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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970 (England and Wales)









QUIREPACE LIMITED

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024






QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


QUIREPACE LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024







DIRECTORS: Mr S C Maasz
Mr R J Pescott
Mrs T A Shortt





SECRETARIES: Mrs J Connell
Mrs T A Shortt





REGISTERED OFFICE: Quirepace House
6 Pennant Park
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8XU





REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Morris Crocker Limited
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
Station House
North Street
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1QU

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The company saw a continued improvement surpassing the activity of the year ending 30 September 2023. The conveying business maintained its healthy order book from the previous year with continuing orders from our NHS customers for service, lifecycle, and extension under the government Health Infrastructure Plan. Our BVC product range also showed an improvement in sales with several key accounts surpassing budget when compared to the previous year.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
In the forthcoming year we expect to see the business continue to consolidate its position, our service revenue provides a solid foundation for the business representing around a third of turnover with many long-term contracts, some up to a 10-year duration. Most of our new installation work is within the healthcare environment providing stable repeat business for the future. Our Vacuum Cleaner/Exhauster Blower sales are more exposed to risk, this is mitigated by repeat business from long term customers and distributors knowing the reliability and longevity of our product offering.

FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Turnover, Gross Profit and Profit Before Tax are the KPI's used by the business:

YE September 2024 YE September 2023 YE September 2022
Turnover £7.78M £7.46M £6.73M
Gross Profit £3.89M £3.38M £3.01M
Profit Before Tax £1.23M £0.88M £0.76M

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The business continues with good liquidity, we consider each contract/customer on an individual basis agreeing terms using our Risk Management Policy which provides guidance on a balanced approach to opportunity and risk.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The business aims for continued step by step growth within our specialist areas, we have added products to our healthcare market offering and are continually developing our existing BVC products.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mrs T A Shortt - Director


14 February 2025

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

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

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the manufacture and installation of pneumatic tube conveying equipment and the manufacture of products using vacuum technology.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 September 2024 will be £ 322,200 .

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

Mr S C Maasz
Mr R J Pescott
Mrs T A Shortt

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024


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

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mrs T A Shortt - Director


14 February 2025

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
QUIREPACE LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Quirepace Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the 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 company's affairs as at 30 September 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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

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

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
QUIREPACE LIMITED


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

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

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
QUIREPACE 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:

From discussion with management and those charged with governance information about the entity is documented to assess the activity within the organisation. We discuss management's assessment of risk in respect of irregularities, fraud and going concern.

Based on these discussions and our own assessments we determined that the key risk areas were income recognition in respect of cut off issues, the valuation of WIP and management override concerning the size of the organisation.

We set financial statement materiality level based on the level of income. As a company that derives the majority of it's income from contracts, this figure has been more consistent than gross profit within prior years and therefore was used to determine materiality. Our overall assessment of risk was used to determine performance materiality at an appropriate level.

Substantive audit tests were designed after assessing and performing walkthrough tests. The walkthrough testing confirmed documented systems which have been designed to act as a preventative measure against fraud and error which appear to be operating as documented. Substantive tests were applied to a representative sample of the population to identify errors. The testing did not identify any material misstatements in areas tested.

Audit substantive tests concluded no material errors over the key risk areas of income recognition and management override.

The audit considers the organisation is not exposed to material risk of error as a result of assessing laws and regulations that are appropriate to the organisation.

Management assessed there is no going concern risk. The audit undertook a review of budgets, management accounts and the review of board minutes and came to the same conclusion as management.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
QUIREPACE LIMITED


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.




Martin Southern BA(Hons) FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Morris Crocker Limited
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
Station House
North Street
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1QU

20 February 2025

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 7,782,655 7,466,250

Cost of sales 3,890,679 4,090,573
GROSS PROFIT 3,891,976 3,375,677

Administrative expenses 2,762,155 2,537,573
OPERATING PROFIT 5 1,129,821 838,104

Interest receivable and similar income 104,029 38,254
1,233,850 876,358

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 1,707 3,243
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 1,232,143 873,115

Tax on profit 7 304,665 184,680
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 927,478 688,435

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 927,478 688,435


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

927,478

688,435

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

BALANCE SHEET
30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 1,054,965 988,090

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 1,549,400 1,539,832
Debtors 11 924,400 870,193
Cash at bank and in hand 3,450,153 2,908,206
5,923,953 5,318,231
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 1,514,674 1,472,596
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,409,279 3,845,635
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

5,464,244

4,833,725

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 15 199,100 173,859
NET ASSETS 5,265,144 4,659,866

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 16 10,000 10,000
Retained earnings 17 5,255,144 4,649,866
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 5,265,144 4,659,866

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 14 February 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mrs T A Shortt - Director


QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 October 2022 10,000 4,319,446 4,329,446

Changes in equity
Dividends - (358,015 ) (358,015 )
Total comprehensive income - 688,435 688,435
Balance at 30 September 2023 10,000 4,649,866 4,659,866

Changes in equity
Dividends - (322,200 ) (322,200 )
Total comprehensive income - 927,478 927,478
Balance at 30 September 2024 10,000 5,255,144 5,265,144

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 1,150,553 1,147,327
Interest element of hire purchase
payments paid

(1,707

)

(3,243

)
Tax paid (149,333 ) -
Net cash from operating activities 999,513 1,144,084

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (268,517 ) (239,084 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 52,101 31,143
Interest received 104,029 38,254
Net cash from investing activities (112,387 ) (169,687 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Capital repayments in year (22,979 ) (34,996 )
Equity dividends paid (322,200 ) (358,015 )
Net cash from financing activities (345,179 ) (393,011 )

Increase in cash and cash equivalents 541,947 581,386
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year

2

2,908,206

2,326,820

Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year

2

3,450,153

2,908,206

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before taxation 1,232,143 873,115
Depreciation charges 171,168 119,474
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (21,627 ) (31,143 )
Increase/(Decrease) in provisions 5,130 8,010
Capital repayments during the year 22,979 34,996
Finance costs 1,707 3,243
Finance income (104,029 ) (38,254 )
1,307,471 969,441
Increase in stocks (9,568 ) (271,633 )
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (54,207 ) 399,546
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (93,143 ) 49,973
Cash generated from operations 1,150,553 1,147,327

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 September 2024
30.9.24 1.10.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 3,450,153 2,908,206
Year ended 30 September 2023
30.9.23 1.10.22
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 2,908,206 2,326,820


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.10.23 Cash flow At 30.9.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 2,908,206 541,947 3,450,153
2,908,206 541,947 3,450,153
Debt
Finance leases (22,979 ) 22,979 -
(22,979 ) 22,979 -
Total 2,885,227 564,926 3,450,153

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Quirepace Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Turnover
Turnover is derived from ordinary activities, stated net of Value Added Tax. Revenue is recognised at the point when the company satisfies a performance obligation to a customer as agreed.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Freehold property - 1% on cost
Plant and machinery - 20% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost

Depreciation is provided on a monthly basis, commencing with a provision in the month of acquisition and none in the month of disposal.

The measurement basis for the gross carrying amount of each class of tangible fixed assets is cost less depreciation less any identified impairment.

Stocks
Stocks of raw materials are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Cost is derived on an average cost basis. Net realisable value is the estimated proceeds from the sale of stock less all further costs to completion and less all costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distributing directly related to the item in question.

A provision for obsolete stock is included by annually comparing the movements of the last two years for BVC and Quirepace to the expected movements over the next two years for BVC and the next three years for Quirepace. Each individual item of slow moving stock is considered then, if appropriate, is provided for in the accounts.

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares.

Trade and other debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments and bank overdrafts. In the balance sheet, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities.

Trade and other creditors
Short term trade creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the balance sheet date, except as otherwise required in the paragraphs below.

Unrelieved 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.

Deferred tax shall not be recognised on permanent differences, other than a business combination where assets (other than goodwill) give rise to a deferred tax asset or liability.

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at a fixed rate of exchange, which is reviewed monthly. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

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.

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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

Profit recognition on contracting activities
Profit on individual contracts is taken only when their outcome can be foreseen with reasonable certainty, based on the lower of the percentage margin earned to date and that prudently forecast at completion, taking account of agreed claims. Full provision is made for all known or expected losses on individual contracts, taking a prudent view of future claims income, immediately such losses are foreseen. Profit for the year includes the benefit of claims settled on contracts completed in prior years.

Warranty provision
The warranty provision is measured by management providing an informed estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

The warranty provision is reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation at that reporting date. Any adjustment to the amounts previously recognised shall be recognised in profit or loss.

3. TURNOVER

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

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

2024 2023
£    £   
Sale of goods 2,106,655 2,379,138
Maintenance and servicing 2,640,000 2,372,041
Projects - Goods and services 3,036,000 2,715,071
7,782,655 7,466,250

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,080,820 2,718,137
Social security costs 311,296 286,357
Other pension costs 147,068 127,219
3,539,184 3,131,713

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

Management 6 6
Engineering 7 7
Sales 9 9
Service 25 26
Installation 4 4
Production 11 11
Administration 11 11
73 74

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 291,770 247,470
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 39,839 43,783

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

Money purchase schemes 3 3

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Emoluments etc 101,750 91,000
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 22,922 25,521
Accrued pension at 30 September 2024 2,035 3,502

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2024 2023
£    £   
Other operating leases 103,583 115,477
Depreciation - owned assets 144,080 92,034
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 27,088 27,440
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (21,627 ) (31,143 )
Auditors' remuneration 14,695 15,075

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Hire purchase interest 1,707 3,243

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 284,554 149,333

Deferred tax 20,111 35,347
Tax on profit 304,665 184,680

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

7. TAXATION - continued

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

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 1,232,143 873,115
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25% (2023 - 22.008%)

308,036

192,155

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 724 369
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (13,640 ) (31,939 )
purposes

(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets (5,407 ) (6,854 )
capital allowances


Deferred tax movement in respect of timing differences 20,111 35,347

Research and development enhanced relief (5,159 ) (4,398 )

Total tax charge 304,665 184,680

Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 was substantively enacted on 26 October 2015 and reduced the main rate of corporation tax in the UK to 19% from 1 April 2017.

Finance Bill 2021 was substantively enacted on 24 May 2021 so from 1 April 2023 the main rate of corporation tax in the UK will increase to 25% for businesses with profits over £250,000, with a marginal rate between that and profits under £50,000, which will continue to be taxed at 19%.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates that have been substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

8. DIVIDENDS
2024 2023
£    £   
Final 222,200 258,015
Interim 100,000 100,000
322,200 358,015

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and Motor
property machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 October 2023 685,304 241,153 286,087 503,495 1,716,039
Additions - - 30,020 238,497 268,517
Disposals - (1,645 ) (24,790 ) (110,116 ) (136,551 )
At 30 September 2024 685,304 239,508 291,317 631,876 1,848,005
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2023 61,677 224,095 228,571 213,606 727,949
Charge for year 6,853 6,477 26,537 131,301 171,168
Eliminated on disposal - (1,645 ) (24,790 ) (79,642 ) (106,077 )
At 30 September 2024 68,530 228,927 230,318 265,265 793,040
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2024 616,774 10,581 60,999 366,611 1,054,965
At 30 September 2023 623,627 17,058 57,516 289,889 988,090

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Motor
vehicles
£   
COST
At 1 October 2023 113,264
Disposals (36,028 )
Transfer to ownership (77,236 )
At 30 September 2024 -
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2023 68,633
Charge for year 27,088
Eliminated on disposal (27,550 )
Transfer to ownership (68,171 )
At 30 September 2024 -
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2024 -
At 30 September 2023 44,631

10. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Raw materials 1,549,400 1,539,832

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 832,450 913,738
Amounts recoverable on contract (87,948 ) (172,863 )
Other debtors 4,448 6,387
Prepayments and accrued income 175,450 122,931
924,400 870,193

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 13) - 22,979
Payments on account 400,486 370,363
Trade creditors 260,369 446,207
Corporation tax 284,554 149,333
PAYE and NIC 113,020 108,508
VAT 166,332 143,015
Other creditors 29,722 29,814
Accrued expenses 260,191 202,377
1,514,674 1,472,596

13. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase contracts
2024 2023
£    £   
Gross obligations repayable:
Within one year - 24,781

Finance charges repayable:
Within one year - 1,802

Net obligations repayable:
Within one year - 22,979

Non-cancellable operating leases
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 57,816 60,510
Between one and five years 158,772 164,142
216,588 224,652

Lease payments recognised as an expense during the year totals £84,814 (2023: £84,072).

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

14. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2024 2023
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts - 22,979

National Westminster Bank plc hold a debenture secured on the company's assets.

Obligations under hire purchase contracts are secured against the assets held under those agreements.

15. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax 139,050 118,939
Warranty provisions 60,050 54,920
199,100 173,859

Deferred Other
tax provisions
£    £   
Balance at 1 October 2023 118,939 54,920
Provided during year - 5,130
Accelerated capital allowances 20,111 -
Balance at 30 September 2024 139,050 60,050

16. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
10,000 Ordinary £1 10,000 10,000

The ordinary shares each carry one voting right.

17. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 October 2023 4,649,866
Profit for the year 927,478
Dividends (322,200 )
At 30 September 2024 5,255,144

QUIREPACE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01748970)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

18. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £75,585 (2023: £88,159).

Commitments of £27,235 were payable to the fund at 30 September 2024 (2023: £28,998).

The amount of commitments that are not reflected in the balance sheet is £nil (2023: £nil).

The amount of pension commitments that relate to past directors is £nil (2023: £nil).