Company registration number 02887906 (England and Wales)
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr SD Roberts
Mrs J Roberts
Secretary
Mr SJ McBride
Company number
02887906
Registered office
Unit 5
New York Way
New York Industrial Estate
Wallsend
Tyne and Wear
NE27 0QF
Auditor
Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
Fernwood House
Fernwood Road
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
England
NE2 1TJ
Bankers
HSBC UK Bank Plc
Floor 3
Central Square South
Orchard Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3AZ
Solicitors
Muckle LLP
Time Central
32 Gallowgate
Newcatle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
England
NE1 4BF
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Statement of cash flows
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 21
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Review of the business
Turnover was £19.9m, down from £23.5m in the previous year.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company has an established, structured approach to risk management.
The company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, including effects of credit, liquidity and cash flows, and foreign currency risk. The company has adopted risk management policies that seek to mitigate these risks in a cost effective manner. Financial assets that expose the company to financial risk consist primarily of trade debtors and cash. Financial liabilities that expose the company to financial risk consist primarily of trade creditors, bank loans and inter company loan agreements.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the loss in the value of financial assets due to counterparties failing to meet all or part of their obligations. The company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customer's financial condition.
LIQUIDITY RISK
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company does not have sufficient liquid assets to meet its obligations as they fall due. Liquidity is maintained at the prudent level and the company ensures there is an adequate liquidity buffer to cover contingencies. The company maintains sufficient cash and credit lines from its bankers to meet its funding requirements.
FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK
The company endeavours to mitigate these risks by constantly reviewing product lines and by daily foreign currency management, forward buying foreign currency at best possible market rates.
Mr SJ McBride
Secretary
2 January 2025
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of importing and distributing footwear, climbing and outdoor equipment, accessories and apparel.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 7.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £276,000.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
Mr SD Roberts
Mrs J Roberts
Auditor
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Robson Laidler Accountants Limited be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.
Statement of directors' responsibilities
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:
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 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.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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By order of the board
Mr SJ McBride
Secretary
2 January 2025
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Mountain Boot Company Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 June 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:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 June 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the 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.
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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
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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 directors' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of 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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
The risk of material misstatement due to error or fraud has been assessed in conjunction with how internal controls may mitigate any such risk. These controls are reviewed as part of the audit by performing systems walkthroughs to ensure they are operating effectively. Other substantive testing is also performed on all material balances and therefore any instances of non-compliance should be identified or considered as insignificant.
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.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
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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.
Michael T Moran BA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
7 January 2025
Statutory Auditor
Fernwood House
Fernwood Road
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
England
NE2 1TJ
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
2
19,907,480
23,549,795
Cost of sales
(15,777,113)
(18,699,141)
Gross profit
4,130,367
4,850,654
Distribution costs
(949,112)
(1,184,766)
Administrative expenses
(2,622,017)
(2,572,582)
Other operating income
157,766
83,419
Operating profit
3
717,004
1,176,725
Interest payable and similar expenses
5
(333,056)
(205,616)
Profit before taxation
383,948
971,109
Tax on profit
7
(100,527)
(200,126)
Profit for the financial year
283,421
770,983
Other comprehensive income
Cash flow hedges loss arising in the year
(96,379)
(130,013)
Tax relating to other comprehensive income
24,095
32,503
Total comprehensive income for the year
211,137
673,473
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
680,470
741,602
Current assets
Stocks
10
5,562,378
7,291,312
Debtors
11
3,356,567
3,999,819
Cash at bank and in hand
1,173,352
521,764
10,092,297
11,812,895
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(6,095,570)
(7,696,351)
Net current assets
3,996,727
4,116,544
Total assets less current liabilities
4,677,197
4,858,146
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(474,189)
(561,204)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
15
(39,862)
(10,791)
39,862
10,791
Net assets
4,242,870
4,307,733
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
17
383,000
383,000
Share premium account
18
33,000
33,000
Hedging reserve
20
(198,050)
(125,766)
Capital redemption reserve
19
25,000
25,000
Profit and loss reserves
21
3,999,920
3,992,499
Total equity
4,242,870
4,307,733
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 2 January 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr SD Roberts
Director
Company registration number 02887906 (England and Wales)
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Share capital
Share premium account
Hedging reserve
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 July 2022
383,000
33,000
(28,256)
25,000
3,497,516
3,910,260
Year ended 30 June 2023:
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
770,983
770,983
Other comprehensive income:
Cash flow hedges gains
-
-
(130,013)
-
-
(130,013)
Tax relating to other comprehensive income
-
-
32,503
-
32,503
Total comprehensive income for the year
(97,510)
770,983
673,473
Dividends
8
-
-
-
-
(276,000)
(276,000)
Balance at 30 June 2023
383,000
33,000
(125,766)
25,000
3,992,499
4,307,733
Year ended 30 June 2024:
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
283,421
283,421
Other comprehensive income:
Cash flow hedges gains
-
-
(96,379)
-
-
(96,379)
Tax relating to other comprehensive income
-
-
24,095
-
24,095
Total comprehensive income for the year
(72,284)
283,421
211,137
Dividends
8
-
-
-
-
(276,000)
(276,000)
Balance at 30 June 2024
383,000
33,000
(198,050)
25,000
3,999,920
4,242,870
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
24
2,732,140
(2,284,557)
Interest paid
(333,056)
(205,616)
Income taxes paid
(49,985)
(482,201)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities
2,349,099
(2,972,374)
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(37,931)
(42,387)
Proceeds on disposal of tangible fixed assets
20,750
Receipts arising from loans made
77,644
(77,644)
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
60,463
(120,031)
Financing activities
Repayment of bank loans
(487,725)
1,076,176
Dividends paid
(276,000)
(276,000)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(763,725)
800,176
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
1,645,837
(2,292,229)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
(2,610,537)
(188,296)
Effect of foreign exchange rates
(96,379)
(130,012)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
(1,061,079)
(2,610,537)
Relating to:
Cash at bank and in hand
1,173,352
521,764
Bank overdrafts included in creditors payable within one year
(2,234,431)
(3,132,301)
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
The Mountain Boot Company Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Unit 5, New York Way, New York Industrial Estate, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0QF.
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
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.
1.3
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.
1.4
Turnover
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax recognised when goods are dispatched to a customer.
1.5
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:
Leasehold land and buildings
Straight line over 3-50 years
Fixtures and fittings
20%- 33% Straight line
Motor vehicles
25% Straight line
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.
1.6
Impairment of fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared against its carrying amount. Where the estimated recoverable amount is lower, an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit and loss.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
Stocks
Stock are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.
Cost is determined on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis. Net realisable value is the amount that can be realised from the sale of the stock in the normal course of business after allowing for the costs of realisation.
1.8
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.
1.9
Financial instruments
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.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10
Hedge accounting
The company designates derivatives which qualify as hedges for accounting purposes as a hedge of the cash flow risk resulting from changes in interest rate or foreign exchange rates. The effectiveness of the hedge is 100% as all amounts are hedged. Accounting treatment is in line with IAS 39 whereby any change in the effective proportion is recognised directly in equity. Amounts accumulated in equity are recycled to the income statement in the period when the hedged item affects profit or loss.
1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences 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.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.12
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.13
Leases
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.
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
Turnover and other revenue
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
19,696,379
23,356,966
Europe
211,101
192,829
19,907,480
23,549,795
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Commissions received
35,256
2,866
3
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
11,780
10,070
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
88,563
100,710
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(10,250)
-
Operating lease charges
97,228
98,656
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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4
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Directors
2
2
Office Staff
18
18
Sales Representitives
7
7
Warehouse Staff
15
16
Total
42
43
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
1,364,088
1,390,355
Social security costs
140,481
139,342
Pension costs
184,848
120,955
1,689,417
1,650,652
5
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
333,056
205,616
6
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
108,324
108,324
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
110,000
50,000
218,324
158,324
The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined benefit schemes amounted to 2 (2023 - 2).
7
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
105,503
209,219
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
7
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
(4,976)
(9,093)
Total tax charge
100,527
200,126
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
383,948
971,109
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 25.00%)
95,987
242,777
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
(43,740)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
9,516
10,182
Deferred tax movement
(4,976)
(9,093)
Taxation charge for the year
100,527
200,126
In addition to the amount charged to the profit and loss account, the following amounts relating to tax have been recognised directly in other comprehensive income:
2024
2023
£
£
Deferred tax arising on:
Revaluation of financial instruments treated as cash flow hedges
(24,095)
(32,503)
8
Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Interim paid
276,000
276,000
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 17 -
9
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land and buildings
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023
925,410
800,222
80,336
1,805,968
Additions
37,931
37,931
Disposals
(32,632)
(36,000)
(68,632)
At 30 June 2024
925,410
805,521
44,336
1,775,267
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 July 2023
357,139
640,310
66,917
1,064,366
Depreciation charged in the year
18,468
68,106
1,989
88,563
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(32,632)
(25,500)
(58,132)
At 30 June 2024
375,607
675,784
43,406
1,094,797
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
549,803
129,737
930
680,470
At 30 June 2023
568,271
159,912
13,419
741,602
10
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
5,562,378
7,291,312
11
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,201,389
2,583,035
Amounts owed by group undertakings
978,648
1,085,787
Other debtors
1,280
78,605
Prepayments and accrued income
175,250
252,392
3,356,567
3,999,819
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 18 -
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
14
3,902,454
5,201,034
Trade creditors
1,120,344
1,299,064
Amounts owed to group undertakings
107,140
Corporation tax
105,503
49,985
Other taxation and social security
500,858
636,464
Other creditors
275,855
178,444
Accruals and deferred income
190,556
224,220
6,095,570
7,696,351
13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
14
474,189
561,204
14
Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
2,142,212
2,629,937
Bank overdrafts
2,234,431
3,132,301
4,376,643
5,762,238
Payable within one year
3,902,454
5,201,034
Payable after one year
474,189
561,204
The company's bank borrowing are secured by a legal charge over the company's properties and a fixed and floating charge over the company's assets.
The mortgage, which is with HSBC Bank plc, is repayable over ten years and interest is being charged at 3.25% plus base rate.
Other loans, including hire purchase, are secured on the assets to which the loan relates.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 19 -
15
Deferred taxation
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
26,155
31,131
Hedging
(66,017)
(41,922)
(39,862)
(10,791)
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Asset at 1 July 2023
(10,791)
Credit to profit or loss
(4,976)
Credit to other comprehensive income
(24,095)
Asset at 30 June 2024
(39,862)
16
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
184,848
120,955
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.
17
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 1p each
38,300,000
38,300,000
383,000
383,000
18
Share premium account
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning and end of the year
33,000
33,000
The purpose of this reserve is to record the amount above the nominal value received for shares sold, less transaction costs.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 20 -
19
Capital redemption reserve
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning and end of the year
25,000
25,000
The reserve created from the company's previous reduction in share capital
20
Hedging reserve
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning of the year
(125,766)
(28,256)
Gains and losses on cash flow hedges
(96,379)
(130,013)
Tax on gains and losses on cash flow hedges
24,095
32,503
At the end of the year
(198,050)
(125,766)
This reserve represents movement on options to reduce forex risk.
21
Profit and loss reserves
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning of the year
3,992,499
3,497,516
Profit for the year
283,421
770,983
Dividends declared and paid in the year
(276,000)
(276,000)
At the end of the year
3,999,920
3,992,499
22
Operating lease commitments
Lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Within one year
81,156
81,156
Between two and five years
99,178
175,078
180,334
256,234
23
Ultimate controlling party
MBC Summit Holdings Limited is regarded by directors as being the company's parent company.
The ultimate controlling party is S D Roberts.
THE MOUNTAIN BOOT COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
- 21 -
24
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
283,421
770,982
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
100,527
200,126
Finance costs
333,056
205,616
Gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(10,250)
-
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
88,563
100,710
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
1,728,934
(3,284,838)
Decrease in debtors
565,608
157,036
Decrease in creditors
(357,719)
(434,189)
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
2,732,140
(2,284,557)
25
Analysis of changes in net debt
2024
£
Opening net debt
Cash at bank and in hand
(2,610,537)
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
(2,629,937)
(5,240,474)
Changes in net debt arising from:
Cash flows of the entity
2,133,561
Changes in market value and exchange rates
(96,378)
Closing net debt as analysed below
(3,203,291)
Closing net debt
Cash at bank and in hand
(1,061,079)
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
(2,142,212)
(3,203,291)
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