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STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
The directors are pleased to report that 2024 has been another strong and profitable year. In the face of rising factory costs, economic uncertainty and regulatory challenges, gross profit has increased by 4.35% compared to the previous year.
Stevenage Packaging’s mission is to deliver premium, innovative products and first class customer service. There is a focus on evolving product ranges to meet the packaging requirements of our customers in an ever-changing world. The Company consistently seek methods to introduce new products to the market, focusing on thinner more robust material blends, along with more sustainable packaging options to ensure they are making a positive impact on the environment. The Company continue to maintain a premium customer service level, nurturing long term Customer relationships, which is fundamental to the success of the business. This is reflected by 96% of the turnover during the financial year coming from repeat customers. Numerous founding customers, from 1989, remain within the top 20 customers of the business, accounting for 39% of all company turnover throughout the financial year. The Company's various sub-divisions continue to thrive in highly competitive markets, focusing on quality niche products to a variety of markets. These divisions have seen a turnover growth of 27.5% year on year, maintaining healthy gross profit margins and a robust supply chain. The company was incorporated in 1989, along with 130,650 other companies, less than 7.7% of those companies are still trading today, demonstrating the ongoing robust business model. The company is proud to have not made a single staff redundancy since incorporation, with multiple team members being employed in excess of 10 years. The five longest serving team members have all been with the business over 25 years, demonstrating their recognition of hard work and dedication, fostering a positive working environment for all. These team members enable the Company to offer continuity of relationships, retention of tacit knowledge and best in class service levels with their extensive industry knowledge. They also continue to nurture new team members to ensure succession planning for future generations.
Business risks
The company continues to operate in various packaging sectors, for which there are risks of competition from within the UK and of overseas supply chain. The company has mitigated these risks and differentiates itself by focusing on innovative unique products, technically engineered solutions and best in class customer service. With the customer centric business model, along with their commitment to the four core values of honesty, loyalty, trust and integrity, they believe they will continue to thrive against competitor threat within the market. Financial risks The company's principle financial instruments comprise bank balances, other debtors and other creditors. The company has a robust cash management strategy to ensure that any risks arising can be managed from existing reserves. The company is exposed to transaction foreign exchange risk and seeks to reduce this through direct currency purchases from banks, not brokers, and holding multiple currency bank accounts.
We measure customer satisfaction through regular feedback and retention rates, ensuring a consistently high level of service that supports long term growth.
Our target is to achieve year-on-year revenue growth of at least 5% above inflation. Additionally, we aim to maintain our historical growth profit margin, balancing cost efficiency with competitive pricing to preserve profitability.
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STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2024.
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 to 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.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,271,267 (2023 - £923,675).
Dividends of £800,004 (2023: £800,004) were declared during the year ended 30 April 2024.
The directors who served during the year were:
The new financial year continues to be positive and strong. The company’s brand and reputation are helping it to attract new and talented team members, in an uncertain recruitment market. Our focussed recruitment strategy is able to add financial value to the business, as well as appointing key personnel quickly and effectively to minimise internal disruption and assist with company growth plans.
Utilising the strong management team currently in place, the directors will continue to seek acquisition and growth opportunities in both the current and alternative sectors. With the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility and ongoing Plastic Packaging Tax regulatory changes, the business will remain focused on recyclable materials and sustainable solutions. They will continue to monitor the supply chain to ensure they are committed to their Carbon Reduction Plan.
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DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
There were no post balance sheet events.
The auditors, Menzies LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STEVENAGE PACKAGING LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Stevenage Packaging Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 30 April 2024, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, 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).
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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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 Auditors' 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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STEVENAGE PACKAGING LIMITED (CONTINUED)
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the 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.
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.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STEVENAGE PACKAGING LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
•The Company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant including UK Companies Act,employment law, health and safety, pensions legislation and tax legislation. •We understood how the Company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries to management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We assessed the extent of compliance with these legal and compliance procedures as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items. •The engagement partner assessed whether the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence andcapabilities to identify or recognize non-compliance with laws and regulations. The assessment did not identify any issues in this area. •We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. We identified the risk of override of controls as the area where the financial statements were most susceptible tomaterial misstatement due to fraud. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: •Identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud; •Understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls orother inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process; •Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates; and •Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations. The assessment did not identify any issues in these areas. Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-complance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation
A further description of our responsibilities 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 Auditors' report.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STEVENAGE PACKAGING LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Richmond House
Walkern Road
Herts
SG1 3QP
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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 APRIL 2024
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 14 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
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ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
Stevenage Packaging 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. The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).
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.
3.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
In the application of the company's accounting policies, which are described below, management is required to
make judgements estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying 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. The Key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are described below.
Revenue represents the total invoice value, excluding value added tax, trade discounts and all other taxes of
sales made during the year.
Revenue is recognised when goods have been delivered and services supplied to customers such that risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to them.
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost
less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. Other intangible assets is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
3.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Inventories and work in progress are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due
allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out method and includes all purchase, transport, and handling costs in bringing stocks to their present location and condition.
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 tax 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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
3.Accounting policies (continued)
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all material 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.
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.
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to the income statement in the period to which they relate.
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged against income on a straight line basis over the lease term.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
Fees payable to the Company's auditor and its associates for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements were £15,500 (2023: £12,500).
Fees payable to the Company's auditors and its associates in respect of other non-audit services were £4,250 (2023: £4,500).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
9.Taxation (continued)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
Security has been provided to the company bankers by way of a fixed and floating charge over all assets of the company.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2024
Stewart Packaging Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, is the ultimate parent company.
The registered office address is Stewart House, Primett Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3EE.
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