| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 4 |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| ACCOUNTANTS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| The Old Council Chambers |
| Halford Street |
| Tamworth |
| Staffordshire |
| B79 7RB |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 4 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks |
| Debtors | 5 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 6 |
| NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
7 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 10 |
| Retained earnings |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
| (a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| BALANCE SHEET - continued |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Paul Chapman & Sons Limited is a |
| The company's ultimate parent undertaking Slinter Holdings Ltd, includes the company in it's consolidated financial statements, and these are available at its registered office 187 The Hill, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3QU. |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all periods presented unless otherwise stated. |
| 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. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods and services, excluding value added tax. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| 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 Profit and loss account, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| 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. |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Motor |
| machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 October 2023 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 September 2024 |
| At 30 September 2023 |
| 5. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| 6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Taxation and social security |
| Other creditors |
| PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04497559) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 8) |
| 8. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| The company has future operating lease commitments of £219,267. |
| 9. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank overdrafts |
| Hire purchase contracts | 2,046,097 | 2,565,581 |
| 10. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary A | £1 | 900 | 900 |
| Ordinary B | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| 1,000 | 1,000 |