| REGISTERED NUMBER: 14139915 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| for |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 14139915 (England and Wales) |
| Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| for |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
| Consolidated Income Statement | 8 |
| Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income | 9 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 16 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| BUSINESS ADDRESS: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Park House |
| 37 Clarence Street |
| Leicester |
| Leicestershire |
| LE1 3RW |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Group Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 30 November 2024. |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited Group is a civil engineering group. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| Turnover increased from £16,833,651 to £17,774,853 in the year with operating profit decreasing from |
| £3,313,250 to £2,548,317. The 5% increase in turnover is an improvement on the 16% decrease in turnover |
| seen the previous year. Large increases in interest rates and inflation have detrimentally affected the housing market as consumer confidence in the market dropped. However, since interest rates and inflation have stabilized, demand for new build properties has started to increase and the directors are confident that the prospects for the future of the business are healthy. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The group's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks, outlined in more detail below. The group has several risk management strategies in place that aim to reduce the adverse effects on the financial performance of the group by monitoring levels of a number of financial costs. |
| Price Risk |
| The group can be exposed to increases in material and supplier costs as tenders can be sent up to six months before a project contract is awarded. The group aims to ensure that tenders take any anticipated price increases into account. |
| Credit Risk |
| The group continues to monitor and review policies surrounding credit checks on both new and existing customers when looking at offering credit limits and reviewing payment terms. The group had no bad debts during the year and has a good relationship with all its customers which ensures prompt payment. |
| Interest Rate Risk |
| The group finances its operations primarily through retained profits, and also has access to bank borrowings if required. |
| Other Risks |
| As a contractor, the group is dependent on retaining the loyalty of both its customers and its suppliers. For customers this is addressed by maintaining a constant focus on customer service and quality. Supplier risk is managed via our relationship with our suppliers. Communication and liaison takes place on a regular basis to ensure that these relationships remain strong. |
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The directors use a number of performance indicators to evaluate the group's performance, the key ones being turnover, gross profit and profit before tax. These numbers are detailed on page 8. Gross profit and overhead percentage are tracked on a quarterly basis and compared to annual budgets and prior year. Project margins are tracked on a monthly basis ensuring that each project is profitable. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The future prospects of the group remain healthy. The directors are pleased with the group's performance and expect its results for the next financial year to be satisfactory. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 30 November 2024. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 November 2024 will be £782,278. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 December 2023 to the date of this report. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Group 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group 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 and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group 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 group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 30 November 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 30 November 2024 and of the group's 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 group 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 group's and the parent 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 Group 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 Group 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 Group 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 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the parent company 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 three, 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings 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: |
| Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud |
| The capability to detect irregularities is based on the auditor identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then designing and performing audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
| a) Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities |
| In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, the following approach was taken: |
| - | Understanding the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance; |
| - | Consideration of the results of our enquiries of management and those charged with governance about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities; |
| - | Understanding the company's policies and procedures on compliance with laws and regulations and management of fraud risk, including documentation of instances of non-compliance of laws and regulations and instances of actual, suspected or alleged fraud; |
| - | Consideration of matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud; |
| - | Understanding the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in through enquiry of management and those charged with governance and understanding the company's industry and sector. The key laws and regulations that were considered to have an effect on material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements included the Companies Act and tax legislation. |
| b) Audit response to risks identified |
| Based on this understanding, the following audit procedures were designed and performed to respond to the risks identified: |
| - | Reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statement; |
| - | Enquiring of management, those charged with governance and, where applicable, the company's solicitors concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| - | Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; |
| - | Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance and, where applicable, correspondence with regulators; |
| - | Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business; |
| - | Communication of potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remaining alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. |
| 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Park House |
| 37 Clarence Street |
| Leicester |
| Leicestershire |
| LE1 3RW |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Consolidated |
| Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 | 17,774,853 | 16,833,651 |
| Cost of sales | (13,386,989 | ) | (11,868,265 | ) |
| GROSS PROFIT | 4,387,864 | 4,965,386 |
| Administrative expenses | (1,845,844 | ) | (1,682,771 | ) |
| 2,542,020 | 3,282,615 |
| Other operating income | 6,297 | 30,635 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 | 2,548,317 | 3,313,250 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 378,122 | 224,922 |
| 2,926,439 | 3,538,172 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | (61,559 | ) | (43,025 | ) |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 2,864,880 | 3,495,147 |
| Tax on profit | 7 | (722,312 | ) | (832,183 | ) |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| Profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 2,142,568 | 2,662,964 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Consolidated |
| Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | 2,142,568 | 2,662,964 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
2,142,568 |
2,662,964 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 2,142,568 | 2,662,964 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet |
| 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 10 | 5,017,606 | 4,475,700 |
| Investments | 11 | - | - |
| Investment property | 12 | - | - |
| 5,017,606 | 4,475,700 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Debtors | 14 | 5,548,738 | 4,125,137 |
| Cash at bank | 8,443,161 | 7,822,837 |
| 14,001,899 | 11,957,974 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | (2,681,101 | ) | (1,608,349 | ) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 11,320,798 | 10,349,625 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
16,338,404 |
14,825,325 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
(441,552 |
) |
(429,016 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | (913,277 | ) | (773,024 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 14,983,575 | 13,623,285 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 20 | 132 | 132 |
| Revaluation reserve | 21 | 85,760 | 85,760 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 21 | 112 | 112 |
| Retained earnings | 21 | 14,897,571 | 13,537,281 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 14,983,575 | 13,623,285 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| M C Merrigan - Director |
| D M Doherty - Director |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Company Balance Sheet |
| 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 10 |
| Investments | 11 |
| Investment property | 12 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 14 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 20 |
| Retained earnings | 21 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| Company's profit for the financial year | 1,565,283 | 1,165,683 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| Called up | Capital |
| share | Retained | Revaluation | redemption | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | reserve | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 December 2022 | 132 | 11,446,237 | 85,760 | 112 | 11,532,241 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | (571,920 | ) | - | - | (571,920 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 2,662,964 | - | - | 2,662,964 |
| Balance at 30 November 2023 | 132 | 13,537,281 | 85,760 | 112 | 13,623,285 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | (782,278 | ) | - | - | (782,278 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 2,142,568 | - | - | 2,142,568 |
| Balance at 30 November 2024 | 132 | 14,897,571 | 85,760 | 112 | 14,983,575 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 December 2022 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 30 November 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 30 November 2024 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 2,533,062 | 4,502,075 |
| Interest paid | (1,109 | ) | - |
| Tax paid | (608,691 | ) | (646,103 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 1,923,262 | 3,855,972 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (1,612,448 | ) | (1,730,644 | ) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 356,995 | 253,354 |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | - | (371,788 | ) |
| Amounts introduced by directors | 346,100 | 16,600 |
| Interest received | 378,122 | 224,922 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (531,231 | ) | (1,607,556 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| New hire purchase loans in year | 531,340 | 816,311 |
| Capital repayments in year | (460,319 | ) | (586,999 | ) |
| Interest element of hire purchase | (60,450 | ) | (43,025 | ) |
| Equity dividends paid | (782,278 | ) | (571,920 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (771,707 | ) | (385,633 | ) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 620,324 | 1,862,783 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
7,822,837 |
5,960,054 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
2 |
8,443,161 |
7,822,837 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation | 2,864,880 | 3,495,147 |
| Depreciation charges | 715,538 | 617,924 |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (1,991 | ) | (111,156 | ) |
| Finance costs | 61,559 | 43,025 |
| Finance income | (378,122 | ) | (224,922 | ) |
| 3,261,864 | 3,820,018 |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors | (1,787,836 | ) | 1,849,809 |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors | 1,059,034 | (1,167,752 | ) |
| Cash generated from operations | 2,533,062 | 4,502,075 |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 30 November 2024 |
| 30.11.24 | 1.12.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 8,443,161 | 7,822,837 |
| Year ended 30 November 2023 |
| 30.11.23 | 1.12.22 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,822,837 | 5,960,054 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.12.23 | Cash flow | At 30.11.24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank | 7,822,837 | 620,324 | 8,443,161 |
| 7,822,837 | 620,324 | 8,443,161 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | (892,907 | ) | (71,021 | ) | (963,928 | ) |
| (892,907 | ) | (71,021 | ) | (963,928 | ) |
| Total | 6,929,930 | 549,303 | 7,479,233 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements present the results of the company and its subsidiary undertakings (the 'group') as if they formed a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore eliminated in full. |
| 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. |
| Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| The preparation of financial statements requires the group's directors to make judgements, assumptions and estimates that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on a regular basis. |
| The group does not have any key assumptions concerning the future, or other key sources of estimation uncertainty in the reporting period that may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. |
| Notwithstanding this, the group's activities are undertaken through construction contracts and the company is required to make estimates in accounting for revenue and margin. These estimates may depend upon the outcome of future events and may need to be revised as circumstances change. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable net of VAT and trade discounts. |
| Construction contracts |
| When the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, contract costs and turnover are recognised by reference to the stage of completion at the balance sheet date. Stage of completion is measured by reference to surveys of work performed. |
| Where the outcome cannot be measured reliably, contract costs are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred and contract turnover is recognised to the extent of costs incurred that it is probable will be recoverable. |
| When it is probable that contract costs will exceed the total contract turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately, with a corresponding provision. |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes the original purchase price and costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use. |
| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life: |
| Freehold land | - not depreciated |
| Freehold buildings | - 2% on cost |
| Plant and machinery | - 16.67% on cost |
| Fixtures and fittings | - 16.67% on cost |
| Motor vehicles | - 16.67% on cost |
| The expected useful lives of assets are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. The effect of any change is accounted for prospectively. |
| Revaluation of tangible fixed assets |
| The group has adopted the revaluation model for freehold land and buildings which are held at fair value less any subsequent depreciation or impairment. Fair value is assessed as the estimated market value at the reporting date, Revaluation gains and losses are recognised in Other Comprehensive Income and accumulate in the Revaluation Reserve. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated 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. |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| Assets obtained under the hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| Government grants |
| Government grants receivable in relation to expenditure is recognised when the expenditure is charged to profit or loss. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The group's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows: |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Rendering of services | 17,774,853 | 16,833,651 |
| CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Gross amount due from customers for construction work | 3,871,397 | 2,277,493 |
| Gross amount due to customers for construction work | - | - |
| Contract revenue recognised as revenue during the year | 17,774,853 | 16,833,651 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 1,548,909 | 1,529,589 |
| Social security costs | 171,652 | 172,288 |
| Other pension costs | 333,324 | 337,462 |
| 2,053,885 | 2,039,339 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| Directors | 2 | 2 |
| Operations and administration | 32 | 32 |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 46,555 | 42,216 |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
| Money purchase schemes | 2 | 2 |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 326,224 | 297,748 |
| Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts | 389,314 | 320,177 |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (1,991 | ) | (111,156 | ) |
| Auditors' remuneration | 24,940 | 23,131 |
| Government grants - revenue in nature | (6,297 | ) | (25,537 | ) |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Corporation tax interest | 1,109 | - |
| Hire purchase interest | 60,450 | 43,025 |
| 61,559 | 43,025 |
| 7. | 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 | 582,059 | 585,453 |
| Deferred tax | 140,253 | 246,730 |
| Tax on profit | 722,312 | 832,183 |
| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25 % (2023 - 23.01 %). |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 7. | TAXATION - continued |
| 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: |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax | 2,864,880 | 3,495,147 |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2023 - 23.011 %) |
716,220 |
804,268 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 6,092 | 8,727 |
| Enhanced capital allowances | - | (442 | ) |
| Change in tax rates | - | 19,630 |
| Total tax charge | 722,312 | 832,183 |
| 8. | INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT |
| As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
| 9. | DIVIDENDS |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Interim | 782,278 | 571,920 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Freehold | Fixtures |
| land and | Plant and | and | Motor |
| buildings | machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| At 1 December 2023 | 1,400,000 | 3,807,858 | 15,502 | 955,569 | 6,178,929 |
| Additions | - | 1,272,525 | 5,536 | 334,387 | 1,612,448 |
| Disposals | - | (587,485 | ) | - | (110,574 | ) | (698,059 | ) |
| At 30 November 2024 | 1,400,000 | 4,492,898 | 21,038 | 1,179,382 | 7,093,318 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 December 2023 | 18,691 | 1,229,793 | 9,341 | 445,404 | 1,703,229 |
| Charge for year | 18,691 | 551,566 | 2,419 | 142,862 | 715,538 |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | (250,370 | ) | - | (92,685 | ) | (343,055 | ) |
| At 30 November 2024 | 37,382 | 1,530,989 | 11,760 | 495,581 | 2,075,712 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 November 2024 | 1,362,618 | 2,961,909 | 9,278 | 683,801 | 5,017,606 |
| At 30 November 2023 | 1,381,309 | 2,578,065 | 6,161 | 510,165 | 4,475,700 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Group |
| Included in cost or valuation of land and buildings is freehold land of £465,460 (2023 - £465,460) which is not depreciated. |
| Cost or valuation at 30 November 2024 is represented by: |
| Freehold | Fixtures |
| land and | Plant and | and | Motor |
| buildings | machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Valuation in 2019 | 110,760 | - | - | - | 110,760 |
| Valuation in 2020 | (75,000 | ) | - | - | - | (75,000 | ) |
| Valuation in 2021 | 100,000 | - | - | - | 100,000 |
| Valuation in 2022 | (50,000 | ) | - | - | - | (50,000 | ) |
| Cost | 1,314,240 | 4,492,898 | 21,038 | 1,179,382 | 7,007,558 |
| 1,400,000 | 4,492,898 | 21,038 | 1,179,382 | 7,093,318 |
| If freehold land and buildings had not been revalued they would have been included at the following historical cost: |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cost | 1,314,240 | 1,314,240 |
| Aggregate depreciation | 317,461 | 289,461 |
| Value of land in freehold land and buildings | 465,460 | 465,460 |
| Freehold land and buildings were valued on an open market basis basis on 30 November 2024 by the directors . |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Group |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows: |
| Plant and |
| machinery |
| £ |
| COST OR VALUATION |
| At 1 December 2023 | 2,539,600 |
| Additions | 1,084,635 |
| Disposals | (19,995 | ) |
| Transfer to ownership | (686,685 | ) |
| At 30 November 2024 | 2,917,555 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 December 2023 | 520,001 |
| Charge for year | 389,314 |
| Eliminated on disposal | (4,730 | ) |
| Transfer to ownership | (259,585 | ) |
| At 30 November 2024 | 645,000 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 November 2024 | 2,272,555 |
| At 30 November 2023 | 2,019,599 |
| 11. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 December 2023 |
| and 30 November 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 November 2024 |
| At 30 November 2023 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 11. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Subsidiaries |
| Registered office: Park House, 37 Clarence Street, Leicester, LE1 3RW |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Aggregate capital and reserves |
| Profit for the year |
| Registered office: Park House, 37 Clarence Street, Leicester, LE1 3RW |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Aggregate capital and reserves |
| Profit for the year |
| 12. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
| Company |
| Total |
| £ |
| FAIR VALUE |
| At 1 December 2023 |
| and 30 November 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 November 2024 |
| At 30 November 2023 |
| Valuations of investment property have been made by the directors, on an open market value for existing use basis. |
| Fair value at 30 November 2024 is represented by: |
| £ |
| Valuation in 2024 | 1,400,000 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 13. | STOCKS |
| Group |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 14. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 | 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Trade debtors | 3,573,756 | 1,618,448 |
| Amounts recoverable on contracts | 105,964 | 385,428 |
| Other debtors | 230,676 | 315,993 |
| Directors' current accounts | 565,490 | 911,590 | 159,088 | 355,189 |
| Corporation tax | 279,854 | 297,989 |
| VAT | 567,368 | 338,876 |
| Prepayments | 225,630 | 256,813 |
| 5,548,738 | 4,125,137 |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 | 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) | 522,376 | 463,891 |
| Trade creditors | 1,657,062 | 774,012 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
| Corporation tax | 172,464 | 217,231 |
| Social security and other taxes | 55,223 | 38,215 |
| Other creditors | 15,432 | 23,667 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 258,544 | 91,333 |
| 2,681,101 | 1,608,349 |
| 16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) | 441,552 | 429,016 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Hire purchase contracts |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year | 522,376 | 463,891 |
| Between one and five years | 441,552 | 429,016 |
| 963,928 | 892,907 |
| Group |
| Non-cancellable | operating leases |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | 2,040 | 9,728 |
| Between one and five years | - | 2,056 |
| 2,040 | 11,784 |
| 18. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts | 963,928 | 892,907 |
| Hire purchase liabilities are repayable monthly over 36 months at interest rates of 3-7% per annum and are secured on the assets so acquired. |
| 19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances | 913,277 | 773,024 |
| Group |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 December 2023 | 773,024 |
| Charge to Income Statement during year | 140,253 |
| Balance at 30 November 2024 | 913,277 |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 20. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Nominal | 30.11.23 | 30.11.22 |
| Number: | Class: | value: | £ | £ |
| 14 | Ordinary 'A' | £1 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Ordinary 'B' | £1 | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Ordinary 'C' | £1 | 70 | 70 |
| 34 | Ordinary 'D' | £1 | 34 | 34 |
| 132 | 132 |
| All share classes carry full voting rights with no restrictions and have no restrictions on the repayment of capital. The directors are entitled to vote an individual dividend on one class of share without the same dividend being voted to any other type of share. |
| 21. | RESERVES |
| Called up share capital |
| This represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued. |
| Revaluation reserve |
| The includes all unrealised gains on revaluation of tangible fixed assets. |
| Fair value reserve |
| The includes all unrealised gains on revaluation of investment property. |
| Capital redemption reserve |
| This represents the nominal value of shares that have been redeemed by the company. |
| Retained earnings |
| This includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses. |
| 22. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 30 November 2024 and 30 November 2023: |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| M C Merrigan |
| Balance outstanding at start of year | 455,388 | 278,201 |
| Amounts advanced | - | 193,787 |
| Amounts repaid | (248,059 | ) | (16,600 | ) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year | 207,329 | 455,388 |
| D M Doherty |
| Balance outstanding at start of year | 456,202 | 278,201 |
| Amounts advanced | - | 178,001 |
| Amounts repaid | (98,041 | ) | - |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year | 358,161 | 456,202 |
| The loans are repayable on demand and interest has been charged at the official HMRC rate. |
| Merrigan & Doherty Holdings Limited (Registered number: 14139915) |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 30 November 2024 |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| Key management personnel of the entity |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Remuneration | 166,555 | 142,667 |
| Dividends | 362,683 | 437,155 |
| Amount due from related party | 565,490 | 911,590 |
| Key management personnel are the directors of the group and subsidiary companies. |
| Other related parties |
| 30.11.24 | 30.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Dividends | 419,593 | 134,765 |
| Other related parties are relatives of the directors of the group. |