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Registered number: 03872570










AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED










ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
B. Duffy 
K. Corcoran 




Company secretary
B. Duffy



Registered number
03872570



Registered office
115 Evans Road
Speke

Liverpool

Merseyside

L24 9PB




Independent auditors
Langtons Professional Services Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

The Plaza

100 Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9QJ





 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Strategic Report
 
 
1
Directors' Report
 
 
2 - 3
Independent Auditors' Report
 
 
4 - 7
Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
 
8
Statement of Financial Position
 
 
9
Statement of Changes in Equity
 
 
10
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
 
11 - 24


 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Business review
 
The directors are satisfied that the ongoing strategy of establishing and maintaining partnering relationships with customers, suppliers and indeed selective competitors has again contributed to consistant performance.

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include the effect of credit risk. The company has in place policies that seek to limit the adverse effects on the financial performance of the company. The policies set by the board of directors are implemented by the company's finance department.
Credit risk
The company has implemented policies that require appropriate credit assessments on potential customers before sales are made. The amount of exposure to any individual counterparty is subject to review by the company's finance department.

Financial key performance indicators
 
Gross Profit per Employee £31,655 (2023 - £18,067) - This has been calculated as gross profit divided by the average number of employees in the year and is used to measure contribution in relation to manpower, labour costs being a significant cost within the business.
Operating Profit per Employee £11,409 (2023 - £140) - This has been calculated as operating profit divided by the average number of employees in the year and is used to measure return in relation to manpower, labour costs being a significant cost within the business.


This report was approved by the board on 26 June 2025 and signed on its behalf.







B. Duffy
Director

Page 1

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.

 In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:


select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

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 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Principal activity

The principal activities of the company during the year continued to be Control Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering including Projects, Installation & Maintenance Services, and Test Equipment Rental, Instrument Repairs & Calibrations.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £666,374 (2023 - £28,224).

The directors do not recommend any dividends for the year.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

B. Duffy 
P. Bancroft (resigned 24 May 2024)
K. Corcoran 

Page 2

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.

Auditors

The auditorsLangtons Professional Services Limitedwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 26 June 2025 and signed on its behalf.
 







B. Duffy
Director

Page 3

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Aughton Automation Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 30 September 2024, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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 30 September 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur 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. 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 course of 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.

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AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Opinion 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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 Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 2, 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 is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Page 5

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED (CONTINUED)


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 an Auditors' Report 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, are:
• to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud;
• to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses; and
• to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.
However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.
Our approach was as follows:
• We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS 102 and the Companies Act 2006), the relevant tax compliance regulations in the UK and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• We understood how the Company is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of management. Through consideration of the results of our audit procedures we were able to either corroborate or provide contrary evidence which was then followed up.
• Based on our understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations. Our procedures involved:
enquiries of management; and
journal entry testing, with a focus on manual journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business.
• We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by meeting with management to understand where it considered there was susceptibility to fraud. We also considered performance targets and their propensity to influence efforts made by management to manage revenue and earnings. Where the risk was considered to be higher, including areas impacting key performance indicators or management remuneration, we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk or other risk of material misstatement. These procedures included those on revenue recognition detailed above, the assessment of items identified by management as non-recurring and testing manual journals and were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from material fraud or error.
 
Page 6

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED (CONTINUED)



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 Auditors' Report.

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 2006Our 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 an Auditors' Report 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.




Andrew McCall (Senior Statutory Auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
Langtons Professional Services Limited
 
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
  
The Plaza
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9QJ

26 June 2025
Page 7

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 4 
9,935,939
10,446,950

Cost of sales
  
(7,498,469)
(8,549,961)

Gross profit
  
2,437,470
1,896,989

Distribution costs
  
(7,322)
(8,425)

Administrative expenses
  
(1,551,690)
(1,873,838)

Operating profit
 5 
878,458
14,726

Interest receivable and similar income
 9 
86,302
52,732

Interest payable and similar expenses
 10 
(860)
-

Profit before tax
  
963,900
67,458

Tax on profit
 11 
(297,526)
(39,234)

Profit for the financial year
  
666,374
28,224

There were no recognised gains and losses for 2024 or 2023 other than those included in the statement of comprehensive income.

There was no other comprehensive income for 2024 (2023:£NIL).

The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 03872570

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 13 
748,356
778,948

  
748,356
778,948

Current assets
  

Stocks
 14 
14,823
11,527

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 15 
2,772,996
2,993,876

Cash at bank and in hand
 16 
2,644,229
2,528,533

  
5,432,048
5,533,936

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 17 
(1,798,780)
(2,595,356)

Net current assets
  
 
 
3,633,268
 
 
2,938,580

Total assets less current liabilities
  
4,381,624
3,717,528

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 19 
(12,437)
(14,715)

  
 
 
(12,437)
 
 
(14,715)

Net assets
  
4,369,187
3,702,813


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 20 
275,000
275,000

Profit and loss account
 21 
4,094,187
3,427,813

  
4,369,187
3,702,813


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 26 June 2025.




B. Duffy
Director

The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

Page 9

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024


Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£


At 1 October 2022
275,000
3,399,589
3,674,589


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
28,224
28,224


Other comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-


Total comprehensive income for the year
-
28,224
28,224


Total transactions with owners
-
-
-



At 1 October 2023
275,000
3,427,813
3,702,813


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
666,374
666,374


Other comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-


Total comprehensive income for the year
-
666,374
666,374


Total transactions with owners
-
-
-


At 30 September 2024
275,000
4,094,187
4,369,187


The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

Page 10

 
AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

1.


General information

Aughton Automation Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales. Its registered office is 115 Evans Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9PB. The company number is 03872570.
The principal activity of the company is Control Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering including Projects, Installation & Maintenance Services, and Test Equipment Rental, Instrument Repairs & Calibrations.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£).

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Going concern

The company has cash resources and no external finance. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

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AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.3

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 
2.4

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

 
2.5

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

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AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.5
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

L/Term Leasehold Property
-
2% straight line
Plant & machinery
-
25% straight line
Fixtures & fittings
-
25% straight line
Computer equipment
-
33% straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.6

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is 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.

 
2.7

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.8

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.9

Financial instruments

The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Statement of Financial Position when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

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AUGHTON AUTOMATION LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.9
Financial instruments (continued)

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. 

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

Basic financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.9
Financial instruments (continued)

Derecognition of financial instruments

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

 
2.10

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 
2.11

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

 
2.12

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 
2.13

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

 
2.14

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.15

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

 
2.16

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

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 income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.



3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The directors have made judgements regarding the depreciation of fixed assets, accrued income, accrued costs and the value of any doubtful debts.


4.


Turnover

The whole of the turnover is attributable to the principal activity of the company.

All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

5.


Operating profit

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2024
2023
£
£

Other operating lease rentals
119,113
115,552


6.


Auditors' remuneration

During the year, the Company obtained the following services from the Company's auditors:


2024
2023
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the Company's financial statements
8,900
8,500


7.
Employees

Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:


2024
2023

£
£


Wages and salaries
3,628,101
4,337,532

Social security costs
403,852
474,091

Costs of defined contribution scheme
126,999
140,276


4,158,952
4,951,899

The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2024
        2023
            No.
            No.







Administration
18
18



Engineers
59
87

77
105

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

8.


Directors' remuneration

2024
2023
£
£

Directors' emoluments
236,289
424,666

Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes
18,080
20,502

254,369
445,168


During the year retirement benefits were accruing to 3 directors (2023 - 3) in respect of defined contribution pension schemes.

The highest paid director received remuneration of £107,684 (2023 - £208,627).

The value of the Company's contributions paid to a defined contribution pension scheme in respect of the highest paid director amounted to £8,023 (2023 - £8,023).


9.


Interest receivable

2024
2023
£
£


Other interest receivable
86,302
52,732

86,302
52,732


10.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
2023
£
£


Other interest payable
860
-

860
-

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

11.


Taxation


2024
2023
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
287,289
42,719

Adjustments in respect of previous periods
12,515
-


299,804
42,719


Total current tax
299,804
42,719

Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
(2,278)
(3,485)

Total deferred tax
(2,278)
(3,485)


297,526
39,234

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2023 - higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 22%). The differences are explained below:

2024
2023
£
£


Profit on ordinary activities before tax
963,900
67,458


Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 22%)
240,975
14,841

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
39,387
33,285

Fixed asset differences
4,649
4,035

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of prior periods
12,515
-

Adjustment in research and development tax credit leading to an increase (decrease) in the tax charge
-
(12,113)

Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rates
-
(417)

Other differences leading to an increase (decrease) in the tax charge
-
5

Marginal relief
-
(402)

Total tax charge for the year
297,526
39,234

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
 
11.Taxation (continued)


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.


12.


Intangible assets




Goodwill

£



Cost


At 1 October 2023
200,000



At 30 September 2024

200,000



Amortisation


At 1 October 2023
200,000



At 30 September 2024

200,000



Net book value



At 30 September 2024
-



At 30 September 2023
-



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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

13.


Tangible fixed assets





L/Term Leasehold Property
Plant & machinery
Motor vehicles
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Total

£
£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 October 2023
978,949
89,902
-
417,511
1,486,362


Additions
-
-
34,005
5,622
39,627



At 30 September 2024

978,949
89,902
34,005
423,133
1,525,989



Depreciation


At 1 October 2023
229,644
89,902
-
387,868
707,414


Charge for the year on owned assets
19,579
-
34,005
16,635
70,219



At 30 September 2024

249,223
89,902
34,005
404,503
777,633



Net book value



At 30 September 2024
729,726
-
-
18,630
748,356



At 30 September 2023
749,305
-
-
29,643
778,948


14.


Stocks

2024
2023
£
£

Raw materials and consumables
14,823
11,527

14,823
11,527


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

15.


Debtors

2024
2023
£
£


Trade debtors
1,082,955
2,072,579

Amounts owed by group undertakings
852,563
580,673

Prepayments and accrued income
837,478
340,624

2,772,996
2,993,876



16.


Cash and cash equivalents

2024
2023
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
2,644,229
2,528,533

2,644,229
2,528,533



17.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2024
2023
£
£

Trade creditors
485,376
784,355

Corporation tax
287,289
29,451

Other taxation and social security
399,457
670,086

Other creditors
22,373
59,064

Accruals and deferred income
604,285
1,052,400

1,798,780
2,595,356



18.


Financial instruments

2024
2023
£
£

Financial assets


Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss
2,644,229
2,528,533




Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss comprise bank and cash.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

19.


Deferred taxation




2024


£






At beginning of year
(14,715)


Charged to profit or loss
2,278



At end of year
(12,437)

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2024
2023
£
£


Accelerated capital allowances
(14,876)
(17,776)

Short term timing differences
2,439
3,061

(12,437)
(14,715)


20.


Share capital

2024
2023
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



275,000 (2023 - 275,000) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
275,000
275,000



21.


Reserves

Profit & loss account

Includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.


22.


Pension commitments

The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

23.


Commitments under operating leases

At 30 September 2024 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2024
2023
£
£


Not later than 1 year
123,414
69,488

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
217,831
77,518

341,245
147,006


24.


Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under paragraph 33.1A of FRS 102 and has not disclosed transactions with other wholly owned group companies.


25.


Controlling party

The immediate parent undertaking is Ellington Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.
The ultimate holding company is Maffleck Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.  Maffleck Holdings Limited has prepared consolidated financial statements, and these can be obtained from Companies House.
The ultimate controlling party is Brian Duffy. 

 
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