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Therser (UK) Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 9

Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Retained Earnings

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Cash Flows

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 25

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr SJ Beaumont

Mr M T Pound

Mr N Mack

Company secretary

Miss J Hunt

Registered office

Walley Street Buildings
Walley Street
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 2AH

Auditors

Alextra Audit Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants & Registered Auditors
7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6EA

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is building and maintenance of kilns.

Fair review of the business

The results on page 10 shows that turnover has decreased from £12,107,709 to £7,621,283, gross profit has decreased from £8,492,094 to £4,179,295 and profit before tax has decreased from £5,948,082 to £752,843.

These results are in line with directors expectations.

The directors are constantly analysing the company activities and reviewing the profitability of new and existing contracts as well as the prevailing market conditions and the opportunities and risks facing the company.

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

Financial KPIs

Unit

2024

2023

Gross profit margin

%

54.84

70.14

Debtor days

Days

48.00

24.00

Current ratio

1.80

1.63

Principal risks and uncertainties

We have identified the key risks faced by the company to be market risk, financial risk and credit risk.

To minimise market risk, we regularly review the markets and contracts that the company is involved in, and the costs which are incurred, in delivering these works.

We seek to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and profitably.

The company's policy throughout the year has been to maintain liquid funds at the bank and avoid incurring overdraft interest whilst also funding the repayment of finance lease obligations.

To achieve short term flexibility, the company operates hire purchase facilities, which means that it is exposed to interest rate risk. To minimise the company's exposure to interest rate fluctuations on its borrowings, it is the policy to minimise the borrowings on floating rates of interest.

The principal credit risk arises from the company's trade debtors.

In order to manage credit risk, the directors set credit limits for its customers based on a combination of payment history and third party credit references. Credit limits are reviewed by the credit controller on a regular basis in conjunction with debt ageing and collection history.

During 2023/24, credit risk exposure was spread over a large number of customers.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Future developments

Looking to the future, the directors want to maintain appropriate investment levels in the company to ensure continued growth as well as maintaining and securing the company's position in the market. The directors closely monitor the market place to ensure that the company can deliver the best products at the best prices.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 28 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr SJ Beaumont
Director

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

Mr SJ Beaumont

Mr M T Pound

Mr N Mack

The following director was appointed after the year end:

Mr SP Beaumont (appointed 29 October 2024 and ceased 17 December 2024)

Information included in the Strategic Report

Future developments and principal risks and uncertainties are disclosed in the strategic report.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 28 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr SJ Beaumont
Director

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser (UK) Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Therser (UK) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, 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 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 31 March 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 auditor 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 director's 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 original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser (UK) Limited

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our 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 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 5], 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 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:

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser (UK) Limited

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was to identify those laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with the directors and to assess the content of compliance with them through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by making enquires of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud and considering the internal controls in place to mitigate the risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we performed analytical procedures to identify unusual or unexpected relationships or transactions and assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining any accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusions.

We make enquiries of those charged with governance, review and test internal controls and accounting assertions, both individually and substantively, on a sample basis, and consider any breaches of laws and regulations, including litigation or claims.

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

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser (UK) 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 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.

......................................
Matthew Geoffrey Price FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Alextra Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor

7-9 Macon Court
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6EA

28 March 2025

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Retained Earnings for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

7,621,283

12,107,709

Cost of sales

 

(3,441,988)

(3,615,615)

Gross profit

 

4,179,295

8,492,094

Administrative expenses

 

(3,435,510)

(2,584,805)

Other operating income

4

4,586

30,917

Operating profit

6

748,371

5,938,206

Other interest receivable and similar income

7

74,333

6,630

Interest payable and similar charges

8

(69,861)

3,246

 

4,472

9,876

Profit before tax

 

752,843

5,948,082

Taxation

12

(49,354)

(897,937)

Profit for the financial year

 

703,489

5,050,145

Retained earnings brought forward

 

3,144,515

2,807,980

Dividends paid

 

(1,036,000)

(4,713,610)

Retained earnings carried forward

 

2,812,004

3,144,515

 

Therser (UK) Limited

(Registration number: 06843333)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

13

422,373

386,468

Current assets

 

Stocks

14

74,333

45,380

Debtors

15

3,497,636

2,252,983

Cash at bank and in hand

 

2,058,772

5,066,687

 

5,630,741

7,365,050

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(3,090,243)

(4,503,082)

Net current assets

 

2,540,498

2,861,968

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,962,871

3,248,436

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

17

(78,657)

(62,336)

Provisions for liabilities

19

(72,199)

(41,574)

Net assets

 

2,812,015

3,144,526

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

10

10

Capital redemption reserve

1

1

Retained earnings

2,812,004

3,144,515

Shareholders' funds

 

2,812,015

3,144,526

Approved and authorised by the Board on 28 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr SJ Beaumont
Director

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

703,489

5,050,145

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

123,529

75,097

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

5

(10,964)

(760)

Finance income

7

(74,333)

(6,630)

Finance costs

8

64,152

2,663

Corporation tax expense

12

49,354

897,937

 

855,227

6,018,452

Working capital adjustments

 

(Increase)/decrease in stocks

14

(28,953)

9,588

Increase in trade debtors

15

(1,244,653)

(440,360)

Decrease in trade creditors

17

(398,529)

(6,281,478)

Cash generated from operations

 

(816,908)

(693,798)

Corporation tax paid

12

(1,041,805)

(255,589)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

(1,858,713)

(949,387)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

7

74,333

6,630

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(218,079)

(129,310)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

120,000

1,250

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(23,746)

(121,430)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

8

(64,152)

(2,663)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(25,304)

37,673

Dividends paid

(1,036,000)

(4,713,610)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(1,125,456)

(4,678,600)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(3,007,915)

(5,749,417)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April

 

5,066,687

10,816,104

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March

16

2,058,772

5,066,687

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Walley Street Buildings
Walley Street
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 2AH
UK

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 28 March 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling which is the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest £.

Judgements

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 revision affects only that period, or in the period of revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the building, repair and maintenance of kilns to customers. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Contract revenue recognition

Where the outcome of a contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting end date. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the extent that the amount can be measured reliably and its receipt is considered probable.

When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Land and buildings

Not depreciated

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Improvements to property

25% reducing balance

Other tangible assets

25% reducing balance

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Defined contribution pension obligation

When employees have rendered services to the company, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Revenue

The analysis of the company's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Sale of goods

7,618,414

12,107,709

Other revenue

2,869

-

7,621,283

12,107,709

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Government grants

4,586

30,917

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

10,964

760

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
 £

2023
 £

Depreciation expense

123,529

75,097

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

85,774

79,235

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(10,964)

(760)

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

7

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
 £

2023
 £

Interest income on bank deposits

74,333

6,630

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
 £

2023
 £

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

5,776

2,663

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

58,376

-

Foreign exchange gains/losses

5,709

(5,909)

69,861

(3,246)

9

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Wages and salaries

2,257,040

1,919,010

Social security costs

243,809

211,731

Other short-term employee benefits

26,186

14,593

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

55,454

36,184

Other employee expense

20,766

21,476

2,603,255

2,202,994

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Production

31

26

Administration and support

30

31

61

57

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

10

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Remuneration

155,166

142,584

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

12,642

2,948

167,808

145,532

11

Auditors' remuneration

2024
 £

2023
 £

Audit of the financial statements

8,000

7,500

Other fees to auditors

All other non-audit services

27,778

31,635


 

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

12

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

18,729

891,581

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

30,625

6,356

Tax expense in the income statement

49,354

897,937

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 19%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

752,843

5,948,082

Corporation tax at standard rate

188,211

1,130,136

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

54,172

3,035

Deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws

13,129

6,356

Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

-

(11,311)

Marginal rate relief

(119)

-

Tax decrease from effect of adjustment in research and development tax credit

(206,039)

(230,279)

Total tax charge

49,354

897,937

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

13

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Improvements to property
£

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

109,036

145,453

142,524

51,885

158,723

607,621

Additions

-

13,243

50,390

196,967

7,870

268,470

Disposals

(109,036)

-

-

-

-

(109,036)

At 31 March 2024

-

158,696

192,914

248,852

166,593

767,055

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

-

76,046

45,775

-

99,332

221,153

Charge for the year

-

20,677

36,786

49,242

16,824

123,529

At 31 March 2024

-

96,723

82,561

49,242

116,156

344,682

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

-

61,973

110,353

199,610

50,437

422,373

At 31 March 2023

109,036

69,407

96,749

51,885

59,391

386,468

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2023 - £109,036) in respect of freehold land.
 

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

 

2024
£

2023
£

Motor vehicles

86,509

64,958

     

14

Stocks

2024
 £

2023
 £

Other inventories

74,333

45,380

15

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

1,016,723

786,827

Amounts owed by related parties

24

161,158

336,158

Amounts owed by group undertakings

 

986,601

-

Other debtors

 

1,088,111

920,763

Gross amount due from customers for contract work

 

245,043

209,235

   

3,497,636

2,252,983

16

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
 £

2023
 £

Cash on hand

329

122

Cash at bank

2,058,443

5,066,565

2,058,772

5,066,687

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

17

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

18

29,449

20,684

Trade creditors

 

463,576

362,183

Social security and other taxes

 

177,725

55,376

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

10,706

6,487

Other payables

 

127,247

144,418

Corporation tax liability

12

70,214

1,093,290

Gross amount due to customers for contract work

 

2,211,326

2,820,644

 

3,090,243

4,503,082

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

18

78,657

62,336

18

Loans and borrowings

2024
 £

2023
 £

Current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

29,449

20,684

2024
 £

2023
 £

Non-current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

78,657

62,336

The hire purchase liabilities are secured by the assets financed.

19

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

41,574

41,574

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

30,625

30,625

At 31 March 2024

72,199

72,199

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

20

Analysis of changes in net funds

At 1 April 2023
£

Financing cash flows
£

New finance leases
£

At 31 March 2024
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

5,066,687

(3,007,916)

-

2,058,771

Borrowings

Lease liabilities

(83,020)

25,304

50,390

(7,326)

 

4,983,667

(2,982,612)

50,390

2,051,445

21

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £55,454 (2023 - £36,184).

Contributions totalling £10,706 (2023 - £6,487) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

22

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2024

2023

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary B shares of £0.01 each

980

10

980

10

Ordinary C shares of £0.01 each

20

-

20

-

 

1,000

10

1,000

10

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

23

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

92,161

7,413

Later than one year and not later than five years

31,755

287,147

123,916

294,560

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £423,773 (2023 - £360,937).

24

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2024

At 1 April 2023
£

At 31 March 2024
£

Mr SJ Beaumont

Loan to the director

597,657

597,657

     

The loan is interest free and repayable on demand. This loan was fully repaid on the 29 October 2024.

Summary of transactions with other related parties

During the year the company traded with companies who are considered to be related parties by virtue of the fact that they have common directors.

A summary of these transactions are detailed below;

 

Income and receivables from related parties

2024

Other related parties
£

Sale of goods

55,412

2023

Other related parties
£

Sale of goods

33,865

 

Therser (UK) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Expenditure with and payables to related parties

2024

Other related parties
£

Purchase of goods

136,701

2023

Other related parties
£

Purchase of goods

87,335

Loans to related parties

2024

Parent
£

Other related parties
£

Total
£

At start of period

-

336,157

336,157

Advanced

986,601

-

986,601

Repaid

-

(1,384)

(1,384)

Expenses recognised as bad debt

-

(175,000)

(175,000)

At end of period

986,601

159,773

1,146,374

2023

Other related parties
£

Total
£

At start of period

336,157

336,157

At end of period

336,157

336,157

25

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The parent and ultimate parent company was Therser Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, company number 06849170. Drayton Beaumont Group Limited became the parent and ultimate parent company on 29th October 2024.

These financial statements are consolidated within the group financial statements of Therser Holdings Limited. Copies of the consolidated financial statements are available on request from Walley Street Building, Walley Street, Burslem, Stoke On Trent, United Kingdom, ST6 2AH.

The shareholders of Therser Holdings Limited were considered to be the controlling party up until 29 October 2024 at which point the shareholders of Drayton Beaumont Group Limited became the ultimate controlling party.