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Company No: SC455224 (Scotland)

GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
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GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024

Contents

GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 JULY 2024
GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET (continued)

AS AT 31 JULY 2024
Note 2024 2023
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 3 505,465 479,058
505,465 479,058
Current assets
Stocks 4 31,643 47,852
Debtors 5 632,307 607,332
Cash at bank and in hand 106,428 50,707
770,378 705,891
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 ( 571,654) ( 437,156)
Net current assets 198,724 268,735
Total assets less current liabilities 704,189 747,793
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 7 ( 293,159) ( 320,717)
Provision for liabilities 8 ( 104,247) ( 96,233)
Net assets 306,783 330,843
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 9 100 100
Profit and loss account 306,683 330,743
Total shareholders' funds 306,783 330,843

For the financial year ending 31 July 2024 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A – small entities. The financial statements of Grampian Geotechnical (Scotland) Limited (registered number: SC455224) were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 22 April 2025. They were signed on its behalf by:

Neil Dawson
Director
GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
GRAMPIAN GEOTECHNICAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.

General information and basis of accounting

Grampian Geotechnical (Scotland) Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in Scotland. The address of the Company's registered office is Unit 4 Wellheads Road, Farburn Industrial Estate, Dyce, AB21 7HG, Scotland, United Kingdom.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.

Going concern

The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover

Turnover represents amounts receivable for geotechnical and environmental engineering services net of VAT and trade discounts. Turnover is recognised on an accruals basis dependent on when the service is provided.

Employee benefits

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

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

Defined contribution schemes
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.

Taxation

Current tax
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recoverable) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the Company's financial statements. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more or less tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investment property and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a straight-line or reducing balance basis over its expected useful life, as follows:

Plant and machinery 25 % reducing balance
Vehicles 25 % reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings 25 % reducing balance
Computer equipment 3 years straight line

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

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

Leases

The Company as lessee
Assets held under finance leases, hire purchase contracts and other similar arrangements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalised as tangible fixed assets at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments as determined at the inception of the lease) and are depreciated over the shorter of the lease terms and their useful lives. The capital elements of future lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest elements are charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings over the period of the leases to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Rentals under operating leases are charged on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis. Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are similarly spread on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Impairment of assets

Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings as described below.

Non-financial assets
At each balance sheet date, the company reviews its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss.

If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Stocks

Stocks and work in progress are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks.

Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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

Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are measured at transaction price including transaction costs.

Financial assets are derecognised when and only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, or the Company transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or the Company, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans, are recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

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

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

Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the fair value of cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct issue costs. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the Company.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

2. Employees

2024 2023
Number Number
Monthly average number of persons employed by the Company during the year, including directors 17 15

3. Tangible assets

Plant and machinery Vehicles Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £
Cost
At 01 August 2023 530,095 367,722 16,992 17,862 932,671
Additions 71,308 97,581 1,064 2,741 172,694
Disposals 0 ( 47,500) 0 0 ( 47,500)
At 31 July 2024 601,403 417,803 18,056 20,603 1,057,865
Accumulated depreciation
At 01 August 2023 248,384 179,435 11,882 13,912 453,613
Charge for the financial year 80,635 57,735 1,361 2,654 142,385
Disposals 0 ( 43,598) 0 0 ( 43,598)
At 31 July 2024 329,019 193,572 13,243 16,566 552,400
Net book value
At 31 July 2024 272,384 224,231 4,813 4,037 505,465
At 31 July 2023 281,711 188,287 5,110 3,950 479,058

4. Stocks

2024 2023
£ £
Work in progress 31,643 47,852

5. Debtors

2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 511,406 542,557
Other debtors 120,901 64,775
632,307 607,332

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans 28,276 25,539
Trade creditors 192,930 78,220
Taxation and social security 195,332 219,359
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 134,259 94,566
Other creditors 20,857 19,472
571,654 437,156

Obligations under finance lease agreements and hire purchase contracts are secured by fixed charges over the asset to which they relate.

The bank loans are secured by fixed charges over the assets of the company.

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans 72,852 51,126
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 220,307 269,591
293,159 320,717

Obligations under finance lease agreements and hire purchase contracts are secured by fixed charges over the asset to which they relate.

The bank loans are secured by fixed charges over the assets of the company.

8. Deferred tax

2024 2023
£ £
At the beginning of financial year ( 96,233) ( 86,946)
Charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings ( 8,014) ( 9,287)
At the end of financial year ( 104,247) ( 96,233)

9. Called-up share capital

2024 2023
£ £
Allotted, called-up and fully-paid
100 Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 100 100

10. Financial commitments

Commitments

2024 2023
£ £
Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating lease 164,977 194,973

11. Related party transactions

Transactions with the entity's directors

2024 2023
£ £
Balance due from directors 49,784 33,587

Other related party transactions

2024 2023
£ £
Partnership in which a director is a partner 15,261 14,810

The loans are interest free with no repayment date set.