REGISTERED NUMBER: 11620100 (England and Wales) |
Group Strategic Report, |
Report of the Directors and |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
for |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11620100 (England and Wales) |
Group Strategic Report, |
Report of the Directors and |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
for |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Group Strategic Report | 2 |
Report of the Directors | 4 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account | 10 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | 11 |
Company Balance Sheet | 12 |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 14 |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 16 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 17 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants |
and Statutory Auditors |
Ebenezer House |
Ryecroft |
Newcastle under Lyme |
Staffordshire |
ST5 2BE |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Group Strategic Report |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 30 June 2024. |
REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
Throughout the year, the company has continued to concentrate on the core business of supplying bulk powders in the construction industry via their fleet of lorries. Whilst the main office is based in Leek, Staffordshire, the company supplies to sites nationwide. |
The results as shown on page 9, show that turnover has increased by 1.2%. As with other operators in the industry, the company has seen increasing fuel and wage costs. The company has been able to pass on some of these costs, it has had to absorb some of the increases, resulting in a 1% increase in gross profit margin. |
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
As in previous years, the management consider the key indicators to be; |
2024 | 2023 |
Turnover growth | 1.2% | 21.0% |
Gross profit | 13.6% | 13.1% |
Net profit | 8.9% | 9.2% |
It is the responsibility of the commercial team to regularly monitor and review these figures and report the results and any corrective actions to the board. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
There are certain risks, which could materially and adversely impact the company's results compared to expectation. A summary of the key risks is set out below. This is not an exhaustive list of the factors that could adversely impact company profitability. |
Financial Instruments |
The company uses various financial instruments; these include cash and various items, such as trade debtors and trade creditors, that arise directly from its operations. |
The existence of these financial instruments exposes the company to several financial risks which are described in more detail below. |
The main risks arising from the group's financial instruments are categorised as market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The directors review and agree policies for managing these risks and they are summarised below. |
Financial Risk |
The company's policy throughout the year has been to try and maintain liquid funds at the bank to avoid incurring interest charges. Where the company has to undertake short term borrowings it is the company's policy to minimise the amount of borrowings at floating rates of interest. |
The maturity of the borrowings is set out on note 17 to the financial statements. |
Market Risk |
To minimise market risk, the operations team constantly monitor fuel prices and competitor prices to ensure that they can offer competitive prices. |
Credit Risk |
The principal credit risk arises from the trade debtors. |
In order to manage credit risk, the directors set limits for its customers based on a combination of payment history and credit references. Credit limits are reviewed by the credit controller on a regular basis in conjunction with debt ageing and collection history. |
Liquidity Risk |
The business has a very strong relationship with its bank. The company has the facilities available to meet its needs on an ongoing basis. These facilities are reviewed on a regular basis, by both the bank and the management, and are in accordance with the needs of the group. |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Group Strategic Report |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
The directors continually monitor the services the company provides to maintain a strong position in the market place. |
The directors have a policy in investing in the company's operating fleet, renewing older vehicles as and when necessary to allow the company to continue to deliver the best service at the best value. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 30 June 2024. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of freight transportation. |
DIVIDENDS |
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 June 2024 will be £ 108,222 . |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 July 2023 to the date of this report. |
DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
The company has chosen in accordance with section 414(c) of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic and Directors Report) Regulations 2013 to set out in the company's Strategic report information required by schedule 7 of the Large and Medium Sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) regulations 2008. |
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation. |
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have prepared the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland", 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 the financial statements, the directors are required to: |
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
- state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102, have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; |
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and |
- 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. |
The directors 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 group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, Thompson Wright Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 30 June 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 30 June 2024 and of the group's 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 group 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 group's and the parent 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 Group 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 Group 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 Group 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 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
- | the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
- | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
- | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors |
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. |
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements |
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. |
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: |
- the Senior Statutory Auditor ensured that the audit team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the haulage of materials sector; |
- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental consumer rights act, other industry specific accreditations and health and safety legislation; |
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and |
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. |
We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: |
- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and |
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and |
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to: |
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
- reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; |
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the Health and Safety Executive, and the company's legal advisors. |
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited |
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. |
for and on behalf of |
Chartered Accountants |
and Statutory Auditors |
Ebenezer House |
Ryecroft |
Newcastle under Lyme |
Staffordshire |
ST5 2BE |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER | 3 | 8,641,999 | 8,541,854 |
Cost of sales | 7,465,063 | 7,423,208 |
GROSS PROFIT | 1,176,936 | 1,118,646 |
Administrative expenses | 293,217 | 244,699 |
883,719 | 873,947 |
Other operating income | 47,842 | 50,187 |
OPERATING PROFIT | 5 | 931,561 | 924,134 |
Interest receivable and similar income | 2,146 | 169 |
933,707 | 924,303 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | 120,786 | 106,559 |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 812,921 | 817,744 |
Tax on profit | 7 | 205,144 | 315,001 |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR | 607,777 | 502,743 |
Profit attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 607,777 | 502,743 |
Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 607,777 | 502,743 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |
30 June 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 10 | - | - |
Tangible assets | 11 | 7,205,282 | 6,281,431 |
Investments | 12 | - | - |
Investment property | 13 | - | - |
7,205,282 | 6,281,431 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks | 14 | 216,140 | 222,515 |
Debtors | 15 | 1,904,915 | 2,059,939 |
Cash at bank and in hand | 251,262 | 158,232 |
2,372,317 | 2,440,686 |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 2,093,320 | 2,350,036 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS | 278,997 | 90,650 |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 7,484,279 | 6,372,081 |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 17 | (2,511,457 | ) | (2,103,958 | ) |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 21 | (1,089,133 | ) | (883,989 | ) |
NET ASSETS | 3,883,689 | 3,384,134 |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 22 | 100 | 100 |
Retained earnings | 23 | 3,883,589 | 3,384,034 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 3,883,689 | 3,384,134 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 7 February 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: |
Mr C J Docksey - Director |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Company Balance Sheet |
30 June 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 10 |
Tangible assets | 11 |
Investments | 12 |
Investment property | 13 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 15 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 16 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 17 |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 22 |
Retained earnings |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
Company's profit for the financial year | 157,149 | 295,858 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 July 2022 | 100 | 2,994,991 | 2,995,091 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | (113,700 | ) | (113,700 | ) |
Total comprehensive income | - | 502,743 | 502,743 |
Balance at 30 June 2023 | 100 | 3,384,034 | 3,384,134 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | (108,222 | ) | (108,222 | ) |
Total comprehensive income | - | 607,777 | 607,777 |
Balance at 30 June 2024 | 100 | 3,883,589 | 3,883,689 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 July 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 June 2023 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 June 2024 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
Cash flows from operating activities |
Cash generated from operations | 1 | 1,509,983 | 1,416,997 |
Interest paid | (20,363 | ) | (29,375 | ) |
Interest element of hire purchase payments paid | (100,423 | ) | (77,184 | ) |
Net cash from operating activities | 1,389,197 | 1,310,438 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (93,538 | ) | (41,897 | ) |
Sale of tangible fixed assets | 156,775 | 52,705 |
Interest received | 2,146 | 169 |
Net cash from investing activities | 65,383 | 10,977 |
Cash flows from financing activities |
Loan repayments in year | (101,143 | ) | (100,078 | ) |
Capital repayments in year | (1,207,142 | ) | (1,143,874 | ) |
Amount introduced by directors | 108,222 | 110,200 |
Amount withdrawn by directors | (53,265 | ) | (20,395 | ) |
Equity dividends paid | (108,222 | ) | (113,700 | ) |
Net cash from financing activities | (1,361,550 | ) | (1,267,847 | ) |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 93,030 | 53,568 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 2 | 158,232 | 104,664 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 251,262 | 158,232 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Profit before taxation | 812,921 | 817,744 |
Depreciation charges | 906,472 | 830,968 |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (79,980 | ) | (39,505 | ) |
Finance costs | 120,786 | 106,559 |
Finance income | (2,146 | ) | (169 | ) |
1,758,053 | 1,715,597 |
Decrease/(increase) in stocks | 6,375 | (2,819 | ) |
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors | 155,024 | (352,664 | ) |
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors | (409,469 | ) | 56,883 |
Cash generated from operations | 1,509,983 | 1,416,997 |
2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
Year ended 30 June 2024 |
30.6.24 | 1.7.23 |
£ | £ |
Cash and cash equivalents | 251,262 | 158,232 |
Year ended 30 June 2023 |
30.6.23 | 1.7.22 |
£ | £ |
Cash and cash equivalents | 158,232 | 104,664 |
3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT |
Other |
non-cash |
At 1.7.23 | Cash flow | changes | At 30.6.24 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Net cash |
Cash at bank |
and in hand | 158,232 | 93,030 | 251,262 |
158,232 | 93,030 | 251,262 |
Debt |
Finance leases | (1,965,449 | ) | 1,207,142 | (1,813,580 | ) | (2,571,887 | ) |
Debts falling due |
within 1 year | (100,939 | ) | 101,143 | (102,268 | ) | (102,064 | ) |
Debts falling due |
after 1 year | (305,907 | ) | - | 102,268 | (203,639 | ) |
(2,372,295 | ) | 1,308,285 | (1,813,580 | ) | (2,877,590 | ) |
Total | (2,214,063 | ) | 1,401,315 | (1,813,580 | ) | (2,626,328 | ) |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being the 12 month period from the date of these accounts being approved and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. |
Basis of consolidation |
The group accounts consolidate the accounts of the group and all its subsidiary at 30 June. All companies have coterminous year ends. All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. |
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. |
Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
Significant judgements and estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted principles requires the directors to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Some of these estimates and judgements are inherently uncertain and subject to change. The impact of any change in accounting estimates is reflected in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision only affects the period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. In this respect the directors believe that the critical accounting policies where judgements or estimations are necessarily applied are as follows. |
Turnover |
Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding value added tax. |
Revenue is recognised as the company becomes entitled to consideration for the goods and services supplied. |
Turnover is attributable to the principle activity of the company which is carried out entirely within the United Kingdom. |
All turnover is derived from UK customers. |
Impairment of debtors |
Management perform ongoing reviews of the recoverability of debtor balances, An allowance for doubtful debts is maintained for potential credit losses based on management's assessment of the expected collectability of amounts receivable. The allowance for bad debts is reviewed periodically to assess the adequacy of the allowance |
Goodwill |
Goodwill is measured at cost and has been amortised over its useful life. |
Intangible assets |
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. |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Tangible fixed assets |
Long leasehold | - |
Plant and machinery | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Computer equipment | - |
Useful economic lives of tangible assets |
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimates of useful economic lives and residual value of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, of economic utilisation of the assets. |
Stocks |
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 group has chosen to adopt the Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments. |
(i) Financial assets |
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price, 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. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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. |
(ii) Financial liabilities |
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, 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. |
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as creditors due after more than one year. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Deferred tax |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
3. | TURNOVER |
The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group. |
An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
United Kingdom | 8,641,999 | 8,541,854 |
8,641,999 | 8,541,854 |
4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries | 2,622,826 | 2,492,401 |
Social security costs | 270,657 | 261,256 |
Other pension costs | 58,740 | 55,612 |
2,952,223 | 2,809,269 |
The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
Directors | 3 | 3 |
Cost of sales staff | 57 | 61 |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration | 39,855 | 33,157 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
Money purchase schemes | 1 | 1 |
5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Hire of plant and machinery | 3,243 | 5,433 |
Other operating leases | 76,723 | 33,636 |
Depreciation - owned assets | 405,572 | 393,032 |
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts | 500,900 | 437,936 |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (79,980 | ) | (39,505 | ) |
Auditors' remuneration | 19,678 | 12,500 |
6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank interest | 491 | 8,220 |
Bank loan interest | 19,872 | 21,155 |
Hire purchase | 100,423 | 77,184 |
120,786 | 106,559 |
7. | TAXATION |
Analysis of the tax charge |
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax | 205,144 | 315,001 |
Tax on profit | 205,144 | 315,001 |
Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Profit before tax | 812,921 | 817,744 |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2023 - 25 %) |
203,230 |
204,436 |
Effects of: |
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 1,268 | 134 |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 95,906 | 142,589 |
Utilisation of tax losses | (95,260 | ) | (32,158 | ) |
Total tax charge | 205,144 | 315,001 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
8. | INDIVIDUAL PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT |
As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
9. | DIVIDENDS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
A Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim | 34,105 | 35,880 |
B Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim | 36,100 | 36,982 |
C Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim | 38,017 | 40,838 |
108,222 | 113,700 |
10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Group |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 | 50,000 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 | 50,000 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 | - |
At 30 June 2023 | - |
11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Group |
Freehold | Long | Plant and |
property | leasehold | machinery |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 | 1,166,942 | 129,258 | 177,284 |
Additions | - | - | 47,161 |
Disposals | - | - | (1,500 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 1,166,942 | 129,258 | 222,945 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 July 2023 | - | 33,392 | 82,786 |
Charge for year | - | 2,585 | 19,692 |
Eliminated on disposal | - | - | (1,500 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | - | 35,977 | 100,978 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 | 1,166,942 | 93,281 | 121,967 |
At 30 June 2023 | 1,166,942 | 95,866 | 94,498 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
Group |
Motor | Computer |
vehicles | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 | 9,091,297 | 28,671 | 10,593,452 |
Additions | 1,857,580 | 2,377 | 1,907,118 |
Disposals | (622,061 | ) | - | (623,561 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 10,326,816 | 31,048 | 11,877,009 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 July 2023 | 4,171,377 | 24,466 | 4,312,021 |
Charge for year | 881,473 | 2,722 | 906,472 |
Eliminated on disposal | (545,266 | ) | - | (546,766 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 4,507,584 | 27,188 | 4,671,727 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 | 5,819,232 | 3,860 | 7,205,282 |
At 30 June 2023 | 4,919,920 | 4,205 | 6,281,431 |
Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
Motor |
vehicles |
£ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 | 3,960,467 |
Additions | 1,813,580 |
Transfer to ownership | (673,645 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 5,100,402 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 July 2023 | 697,318 |
Charge for year | 500,900 |
Transfer to ownership | (287,843 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 910,375 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 | 4,190,027 |
At 30 June 2023 | 3,263,149 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Company |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 |
At 30 June 2023 |
he list of subsidiaries is as follows; |
Name | Registered office | Nature of business | Interest |
N.J. Docksey Limited | Leekbrook Depot Cheadle Road, Leekbrook,Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7DR |
Freight transport by road | 100% ordinary shares |
Investment property is shown at cost. |
13. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
Company |
Total |
£ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 |
At 30 June 2023 |
Investment properties have been recorded at cost. As at 30 June 2024, the director's believe this to be measured at the true fair value of the investment properties. |
14. | STOCKS |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Stocks | 216,140 | 222,515 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
15. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Trade debtors | 1,611,710 | 1,795,043 |
Amounts owed by group undertakings | - | - |
Other debtors | 20,037 | 24,000 |
Prepayments | 273,168 | 240,896 |
1,904,915 | 2,059,939 |
16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 18) | 102,062 | 100,937 |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 19) | 1,045,294 | 893,666 |
Trade creditors | 525,691 | 611,625 |
Social security and other taxes | 58,304 | 67,902 |
VAT | 183,926 | 264,850 | - | - |
Other creditors | 435 | 438 |
Factoring accounts | - | 283,749 | - | - |
Directors' current accounts | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Accrued expenses | 147,608 | 96,869 |
2,093,320 | 2,350,036 |
17. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Bank loans (see note 18) | 203,641 | 305,909 |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 19) | 1,526,593 | 1,071,783 |
Directors' loan accounts | 781,223 | 726,266 | 662,979 | 558,257 |
2,511,457 | 2,103,958 |
18. | LOANS |
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
Bank loans | 102,062 | 100,937 |
Amounts falling due between one and two years: |
Bank loans - 1-2 years | 97,423 | 102,062 |
Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
Bank loans - 2-5 years | 106,218 | 203,847 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
19. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Group |
Hire purchase contracts |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year | 1,045,294 | 893,666 |
Between one and five years | 1,526,593 | 1,071,783 |
2,571,887 | 1,965,449 |
Group |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Between one and five years | - | 34,350 |
As a Lessor |
At the reporting date the Company had contracted with tenants for the following minimum lease |
payments: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Expiring within 1 year | 24,396 | 24,396 |
24,396 | 24,396 |
Company |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
20. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Bank loans | 305,703 | 406,846 |
Hire purchase contracts | 2,571,887 | 1,965,449 | - | - |
2,877,590 | 2,372,295 |
The hire purchase liability is secured over the assets financed. |
Barclays Bank Plc have a debenture dated 22nd July 2008 which created a fixed and floating charge over all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery of N J Docksey Limited. |
Barclays Bank PLC also created a fixed and floating charge dated 27th September 2012 over all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery of N J Docksey Limited. |
Barclays Security Trustee Limited created a fixed and floating cross charge over N J Docksey Limited and Docksey Transport Holdings Limited. |
On 18th July 2019, Barclays Security Trustees Limited created a fixed and floating charge over the property known as Unit 5 Leekbrook Way, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7AP, owned by Docksey Transport Holdings Limited. |
On 25th March 2009, N J Docksey and Mrs L B Docksey gave a limited guarantee to Barclays Bank PLC of £50,000. |
21. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax |
Accelerated capital allowances | 1,374,641 | 1,079,336 |
Tax losses carried forward | (285,508 | ) | (195,347 | ) |
1,089,133 | 883,989 |
Group |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 July 2023 | 883,989 |
Provided during year | 205,144 |
Balance at 30 June 2024 | 1,089,133 |
Docksey Transport Holdings Limited (Registered number: 11620100) |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 June 2024 |
22. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
A Ordinary | £1 | 45 | 45 |
B Ordinary | £1 | 45 | 45 |
C Ordinary | £1 | 10 | 10 |
100 | 100 |
23. | RESERVES |
Group |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 July 2023 | 3,384,034 |
Profit for the year | 607,777 |
Dividends | (108,222 | ) |
At 30 June 2024 | 3,883,589 |
24. | CAPITAL COMMITMENTS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Contracted but not provided for in the |
financial statements | 477,930 | 900,344 |
At the balance sheet date, capital commitments of £477,930 were entered into by the company. |
25. | OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS |
Pension Commitments |
The group operate 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. The pension cost charge in respect of contributions to the fund amounts to £58,740 (2023 £55,612). |
26. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
N J Docksey and Mrs L B Docksey provided a limited guarantee of £50,000 to Barclays Bank PLC dated 25th March 2009. |
27. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The ultimate controlling party is Mr N & Mrs L Docksey. |