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Registration number: 06718573

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Director's Report

2

Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Retained Earnings

3

Balance Sheet

4 to 5

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

6 to 13

Detailed Profit and Loss Account

14 to 16

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Company Information

Director

Mr Shaun Colbeck McGuinness

Registered office

Greenbank
Howick Cross Lane
Penwortham
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 0NS

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Director's Report for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.

Director of the company

The director who held office during the year was as follows:

Mr Shaun Colbeck McGuinness

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is haulage contractors

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the director on 27 November 2024
 

.........................................
Mr Shaun Colbeck McGuinness
Director

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Profit and Loss Account and Statement of Retained Earnings for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

 

7,992,791

8,122,026

Cost of sales

 

(5,507,262)

(6,233,219)

Gross profit

 

2,485,529

1,888,807

Administrative expenses

 

1,767,091

1,549,624

Operating profit

 

718,438

339,183

Interest payable and similar charges

 

(326,983)

(320,269)

 

(326,983)

(320,269)

Profit before tax

4

391,455

18,914

Taxation

 

(192,581)

42,446

Profit for the financial year

 

198,874

61,360

Retained earnings brought forward

 

779,554

892,494

Dividends paid

 

(170,100)

(174,300)

Retained earnings carried forward

 

808,328

779,554

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

(Registration number: 06718573)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

6

5,840,162

5,890,174

Investments

7

100

100

 

5,840,262

5,890,274

Current assets

 

Stocks

8

429,777

408,326

Debtors

9

1,319,142

1,362,635

Cash at bank and in hand

 

-

5,222

 

1,748,919

1,776,183

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

10

(3,196,428)

(3,011,922)

Net current liabilities

 

(1,447,509)

(1,235,739)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

4,392,753

4,654,535

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

10

(2,733,438)

(3,216,575)

Provisions for liabilities

(850,887)

(658,306)

Net assets

 

808,428

779,654

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

808,328

779,554

Shareholders' funds

 

808,428

779,654

For the financial year ending 30 September 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved and authorised by the director on 27 November 2024
 

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

(Registration number: 06718573)
Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024

.........................................
Mr Shaun Colbeck McGuinness
Director

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Greenbank
Howick Cross Lane
Penwortham
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 0NS
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 27 November 2024.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

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

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction, less any estimated residual value, over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Vehicles and trailers

10% straight line, 15 % straight line and 25% reducing balance

Plant and machinery

25% reducing balance and 5% straight line

Office building

10% straight line

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

10% straight line

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

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

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

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

Dividends

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

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 0 (2023 - 44).

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

879,931

702,353

5

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2023

40,000

40,000

At 30 September 2024

40,000

40,000

Amortisation

At 1 October 2023

40,000

40,000

At 30 September 2024

40,000

40,000

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2024

-

-

6

Tangible assets

Motor vehicles
 £

Office building
£

Plant and equipment
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2023

7,244,807

18,832

299,145

7,562,784

Additions

1,495,540

1,735

9,328

1,506,603

Disposals

(1,208,998)

-

-

(1,208,998)

At 30 September 2024

7,531,349

20,567

308,473

7,860,389

Depreciation

At 1 October 2023

1,611,869

1,953

58,787

1,672,609

Charge for the year

856,375

2,056

21,499

879,930

Eliminated on disposal

(532,312)

-

-

(532,312)

At 30 September 2024

1,935,932

4,009

80,286

2,020,227

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2024

5,595,417

16,558

228,187

5,840,162

At 30 September 2023

5,632,937

16,879

240,358

5,890,174

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

7

Investments

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

100

100

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 October 2023

100

Provision

Carrying amount

At 30 September 2024

100

At 30 September 2023

100

8

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Work in progress

429,777

408,326

9

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

1,038,008

1,075,377

Amounts owed by related parties

12

170,865

249,664

Prepayments

 

27,877

13,940

Staff loans

 

2,682

9,870

Accrued income

 

79,710

-

VAT/PAYE

 

-

13,784

   

1,319,142

1,362,635

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

10

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans, finance leases and factoring

11

2,550,997

2,384,514

Trade creditors

 

313,339

474,231

Amounts owed to related parties

12

33,722

1,756

VAT and social security

 

259,443

78,248

Credit cards

 

24,272

25,076

Accrued expenses

 

5,760

40,113

Staff pensions

 

8,895

7,984

 

3,196,428

3,011,922

Due after one year

 

Bank loans, finance leases and factoring

11

2,733,438

3,216,575

11

Loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

6,875

36,875

Hire purchase contracts

2,726,563

3,179,700

2,733,438

3,216,575

2024
£

2023
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

30,000

30,000

Bank overdrafts

112

-

HP and finance lease liabilities

1,509,687

1,302,258

Factoring account

1,011,198

1,052,256

2,550,997

2,384,514

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

12

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with parent

McGuinness Holdings Ltd
 

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

Integrity Haulage Ltd
 

Loans to related parties

2024

Parent
£

Subsidiary
£

Total
£

At start of period

131,661

96,837

228,498

At end of period

131,661

96,837

228,498

13

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement

2024
 £

2023
 £

Current taxation

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

(251,166)

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

192,581

208,720

Tax expense/(receipt) in the income statement

192,581

(42,446)

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Detailed Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover (analysed below)

7,992,791

8,122,026

Cost of sales (analysed below)

5,507,262

6,233,219

Gross profit

2,485,529

1,888,807

Gross profit (%)

31.1%

23.26%

Administrative expenses

Employment costs (analysed below)

224,967

222,785

Establishment costs (analysed below)

59,057

83,005

General administrative expenses (analysed below)

455,864

386,126

Finance charges (analysed below)

87,087

78,077

Depreciation costs (analysed below)

879,931

702,353

Other expenses (analysed below)

60,185

77,278

1,767,091

1,549,624

Operating profit

718,438

339,183

Interest payable and similar expenses (analysed below)

326,983

320,269

Profit before tax

391,455

18,914

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Detailed Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

2024
£

2023
£

   

Turnover

Sales

7,992,791

8,122,026

   

Cost of sales

Opening work in progress

408,327

368,235

Diesel

2,022,026

2,295,022

Haulage repairs, maintenance and direct costs

654,962

781,680

Closing work in progress

(429,777)

(408,326)

Wages and salaries (excluding directors)

2,060,720

2,027,578

Staff NIC (Employers)

191,869

180,539

Staff pensions (Other)

43,903

39,930

Subcontract cost

555,232

948,561

5,507,262

6,233,219

   

Employment costs

Wages and salaries (excluding directors)

120,016

114,026

Staff NIC (Employers)

12,483

10,588

Directors NIC (Employers)

2,290

747

Staff pensions (Defined contribution)

2,518

5,993

Directors pensions (Defined contribution)

80,000

79,100

Keyman insurance

2,623

2,592

Staff training

4,680

3,510

Staff welfare and workwear

357

6,229

224,967

222,785

   

Establishment costs

Rent

7,129

6,000

Light, heat and power

1,222

1,254

Business insurance

38,226

34,616

Repairs and maintenance

12,480

41,135

59,057

83,005

   

General administrative expenses

Telephone and internet

10,927

11,243

Computer software and maintenance costs

16,276

12,574

Printing, postage and stationery

8,800

9,684

Trade subscriptions

7,004

12,001

Charitable donations

754

729

Sundry and cleaning

9,168

5,496

Vehicle washing

19,066

15,069

Fleet insurance

219,916

139,842

Parking charges

43,165

40,843

Travel, subsistence and tolls

88,448

104,273

 

McGuinness Haulage Ltd

Detailed Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 September 2024

2024
£

2023
£

   

Advertising

4,636

6,683

Customer entertaining (disallowable for tax)

9,143

8,804

Accountancy fees

4,738

4,673

Management accounts, payroll and auto enrolment fees

9,610

10,000

Legal and professional fees

3,677

2,615

Bad debts written off

-

1,381

Leasing payments

536

216

455,864

386,126

   

Finance charges

Factoring charges

81,235

73,147

Bank and credit card charges

5,852

4,930

87,087

78,077

   

Depreciation costs

Depreciation of plant and machinery (owned)

21,499

20,878

Depreciation of motor vehicles (owned)

856,375

679,648

Depreciation of office building

2,057

1,827

879,931

702,353

   

Other expenses

(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets

60,185

77,278

   

   

Interest payable and similar expenses

Bank interest payable

3,332

4,929

Bank loan interest payable

7,500

7,500

Hire purchase interest and charges

312,182

307,840

Other interest payable

3,969

-

326,983

320,269