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Ralph Davies International Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Balance Sheet

9

Statement of Changes in Equity

10

Notes to the Financial Statements

11 to 21

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Company Information

Directors

M R Phillips

T I Love

A Cooper

Registered office

Topeka House
Frontier Park
Banbury
OX17 2FJ

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP
Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the provision of temperature-controlled transport solutions for the food industry across the UK and Europe and bulk liquid tankers from Europe into the UK.

Fair review of the business

The results for the period which are set out in the profit and loss account show turnover of £15,337,005 (2023: £13,931,190) and an operating profit of £2,035,176 (2023: £1,781,057). At 31 December 2024 the company had net assets of £2,314,273 (2023: £1,796,925).

The company improved its liquidity position with cash increasing to £2,660,385 (2023: £2,300,817) and net current assets increasing to £1,532,202 (2023: £1,409,208).

The directors are pleased with the performance of the company in the period under review and its position at the balance sheet date. The business has focussed during the year on strengthening its core capabilities and processes to leave it well poised for continued growth over the medium to long term.

The business operates within specific market sectors and has continued to grow and on-board new customers which improves profitability and provide tangible sustainability benefits through less food miles.

The strong IT systems the company has invested in enable the company to process and manage complex order profiles and inbound data streams. This means efficient daily schedules can be created where revenue, cost and profit are visible in real-time. The company has embraced a progressive IT strategy offering real-time live tracking and providing customers with a suite of information.

In the first quarter of 2025, the company successfully relocated to a new, larger warehouse adjacent to the M40 motorway near Banbury. This strategic location offers high-profile visibility and convenient motorway access. The state-of-the-art facility has consolidated our warehousing operations into a single location, enabling greater operational efficiencies and cost savings. The directors remain committed to seeking appropriate investment opportunities to support the continued growth of the company.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company operates in the food sector which is generally very stable and recession resistant and therefore the main risk the company faces would be falling demand from existing customer contracts and customers not renewing existing contracts. The company looks to minimise this risk through securing long-term contracts for both transport and warehouse revenue streams. The company has significant contract cover in place across the customer portfolio.

Other risks include price increases for key direct costs such as fuel and staff. The company minimises the risk of such price increases through fuel escalators and RPI increases being a standard inclusion in its contract terms with customers.

Approved by the Board on 19 May 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


M R Phillips
Director

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Directors of the company

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

M R Phillips

T I Love

A Cooper

Financial instruments

The company's financial instruments comprise borrowings, cash and liquid resources, and various other items such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to finance the operations of the company. The main risks arising from the company's financial instruments are set out below.

Price risk
The company is subject to an element of price competition for its services from competitors but strives to maintain its level of service and competitive pricing.

Credit risk
The company offers credit to its customers. Before credit terms are agreed, an assessment of the customer's credit rating is undertaken to ensure the company is not exposed to a major credit risk. Credit limits are set accordingly.

Liquidity risk
The directors monitor cash flows generated by the operations of the company, applying cash collection targets to ensure the company is able to meet its operational requirements and meet future obligations as they fall due.

Foreign exchange risk
A number of the company's sales and purchases are in foreign currencies. As a result, exchange rate fluctuations impact on the results and cash flows of the company. Fluctuations in exchange rates are carefully monitored by the directors.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

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.

Reappointment of auditors

In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution for the re-appointment of Hazlewoods LLP as auditors of the company is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Approved by the Board on 19 May 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


M R Phillips
Director

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

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

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

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ralph Davies International Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Ralph Davies International Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 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 December 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.

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.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ralph Davies International Limited

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 4, 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’s 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;

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.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ralph Davies International Limited

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.





Scott Lawrence (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor

Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

20 May 2025

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

15,337,005

13,931,190

Cost of sales

 

(11,690,410)

(10,352,916)

Gross profit

 

3,646,595

3,578,274

Administrative expenses

 

(1,611,419)

(1,797,217)

Operating profit

4

2,035,176

1,781,057

Other interest receivable and similar income

5

114,692

40,422

Interest payable and similar charges

6

(101,127)

(97,963)

Profit before tax

 

2,048,741

1,723,516

Taxation

9

(531,393)

(459,384)

Profit for the financial year

 

1,517,348

1,264,132

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

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

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

(Registration number: 02226625)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

10

2,852,552

1,763,782

Current assets

 

Stocks

11

50,149

15,846

Debtors

12

3,019,270

2,378,003

Cash at bank and in hand

 

2,660,385

2,300,817

 

5,729,804

4,694,666

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

13

(4,197,502)

(3,285,458)

Net current assets

 

1,532,302

1,409,208

Total assets less current liabilities

 

4,384,854

3,172,990

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

13

(1,402,599)

(941,312)

Provisions for liabilities

9

(667,982)

(434,753)

Net assets

 

2,314,273

1,796,925

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

500,002

500,002

Profit and loss account

17

1,814,271

1,296,923

Shareholders' funds

 

2,314,273

1,796,925

Approved and authorised by the Board on 19 May 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


M R Phillips
Director

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

500,002

1,296,923

1,796,925

Profit for the year

-

1,517,348

1,517,348

Dividends

-

(1,000,000)

(1,000,000)

At 31 December 2024

500,002

1,814,271

2,314,273

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

500,002

832,791

1,332,793

Profit for the year

-

1,264,132

1,264,132

Dividends

-

(800,000)

(800,000)

At 31 December 2023

500,002

1,296,923

1,796,925

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 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:
Topeka House
Frontier Park
Banbury
OX17 2FJ

 

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

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

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention 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

Ralph Davies International Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 102 and has therefore taken advantage of disclosure exemptions made available to it in respect of its financial statements. Exemption has been taken in relation to financial instruments and the presentation of a statement of cash flows.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Topeka Logistics Ltd.

The financial statements of Topeka Logistics Ltd may be obtained from the company's registered office.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

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.
 

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

Judgements

No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

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 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 company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.

The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured and it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity.

Revenue from services is recognised in the accounting periods in which the services were rendered.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

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

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 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 corporation 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 corporation 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 income 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 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 over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold improvements

Over the term of the lease

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% on cost

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

Motor vehicles

6 years straight line

Plant and machinery

5 years straight line

Commercial vehicles

Straight line over the useful life of the vehicle, considered to be 7 years

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods sold or 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.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors 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 an expense 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 expenses.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

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.

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.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

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. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

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.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

 

3

Turnover

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

2024
£

2023
£

Rendering of services

15,337,005

13,931,190

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

UK

11,168,188

10,089,500

Europe

4,168,817

3,841,690

15,337,005

13,931,190

 

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Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

533,818

494,907

Foreign exchange losses

10,579

26,467

Operating lease expense - property

1,284,575

957,008

Operating lease expense - other

485,721

455,805

Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

57,916

(7,280)

 

5

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
£

2023
£

Other interest receivable

65,430

2,016

Interest income on bank deposits

49,262

38,406

114,692

40,422

 

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Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

96,554

88,337

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

4,573

9,626

101,127

97,963

 

7

Staff costs

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

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

3,054,095

2,926,765

Social security costs

277,265

276,698

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

54,859

82,558

3,386,219

3,286,021

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

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

70

74

Administration and support

22

21

92

95

 

8

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

28,478

28,125

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

1,819

30,217

30,297

58,342

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

 

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Taxation

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

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

298,164

451,923

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

34,931

298,164

486,854

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

233,229

(27,470)

Tax expense in the income statement

531,393

459,384

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.52%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

2,048,741

1,723,516

Corporation tax at standard rate

512,185

405,380

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

-

34,931

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

143

588

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

19,065

16,105

Other tax adjustments, reliefs and transfers

-

(3,761)

Deferred tax expense from unrecognised tax loss or credit

-

4,308

Tax increase from effect of indexation allowance on capital gains

-

1,833

Total tax charge

531,393

459,384

An increase in the main rate of corporation tax from 19% to 25% with effect from 1 April 2023 was substantively enacted May 2021. Deferred tax at 31 December 2024 has been calculated at 25% (2023 - 25%).

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing difference

671,220

Short term timing differences

(3,238)

667,982

2023

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing difference

436,132

Short term timing differences

(1,379)

434,753

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

 

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Tangible assets

Leasehold improvements
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
 £

Commercial vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 January 2024

594,986

216,342

85,716

20,744

1,863,576

2,781,364

Additions

1,263,669

17,800

193,285

9,876

247,873

1,732,503

Disposals

(53,880)

(11,554)

(61,726)

(2,397)

(230,584)

(360,141)

At 31 December 2024

1,804,775

222,588

217,275

28,223

1,880,865

4,153,726

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

261,881

138,201

38,877

12,065

566,558

1,017,582

Charge for the year

114,668

38,902

34,427

5,675

340,146

533,818

Eliminated on disposal

(24,065)

(6,402)

(34,728)

(280)

(184,751)

(250,226)

At 31 December 2024

352,484

170,701

38,576

17,460

721,953

1,301,174

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

1,452,291

51,887

178,699

10,763

1,158,912

2,852,552

At 31 December 2023

333,105

78,141

46,839

8,679

1,297,018

1,763,782

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 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
£

Commercial vehicles

1,146,255

1,297,018

Motor vehicles

171,331

36,669

Fixtures & fittings

10,752

24,209

Leasehold improvements

726,001

262,557

2,054,339

1,620,453

 

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Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Fuel

50,149

15,846

 

12

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

1,888,199

1,824,505

Amounts owed by related parties

689,569

281,710

Other debtors

1,250

1,436

Prepayments

440,252

270,352

3,019,270

2,378,003

 

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Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14

598,626

426,276

Trade creditors

 

1,930,811

1,576,864

Social security and other taxes

 

274,695

234,566

Other creditors

 

127,348

128,458

Accruals

 

967,858

467,371

Corporation tax liability

9

298,164

451,923

 

4,197,502

3,285,458

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

14

1,402,599

941,312

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

 

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Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

598,626

426,276

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

1,402,599

941,312

Obligations under hire purchase and finance lease contracts are secured over the related asset.

 

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 £54,859 (2023 - £82,558).

 

16

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

500,002

500,002

500,002

500,002

       
 

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Reserves


Called up share capital
This represents the nominal value of the issued share capital of the company.

Retained earnings
This represents the cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments. This reserve is distributable.

 

Ralph Davies International Limited

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

 

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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

598,626

426,276

Later than one year and not later than five years

1,402,599

941,312

2,001,225

1,367,588

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

467,498

883,162

Later than one year and not later than five years

6,201,892

2,745,390

Later than five years

12,339,752

52,816

19,009,142

3,681,368

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £892,125 (2023 - £856,360).

 

19

Dividends

2024
 £

2023
 £

Dividends paid

1,000,000

800,000

 

20

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Topeka Logistics Ltd, incorporated in United Kingdom.