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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03218866 (England and Wales)















Strategic Report, Report of the Director and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Plater Chemicals Limited

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Director 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Profit and Loss Account 8

Balance Sheet 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11


Plater Chemicals Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025







DIRECTOR: B S Hendon



REGISTERED OFFICE: High Street West
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 8ES



REGISTERED NUMBER: 03218866 (England and Wales)



SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: Susanna D Ault FCCA ACA



AUDITORS: Tomkinson Teal (Lichfield) LLP
Hanover Court
5 Queen Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6QD

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The principal activity of the company is that of chemical distribution and manufacture across various types of industries.

We aim to present a balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of the business during the period and its position at the end of the year. Our review is appropriate and consistent with the size and nature of our business and is written in the context of the risks we face.

The profit and loss account shows a profit for the period before taxation of £4,681,949 (2024 - £2,795,363) and turnover of £17,535,181 (2024 - £13,269,020). Overhead costs have remained under close control.

Keeping pace with market trends is key to the Plater business model and it is proud of its ability to adapt to changes in the market and make quick business decisions. Market trends are heavily influenced by customer purchasing behaviour so Plater talks to its customers on a regular basis to learn about pressure points and provide solutions. Plater prides itself on innovation and providing novel answers to customers' headaches in order to stand out from the crowd. There has been a noticeable shift in Plater's business mix towards manufactured products.

We will continue to show flexibility and respond to market conditions and opportunities as they arise having due regard to key business risks faced by the business.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The business' activities of the company exposes it primarily to interest rate risk and the risk of economic effects on payment terms caused by the financial and global economic environment. During 2020/21, the world had to deal with the Covid-19 virus and the potential impact on the economy. For Plater Chemicals Limited, this has had a positive impact on income due to the industries the business trades with. Between 2022 and 2024, the Russia-Ukraine war and its resultant sanctions on Russia has had minimal direct impact on the business in the 2023-24 period. Conflicts have continued and Trump has added to global uncertainty, we believe Plater Chemicals resilience will continue.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

The business' principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, bank overdrafts, confidential invoice discounting, trade debtors and trade creditors. The main purpose of these instruments is to finance the business' operations.

In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a suitable level of funding advances to support working capital requirements. All of the business' bank balances are held in such a way that achieves a competitive rate of interest.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. Trade debtors are used to secure additional cash flow by the use of confidential invoice discounting funding. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debtors.

Trade creditors' liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.


Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
The Board of Directors confirm it has performed its duties in respect of section 172 of the Companies act 2006.
Specifically, the Board has considered long term factors that affect the Company's strategic directions.
The Board has engaged with its stakeholders, which assist the board in its decision-making process and in fulfilling its duty to promote the success of the Company as set out in Section 172

The Board has fulfilled their duties as follows:

On an ongoing basis, the board assess the major risks affecting the Company and develop appropriate responses to address those risks in an efficient and effective manner. This is taken into consideration when setting goals, budgets and forecasting financial performance. This ensures that the Company understands the financial impact of these risks and can respond to them on a timely basis.

Employees are a key to Plater Chemicals success. The Company engages with employees on a regular basis. Supervisor, site manager and Director meetings are held to cover a range of topics such as Health & Safety, financial performance, training and compliance. The company monitors staff turnover and performance to understand staff progression within the business.

The Company invests in the future of the business and has a successful mentoring plan to encourage young people into the Company.

Plater Chemicals aims to exceed its customers' expectations. We do this through communication and building strong business relationships with our clients. We further promote Plater Chemicals closely with our suppliers and our local communities. We understand our responsibility with our community and work hard to show how important that relationship is to the Company.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





B S Hendon - Director


17 June 2025

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Report of the Director
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The director presents his report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of bulk chemical dealers.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of £17.83783 per share was paid on 31 March 2025. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 March 2025 will be £ 660,000 .

DIRECTOR
B S Hendon held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2024 to the date of this report.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Plater Chemicals Group Limited.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is 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 director is 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 him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is 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 director is 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 he 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 company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Tomkinson Teal (Lichfield) LLP, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





B S Hendon - Director


17 June 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Plater Chemicals Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Plater Chemicals Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, 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 March 2025 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 director's 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, 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 Director 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 Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Plater Chemicals 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 Director.

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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page four, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

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 identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, through discussion with the directors and other management. We discussed with the directors and other management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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
Plater Chemicals 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.




Susanna D Ault FCCA ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Tomkinson Teal (Lichfield) LLP
Hanover Court
5 Queen Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6QD

17 June 2025

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Profit and Loss Account
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

REVENUE 3 17,535,181 13,269,020

Cost of sales (10,177,052 ) (7,967,305 )
GROSS PROFIT 7,358,129 5,301,715

Administrative expenses (2,868,416 ) (2,659,154 )
OPERATING PROFIT 5 4,489,713 2,642,561

Interest receivable and similar income 192,236 152,803
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 4,681,949 2,795,364

Tax on profit 6 (1,171,639 ) (699,461 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 3,510,310 2,095,903

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

3,510,310

2,095,903

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 8 - -
Property, plant and equipment 9 1,643,845 1,175,211
1,643,845 1,175,211

CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 10 2,545,492 2,780,894
Debtors 11 6,716,514 5,702,453
Cash at bank and in hand 9,056,700 6,712,173
18,318,706 15,195,520
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 (3,434,230 ) (2,810,750 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 14,884,476 12,384,770
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

16,528,321

13,559,981

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 14 (407,068 ) (289,038 )
NET ASSETS 16,121,253 13,270,943

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 37,000 37,000
Retained earnings 16 16,084,253 13,233,943
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 16,121,253 13,270,943

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 17 June 2025 and were signed by:





B S Hendon - Director


Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 April 2023 37,000 11,483,040 11,520,040

Changes in equity
Dividends - (345,000 ) (345,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 2,095,903 2,095,903
Balance at 31 March 2024 37,000 13,233,943 13,270,943

Changes in equity
Dividends - (660,000 ) (660,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 3,510,310 3,510,310
Balance at 31 March 2025 37,000 16,084,253 16,121,253

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

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

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


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

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

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

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

Turnover
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2003, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

Additional goodwill was acquired in 2011 and is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of three years.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Plant and machinery - 25% on reducing balance and 10% on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance

Stocks
Inventories 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 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.


Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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

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

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

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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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 the profit and loss account over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

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. REVENUE

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

An analysis of revenue by geographical market is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
United Kingdom 15,202,197 10,367,359
Europe 1,860,921 2,653,182
United States of America 107,292 128,364
Asia 154,307 17,205
Rest of the World 210,464 102,910
17,535,181 13,269,020

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 2,193,162 1,719,172
Social security costs 213,285 170,279
Other pension costs 81,565 74,261
2,488,012 1,963,712

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Director, Administration and Production 64 53

2025 2024
£    £   
Director's remuneration 5,448 5,448
Director's pension contributions to money purchase schemes 3,537 3,440

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

Money purchase schemes 1 1

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 103,420 72,643
Other operating leases 421,679 395,432
Depreciation - owned assets 185,009 167,562
Auditors' remuneration 9,564 9,530
Foreign exchange differences 31,723 (24,897 )

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 1,053,609 628,406

Deferred tax 118,030 71,055
Tax on profit 1,171,639 699,461

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6. 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:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 4,681,949 2,795,364
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

1,170,487

698,841

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 1,136 620
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (118,014 ) (71,055 )

Deferred tax 118,030 71,055
Total tax charge 1,171,639 699,461

7. DIVIDENDS
2025 2024
£    £   
Interim 660,000 345,000

8. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 April 2024
and 31 March 2025 125,002
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2024
and 31 March 2025 125,002
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 -
At 31 March 2024 -

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Fixtures
Plant and and Computer
machinery fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2024 2,247,643 217,380 77,612 2,542,635
Additions 569,719 82,150 1,774 653,643
At 31 March 2025 2,817,362 299,530 79,386 3,196,278
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 1,242,278 57,915 67,231 1,367,424
Charge for year 148,041 34,289 2,679 185,009
At 31 March 2025 1,390,319 92,204 69,910 1,552,433
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 1,427,043 207,326 9,476 1,643,845
At 31 March 2024 1,005,365 159,465 10,381 1,175,211

10. INVENTORIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Stocks 2,545,492 2,780,894

11. DEBTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 3,328,237 2,527,974
Other debtors 39,323 49,391
Prepayments 529,070 351,781
3,896,630 2,929,146

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Amounts owed by group undertakings 2,819,884 2,773,307

Aggregate amounts 6,716,514 5,702,453

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade creditors 2,493,656 2,313,002
Tax 554,751 247,947
Social security and other taxes 51,382 37,669
VAT 287,618 188,039
Directors' current accounts 485 233
Accrued expenses 46,338 23,860
3,434,230 2,810,750

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

13. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 338,526 331,237
Between one and five years 1,210,925 1,525,838
In more than five years 175,000 175,000
1,724,451 2,032,075

14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 407,068 289,038

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 April 2024 289,038
Charge for the year 118,030
Balance at 31 March 2025 407,068

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
37,000 Ordinary £1 37,000 37,000

16. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 April 2024 13,233,943
Profit for the year 3,510,310
Dividends (660,000 )
At 31 March 2025 16,084,253

17. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The company operates a defined contribution scheme and auto enrolment scheme for its employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions paid into the funds during the financial year totalled £81,565 (2024 - £50,088).

Plater Chemicals Limited (Registered number: 03218866)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

18. DIRECTOR'S ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024:

2025 2024
£    £   
B S Hendon
Balance outstanding at start of year (233 ) 141,941
Amounts advanced 659,748 202,826
Amounts repaid (660,000 ) (345,000 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year (485 ) (233 )

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

B S Hendon
Director

During the financial year, the company paid £11,838 (2024 - £11,838) rent for occupation of a business premises, which is owned by Mr B S Hendon. The charge is at a market rate.





20252024
£   £   
Amount due to/(from) related party at the balance sheet date485233


20. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The parent undertaking and controlling party is Plater Chemicals Group Limited.

Plater Chemicals Group Limited's registered office is Alrewas House, Main Street, Alrewas, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 7ED.

The consolidated financial statements in which Plater Chemicals Ltd are published are those prepared by Plater Chemicals Group Ltd, which are available from Companies House.