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Report of the Directors and |
Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
for |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Report of the Directors and |
Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
for |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Report of the Directors | 2 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
Statement of Comprehensive Income | 7 |
Balance Sheet | 8 |
Statement of Changes in Equity | 9 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 10 |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 October 2024. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the fabrication of sheet metal products. |
REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
Business overview |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited have been trading for 66 years and offer a 'one-stop-shop' sub-contract solution for sheet metal fabrication, finishing and assembly. We are based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire and supply many customers in the southwest of England and Nationwide. |
Market analysis and outlook |
2023/2024 was a good year for Sweetnam & Bradley Limited. However, turnover/profits were down significantly from 2022/2023 due to a nationwide manufacturing downturn during April to June 2024. This was due to general uncertainty in the UK economy and the election held at the beginning of July. Since July the market has picked up and in September and October, we exceeded our forecast. We are well placed to continue to meet our forecasted performance for 2024/2025 and we continue to win new accounts and retain our existing customers. |
Achievements and enhancements |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited continue to benefit from a robust Quality Management System and achieved re-certification to ISO 9001:2015 in November 2023. We have also implemented a new Environmental Management System, certified to ISO 14001:2015. This provides a framework for continuous improvement of our Environmental performance. During the year personnel recruitment has been key to the businesses' ongoing development and growth. |
Business development and future strategic decisions |
The Senior Management Team of Sweetnam & Bradley Limited has been strengthened through the recruitment of a new Quality Manager, Group Financial Controller and Engineering Manager. We have a new experienced Factory Manager starting in February 2025 and have employed a Graduate Engineer. Out Engineering Team will push forwards with our strategy of implementing the latest sheet-metal automation solutions across the business. These developments will safeguard against lack of skills and capacity and increase our productivity. |
Conclusion |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited remains committed to identifying and winning new business. This will enhance our diverse portfolio of customers. We are well placed to improve our business and financial performance in the coming year. |
DIVIDENDS |
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 October 2024 will be £NIL (2023: £1,000,000). |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 November 2023 to the date of this report. |
PRINCIPLE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
The Directors of Sweetnam & Bradley Limited continue to review the risks and uncertainties that the company faces or may be faced with. Measures are put in place to mitigate these risks/uncertainties and the company's long history of controlling overheads and costs puts us in a strong position for future growth. |
DONATIONS |
Total donations made in the year were £200 (2023: £8,000). |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
The directors are responsible for preparing 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework'. 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. |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 October 2024 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and 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 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' (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 31 October 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 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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
- | the Report of the Directors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
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 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. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited |
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. |
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: |
Based on our understanding of the Company and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to health and safety, anti-bribery, employment law and company legislation, and we |
considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006 and taxation legislation. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to increase revenue or reduce expenditure, and management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements. Audit procedures performed by the audit engagement team included: |
- | Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance |
with laws and regulations and fraud; |
- | Understanding of management’s internal controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities, and fraud; |
- | Reviewing the Company’s legal costs to check for non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud; |
- | Reviewing Board of Directors minutes; |
- | Review of tax compliance with the involvement of our tax specialists in the audit; |
- | Designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extent of our testing of |
expenses; |
- | Testing transactions entered into outside of the normal course of the Company’s business; and |
- | Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries with fraud characteristics such as journals |
with round numbers. |
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with |
laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. |
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 |
Sweetnam & Bradley 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. |
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Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Statement of Comprehensive |
Income |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER |
Cost of sales |
GROSS PROFIT |
Administrative expenses |
716,681 | 861,941 |
Other operating income |
OPERATING PROFIT |
Interest receivable and similar income |
790,057 | 890,200 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 4 |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 5 |
Tax on profit | 6 |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Balance Sheet |
31 October 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Owned |
Intangible assets | 8 | 3,295 | 584 |
Tangible assets | 9 | 627,887 | 558,964 |
Right-of-use |
Tangible assets | 9, 15 | 352,659 | 423,191 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks | 10 |
Debtors | 11 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 12 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
13 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 17 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 18 |
Retained earnings | 19 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Statement of Changes in Equity |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 November 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 31 October 2023 |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 31 October 2024 |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Sweetnam & Bradley Ltd 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 preparation |
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework": |
• | the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement; |
• | the requirements of paragraph 52, the second sentence of paragraph 89, and paragraphs 90, 91 and 93 of IFRS 16 Leases; |
the requirements of paragraph 58 of IFRS 16; |
• | the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to present comparative information in respect of: |
- | paragraphs 53(a), (h) and (j) of IFRS 16; |
- | paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1; |
- | paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment; |
- | paragraph 118(e) of IAS 38 Intangible Assets; and |
- | paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 111 and 134 to 136 of IAS 1; |
• | the requirements of |
- | paragraphs 1 to 44E, 44H(b)(ii) and 45 to 63 of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows; and |
- | paragraphs 44F, 44G, 44H(a), 44H(b)(i), 44H(b)(iii) and 44H(c) of IAS 7; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 88C and 88D of IAS 12 Income Taxes; |
• | the requirements of paragraph 74(b) of IAS 16; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 17 and 18A of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures; |
• | the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group; |
• | the requirements of paragraphs 134(d) to 134(f) and 135(c) to 135(e) of IAS 36 Impairments of Assets. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Critical accounting estimates and assumptions |
The entity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below: |
(i) WIP Provision |
The point at which product(s) are converted from raw materials to finished goods readily available for sale fluctuates and is intrinsically judgemental in nature for WIP completion. As a result, it is necessary to consider the point at which the raw materials are converted to finished goods and the associate provision required. When calculating the WIP provision, management considers the completion rate of conversion of raw materials to finished goods which is taken from bills raised throughout the period to date. |
The carrying amount of WIP at 31 October 2024 was £101,354 (2023: £52,796). |
(ii) Useful economic life of tangible assets |
The annual depreciation charge for tangible assets is sensitive to changes in the estimates of useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on technological advancement, future investments, economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets. |
The carrying amount of tangible, fixed assets (including right-of-use assets) at 31 October 2024 was £980,546 (2023: £982,155). |
(iii) Stock provisioning |
The company's products are subject to changing industry demands and market trends. As a result it isnecessary to consider the recoverability of the cost of stock and the associated provisioning required.When calculating the stock provision, management considers the nature and condition of the stock, as well as applying assumptions around anticipated saleability of stock and work in progress. |
(iv) Impairment of debtors |
The company makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessingimpairment of trade and other debtors, management considers factors including the current creditrating of the debtor, the ageing profile of debtors and historical experience. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Tangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost |
includes the original purchase price, costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use, dismantling and restoration costs and borrowing costs capitalised. |
Depreciation and residual values |
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment properties and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows: |
Short Leasehold | 10% on straight line basis |
Plant and Machinery | 15% on reducing balance |
Furniture and Fixtures | 15% on reducing balance |
Motor Vehicles | 25% on reducing balance |
Office Equipment | 25% on reducing balance |
The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end of each |
reporting period. The effect of any changes is accounted for prospectively. |
Subsequent additions and major components |
Subsequent costs are included in the assets carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the company and the cost can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of any replaced component is derecognised. Major components are treated as a separate asset when they have significantly different patterns of consumption of economic benefits and are depreciated separately over its useful life. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. |
Derecognition |
Tangible assets are derecognised on disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected. On disposal, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount is recognised in profit or loss. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Financial instruments |
(i) Financial assets |
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, 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 assets 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 amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss. |
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions. |
(ii) Financial liabilities |
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, bank loans and overdrafts and loans from fellow |
group companies, 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. Accounts 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires. |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Stocks are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. |
Cost includes the purchase price, including taxes and duties and transport and handling directly attributable to bringing the stock to its present location and condition. |
At the end of each reporting period stocks are assessed for impairment. If an item of stock is impaired, the |
identified stock is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell and an impairment is recognised in the profit and loss account. Where a reversal of the impairment is recognised the impairment charge is reversed, up to the original impairment loss, and is recognised as a credit in the profit and loss account. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Taxation |
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. |
Current taxes are based on the results shown in the financial statements and are calculated according to local tax rules, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted by the balance sheet date. |
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and 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 end of the reporting period. |
Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible timing differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period 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 assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. |
Current or deferred tax for the year is recognised in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. |
Research and development |
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
Foreign currencies |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
Leases |
Leases are recognised as finance leases. The lease liability is initially recognised at the present value of the lease payments which have not yet been made and subsequently measured under the amortised cost method. The initial cost of the right-of-use asset comprises the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability, lease payments made prior to the lease commencement date, initial direct costs and the estimated costs of removing or dismantling the underlying asset per the conditions of the contract. |
Where ownership of the right-of-use asset transfers to the lessee at the end of the lease term, the right-of-use asset is depreciated over the asset’s remaining useful life. If ownership of the right-of-use asset does not transfer to the lessee at the end of the lease term, depreciation is charged over the shorter of the useful life of the right-of-use asset and the lease term. |
Payments associated with short-term leases of equipment and vehicles and all leases of low-value assets are recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. |
Employee benefit costs |
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to the income statement in the period to which they relate. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Impairment of financial assets |
Impairment of financial assets |
Financial assets, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when 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 of the investment have been affected. |
For all other financial assets, objective evidence of impairment could include: |
- significant financial difficulty of the issuer or counterparty; or |
- breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; or |
- it becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or financial re-organisation; or |
- the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties. |
For certain categories of financial asset, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the company's past experience of collecting payments, an increase in the number of delayed payments in the portfolio past the average credit period of 30 days, as well as observable changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables. |
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognised is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate. |
For financial assets carried at cost, the amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment loss will not be reversed in subsequent periods. |
The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognised in profit or loss. |
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the previously recognised impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortised cost would have been had the impairment not been recognised. |
Provisions |
Provisions are recognised when the company has a present legal or constructive obligation arising as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made. Provisions are measured at the present value of the expenditures expected to be required to settle the obligation using a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the obligation. The increase in the provision due to passage of time is recognised as interest expense. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Related parties |
For the purposes of these financial statements, a party is considered to be related to the company if: |
(i) the party has the ability, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, to control the Company or exercise significant influence over the company in making financial and operating policy decisions, or has joint control over the company; |
(ii) the company and the party are subject to common control; |
(iii) the party is an associate of the company or a joint venture in which the company is a venturer; |
(iv) the party is a member of key management personnel of the company or the company's parent, or a close family member of such an individual, or is an entity under the control, joint control or significant influence of such individuals; |
(v) the party is a close family member of a party referred to in (i) or is an entity under the control, joint control or significant influence of such individuals; or |
(vi) the party is a post-employment benefit plan which is for the benefit of employees of the company or of any entity that is a related party of the company. |
Close family members of an individual are those family members who may be expected to influence, or be influenced by, that individual in their dealings with the entity. |
Share capital |
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new ordinary shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds. |
Distributions |
Dividends and other distributions to the company's shareholders are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which the dividends and other distributions are approved by the company's shareholders. These amounts are recognised in the statement of changes in equity. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries | 1,187,169 | 1,215,945 |
Social security costs |
Other pension costs |
The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration |
4. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Lease liability interest | 9,951 | 11,633 |
HMRC interest | - | 410 |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
5. | PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
The profit before taxation is stated after charging/(crediting): |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Cost of inventories recognised as expense |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Depreciation - assets on finance leases |
(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
Computer software amortisation |
Auditors' remuneration |
Foreign exchange differences | ( |
) |
6. | TAXATION |
Analysis of tax expense |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Current tax: |
Tax |
Deferred tax |
Total tax expense in statement of comprehensive income |
Factors affecting the tax expense |
The tax assessed for the year is lower (2023 - higher) than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Profit before income tax |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2023 - |
195,027 |
197,743 |
Effects of: |
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | (11,008 | ) | (9,291 | ) |
Expenses disallowed | 1,007 | 1,755 |
Deferred tax | 9,325 | 12,575 |
Tax expense |
The main UK corporation tax rate increased from 19% to 25% as of 1 April 2023. The rate of 22.518% used is calculated by prorating the rates of 19% and 25% over the period 1 November 2022 - 31 October 2023. |
7. | DIVIDENDS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Interim |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
8. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Computer |
software |
£ |
COST |
At 1 November 2023 |
Additions |
At 31 October 2024 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 November 2023 |
Amortisation for year |
At 31 October 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 October 2024 |
At 31 October 2023 |
9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Furniture |
Short | Plant and | and |
leasehold | machinery | fixtures |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 November 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals |
At 31 October 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 November 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal |
At 31 October 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 October 2024 |
At 31 October 2023 |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
Motor | Office |
vehicles | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 November 2023 |
Additions |
Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 October 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 November 2023 |
Charge for year |
Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
At 31 October 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 October 2024 |
At 31 October 2023 |
10. | STOCKS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Stocks |
11. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors |
Prepayments |
Included within trade debtors is a provision totalling £8,904 (2023: Nil). |
12. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Leases (see note 14) |
Trade creditors |
Tax |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT |
Other creditors |
Accruals and deferred income |
13. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Leases (see note 14) |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
14. | FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - BORROWINGS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Current: |
Leases (see note 15) | 71,829 | 70,049 |
Non-current: |
Leases (see note 15) | 305,719 | 377,548 |
Terms and debt repayment schedule |
1 year or |
less | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Leases | 71,829 | 73,625 | 232,094 | 377,548 |
15. | LEASING |
Right-of-use assets |
Tangible fixed assets |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
COST |
At 1 November 2023 | 740,585 | 740,585 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 November 2023 | 317,394 | 246,862 |
Charge for year | 70,532 | 70,532 |
387,926 | 317,394 |
NET BOOK VALUE | 352,659 | 423,191 |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
15. | LEASING - continued |
Lease liabilities |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Gross obligations repayable: |
Within one year | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Between one and five years | 320,000 | 320,000 |
In more than five years | - | 80,000 |
400,000 | 480,000 |
Finance charges repayable: |
Within one year | 8,171 | 9,951 |
Between one and five years | 14,281 | 21,737 |
In more than five years | - | 715 |
22,452 | 32,403 |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year | 71,829 | 70,049 |
Between one and five years | 305,719 | 298,263 |
In more than five years | - | 79,285 |
377,548 | 447,597 |
Leasing activities undertaken in the year include the tenancy of the site at Gloucester Road, Malmesbury. |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
16. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
Financial Instruments by category |
At 31 October 2024 |
Loans and debtors |
Liabilities at amortised cost |
Total |
£ | £ | £ |
Financial assets |
Trade and other debtors excluding prepaid expenses |
435,333 |
- |
435,333 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,809,916 | - | 1,809,916 |
Financial liabilities |
Trade and other creditors | - | (574,501 | ) | (574,501 | ) |
2,244,249 | (574,501 | ) | 1,669,748 |
At 31 October 2023 |
Loans and debtors |
Liabilities at amortised cost |
Total |
£ | £ | £ |
Financial assets |
Trade and other debtors excluding prepaid expenses |
411,042 |
- |
411,042 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,301,935 | - | 1,301,935 |
Financial liabilities |
Trade and other creditors | - | (616,,432 | ) | (616,432 | ) |
1,712,977 | (616,432 | ) | 1,096,545 |
Prepayments and deferred income are excluded from the above as this analysis is required only for financial instruments. |
Financial risk factors |
The company is exposed to the following risks: |
Market risk |
The group holds no investments in equity or other securities and has no borrowing. |
The group primarily transacts in Sterling therefore exposure to currency risk is limited. |
Credit risk |
The group may offer credit terms to its customers which allow payment of debt after delivery of the goods or services. The group is at risk to the extent that a customer may be unable to pay the debt on the specified due date. This risk is mitigated by strong on-going customer relationships and by ongoing credit checks. |
Further disclosures regarding trade and other debtors, which are neither past due or impaired, are provided in note 11. |
Liquidity risk |
The objective of the group in managing liquidity risk is to ensure that it can meet its financial obligations as and when they fall due. The group expects to meet its financial obligations through normal operating cash flows. |
17. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited (Registered number: 06519223) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 October 2024 |
17. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 November 2023 |
Accelerated capital allowances | 9,324 |
Deferred tax on IFRS conversio |
Balance at 31 October 2024 |
18. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
19. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 November 2023 |
Profit for the year |
At 31 October 2024 |
Retained earnings - includes all current and prior period retained earnings. |
20. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
Sweetnam & Bradley Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engineering Acquisitions Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. |
Capital27 Limited, is the company's ultimate parent and is the largest and smallest group in which the company is a member and for which group financial statements are prepared. The consolidated financial statements of Capital27 Limited can be obtained from Rodbourne Rail Business Centre, Grange Lane, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0ES. |