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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00550742 (England and Wales)










Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

for

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)






Contents of the Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Statement of Comprehensive Income 8

Statement of Financial Position 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11


The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited

Company Information
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024







DIRECTORS: L A C Shepherd
J R T Shepherd



REGISTERED OFFICE: Alton Road
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 5NG



REGISTERED NUMBER: 00550742 (England and Wales)



AUDITORS: Kingscott Dix Limited
Chartered Accountants
and Statutory Auditor
Goodridge Court
Goodridge Avenue
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 5EN



BANKERS: Barclays Bank PLC
1/3 Broad Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 9BH

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Strategic Report
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 April 2024.

In the opinion of the directors, the general performance and development of the company during the year ended 30 April 2024 and its financial position as at that date were satisfactory.

The directors look forward to ensuring the continued stability of the company by developing and reinforcing its position in its chosen business sector.

There have been no important events affecting the company since the balance sheet date.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The key financial highlights are as follows:



2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Turnover movement

+16%

+22%

+6%

+2%

+7%

Gross profit movement

+10%

+13%

+30%

-6%

+47%

Profit/(Loss) before tax

£933k

£947k

£1,033k

£269k

£325k

Turnover for the year has increased by 16% over that achieved in the previous year and gross profit has improved significantly by 10%.

The directors are confident that current plans will maintain the company's growth in the future.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company is principally focused on solutions to the pre-treatment of wastewater and the provision of equipment in the disposal of specific wastes generated in hospitals and care homes. Products and services are developed and manufactured by the company to meet customers current and future needs.

The company also aims to continually maintain and improve its performance regarding Health & Safety, the environment, employee conditions and development, and relevant compliances.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





J R T Shepherd - Director


23 December 2024

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Report of the Directors
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 April 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the manufacture of waste disposal machines, waste processing equipment and fluid control equipment.

DIVIDENDS
Dividends of £600,000 were paid during the year ended 30 April 2024 (2023: £220,000).

DIRECTORS
The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from 1 May 2023 to the date of this report.

L A C Shepherd
J R T Shepherd

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, trade creditors, trade debtors and finance lease agreements. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for the company's operations and to finance the company's operations.

Due to the nature of the financial instruments used by the company there is no exposure to price risk. The company's approach to managing other risks applicable to the financial instruments concerned is shown below.

The company is a lessee in respect of the finance leased assets. The liquidity risk in respect of these is managed by ensuring that there are sufficient funds to meet payments.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. The currency risk arising out of overseas sales invoiced in local currencies is not considered significant.

Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
Information regarding review of the business, key financial highlights, principal risks and uncertainties is shown within the strategic report on page two of the accounts.

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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and 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 Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Report of the Directors
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued
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 ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Kingscott Dix Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





J R T Shepherd - Director


23 December 2024

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 April 2024 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, 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).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 April 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
The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited


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 pages three and 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.

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:

In assigning the audit engagement team we ensured that collectively they had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations, highlight areas of the financial statements particularly susceptible to fraud and conduct appropriate additional enquiries where suspicions or weaknesses became evident.

At the planning stage, we assessed the susceptibility of the entity's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. This involved preliminary planning discussions with management to obtain their assessment of fraud risk, to identify any incidences of fraud during the year and understand the measures and controls they had taken to combat the possibility of fraud.

Our transaction testing and assessment of controls during the audit provided further evidence as to the validity of this initial assessment with regard to material misstatement and fraud.

We identified areas of law and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, through discussion with the Directors, and inspection of the Company's regulatory and legal correspondence. The team were briefed with regard to laws and regulations and remained alert to any indication of non-compliance throughout the audit.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited


The company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including legislation covering financial reporting including related companies, distributable profits and taxation and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. In assessing this compliance, we evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates in the measurement and presentation of profit within the financial statements.

The company is subject to many other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: health and safety, employment laws, GDPR and environmental laws, and industry special regulations like PUWER, LOLER and COSHH. Audit procedures designed to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations included enquiry of the Directors and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence. None of the procedures applied identified actual or suspected non-compliance.

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. Where an irregularity is non-financial or has not reached a stage where its impact is financial, it is less likely to be identified by auditing procedures. In addition, to the extent that an irregularity involves collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls, there remains a high risk of non-detection. We are not responsible for detecting all instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to do so.

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.

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.




Stephen Baily (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Kingscott Dix Limited
Chartered Accountants
and Statutory Auditor
Goodridge Court
Goodridge Avenue
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 5EN

23 December 2024

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Statement of Comprehensive
Income
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

30.4.24 30.4.23
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 11,523,566 9,923,732

Cost of sales 6,650,775 5,491,624
GROSS PROFIT 4,872,791 4,432,108

Administrative expenses 3,906,776 3,464,461
966,015 967,647

Other operating income - 4,996
OPERATING PROFIT 5 966,015 972,643

Interest receivable and similar income 2,448 -
968,463 972,643

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 35,061 25,598
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 933,402 947,045

Tax on profit 7 203,671 158,512
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 729,731 788,533

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

729,731

788,533

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Statement of Financial Position
30 April 2024

30.4.24 30.4.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 701,760 736,523

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 2,876,603 3,118,762
Debtors 11 1,899,304 2,150,789
Cash at bank 650,564 191,399
5,426,471 5,460,950
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 1,827,151 1,866,542
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,599,320 3,594,408
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,301,080

4,330,931

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

13

(369,855

)

(507,767

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (176,842 ) (198,512 )
NET ASSETS 3,754,383 3,624,652

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 1,111,600 1,111,600
Retained earnings 2,642,783 2,513,052
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 3,754,383 3,624,652

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 23 December 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:





J R T Shepherd - Director


The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Statement of Changes in Equity
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 May 2022 1,111,600 1,944,519 3,056,119

Changes in equity
Dividends - (220,000 ) (220,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 788,533 788,533
Balance at 30 April 2023 1,111,600 2,513,052 3,624,652

Changes in equity
Dividends - (600,000 ) (600,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 729,731 729,731
Balance at 30 April 2024 1,111,600 2,642,783 3,754,383

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited 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.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Income is generated through service contracts, whereby maintenance visits are scheduled over the contract period. Income arising as a result of the sale of these service contracts is held on the balance sheet as deferred income and credited to turnover over the contract period.

Customers are offered the option to purchase a warranty over the goods supplied which extends beyond the standard guarantee period. Income arising as a result of the sale of these extended warranties is held on the balance sheet as deferred income and credited to turnover over the extended guarantee period.

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 calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets less their residual values over their estimated useful lives at the following rates per annum:


Plant and fixtures20% on cost
Motor vehicles25% on cost


The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Stocks and work in progress
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

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 trade and other 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.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 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.

Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and loans from fellow group companies are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company's obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, 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 statement of financial position date.


The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 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 statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.


Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions payable for the year are charged in the profit and loss account.

Government grants and private sector grants
Government grants and private sector grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

3. TURNOVER

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

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Home UK 7,766,461 7,675,011
Export 3,757,105 2,248,721
11,523,566 9,923,732

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,232,696 2,726,981
Social security costs 343,155 286,069
Other pension costs 175,554 167,663
3,751,405 3,180,713

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
30.4.24 30.4.23

Manufacturing 55 54
Office and administration 25 26
80 80

The total directors' remuneration paid by the Company and its parent company for the year was £206,000 (2023: £350,000).

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 147,207 102,975
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (18,071 ) -
Auditors' remuneration 16,000 15,750
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 3,950 4,415
Research and development costs 63,748 41,062
Other operating leases 51,397 44,679

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
HMRC interest paid - 1,055
Hire purchase interest 35,061 24,543
35,061 25,598

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 205,341 -

Deferred tax (1,670 ) 158,512
Tax on profit 203,671 158,512

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

7. TAXATION - continued

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

30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Profit before tax 933,402 947,045
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25% (2023 - 19.493%)

233,351

184,607

Effects of:

Deferred tax - 34,916
Super deduction additional tax relief - (42,223 )
Deferred tax not provided for b/fwd - (13,584 )
Group relief (29,821 ) (5,204 )
Depreciation on non-qualifying asset 141 -
Total tax charge 203,671 158,512

8. DIVIDENDS
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim 600,000 220,000

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 May 2023 6,232,575 127,327 6,359,902
Additions 21,581 90,863 112,444
Disposals - (19,740 ) (19,740 )
At 30 April 2024 6,254,156 198,450 6,452,606
DEPRECIATION
At 1 May 2023 5,512,546 110,833 5,623,379
Charge for year 130,993 16,214 147,207
Eliminated on disposal - (19,740 ) (19,740 )
At 30 April 2024 5,643,539 107,307 5,750,846
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 April 2024 610,617 91,143 701,760
At 30 April 2023 720,029 16,494 736,523

Included within the net book value of tangible fixed assets is £587,388 (2023: £713,423) in respect of assets held under hire purchase contracts. Depreciation for the year on these assets was £125,869 (2023: £73,423).

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

10. STOCKS
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Raw materials, consumables and
finished goods 2,876,603 3,118,762

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,646,646 1,602,025
Amounts owed by group undertakings 116,561 331,225
Other debtors 2,840 33,692
Prepayments and accrued income 133,257 183,847
1,899,304 2,150,789

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 137,912 129,054
Trade creditors 837,627 1,260,850
Amounts owed to group undertakings 4,379 -
Corporation tax 64,143 1,055
Social security and other taxes 174,944 82,619
Other creditors 43,138 40,475
Accruals and deferred income 565,008 352,489
1,827,151 1,866,542

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 369,855 507,767

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase contracts
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 137,912 129,054
Between one and five years 369,855 507,767
507,767 636,821

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS - continued

Non-cancellable operating leases
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Within one year 58,742 27,252
Between one and five years 76,256 19,770
134,998 47,022

15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 507,767 636,821

The hire purchase liabilities are secured with a floating rate on the fixed assets concerned.

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
30.4.24 30.4.23
£    £   
Deferred tax 156,842 158,512
Other provisions 20,000 40,000
176,842 198,512

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 May 2023 158,512
Provided during year (1,670 )
Balance at 30 April 2024 156,842

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 30.4.24 30.4.23
value: £    £   
1,111,600 Ordinary £1 1,111,600 1,111,600

18. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The company has given an unlimited guarantee to Barclays Bank PLC in respect of other UK group companies. At 30 April 2024 the indebtedness totalled £1,319,520 (2023: £1,431,827).

The Haigh Engineering Co, Limited (Registered number: 00550742)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Year Ended 30 April 2024

19. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The immediate holding company is The Haigh Group Limited and Kwigo Limited is the ultimate holding company of The Haigh Engineering Company Limited. Both of these companies are incorporated in England and Wales.

By virtue of their shareholding in the ultimate holding company Kwigo Limited, L.A.C.Shepherd and J.R.T. Shepherd are considered to be joint controlling parties of the company and group.

20. CONSOLIDATED GROUP ACCOUNTS

The accounts of this company are consolidated within the accounts of its ultimate holding company, Kwigo Limited, whose registered office is Alton Road, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5NG.