| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
| Income Statement | 9 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Certified Accountants and |
| Statutory Auditors |
| 7 Marconi Gate |
| Stafford |
| Staffordshire |
| ST18 0FZ |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The Directors are realistic with the 2024 performance of the group and are optimistic for 2025, with turnover reduced by 22.5% compared to 2023 it has been a challenging thought-provoking year. Raw material cost were steady throughout the year, however increased labour and utility costs have, together with reduced turnover, contributed to reduced profitability. Pipeline has seen an improvement going into 2025 however with the interest rate remaining high and new build house sales remaining low the construction industry has endured a drought. The government incentives introduced will see an improvement in demand across the industry and we are confident our strategies will increase our market share. |
| As important as ever, the group remains a strong advocator of KPI's which are deployed to monitor and manage the daily operations, as well as provide the business with clear direction and benchmarks when assessing annual performance, growth, profitability and returns on investments. Non-financial performance indicators are percentage measures for customer growth, movements in customer accounts and debtor days. |
| The Directors are realistic about 2025 performance and are looking to mitigate risk by increasing due diligence with new and existing customers, re launching Rapidor - Door Kit, investment in employees and maintaining our reputable high-quality service and product delivery. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The principal risks identified by the directors are credit risk. The company manages these risks by trading with creditworthy customers and financing its operations through retained profits. |
| Reputation, competition and market conditions risks are managed by continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring we deliver on quality and service securing new and recurring contracts. The current economic climate creates uncertainty that could potentially impact on the level of demand whilst this presents a risk to the business the directors will continue to closely monitor the position as the implications become more known to ensure that the group will continue to trade successfully. |
| Recruitment and employee retention risks are managed by employee engagement, continuous training and ensuring a safe working environment. Employee initiatives are explored on a regular basis as well as benchmarking salaries to ensure we remain competitive. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the manufacture of timber and joinery products for the construction industry. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend. |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| The group carries out research and development with the aim of modernising and stream lining the sales systems and processes for the bespoke products manufactured. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The group continues to develop its strategy of researching the availability and feasibility of new building materials and the development of the manufacturing processes with the aim to improve quality and subsequently profitability. |
| The directors remain confident that the strategy implemented to increase sales and improve profitability will have a positive effect and are committed to invest into its continued success. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
| The business' principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, trade debtors and trade creditors. The main purpose of these instruments is to finance the business' operations. |
| Credit risk arises from customers failing to meet their obligation under contracts of sale to pay. In order to minimise this risk, deferred terms are only granted to those customers who demonstrate an appropriate payment history and satisfy credit worthiness procedures. The company also maintains strong relationships with its key customers through its sales team. |
| Creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due. |
| 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. |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued |
| 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, Lawton Bradford Accountants Ltd, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Stairways (Midlands) Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Stairways (Midlands) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other 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 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 |
| Stairways (Midlands) 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 pages three and 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 |
| Stairways (Midlands) 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: |
| - We obtain an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the entity and how the entity is complying with the framework; |
| - We obtain an understanding of the entity's policies and procedures on compliance with laws and regulations, including documentation of any instances of non-compliance; |
| - Identify which laws and regulations are of significance in the context of the entity; |
| - We obtain an understanding of the entity's risk assessment process, including the risk of fraud; |
| - We assess the susceptibility of the entity's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur; |
| - Identify and test unusual or unexpected journal entries; |
| - Evaluate the assumptions and judgements used by management within significant accounting estimates and assess if these indicate evidence of management bias; |
| - Test significant transactions, in particular evaluate the business rationale for any which appear unusual or outside the company's normal course of business; |
| - Review the financial statements and test the disclosures against supporting documentation; |
| - Communicate relevant matters (including those above) to all members of the audit team to ensure they understood the risks specific to the entity and the audit procedures planned to mitigate these. |
| In order to ascertain the above and relative to the specific risks identified, the procedures followed included: |
| Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity's solicitors around actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; |
| Review of financial statement disclosures and test to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
| Perform audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias. |
| Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
| 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 |
| Stairways (Midlands) 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Certified Accountants and |
| Statutory Auditors |
| 7 Marconi Gate |
| Stafford |
| Staffordshire |
| ST18 0FZ |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses |
| OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT | 5 | ( |
) |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 20,813 | 419,570 |
| Gain/loss on revaluation of investments | 85,323 | - |
| 106,136 | 419,570 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 7 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| PROFIT FOR THE YEAR |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 8 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 9 |
| Debtors | 10 |
| Investments | 11 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 12 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 14 |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 15 |
| Retained earnings | 16 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Stairways (Midlands) Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption 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. |
| 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 |
| The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Directors to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results in the future could differ from those estimates. Management considers that certain accounting assumptions relating to stock and provisions are its critical accounting policies. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Turnover is recognised when significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer, the amount of turnover can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the company and the costs incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Stocks |
| Stock is stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost of finished goods and work in progress comprise direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition. Provision is made for damaged, obsolete and slow-moving stock where appropriate. |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Leases |
| Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| Going concern |
| The current economic climate creates uncertainty that could potentially impact on the level of demand whilst this presents a risk to the business the directors continue to closely monitor the position as the implications become more known to ensure that the group will continue to trade successfully. |
| The Directors are realistic about 2025 performance and are looking to mitigate risk by increasing due diligence with new and existing customers, re launching Rapidor - Door Kit, investment in employees and maintaining our reputable high-quality service and product delivery. |
| The company has continued to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis and deem this appropriate. The directors do not consider that a material uncertainty about the going concern status currently exists. In making this assessment the directors have considered the likely trading conditions for a period of twelve months from the date of the approval of these accounts. |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| United Kingdom |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Production | 68 | 77 |
| Sales and administration | 33 | 31 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
| Money purchase schemes |
| 5. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
| The operating loss (2023 - operating profit) is stated after charging: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Other interest payable |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax |
| Deferred tax |
| Tax on profit |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2023 - |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Income not taxable for tax purposes | ( |
) |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | ( |
) | - |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods |
| credit |
| Deferred tax movement | 10,461 | - |
| Tax loss carried back | 3,959 | - |
| Total tax charge | 40,912 | 99,566 |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Plant and | Motor |
| machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| 9. | STOCKS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 10. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Other debtors |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 11. | CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Other |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 12. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Tax | ( |
) |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 210,537 | 312,220 |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 13. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| 14. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 10,461 | - |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Charge to Income Statement during year |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| 15. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| Ordinary B | £0.1 | - | - |
| 100 | 100 |
| The company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income. The company has in issue 5 "B" shares of £0.01 each. These shares do not carry voting rights. |
| STAIRWAYS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03146591) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 16. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Profit for the year |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| 17. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The company operates a defined contribution scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £50,376 (2023 £53,817). |
| At the year end there were amounts owing to the scheme of £172 (2023 £9,903). |
| 18. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The controlling party is Stairways (Holdings) Limited. |
| The ultimate parent company is Stairways (Holdings) Limited, incorporated in England & Wales, which is the parent of the smallest and largest group preparing consolidated financial statements that include the company. |