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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413 (England and Wales)




STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

FOR

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 9

Balance Sheet 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11


CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024







DIRECTORS: J G Haywood
S A Haywood
M Winrow
D G O'Hare
I G Haywood



SECRETARY: S A Haywood



REGISTERED OFFICE: 1 Elm Point
Abbey Road North
Wrexham Industrial Estate
Wrexham
LL13 9UE



REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413 (England and Wales)



AUDITORS: M. D. Coxey and Co. Limited
Chartered Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
25 Grosvenor Road
Wrexham
LL11 1BT



BANKERS: HSBC Bank plc
17-19 Regent Street
Wrexham
LL11 1RN

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30th November 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The Raw Material supply chain remained disrupted throughout the course of 2024. Significant impacts of REACH compliance, discontinuation of supply of specialist ingredients, and supply chain consolidation all contributed to challenging market conditions. However, due to the strength of our Technologist team and our ability to source and reformulate with alternative ingredients we managed to minimise the effect on our customers.
The Fluorinated elastomer market sector remained turbulent throughout 2024; however, we have managed to maintain good market share and command a leading position in providing Reach Compliant quality assured product to our customers. Significant progress has also been made in developing strong environmental credentials for the business. These environmental milestones included, obtaining REGO certification for our energy usage through a combination of on-site solar PV generation and a 100% renewable energy procurement strategy and openly publishing our Scope 1.2&3 CO2 emission figures via CDP. Our business has achieved a B rating for Climate by CDP which is the highest rating achievable by an SME.

Whilst the general marketplace for elastomer compounds contracted overall, the main decline was in the automotive sector which our business has a relatively low exposure.
Our sales values for the year have remained flat compared to 2023, however despite significant cost headwinds we have managed to control these costs and offset some of the increases through gains in production efficiency.

Our Technical Department and Laboratory facilities have seen continued levels of activity in 2024. Continued investments in people and equipment made in 2024, has allowed Clwyd Compounders to remain at the forefront of compound developments for many markets.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors will continue to identify, monitor, and manage potential risks and uncertainties to the company, at present the principal risks are the following: -

- Market conditions remain volatile and hard to predict, with key suppliers withdrawing materials in response to regulatory changes. Shifting demand patterns from the automotive sector has driven consolidation and contraction of supply in some instances, and sporadic disruption in others.

- Inflation remains a threat and the impacts of general overhead costs and labour costs will need careful management.
- The potential threat of recession in the UK and other developed economies as a result of the proposed imposition of tariffs by the US.
- Consolidation of material supplies with a concentration on volume production may put further pressure on supplies of higher specification grades.
- Increased shipping times and costs associated with the Red Sea situation.
- Political and military threats associated with the Russia-Ukraine and Israel - Palestine conflicts.
- Exchange rate volatility risk.
- Recovery continues in the oil and gas and renewable energy markets we supply, which is helping business in this sector, and a general softening of energy prices will continue to help.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





S A Haywood - Secretary


25th March 2025

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30th November 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of manufacture of rubber compounds.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of £5.61 per share was paid on 30th November 2024. The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30th November 2024 will be £ 2,750,000 .

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The company is in a strong position to develop it's operations.

DIRECTORS
The directors set out in the table below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st December 2023 to the date of this report.

The directors shown below were in office at 30th November 2024 but did not hold any interest in the Ordinary shares of £0.10 each at 1st December 2023 or 30th November 2024.

J G Haywood
S A Haywood
M Winrow
D G O'Hare
I G Haywood

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks including price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk.

The company's principal financial instruments comprise sterling, euro and dollar cash and bank deposit, together with trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from operations.

Credit risk
The company's credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade debtors. Credit risk is mitigated by monitoring and management of the credit limits given to its customers.

Price risk
The company is exposed to currency fluctuations as many raw materials need to be purchased in euros. Company policy is to internally hedge as much as possible, and to purchase the balance of euros required 3 months in advance. Formal hedging instruments are not used due to the difficulty in forecasting demand accurately

Liquidity risk/ cash flow risk
The company continues to experience fluctuating sales levels from month to month; as short lead time suppliers we are quickly affected by "market shocks" such as the war in Ukraine and oil price fluctuations. There is also a need for increased stockholding to cope with the ongoing difficulties in the raw materials supply chain. The directors consider that the company has the financial strength to cover the impact of such events.

POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
There have been no events since the year end which would materially affect the financial statements.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
To mitigate the effects of such risks the Directors have established procedures and methods which are reviewed on a regular basis, both on a monitoring basis and as a mechanism to identify new risks and uncertainties and to plan accordingly.


CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- 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.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, M. D. Coxey and Co. Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:



S A Haywood - Secretary


25th March 2025

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Clwyd Compounders Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30th November 2024 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet 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 30th November 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 Auditors' 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 financial statements are 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 in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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.

Opinions on other matters 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 the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the 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 or the Report of the Directors.

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 four, 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 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED


Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence,
capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other
management;
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of
management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to
instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

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

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining accounting estimates were indicative of
potential bias; and
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions;

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors 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.




Joanne Evans (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of M. D. Coxey and Co. Limited
Chartered Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
25 Grosvenor Road
Wrexham
LL11 1BT

25th March 2025

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND
RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

30.11.24 30.11.23
Notes £    £    £    £   

TURNOVER 3 18,763,116 19,248,273

Cost of sales 10,464,868 11,023,039
GROSS PROFIT 8,298,248 8,225,234

Distribution costs 113,025 108,509
Administrative expenses 5,906,753 5,778,533
6,019,778 5,887,042
OPERATING PROFIT 6 2,278,470 2,338,192

Interest receivable and similar income 7 235,450 122,795
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 2,513,920 2,460,987

Tax on profit 8 619,631 535,031
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,894,289 1,925,956

Retained earnings at beginning of year 10,284,271 9,200,885

Dividends 9 (2,750,000 ) (842,570 )

RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF
YEAR

9,428,560

10,284,271

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

BALANCE SHEET
30TH NOVEMBER 2024

30.11.24 30.11.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 2,595,292 2,685,754

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 11 2,738,427 2,884,069
Debtors 12 3,572,902 4,491,192
Cash at bank and in hand 6,158,586 4,189,827
12,469,915 11,565,088
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 5,186,230 3,517,845
NET CURRENT ASSETS 7,283,685 8,047,243
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

9,878,977

10,732,997

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

14

(19,792

)

(19,792

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (380,625 ) (378,934 )
NET ASSETS 9,478,560 10,334,271

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 49,000 49,000
Capital redemption reserve 18 1,000 1,000
Retained earnings 18 9,428,560 10,284,271
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 9,478,560 10,334,271

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 25th March 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:




J G Haywood - Director



S A Haywood - Director


CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Clwyd Compounders Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
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. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Status and principal activities
Clwyd Compounders Limited is a company limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. Its Registered Office is 1 Elm Point, Abbey Road North, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, LL13 9UE.

The principal activity of the company is the manufacture of rubber compounds.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of paragraphs 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and
11.48(c);
the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Significant judgements and estimates
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, management are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. The estimates and underlying 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.

The key judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are described below:

- Estimated useful lives and residual values of fixed assets:
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets has been based on estimated useful lives and residual values deemed appropriate by the directors. Estimated useful lives and residual values are reviewed annually and revised as appropriate. Revisions take into account estimated useful lives used by other companies operating in the sector and actual asset lives and residual values, as evidenced by disposals during current and prior accounting periods.

- Estimated write down of stock to net realisable value:
Stock valuation has been based on net realisable value deemed appropriate by the directors. The estimated write down of stock to net realisable value is reviewed annually and revised as appropriate by the directors.

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods supplied, stated net of Value Added Tax.

Sales of goods
The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and when the risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the customer. This typically happens when goods are delivered and legal title has passed.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Short leasehold - The length of the lease
Plant and machinery - 10% on cost
Fixtures, fittings & equipment - 10% - 20% on cost
Motor vehicles - 20% on cost
Computer equipment - 10% - 20% on cost

Stocks
Stocks and work in progress are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out method and includes all purchase, transport, and handling costs in bringing stocks to their present location and condition.

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

Cash and cash equivalents:
These comprise cash at bank and other short-term highly liquid bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less.

Debtors:
Debtors do not carry any interest and are stated at their nominal value. Appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts are recognised in the profit and loss account when there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired.

Trade creditors:
Trade creditors are not interest bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

Intra-group balances (being repayable on demand) are measured at the undiscounted amount of cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.


Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
Contributions are made to a group personal pension plan for the benefit of staff managed by an independent insurance company. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Manufacture of rubber compound 18,763,116 19,248,273
18,763,116 19,248,273

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
United Kingdom 14,642,650 15,048,567
European Community 1,695,430 1,956,020
Non European Community 2,425,036 2,243,686
18,763,116 19,248,273

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,675,529 3,399,483
Social security costs 418,823 384,741
Other pension costs 286,705 271,970
4,381,057 4,056,194

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
30.11.24 30.11.23

Production 30 31
Sales, technical and laboratory 36 33
Administration 14 12
80 76

5. DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 502,754 614,157
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 41,973 41,297

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 3 3

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Emoluments etc 201,956 241,047
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 15,642 15,584

Key management are also the directors.

6. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 513,351 507,812
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (9,642 ) (12,500 )
Auditors' remuneration 14,300 13,600
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 1,986 2,628
Foreign exchange differences 20,544 19,857
Operating lease rentals: other assets 318,000 318,000

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

7. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Deposit account interest 235,450 122,795

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 617,940 519,757

Deferred tax 1,691 15,274
Tax on profit 619,631 535,031

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2023 - 23%).

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Profit before tax 2,513,920 2,460,987
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 25%)

628,480

615,247

Effects of:
Permanent timing differences 4,928 (3,960 )
Pension timing differences 2,107 (9,510 )
Research & development (2 years) (15,884 ) (14,318 )
Super-deduction capital allowance - (7,501 )

Tax rate - (44,927 )
Total tax charge 619,631 535,031

9. DIVIDENDS
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Interim 2,750,000 842,570

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures,
Short Plant and fittings
leasehold machinery & equipment
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st December 2023 2,040,152 3,160,786 589,091
Additions 74,012 275,831 12,424
Disposals - - (25,500 )
At 30th November 2024 2,114,164 3,436,617 576,015
DEPRECIATION
At 1st December 2023 1,388,321 1,737,608 527,452
Charge for year 72,467 284,031 19,294
Eliminated on disposal - - (25,500 )
At 30th November 2024 1,460,788 2,021,639 521,246
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2024 653,376 1,414,978 54,769
At 30th November 2023 651,831 1,423,178 61,639

Motor Computer
vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st December 2023 133,550 1,142,382 7,065,961
Additions 42,399 18,223 422,889
Disposals (22,000 ) - (47,500 )
At 30th November 2024 153,949 1,160,605 7,441,350
DEPRECIATION
At 1st December 2023 46,610 680,216 4,380,207
Charge for year 25,950 111,609 513,351
Eliminated on disposal (22,000 ) - (47,500 )
At 30th November 2024 50,560 791,825 4,846,058
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2024 103,389 368,780 2,595,292
At 30th November 2023 86,940 462,166 2,685,754

11. STOCKS
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Raw materials and consumables 2,532,137 2,672,529
Work-in-progress 206,290 211,540
2,738,427 2,884,069

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 3,295,480 4,237,059
Other debtors 20,606 6,110
Prepayments 256,816 248,023
3,572,902 4,491,192

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 729,225 1,009,853
Amounts owed to group undertakings 2,904,350 842,570
Corporation tax 273,941 359,757
Social security and other taxes 89,579 82,819
VAT 387,758 523,083
Other creditors and accruals 801,377 699,763
5,186,230 3,517,845

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Deferred government grants 19,792 19,792

15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Within one year 318,000 318,000
Between one and five years 1,272,000 1,272,000
In more than five years 1,113,000 1,431,000
2,703,000 3,021,000

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
30.11.24 30.11.23
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 380,625 378,934

CLWYD COMPOUNDERS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01378413)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2024

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1st December 2023 378,934
Movement in the year due to:
Changes in tax allowances 1,691
Changes in tax losses
Changes in tax rates
Balance at 30th November 2024 380,625

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 30.11.24 30.11.23
value: £    £   
490,000 Ordinary £0.10 49,000 49,000

18. RESERVES
Capital
Retained redemption
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1st December 2023 10,284,271 1,000 10,285,271
Profit for the year 1,894,289 1,894,289
Dividends (2,750,000 ) (2,750,000 )
At 30th November 2024 9,428,560 1,000 9,429,560

19. PENSION COMMITMENTS

Contributions totalling £8,422 (2023: £11,496) were payable to the funds at the year end and are included in creditors.

20. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Clwydian Group Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.