its principal place of business is Whitewall Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent. ME2 4DZ.

H R Edeleanu is the ultimate controlling party.