Registration number:
Therser Holdings Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Therser Holdings Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Group Strategic Report |
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Group Directors Report |
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Statement of Director's Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Therser Holdings Limited
Company Information
Director |
Mr SJ Beaumont |
Company secretary |
Miss J Hunt |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Group Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is that of 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 £5,949,865 to a loss of £2,749,443.
The directors believe that the loss is as a result of one off adjustments and are in line with directors expectations. Post year end the group became part of the Drayton Beaumont Group. The directors feel that this will allow the group to consolidate its position and provide access to new markets and opportunities.
The directors are constantly analysing the group's activities and reviewing the profitability of new and existing contracts as well as the prevailing market conditions and the opportunities and risks facing the group.
The group'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 |
Debtors days |
Days |
49.00 |
24.00 |
Current ratio |
3.24 |
3.18 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
We have identified the key risks faced by the group to be market risk, financial risk and credit risk.
To minimise market risk, we regularly review the markets and contracts that the group 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 group'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 group operates hire purchase facilities, which means that it is exposed to interest rate risk. To minimise the group'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 group'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 Holdings Limited
Group 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 group'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
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Therser Holdings Limited
Group Directors Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
The director presents his report and the for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Director of the group
The director who held office during the year was as follows:
Information included in the Strategic Report
Future developments and principal risks and uncertainties are disclosed in the strategic report.
Important non adjusting events after the financial period
On 29 October 2024 Drayton Beaumont Group Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of the company.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
The director has taken steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The director confirms that there is no relevant information that he knows of and of which he knows the auditor is unaware.
Approved and authorised by the
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Therser Holdings Limited
Statement of Director's Responsibilities
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and the company and enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Therser Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser Holdings Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Therser Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of the group's loss 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 group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the 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 group'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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Therser Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser Holdings Limited
Other information
The director 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.
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:
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the information given in the Group Strategic Report and Group Directors Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Group Strategic Report and Group 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 Group Strategic Report and the Group 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
• | certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
• | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of the director
As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities [set out on page 5], the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Therser Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser Holdings Limited
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:
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 Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Therser Holdings 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.
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For and on behalf of
7-9 Macon Court
Cheshire
CW1 6EA
Therser Holdings Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
( |
( |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Other operating income |
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Operating (loss)/profit |
( |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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|
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
( |
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230,496 |
16,904 |
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(Loss)/profit before tax |
( |
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Tax on (loss)/profit |
( |
( |
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(Loss)/profit for the financial year |
( |
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Profit/(loss) attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
( |
|
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Minority interests |
|
|
|
( |
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The group has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Therser Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2024 |
2023 |
|
(Loss)/profit for the year |
( |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
( |
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Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
( |
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Minority interests |
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( |
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Therser Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 06849170)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
- |
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|
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
|
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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|
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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|
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
( |
( |
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Provisions for liabilities |
( |
( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
1 |
1 |
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Capital redemption reserve |
1 |
1 |
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Retained earnings |
7,252,420 |
10,158,384 |
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Equity attributable to owners of the company |
7,252,422 |
10,158,386 |
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Minority interests |
183,585 |
161,923 |
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Shareholders' funds |
7,436,007 |
10,320,309 |
Approved and authorised by the
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Therser Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 06849170)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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- |
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Investments |
|
|
|
|
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
|
|
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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|
|
|
|
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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|
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
1 |
1 |
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Retained earnings |
4,634,965 |
7,175,792 |
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Shareholders' funds |
4,634,966 |
7,175,793 |
The company made a loss after tax for the financial year of £2,504,827 (2023 - profit of £4,715,054).
Approved and authorised by the
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Therser Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Equity attributable to the parent company
Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total |
Non- controlling interests |
Total equity |
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At 1 April 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
|
|
|
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
- |
( |
At 31 March 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Share capital |
Capital redemption reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total |
Non- controlling interests |
Total equity |
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At 1 April 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
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(Loss)/profit for the year |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
( |
Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
- |
( |
At 31 March 2024 |
|
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|
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Therser Holdings Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 April 2022 |
|
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2023 |
|
|
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 April 2023 |
|
|
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Loss for the year |
- |
( |
( |
Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
At 31 March 2024 |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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(Loss)/profit for the year |
( |
|
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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|
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Profit on disposal of tangible assets |
- |
( |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Finance costs |
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|
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Corporation tax expense |
|
|
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Impairment loss (reversal) on intangible assets |
706,430 |
- |
|
( |
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Working capital adjustments |
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(Increase)/decrease in stocks |
( |
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Decrease/(increase) in debtors |
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( |
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Decrease in creditors |
( |
( |
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Cash generated from operations |
( |
( |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
( |
( |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
|
|
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from sale of tangible assets |
- |
|
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Acquisition of investments in joint ventures and associates |
( |
- |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Interest paid |
( |
( |
|
Payments to finance lease creditors |
( |
( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
( |
( |
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
( |
( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April |
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March |
6,252,586 |
10,193,610 |
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
UK
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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 except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
These financial statements are presented in Sterling which is the functional currency of the group and rounded to the nearest £.
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 March 2024.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
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. |
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.
The group 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 group's activities.
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 contact turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately.
Where the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred and contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred where it is probable that they will be recoverable.
The "percentage of completion method" is used to determine the appropriate amount to recognise in a given period. The stage of completion is measured by the proportion of contract costs incurred for work performed to date compared to the estimated total contract costs. Costs incurred in the year in connection with future activity on a contract are excluded from contract costs in determining the stage of completion. These costs are presented as stocks, prepayments or other assets depending on their nature, and provided it is probable they will be recovered.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
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 income 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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the consolidated 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.
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 building |
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 |
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
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 group 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.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group 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.
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Sale of goods and services |
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Other revenue |
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- |
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Other operating income |
The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Government grants |
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Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the group's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Gain on disposal of Tangible assets |
- |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Operating (loss)/profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
2024 |
2023 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
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Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
- |
( |
Other interest receivable and similar income |
2024 |
2023 |
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Interest income on bank deposits |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
2024 |
2023 |
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Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts |
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Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
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- |
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) |
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( |
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( |
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including director's remuneration) were as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Other short-term employee benefits |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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Other employee expense |
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The average number of persons employed by the group (including the director) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
2024 |
2023 |
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Production |
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Administration and support |
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Director's remuneration |
The director's remuneration for the year was as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
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167,808 |
145,532 |
Profit for financial year |
As permitted by Section 408 Companies Act 2006, the Profit and Loss Account of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements.
Auditors' remuneration |
2024 |
2023 |
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Audit of these financial statements |
3,000 |
2,500 |
Audit of the financial statements of subsidiaries of the company pursuant to legislation |
8,000 |
7,500 |
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Other fees to auditors |
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All other non-audit services |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account
2024 |
2023 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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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
The differences are reconciled below:
2024 |
2023 |
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(Loss)/profit before tax |
( |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
( |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
- |
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Tax increase/(decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
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( |
Marginal rate relief |
( |
- |
Tax decrease from effect of adjustment in research and development tax credit |
( |
( |
Total tax charge |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Tangible assets |
Group
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Improvements to property |
Other tangible assets |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2023 |
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Additions |
- |
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At 31 March 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 April 2023 |
- |
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- |
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Charge for the year |
- |
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At 31 March 2024 |
- |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2024 |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £109,036 (2023 - £109,036) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Therser Holdings 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 |
64,957 |
Company
Land and buildings |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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Additions |
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At 31 March 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2024 |
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Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £120,000 (2023 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
Investments |
Group
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the group holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Walley Street Building
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England and Wales |
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Subsidiary undertakings
Therser (UK) Limited The principal activity of Therser (UK) Limited is |
Company
2024 |
2023 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Investments in associates |
- |
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Subsidiaries |
£ |
Cost or valuation |
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At 1 April 2023 |
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Provision |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2024 |
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At 31 March 2023 |
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Associates |
£ |
Cost |
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At 1 April 2023 |
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Additions |
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Disposals |
( |
At 31 March 2024 |
- |
Provision |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 March 2024 |
- |
At 31 March 2023 |
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Stocks |
Group |
Company |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Other inventories |
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- |
- |
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Debtors |
Group |
Company |
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Current |
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
Trade debtors |
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- |
- |
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Amounts owed by related parties |
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- |
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Other debtors |
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Prepayments |
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- |
- |
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Gross amount due from customers for contract work |
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- |
- |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
Group |
Company |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Cash on hand |
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- |
- |
Cash at bank |
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Short-term deposits |
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Creditors |
Group |
Company |
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Note |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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- |
- |
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Trade creditors |
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- |
- |
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Amounts due to related parties |
- |
- |
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- |
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Social security and other taxes |
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- |
- |
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Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
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- |
- |
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Other payables |
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|
- |
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Accruals |
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Corporation tax liability |
119,719 |
1,093,629 |
49,505 |
339 |
|
Gross amount due to customers for contract work |
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- |
- |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Group |
Company |
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Note |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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- |
- |
Loans and borrowings |
Group |
Company |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Current loans and borrowings |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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- |
- |
Group |
Company |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Non-current loans and borrowings |
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Hire purchase contracts |
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- |
- |
Amounts due under hire purchase contracts are secured by the tangible assets to which they relate.
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £
Contributions totalling £
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2024 |
2023 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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1 |
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1 |
Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Group
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £
Analysis of changes in net funds |
Group
At 1 April 2023 |
Financing cash flows |
New finance leases |
At 31 March 2024 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash |
10,193,610 |
(3,941,024) |
- |
6,252,586 |
Borrowings |
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Lease liabilities |
(83,020) |
25,304 |
(50,390) |
(108,106) |
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( |
( |
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Related party transactions |
Group
Transactions with the director |
2024 |
At 1 April 2023 |
Advances to director |
At 31 March 2024 |
Mr SJ Beaumont |
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Loan |
( |
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The loan is interest free and repayable on demand. This was fully repaid on the 29 October 2024.
Summary of transactions with other related parties
A summary of these transactions are detailed below;
Income and receivables from related parties
2024 |
Other related parties |
Sale of goods |
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2023 |
Other related parties |
Sale of goods |
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Expenditure with and payables to related parties
2024 |
Other related parties |
Purchase of goods |
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2023 |
Other related parties |
Purchase of goods |
|
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Therser Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Loans to related parties
2024 |
Other related parties |
Total |
At start of period |
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Advanced |
|
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Repaid |
( |
( |
Expenses recognised as bad debt |
( |
( |
At end of period |
|
|
|
2023 |
Other related parties |
Total |
At start of period |
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|
Advanced |
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Repaid |
( |
( |
At end of period |
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|
The loans are interest free and repayable on demand.
Company
Loans from related parties
2024 |
Subsidiary |
Total |
Advanced |
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At end of period |
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Controlling party |
The group was controlled during the current and previous period by Mr S J Beaumont by virtue of his shareholding.
Drayton Beaumont Group Limited became the controlling party on 29 October 2024.
Non adjusting events after the financial period |
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