REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861 (England and Wales) |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861 (England and Wales) |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONTENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Group Strategic Report | 2 |
Report of the Directors | 3 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
Consolidated Income Statement | 8 |
Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income | 9 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | 10 |
Company Balance Sheet | 11 |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 13 |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 17 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditors |
Tattersall House |
East Parade |
Harrogate |
North Yorkshire |
HG1 5LT |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
On 12 August 2024, the group acquired the entire share capital of J Marsland & Sons Limited, a private company registered in England. Subsequent to the year end, the entire trade of J Marsland & Sons Limited was hived up into the subsidiary company. |
Trading again remained largely flat throughout the year and, over the course of the year, turnover fell by 2.3% and gross profit margins fell slightly from 34.4% to 34.1%. The acquisition of J Marsland &Sons Limited towards the end of the year helped to limit the fall in group turnover and will add to the growth of the group in the future. Net assets for the group increased from £14,011,537 to £16,020,814 but net current assets fell from £7,986,754 to £5,315,330 mainly due to the cash acquisition of J Marsland & Sons Limited. |
Cost pressures continue to persist, however the directors are encouraged by this performance and the continued focus on improving efficiencies and margins. Focus remains on customer service, delivered by outstanding staff and management vision. |
The holding company continues to receive rental income on the properties owned. |
The directors are very satisfied with the results for the year and the long-term prospects for the future. |
The company has taken advantage of the exemptions available to medium sized companies concerning key performance indicators. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
Given the nature of the market in which the group operates, there is a degree of risk of bad debts but the directors are confident that that the policies they have implemented help to mitigate those risks. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of the retail and wholesale of building materials. |
DIVIDENDS |
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
Since the year end, trading continues to be robust despite the backdrop of challenging conditions in the building sector. The directors are not intending to make any significant changes to the nature of the business in the near future but remain watchful of any opportunities for growth. |
EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR |
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements. |
DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 October 2023 to the date of this report. |
Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
- | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
- | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
- | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information. |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, DSC Accountants Ltd, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of G H Brooks & Co (Holdings) Ltd (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). |
In our opinion the financial statements: |
- | give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company affairs as at 30 September 2024 and of the group's profit for the year then ended; |
- | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
- | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion |
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
Conclusions relating to going concern |
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
Other information |
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. |
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. |
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
- | the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
- | the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
- | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
- | the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
- | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
- | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
Responsibilities of directors |
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. |
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
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 gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company and the industry in which it operates and considered the risk of acts by the company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We focused on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and the inspection of other regulatory and legal correspondence. |
We addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and estimates and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud and the completeness of income recognition by testing from despatch documentation. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud. |
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
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 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD |
Use of our report |
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
for and on behalf of |
Chartered Accountants |
Statutory Auditors |
Tattersall House |
East Parade |
Harrogate |
North Yorkshire |
HG1 5LT |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER | 19,676,718 | 20,145,143 |
Cost of sales | 12,974,447 | 13,211,356 |
GROSS PROFIT | 6,702,271 | 6,933,787 |
Administrative expenses | 4,091,105 | 3,342,591 |
2,611,166 | 3,591,196 |
Other operating income | 38,100 | 94,860 |
OPERATING PROFIT | 4 | 2,649,266 | 3,686,056 |
Interest receivable and similar income | 178,949 | 32,359 |
2,828,215 | 3,718,415 |
Gain/loss on revaluation of investment property |
- |
(24,535 |
) |
2,828,215 | 3,693,880 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 5 | 10,615 | - |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 2,817,600 | 3,693,880 |
Tax on profit | 6 | 808,323 | 880,388 |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
Profit attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 2,009,277 | 2,813,492 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONSOLIDATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | 2,009,277 | 2,813,492 |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
2,009,277 |
2,813,492 |
Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
Owners of the parent | 2,009,277 | 2,813,492 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET |
30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 8 | 3,770,818 | 1,456,333 |
Tangible assets | 9 | 7,109,688 | 4,356,700 |
Investments | 10 | 103,050 | 101,750 |
Investment property | 11 | 290,000 | 290,000 |
11,273,556 | 6,204,783 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Stocks | 12 | 3,158,504 | 2,945,111 |
Debtors | 13 | 4,131,161 | 3,355,086 |
Cash at bank and in hand | 1,451,134 | 4,557,412 |
8,740,799 | 10,857,609 |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | 3,425,469 | 2,870,855 |
NET CURRENT ASSETS | 5,315,330 | 7,986,754 |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
16,588,886 |
14,191,537 |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 15 | (368,722 | ) | - |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | (199,350 | ) | (180,000 | ) |
NET ASSETS | 16,020,814 | 14,011,537 |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 20 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Retained earnings | 16,018,814 | 14,009,537 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 16,020,814 | 14,011,537 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: |
Mr J P Broadwith - Director |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET |
30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 8 |
Tangible assets | 9 |
Investments | 10 |
Investment property | 11 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 |
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 20 |
Retained earnings |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
Company's profit for the financial year | 49,687 | 1,911,213 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 October 2022 | 2,000 | 11,196,045 | 11,198,045 |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - | 2,813,492 | 2,813,492 |
Balance at 30 September 2023 | 2,000 | 14,009,537 | 14,011,537 |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - | 2,009,277 | 2,009,277 |
Balance at 30 September 2024 | 2,000 | 16,018,814 | 16,020,814 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
Called up |
share | Retained | Total |
capital | earnings | equity |
£ | £ | £ |
Balance at 1 October 2022 |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 September 2023 |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 September 2024 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
Cash flows from operating activities |
Cash generated from operations | 1 | 3,542,029 | 3,960,461 |
Interest paid | (10,615 | ) | - |
Tax paid | (1,056,043 | ) | (628,506 | ) |
Net cash from operating activities | 2,475,371 | 3,331,955 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (1,018,639 | ) | (532,481 | ) |
Purchase of investment property | - | (64,535 | ) |
Sale of tangible fixed assets | 110,000 | 84,000 |
Acquisition of subsidiary | (4,501,282 | ) | - |
Interest received | 178,949 | 32,359 |
Net cash from investing activities | (5,230,972 | ) | (480,657 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
Amount introduced by directors | 158,019 | 540,846 |
Amount withdrawn by directors | (508,696 | ) | (928,902 | ) |
Net cash from financing activities | (350,677 | ) | (388,056 | ) |
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (3,106,278 | ) | 2,463,242 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
4,557,412 |
2,094,170 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 1,451,134 | 4,557,412 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Profit before taxation | 2,817,600 | 3,693,880 |
Depreciation charges | 539,834 | 535,513 |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (774 | ) | (24,061 | ) |
Loss on revaluation of fixed assets | - | 24,535 |
Finance costs | 10,615 | - |
Finance income | (178,949 | ) | (32,359 | ) |
3,188,326 | 4,197,508 |
Decrease/(increase) in stocks | 376,417 | (41,135 | ) |
Increase in trade and other debtors | (144,731 | ) | (50,994 | ) |
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors | 122,017 | (144,918 | ) |
Cash generated from operations | 3,542,029 | 3,960,461 |
2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
Year ended 30 September 2024 |
30.9.24 | 1.10.23 |
£ | £ |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,451,134 | 4,557,412 |
Year ended 30 September 2023 |
30.9.23 | 1.10.22 |
£ | £ |
Cash and cash equivalents | 4,557,412 | 2,094,170 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
At 1.10.23 | Cash flow | At 30.9.24 |
£ | £ | £ |
Net cash |
Cash at bank and in hand | 4,557,412 | (3,106,278 | ) | 1,451,134 |
4,557,412 | (3,106,278 | ) | 1,451,134 |
Debt |
Finance leases | - | (3,373 | ) | (3,373 | ) |
Debts falling due within 1 year | - | (43,257 | ) | (43,257 | ) |
Debts falling due after 1 year | - | (368,722 | ) | (368,722 | ) |
- | (415,352 | ) | (415,352 | ) |
Total | 4,557,412 | (3,521,630 | ) | 1,035,782 |
4. | ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS |
During the year the group acquired J Marsland & Sons Limited. The net cash flow of £4,501,282 represents cash paid for the acquisition of £4,748,630 less cash acquired of £247,348. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
G H Brooks & Co (Holdings) Ltd is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Basis of consolidation |
The group's financial statements consolidate those of the company and it's subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 30 September 2024. Profits or losses on intra-group transactions are eliminated in full. Inter-company balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. On acquisition of a subsidiary, all of the subsidiary's assets and liabilities which exist at the date of acquisition are recorded at their fair values reflecting their condition at that date. |
Related party exemption |
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements. |
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. |
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty |
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows: |
Depreciation and amortisation |
The depreciation and amortisation policies have been set according to management's experience of the useful lives of a typical asset in each category, something which is reviewed annually. The depreciation charged during the year was £539,834 (2023 - £535,513) which the directors feel is a fair reflection of the benefits derived from the consumption of the fixed assets during the year. |
Stock write-off provision |
A provision for slow moving stock has been included within the financial statements. This provision has been calculated based the full value of stock that has been held for a period of 18 months and amounts to £471,227 and is consistently applied each year. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Turnover |
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts , rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes, and is recognised on despatch. |
Goodwill and business combinations |
On 12 August 2024, the subsidiary company acquired the entire share capital of J Marsland & Sons Limited, a private company registered in England. The value of the goodwill was £2,596,356 and will be amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years. |
Intangible assets |
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Tangible fixed assets are included at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life: |
Freehold property | 2% on cost |
Plant and machinery | 20% on reducing balance and 10% on cost |
Fixtures and fittings | 20% on reducing balance and 10% on cost |
Computer equipment | 20% and 16.67% on cost |
Motor vehicles | 20% on reducing balance and 20% on cost |
Investment property |
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in profit or loss. |
Stocks |
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
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. |
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. |
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
Debtors |
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price less any impairment. |
Cash at bank and in hand |
Cash at bank and in hand represents cash and short term highly liquid funds. |
Creditors |
Creditors are recognised when the company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any discounts due. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries | 2,180,917 | 1,748,846 |
Social security costs | 238,879 | 189,134 |
Other pension costs | 47,761 | 24,917 |
2,467,557 | 1,962,897 |
The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2023 - NIL). |
The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the year was 41 (2023 - 41 ) . |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration | 795,420 | 509,332 |
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 2,807 | 1,321 |
The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
Money purchase schemes | 2 | 2 |
Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Emoluments etc | 475,983 | 392,473 |
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 1,321 | 1,321 |
4. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Other operating leases | 115,719 | (11,500 | ) |
Depreciation - owned assets | 256,081 | 253,642 |
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts | 1,882 | - |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | (774 | ) | (24,061 | ) |
Goodwill amortisation | 281,871 | 281,871 |
Auditors' remuneration | 16,361 | 14,400 |
5. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank interest | 4,536 | - |
Interest on tax | 6,079 | - |
10,615 | - |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
6. | TAXATION |
Analysis of the tax charge |
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Current tax: |
UK corporation tax | 821,323 | 886,388 |
Deferred tax | (13,000 | ) | (6,000 | ) |
Tax on profit | 808,323 | 880,388 |
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: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Profit before tax | 2,817,600 | 3,693,880 |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2023 - 22.003 %) |
704,400 |
812,764 |
Effects of: |
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 12,797 | 8,084 |
Income not taxable for tax purposes | - | (7,129 | ) |
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 104,126 | 72,669 |
Deferred tax | (13,000 | ) | (6,000 | ) |
Total tax charge | 808,323 | 880,388 |
The rate at which corporation tax has been charged has changed following changes in marginal rates of taxation. |
7. | INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT |
As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
8. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Group |
Goodwill |
£ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 | 2,818,710 |
Additions | 2,596,356 |
At 30 September 2024 | 5,415,066 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 October 2023 | 1,362,377 |
Amortisation for year | 281,871 |
At 30 September 2024 | 1,644,248 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 | 3,770,818 |
At 30 September 2023 | 1,456,333 |
During the year the group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of J Marsland & Sons Limited (registered office now Hartwith House, Claro Road, Harrogate HG1 4DS). This has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and was settled in cash. The cost of the investment was £4,748,630 which represents goodwill of £2,596,356, tangible fixed assets of £2,102,837, and current assets of £1,117,825 less liabilities of £1,068,388. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Group |
Fixtures |
Freehold | Plant and | and |
property | machinery | fittings |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 | 3,875,313 | 453,226 | 206,170 |
Additions | 797,480 | - | - |
Disposals | - | (23,204 | ) | - |
Acquisitions | 2,090,872 | 209,224 | 95,963 |
At 30 September 2024 | 6,763,665 | 639,246 | 302,133 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 October 2023 | 200,118 | 344,927 | 184,244 |
Charge for year | 93,456 | 21,568 | 10,068 |
Eliminated on disposal | - | (22,745 | ) | - |
Transfer to ownership | 118,743 | 108,738 | 74,518 |
At 30 September 2024 | 412,317 | 452,488 | 268,830 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 | 6,351,348 | 186,758 | 33,303 |
At 30 September 2023 | 3,675,195 | 108,299 | 21,926 |
Motor | Computer |
vehicles | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 | 1,384,166 | - | 5,918,875 |
Additions | 221,159 | - | 1,018,639 |
Disposals | (146,574 | ) | - | (169,778 | ) |
Acquisitions | 260,100 | 157,470 | 2,813,629 |
At 30 September 2024 | 1,718,851 | 157,470 | 9,581,365 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 October 2023 | 832,886 | - | 1,562,175 |
Charge for year | 132,871 | - | 257,963 |
Eliminated on disposal | (37,807 | ) | - | (60,552 | ) |
Transfer to ownership | 258,609 | 151,483 | 712,091 |
At 30 September 2024 | 1,186,559 | 151,483 | 2,471,677 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 | 532,292 | 5,987 | 7,109,688 |
At 30 September 2023 | 551,280 | - | 4,356,700 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
Group |
The net book value of tangible fixed assets includes £ 17,780 (2023 - £ 19,662 ) in respect of assets held under hire purchase contracts. |
Company |
Freehold |
property |
£ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 |
Additions |
At 30 September 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 October 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 30 September 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 |
At 30 September 2023 |
10. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Group |
Unlisted |
investments |
£ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 | 101,750 |
Additions | 1,300 |
At 30 September 2024 | 103,050 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 | 103,050 |
At 30 September 2023 | 101,750 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
10. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
Company |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 |
and 30 September 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 |
At 30 September 2023 |
The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
Subsidiary |
Registered office: Hartwith House, Claro Road, Harrogate HG1 4DS |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Aggregate capital and reserves |
Profit for the year |
G H Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Ltd has a trading subsidiary J Marsland & Sons Limited, a company registered in England. |
11. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
Group |
Total |
£ |
FAIR VALUE |
At 1 October 2023 |
and 30 September 2024 | 290,000 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 | 290,000 |
At 30 September 2023 | 290,000 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
11. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY - continued |
Group |
Fair value at 30 September 2024 is represented by: |
£ |
Valuation in 2014 | 42,622 |
Valuation in 2018 | 35,000 |
Valuation in 2023 | (24,535 | ) |
Cost | 236,913 |
290,000 |
If the investment property had not been revalued it would have been included at the following historical cost: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Cost | 236,913 | 236,913 |
The investment property was valued on an open market basis on 30 September 2024 by the directors . |
12. | STOCKS |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Stocks | 3,158,504 | 2,945,111 |
13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors | 2,767,012 | 2,514,085 |
Other debtors | 791,804 | 606,713 |
Directors' current accounts | 508,696 | 158,019 |
Prepayments and accrued income | 63,649 | 76,269 |
4,131,161 | 3,355,086 |
Included within debtors are interest-free loans to the directors. Full details are shown in note 21 of the accounts. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
Group | Company |
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) | 43,257 | - |
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) | 3,373 | - |
Trade creditors | 1,925,068 | 1,511,848 |
Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
Tax | 339,045 | 556,042 |
Social security and other taxes | 432,246 | 383,134 |
Other creditors | 7,816 | 6,613 |
Accruals and deferred income | 674,664 | 413,218 |
3,425,469 | 2,870,855 |
15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans (see note 16) | 368,722 | - |
16. | LOANS |
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
Bank loans | 43,257 | - |
Amounts falling due between two and five | years: |
Bank loans | 158,237 | - |
Amounts falling due in more than five years: |
Repayable by instalments |
Bank loans | 210,485 | - |
The bank loans were fully repaid after the year end. |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
Group |
Hire purchase contracts |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year | 3,373 | - |
Group |
Non-cancellable operating | leases |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Within one year | 95,000 | - |
Between one and five years | 324,583 | 95,000 |
419,583 | 95,000 |
18. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Bank loans | 411,979 | - |
Hire purchase contracts | 3,373 | - |
415,352 | - |
The bank loans were secured by a legal charge over the property and a debenture over all assets of the company. These charges were satisfied after the year end. |
The hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets concerned. |
19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
Group |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax | 199,350 | 180,000 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
Group |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 October 2023 | 180,000 |
Credit to Income Statement during year | (13,000 | ) |
Other movements | 32,350 |
Balance at 30 September 2024 | 199,350 |
20. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary shares | £1 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
21. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2023: |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
A J Broadwith |
Balance outstanding at start of year | 150,256 | 160,235 |
Amounts advanced | 292,886 | 150,256 |
Amounts repaid | (150,256 | ) | (160,235 | ) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year | 292,886 | 150,256 |
J P Broadwith |
Balance outstanding at start of year | 7,763 | (390,272 | ) |
Amounts advanced | 215,810 | 778,646 |
Amounts repaid | (7,763 | ) | (380,611 | ) |
Amounts written off | - | - |
Amounts waived | - | - |
Balance outstanding at end of year | 215,810 | 7,763 |
G H BROOKS & CO (HOLDINGS) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 11581861) |
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
22. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
During the year, G H Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Ltd paid rent of £110,000 to the G H Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Ltd Executive Pension Scheme, a scheme of which the directors Mr J P Broadwith and Mrs J Broadwith are beneficiaries. |
During the year, G H Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Ltd provided interest-free loans to the daughters of Mr J P Broadwith amounting to £200,500. The total amounts outstanding at the year end were £392,500 and this figure is shown in other debtors. |
23. | POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
Subsequent to the year end, the company purchased additional properties from the subsidiary of G H Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Ltd for £2,000,000 plus related fees. |
Also subsequent to the year end, the entire trade of J Marsland & Sons Limited was hived up into GH Brooks & Co (Harrogate) Limited. |
24. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The controlling party is J P Broadwith. |