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Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 4

Directors' Report

5

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

6

Independent Auditor's Report

7 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 21

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Company Information

Directors

L P House

D C Jackson

Registered office

Shield House
Crown Way
Warmley
Bristol
BS30 8XJ

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the design, installation and handover of mechanical electrical and facilities services.

Fair review of the business

The results for the year which are set out in the profit and loss account show turnover of £17,677,822 (2023 - £17,910,238) and an operating profit of £335,709 (2023 - £806,735). At 31 July 2024 the company had net assets of £914,542 (2023 - £698,906). The directors consider the performance for the year and the financial position at the year end to be satisfactory.

The company uses a number of indicators to monitor and improve the development, performance and the position of the business. Indicators are reviewed and altered to meet changes in both the internal and external environment. The key performance indicators are turnover, gross profit and operating profit.

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

Financial KPIs

Unit

2024

2023

Turnover

£

17,677,822

17,910,238

Gross profit

£

3,797,015

3,436,472

Operating profit

£

335,709

806,735

Future developments

The directors are expecting the company will continue to develop and grow by delivering projects of the highest quality and standards to an increasing number of satisfied clients throughout the UK.

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company uses various financial instruments including loans, cash and various items such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the company's operations.

The existence of these financial instruments exposes the company to a number of financial risks. The directors agree policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below. These policies have remained unchanged from previous years.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities.

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

Cash flow risk
Cash flow risk is the risk of exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability such as future interest payments on a variable rate loans or changes in exchange rates.

The company seeks to manage cash flow risk by financing its operations from its retained profits, with the parent company having some exposure to interest fluctuations due to its bank borrowings and preference shares.

Credit risk
Credit risk refers to a risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Company.

The company's principal financial assets are cash and trade debtors. The credit risk associated with the cash is limited as the counterparties have high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. The principal credit risk arises therefore from the company's trade debtors.

In order to manage credit risk the directors set limits for 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.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The management of the business and the nature of the company's strategy are subject to a number of risks. The directors have set out below the principal risks facing the business.

The directors are of the opinion that a thorough risk management process is adopted which involves the formal review of all potential risks. Where possible, processes are in place to monitor and mitigate such risks.

Health and Safety
The company actively manages the Health and Safety environment in which it operates in the form of a full time Health and Safety Officer, a Health and Safety Committee chaired by the Managing Director, regular training and frequent audits of live projects.

Section 172 statement

The Directors of the Company are required to promote the success of the company for the benefit of the Members / Shareholders as a whole. Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006) expands this duty and requires the Directors to consider a broader range of interested parties when considering the promotion of the company. This wider group of stakeholders will include employees, customers, regulators and others, and the Board will look to understand and take into account the needs of each stakeholder, although recognising that different stakeholders may have conflicting priorities and not all decisions made will be to the benefit of all stakeholder groups. When making decisions the Board should consider the following:

• the likely consequences of any decisions in the long-term;
• the interests of the company’s employees;
• the need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others;
• the impact of the company’s operations on the community and environment;
• the desirability of the Company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct, and
• the need to act fairly as between members of the company

At every Board meeting the Directors review the performance of the company against its strategy. The financial performance is reviewed and measured against the Key Performance Indicators as set by the Board. The compliance with existing legal and regulatory requirements are reviewed, together with any new regulations that are to be introduced or are being proposed. Any new regulations are discussed and their potential impact on the company and its stakeholders assessed. The Board recognises the importance of, and is committed to, understanding the views of Shareholders and maintaining communication with its Shareholders in the most appropriate manner.
 

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

The Directors have identified the following groups as key stakeholders and relevant according to Section 172 Companies Act 2006:

Employees
Employees are key for the performance and development of the business. Employees are engaged and communicated with regularly on the performance, health and safety, and cultural and environmental effects of the business. Engagement is maintained with employees to ensure a strong diverse and talented workforce.

Environment
It is widely known that the construction industry has a significant effect on the environment. The company has implemented a management system to minimise these environmental effects both internally and externally.

Safety
Health & Safety considerations, as well as concern for the environment, are key to everything we do. All works are carried out in strict compliance with statutory provisions and we are accredited members of ARCA, ROSPA and NASC.

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


L P House
Director

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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

Directors of the company

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

L P House

D C Jackson

Going concern

The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies in the financial statements.

Information in strategic report

Financial risk management and future development disclosures are not shown in the Directors' Report because they are considered strategically important and shown in the Strategic Report as permitted under s414C(11).

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 by the Board on 28 April 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


L P House
Director

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, Directors' 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 UK 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.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 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 July 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 directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

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

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.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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 6, 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.

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

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:

We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.

In common with all audits conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override of controls. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;

performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud;

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

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

Use of this 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.





James Morter (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor

Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

28 April 2025

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

17,677,822

17,910,238

Cost of sales

 

(13,880,807)

(14,473,766)

Gross profit

 

3,797,015

3,436,472

Administrative expenses

 

(3,461,306)

(2,629,737)

Operating profit

4

335,709

806,735

Interest payable and similar expenses

5

(18,779)

(14,846)

Profit before tax

 

316,930

791,889

Tax on profit

9

(101,294)

(181,374)

Profit for the financial year

 

215,636

610,515

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

(Registration number: 09748445)
Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

10

484,512

540,606

Current assets

 

Stocks

11

40,000

40,000

Debtors

12

3,999,579

4,319,840

Cash at bank and in hand

 

54,018

773,049

 

4,093,597

5,132,889

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

13

(3,553,155)

(4,654,352)

Net current assets

 

540,442

478,537

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,024,954

1,019,143

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

13

(41,874)

(224,655)

Deferred tax liabilities

9

(68,538)

(95,582)

Net assets

 

914,542

698,906

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

16

100

100

Profit and loss account

17

914,442

698,806

Total equity

 

914,542

698,906

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


L P House
Director

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 July 2024

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 August 2022

100

88,291

88,391

Profit for the year

-

610,515

610,515

At 31 July 2023

100

698,806

698,906

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 August 2023

100

698,806

698,906

Profit for the year

-

215,636

215,636

At 31 July 2024

100

914,442

914,542

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 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:
Shield House
Crown Way
Warmley
Bristol
BS30 8XJ

 

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 have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The directors have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standards 102 from including a cash flow statement and financial instrument disclosures in the financial statements on the grounds that relevant disclosures will be made in the consolidated accounts by the ultimate parent company, Shield Environmental Holdings Limited.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Shield Environmental Holdings Limited.

The financial statements of Shield Environmental Holdings Limited may be obtained from Companies House.

Going concern

In assessing whether the going concern basis is appropriate, the directors take into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but not limited to, 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.

The directors have prepared forecasts, including continued group support, which underpin the going concern basis for the company, which show that the company will be able to operate successfully for the foreseeable future and be able to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due.

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which as the date of approval of these financial statements, the directors consider to be appropriate.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

Judgements

Depreciation - The company exercises judgement to determine the useful lives and residual values for tangible fixed assets. The assets are depreciated down to their residual value over their estimated useful lives.

Provision - Provisions have been made for trade debtors. These provisions are an estimate of the actual costs and the timing of future cash flows is dependent on the future events. The difference between expectations and actual future liability will be accounted for in the period when such determination is made.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.

Revenue recognition

Turnover is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the turnover can be reliably measured. Turnover is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Rendering of services
Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

• the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
• it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
• the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
• the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current tax and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge 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 on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

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 assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position 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

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

25% straight line

Motor vehicles

25% straight line

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

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.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Defined contribution pension obligation

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.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
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 profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

3

Turnover

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

2024
£

2023
£

Rendering of services

17,677,822

17,910,238

All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

 

4

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

218,987

169,822

 

5

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

18,779

14,846

 

6

Staff costs

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

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

2,521,187

2,266,291

Social security costs

255,329

129,065

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

108,044

51,800

2,884,560

2,447,156

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

22

23

Administration and support

14

14

Other departments

21

15

57

52

 

7

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

119,225

105,002

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

406

-

119,631

105,002

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

1

1

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

 

8

Auditor's remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

10,750

7,000

Other fees to auditors

Preparation of accounts

1,000

500

Taxation compliance services

1,580

1,500

2,580

2,000


 

9

Taxation

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

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

128,338

118,852

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

17,615

128,338

136,467

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(31,025)

63,317

Arising from previously unrecognised tax loss, tax credit or temporary difference of prior periods

3,981

(18,410)

Total deferred taxation

(27,044)

44,907

Tax expense in the income statement

101,294

181,374

The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 21%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

316,930

791,889

Corporation tax at standard rate

79,233

166,297

Increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods

-

17,615

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

17,614

15,872

Deferred tax expense/(credit) from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

3,981

(18,410)

Tax increase from other tax effects

466

-

Total tax charge

101,294

181,374

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

Deferred tax

2024

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing differences

70,882

Short term timing difference

(2,344)

68,538

2023

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing differences

97,641

Short term timing difference

(2,059)

95,582

 

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Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 August 2023

43,292

857,620

900,912

Additions

6,085

81,326

87,411

Disposals

-

(95,414)

(95,414)

Transfers to/from fellow subsidiary

-

48,917

48,917

At 31 July 2024

49,377

892,449

941,826

Depreciation

At 1 August 2023

19,027

341,279

360,306

Charge for the year

10,231

208,756

218,987

Eliminated on disposal

-

(63,263)

(63,263)

Transfers to/from fellow subsidiary

-

(58,716)

(58,716)

At 31 July 2024

29,258

428,056

457,314

Carrying amount

At 31 July 2024

20,119

464,393

484,512

At 31 July 2023

24,265

516,341

540,606

 

11

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Consumables

40,000

40,000

 

12

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

2,646,166

3,089,217

Other debtors

258,982

499,850

Prepayments

1,094,431

730,773

3,999,579

4,319,840

 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

 

13

Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14

107,752

115,466

Trade creditors

 

1,805,063

1,756,648

Amounts due to group undertakings

 

1,005,159

1,462,425

Other payables

 

94,918

9,124

Accruals

 

419,235

1,203,213

Corporation tax liability

 

121,028

107,476

 

3,553,155

4,654,352

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14

41,874

224,655

 

14

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Finance lease liabilities

107,752

115,466

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Finance lease liabilities

41,874

224,655

The liabilities held under finance leases agreements are secured against the assets to which they relate, held by the company and group companies.

 

15

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 £108,044 (2023 - £51,800).

 

16

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A Shares of £1 each

100

100

100

100

       
 

Shield Mechanical Electrical & Facilities Services Ltd

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

 

17

Reserves


Profit and loss account

Includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.

 

18

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

107,752

115,466

Later than one year and not later than five years

41,874

224,655

149,626

340,121

 

19

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with key management

Key management personnel are considered to be the directors of the company and key management personnel compensation is disclosed in note 7 to the financial statements.
 

Summary of transactions with entities with joint control or significant interest

In 2020 the company advanced £35,000 to a director, which remains outstanding at the year end. No interest is charged and there are no fixed terms of repayment.

 During the year the company made sales of £180,250 (2023: £686,909) to and purchases of £91,151 (2023: £959,492) from fellow subsidiaries. As at 31 July 2024 the company was due £2,212,431 (2023: £1,704,290) and owed £3,217,589 (2023: £3,218,363).

During the year the company made sales of £37,356 (2023: £nil) to Sword Dynamic Services Limited, which has a director in common. As at 31 July 2024, the company was due £3,251 (2023: £nil).

During the year the company made purchases of £50,000 (2023: £nil) from Sword Dynamic Service Provider Limited, which has a director in common. As at 31 July 2024, the company owed £nil (2023: £nil).

During the year the company made purchases of £20,693 (2023: £nil) from Armour Analytical Services Limited, which has a director in common. As at 31 July 2024, the company owed £nil (2023: £nil).

During the year the company made purchases of £220 (2023: £nil) from Sword Dynamic Properties Limited, which has a director in common. As at 31 July 2024, the company owed £nil (2023: £nil).

During the year the company made sales of £230 (2023: £nil) to AEK-BOCO FC Limited, which has a director in common. As at 31 July 2024, the company was due £nil (2023: £nil).

 

 

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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The directors consider that the ultimate parent undertaking of this company is Shield Environmental Holdings Limited.

P A House is considered to be the ultimate controlling party, by virtue of his shareholding in the parent company.