Company Registration No. 02531925 (England and Wales)
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
A Collins
R D Collins
Company number
02531925
Registered office
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
Auditor
Xeinadin Audit Ltd
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Directors' responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Income statement
8
Statement of financial position
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 21
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Review of the business

In the year under review the turnover has increased significantly. Operating divisions have performed well above expectations seeing strong growth most of the year.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The management team follow a continuous review of the performance of the Company through monthly senior management meetings. Action plans are developed and reviewed on an ongoing basis. The key risks are principally the competitiveness of the UK market. Sales opportunities are continually evaluated to the current market and economic climate.

Development and performance

Focus this year has been on inward investment and cost control.

Key performance indicators

The management team analyse various key performance indicators as part of their overall strategic review but have identified the following as being particularly important:

 

Sales performance versus main competitors, sales versus budget and prior year and quality statistics.

Other performance indicators

Although the company’s turnover decreased from £11.6m in 2023 to £6.7m in the current year, the gross profit margin increased to 38.88% this year versus 26.01% last year and has achieved year on year growth in margin. Next year will continue to see strategic and tactical goals focusing on operating margin and associated costs under the scrutiny of the directorship.

Other information and explanations

Unisystems Freight (UK) Ltd is a leading Essex private freight forwarding company.

 

A focus on core services and cost control is firmly in place. The company's reputation for outstanding customer service, a passion for the industry, innovation and commitment to the environment is what helps it stand out from others in its field.

 

On behalf of the board

R D Collins
Director
14 March 2025
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of freight forwarders.
Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

A Collins
R D Collins
Financial instruments
Liquidity risk

The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.

Foreign currency risk

The company’s principal foreign currency exposures arise from trading with overseas companies. Company policy permits but does not demand that these exposures may be hedged in order to fix the cost in sterling. This hedging activity involves the use of foreign exchange forward contracts.

Credit risk

All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.

Auditor

Xeinadin Audit Ltd were appointed as auditors to the company and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

Energy and carbon report

As the company has not consumed more than 40,000 kWh of energy in this reporting period, it qualifies as a low energy user under these regulations and is not required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities.

Strategic report

The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of fair review of the business, principal risks and uncertainties, developments and performance and key performance indicators.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

Medium-sized companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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On behalf of the board
R D Collins
Director
14 March 2025
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

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

 

 

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.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Unisystems Freight (UK) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the income statement, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

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 Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

 

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

 

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

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

- Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity’s solicitors (or in-house legal team) around actual and potential litigation and claims.

- Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations.

- Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

- Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.

ICAEW guidance relating to reporting on irregularities, November 2020, based on ISA 700 A39-1 to A39-5

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
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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 an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Barry Leibovitch (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Xeinadin Audit Ltd
14 March 2025
Statutory Auditors
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Revenue
6,797,501
11,655,058
Cost of sales
(4,154,394)
(8,623,841)
Gross profit
2,643,107
3,031,217
Administrative expenses
(2,539,931)
(2,148,662)
Operating profit
103,176
882,555
Investment income
-
0
1
Finance costs
(35,318)
(56,249)
Profit before taxation
67,858
826,307
Tax on profit
4
(8,300)
(144,242)
Profit for the financial year
59,558
682,065

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
5
146,452
137,157
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
6
2,896,790
2,857,526
Cash and cash equivalents
98,535
662,226
2,995,325
3,519,752
Current liabilities
7
(1,406,698)
(1,303,302)
Net current assets
1,588,627
2,216,450
Total assets less current liabilities
1,735,079
2,353,607
Non-current liabilities
8
-
0
(123,559)
Provisions for liabilities
11
(36,471)
(33,116)
Net assets
1,698,608
2,196,932
Equity
Called up share capital
100
100
Retained earnings
1,698,508
2,196,832
Total equity
1,698,608
2,196,932

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 14 March 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
A Collins
R D Collins
Director
Director
Company registration number 02531925 (England and Wales)
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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Share capital
Retained earnings
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 April 2022
100
1,514,767
1,514,867
Year ended 31 March 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
682,065
682,065
Balance at 31 March 2023
100
2,196,832
2,196,932
Year ended 31 March 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
59,558
59,558
Dividends
-
(557,882)
(557,882)
Balance at 31 March 2024
100
1,698,508
1,698,608
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
16
397,824
877,787
Interest paid
(35,318)
(56,249)
Income taxes paid
(26,739)
(172,121)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
335,767
649,417
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(58,112)
(35,673)
Repayment of loans
(95,787)
(557,882)
Interest received
-
0
1
Net cash used in investing activities
(153,899)
(593,554)
Financing activities
Repayment of bank loans
(185,998)
(58,594)
Payment of finance leases obligations
(1,679)
(5,716)
Dividends paid
(557,882)
-
0
Net cash used in financing activities
(745,559)
(64,310)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(563,691)
(8,447)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
662,226
670,673
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
98,535
662,226
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Unisystems Freight (UK) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 249 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4TG.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Revenue

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

 

When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.

1.3
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% Reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% Reducing balance

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

1.4
Impairment of non-current assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.5
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.6
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.7
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.8
Derivatives

Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

 

A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.

1.9
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.10
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or non-current assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.11
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.12
Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

 

Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

1.13
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
40
40
4
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
4,945
147,716
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
4
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
(Continued)
- 17 -
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
3,355
(3,474)
Total tax charge
8,300
144,242
5
Property, plant and equipment
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2023
430,630
41,667
472,297
Additions
58,112
-
0
58,112
At 31 March 2024
488,742
41,667
530,409
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2023
305,559
29,581
335,140
Depreciation charged in the year
45,796
3,021
48,817
At 31 March 2024
351,355
32,602
383,957
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2024
137,387
9,065
146,452
At 31 March 2023
125,071
12,086
137,157
6
Trade and other receivables
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade receivables
1,373,526
1,336,239
Corporation tax recoverable
220,613
-
0
Amounts owed by group undertakings
124,895
540,537
Other receivables
1,150,732
957,193
Prepayments and accrued income
27,024
23,557
2,896,790
2,857,526
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
- 18 -
7
Current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
-
0
62,439
Obligations under finance leases
9
-
0
1,679
Trade payables
929,492
1,078,618
Corporation tax
346,535
147,716
Other taxation and social security
36,167
-
0
Other payables
80,754
-
0
Accruals and deferred income
13,750
12,850
1,406,698
1,303,302
8
Non-current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
-
0
123,559
9
Finance lease obligations
2024
2023
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
-
0
1,679

Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is three years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.

10
Deferred taxation

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
36,471
33,116
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
10
Deferred taxation
(Continued)
- 19 -
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 April 2023
33,116
Charge to profit or loss
3,355
Liability at 31 March 2024
36,471

The deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse within 12 months and relates to accelerated capital allowances that are expected to mature within the same period.

11
Provisions for liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Deferred tax liabilities
10
36,471
33,116
12
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
487,609
595,730
13
Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel

 

2024
2023
£
£
Aggregate compensation
240,533
254,648
Rent paid to related parties

The company paid rent of £158,400 (2023 - £158,400) to Unisystems Freight (Holdings) Limited, a company in which the directors A Collins and R Collins have a beneficial interest.

 

 

 

2024
2023
Amounts due from related parties
£
£
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
13
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 20 -
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
63,298
466,395
Other related parties
369,540
320,739
14
Directors' transactions

Advances or credits have been granted by the company to its directors as follows:

Description
Opening balance
Amounts advanced
Amounts repaid
Closing balance
£
£
£
£
A Collins -
286,758
106,000
(286,758)
106,000
R D Collins -
271,124
547,669
(271,124)
547,669
557,882
653,669
(557,882)
653,669
15
Parent company

The ultimate parent company is Unisystems Freight (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The ultimate controlling party is R Collins by virtue of his majority shareholding.

16
Cash generated from operations
2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
59,558
682,065
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
8,300
144,242
Finance costs
35,318
56,249
Investment income
-
0
(1)
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment
48,817
45,719
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in trade and other receivables
277,136
1,116,910
Decrease in trade and other payables
(31,305)
(1,167,397)
Cash generated from operations
397,824
877,787
UNISYSTEMS FREIGHT (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
- 21 -
17
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 April 2023
Cash flows
31 March 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
662,226
(563,691)
98,535
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
(185,998)
185,998
-
Obligations under finance leases
(1,679)
1,679
-
474,549
(376,014)
98,535
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