REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
for |
Cargo Overseas Limited |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
for |
Cargo Overseas Limited |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Strategic Report | 2 |
Report of the Directors | 4 |
Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
Income Statement | 9 |
Other Comprehensive Income | 10 |
Balance Sheet | 11 |
Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 |
Cargo Overseas Limited |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
SECRETARY: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors |
Westminster House |
10 Westminster Road |
Macclesfield |
Cheshire |
SK10 1BX |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Strategic Report |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS REVIEW |
The principal activity of the business is that of an international freight forwarder. This involves arranging the transportation of goods internationally, including customs formalities. |
The directors are pleased to present another successful year's results. The business has seen a significant increase in turnover, with the turnover increasing from £55.368m in 2023 to £57.04m in the year under review. This growth has been achieved despite a large fluctuations of international freight rates. The Company has continued investing in technology. We are offering our customers new and innovative solutions to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. |
The Company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows: |
Unit | 2024 | 2023 |
Turnover | £'000 | 57,040 | 55,368 |
Gross Profit | % | 19.9 | 22.1 |
Net Profit | % | 6.4 | 8.7 |
Receivable Days | 55 | 32 |
The business' overhead has increased in the year under review with further investment in digital technology. |
During the year in review the company has embarked on its ESG journey. We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint as well as helping our customers to de-carbonize their supply chain. We are not just committed to reducing our environmental impact, we are also dedicated to the social aspect of ESG. During the year in review, we have implemented a shadow board to increase visibility and communication within the company. Another initiative we are trialling is a 4-day work week. The aim of this is to improve employee wellbeing without compromising on productivity. |
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
We expect freight rates to fluctuate and increase due to geopolitical factors in the Red Sea region and the vessel diversions that have been implemented in response to this. The war in Ukraine continues to cause disruption. Gross profit percentage has decreased from 22.1% to 19.9%. The additional complexity in arranging logistics solutions has resulted in a higher cost being placed on freight forwarding businesses to continue to minimise disruption. |
The company continues to face challenges in managing foreign exchange fluctuations in light of the current political uncertainty. The directors continue to monitor the situation closely and take steps to hedge financial exposure. |
The effect of UK leaving the European Union has increased the work required by the operations of the business. The flow of freight around Europe has slowed down due to additional controls and regulation, which have also increased operational costs. |
As the world grows more reliant on digital platforms the company intends to continue to make significant investment in technology to provide digital freight forwarding solutions to our customers. This involves the use of technology to provide competitive instant pricing and real time information regarding their supply chain. |
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
We continue to invest heavily in digitisation to improve the efficiency of our operations. This means software that allows more real time information into the supply chain for the benefit of our customers. We also have developed software systems to automate tasks which are historically manual and time consuming, this will continue into the coming years. |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Strategic Report |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
We expect freight rates to remain volatile in the coming year. The market will remain very competitive and we intend to invest in our sales team to get our offerings to a larger customer base. |
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 September 2024. |
DIVIDENDS |
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 September 2024 was £3,000,000 (2023: £6,151,077). |
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: |
MATTERS COVERED IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
As permitted by S414c(11) of Companies Act 2006, the director has elected to disclose information, required to be in the director's report by schedule 7 of the 'Large and Medium-sized Companies, and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulation 2008, in the Strategic report. |
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
The directors are responsible for preparing the 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 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 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 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company 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 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 directors are 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 each director 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. |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Report of the Directors |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
AUDITORS |
The auditors, Harts Limited, 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 |
Cargo Overseas Limited |
Opinion |
We have audited the financial statements of Cargo Overseas Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
Cargo Overseas 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 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, 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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. |
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: |
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 (UK GAAP and the Companies Act 2006) and employment law. In addition the Company has to comply with laws and regulations relating to its operations and health and safety. |
We understood how Cargo Overseas Limited is complying with those frameworks by making inquiries of management and confirmation, to identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by discussion with directors to understand where it's considered there was a susceptibility to fraud. We considered the controls that the Company has established to address risks identified, or that otherwise prevent, deter and detect fraud. |
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions; and tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions. |
Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
Cargo Overseas Limited |
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations enquiry of the directors and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatement that arises due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. |
Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations that could materially impact the financial statements. Taking into accounts our understanding of the Company, our procedures involved enquires of management and focussed testing as appropriate with consideration to risk assessment. |
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. |
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 and Statutory Auditors |
Westminster House |
10 Westminster Road |
Macclesfield |
Cheshire |
SK10 1BX |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Income Statement |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
Notes | £ | £ |
TURNOVER | 4 |
Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) |
GROSS PROFIT |
Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
3,657,494 | 4,780,804 |
Other operating income |
OPERATING PROFIT | 6 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
Tax on profit | 9 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Other Comprehensive Income |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
Notes | £ | £ |
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Balance Sheet |
30 September 2024 |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
Notes | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 11 |
Tangible assets | 12 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 13 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 17 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 18 |
Retained earnings | 19 |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
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 |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 September 2023 |
Changes in equity |
Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
Total comprehensive income | - |
Balance at 30 September 2024 |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Cargo Overseas Limited is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
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 3.17(d). |
The parent company is Venture Asset Management Limited. The consolidated financial statements are available on request from the registered office. |
Significant judgements and estimates |
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. |
The judgements (apart from those involving estimations) that management has made in the process of applying the entity's accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are as follows: |
- Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annual and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technical innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values. |
- Determination whether the leases entered into the company as lessee are operating leases and not finance leases. These decisions depend on an assessment of whether the risk and rewards of ownership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease by lease basis. |
Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerning the future and, by their nature, will rarely equal the related actual outcome. The key assumptions and other sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are as follows: |
- Determination that there are no indicators of the impairment of the companies tangible assets. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future performance of that unit. |
- Determination of recoverability of trade debtors. A specific provision is made against certain debts where in the opinion of the directors the debt is not fully recoverable. |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Turnover |
The turnover shown in the statement of income and retained earnings represents amounts invoiced during the year, upon delivery of goods to the customer, exclusive of value added tax. Income is recognised at the point goods arrive at their destination. |
Revenue from the rendering of services is measured by reference to the stage of completion of the service transaction at the end of the reporting period provided that the outcome can be reliably estimated. When the outcome cannot be reliably estimated, revenue is recognised only to the extent that expenses recognised are recoverable. |
Goodwill |
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of businesses, is being amortised evenly over the estimated useful life of ten years. |
Air Systems - acquired in 2011 for £150,000 |
Avian - acquired in 2013 for £46,305 |
Eurobase - acquired in 2014 for £160,000 |
McMillans - acquired in 2015 for £150,000 |
Quantum - acquired 2019 for £75,607 |
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 |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Motor vehicles | - |
Computer equipment | - |
Impairment of Fixed Assets |
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. |
For the purposes of impairment testing, where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows which are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. |
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash generated units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the company are assigned to those units. |
Financial instruments |
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. |
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a 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. |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Basic financial assets |
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. |
Impairment of financial assets |
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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. If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss. |
Derecognition of financial assets |
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party. |
Classification of 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 deducting all of its liabilities. |
Basic financial liabilities |
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. |
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. |
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
Derecognition of financial liabilities |
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. |
Taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the 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. |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
3. | 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 |
Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities dominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to the profit and loss account. |
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. |
Going concern |
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company has the ability to trade in the future with support from the directors and other connected companies. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. |
Equity instruments |
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company. |
Employee benefits |
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets. |
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. |
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. |
4. | TURNOVER |
The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
4. | TURNOVER - continued |
An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
United Kingdom |
Rest of the World | 11,296,061 | 8,305,261 |
5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Wages and salaries |
Social security costs |
Other pension costs |
The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
Directors | 5 | 5 |
Operations | 59 | 57 |
Finance | 10 | 10 |
Sales | 10 | 12 |
IT | 3 | 2 |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Directors' remuneration |
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
Money purchase schemes |
Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Emoluments etc |
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
6. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Profit on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
Goodwill amortisation |
Development costs amortisation |
Foreign exchange differences | ( |
) |
7. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements |
22,437 |
31,060 |
8. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Other interest payable |
9. | TAXATION |
Analysis of the tax charge |
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Current tax: |
UK corporation tax |
(Over) Under provision in prior year | 4,161 | 5,572 |
Total current tax |
Deferred tax: |
Deferred tax | ( |
) |
Prior year adjustment | 171 | - |
Total deferred tax | ( |
) |
Tax on profit |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
9. | 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: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Profit before tax |
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2023 - |
Effects of: |
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods |
previous periods |
Deferred tax | 171 | 1,504 |
deduction |
Total tax charge | 992,891 | 1,099,890 |
10. | DIVIDENDS |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Ordinary shares of £1 each |
Interim |
11. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Development |
Goodwill | costs | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 October 2023 |
and 30 September 2024 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 October 2023 |
Amortisation for year |
At 30 September 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 September 2024 |
At 30 September 2023 |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
12. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Fixtures |
and | Motor | Computer |
fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ | £ |
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 |
13. | DEBTORS |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Amounts falling due within one year: |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
VAT |
Prepayments and accrued income |
Amounts falling due after more than one year: |
Other debtors |
Aggregate amounts |
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors | ( |
) |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Corporation tax |
Social security and other taxes |
Other creditors |
Accruals and deferred income |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
15. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Lease payments recognised as an expense during the year are £431,590 (2023: £420,082). |
16. | SECURED DEBTS |
The company is operating a duty deferment account, whereby, HMRC effectively gives agents credit for a certain time period to pay their customs charges, so a guarantee from an approved bank, Barclays Bank PLC, is currently in place as security. |
17. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
£ | £ |
Deferred tax | 10,918 | 22,981 |
Deferred |
tax |
£ |
Balance at 1 October 2023 |
Credit to Income Statement during year | ( |
) |
Prior year adjustment | 171 |
Balance at 30 September 2024 |
18. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 30.9.24 | 30.9.23 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | £1 | 12,500 | 12,500 |
There are no restrictions on these shares. |
19. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 October 2023 |
Profit for the year |
Dividends | ( |
) |
At 30 September 2024 |
Cargo Overseas Limited (Registered number: 02541472) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 30 September 2024 |
20. | OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS |
Cargo Overseas Ltd is the financial guarantor as per the tenancy lease agreement of Trilogy Freight Ltd, a related party. As per the latest tenancy agreement of Trilogy Freight Limited, the rent was £350,000 per annum and the expiry of the tenancy agreement was in October 2026. |
21. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The controlling party is Venture Asset Management Limited. |
The ultimate controlling party is |
The consolidated financial statements are available upon request from the registered office of the controlling party, Venture Asset Management Limited. The company is registered at the address: |
Floats Road |
Manchester |
England, |
M23 9NJ |