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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Statement of Income and Retained Earnings |
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Statement of Financial Position |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Company Information
Directors |
O Slamenkaite K Moreton |
Registered office |
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Auditor |
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Fair review of the business
The directors are satisfied with the performance of the company for the year which is in line with management's expectations. The group's performance is affected by the general health of the Energy vertical market which will be driven by the oil price, worldwide markets and demand.
In 2024, the company’s turnover and profit were impacted by lower oil and gas prices and an uncertain North Sea economy. However, the company successfully improved its gross margin. Under new management, the company has prioritised business growth and market diversification while enhancing its offerings through an innovative approach and cutting-edge technology.
The underlying business to date has remained robust, our pipeline of opportunities is healthy, and we have generated profits during the year.
The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
Financial KPIs |
Unit |
2024 |
2023 |
Turnover |
£ |
13,345,584 |
17,721,690 |
Gross margin |
% |
7 |
6 |
Profit/(loss) before tax |
£ |
99,041 |
191,609 |
Cash at bank |
£ |
2,047 |
1,618 |
Net assets |
£ |
359,342 |
3,789,015 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
The group trades principally within the Energy vertical market specialising as an employment agency.
The company faces business risks associated with the local demand for employment in Aberdeenshire, this could be either as a result of technological changes reducing the local employment requirements or economic factors such as a long-term reduction in oil price leading to a reduction in investment and reduced demand for a local workforce. Management monitors these risks to ensure continuity of trade and reactivity to local market conditions.
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The company uses basic financial instruments, other than derivatives, comprising bank balances, and various other items such as trade debtors, trade debt factoring and trade creditors. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for and finance the company's operations.
It is, and has been throughout the year under review, the company’s policy that no trade in non-basic financial instruments shall be undertaken.
The company does not enter into any formal hedging arrangements.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
Liquidity, credit, price and cash flow risks are managed by the directors on a constant basis to ensure the company maintains adequate cash flows to serve its working capital requirements.
The company has a normal level of exposure to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risks arising from trading activities which are largely conducted in sterling.
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for that other party by failing to discharge an obligation. Company policies are aimed at minimising such losses by authorisation of credit terms to customers who demonstrate an appropriate payment history and satisfy credit worthiness procedures.
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The company aims to mitigate liquidity risk by managing cash generation by its operations and ensuring regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits in trade debtors.
Cash flow risk is the risk of exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability such as future interest payments on a variable rate debt. The company manages this risk, where significant, and does not maintain any derivatives or complex financial instruments as explained above.
Future developments
The principal activity and performance of the company and group is expected to remain consistent for the foreseeable future.
Approved by the
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Director
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Disclosure of information in the Strategic Report
The company has chosen in accordance with s.414C(11) Companies Act 2006 to set out in the company's Strategic Report information required by Schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to be contained in the Directors' Report. It has done so in respect of future developments and financial instruments.
Directors' liabilities
As permitted by Articles of Association, the directors have the benefit of an indemnity which is a qualifying third party indemnity provision as defined by Section 234 of the Companies Act 2006. The indemnity was in force throughout the last financial year and is currently in force.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
Approved by the director on
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O Slamenkaite
Director
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual 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 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:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Statement of Financial Position, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
• | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 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 Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and 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 our 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 and the Directors' Report.
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 5), 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.
Auditor’s 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 auditor’s 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.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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:
Based on our understanding of the company and the industry in which it operates, we determined that the principle risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the reporting framework (FRS 102 and the Companies Act 2006), UK corporate taxation laws, health and safety legislation and data protection legislation. These risks were communicated to our audit team and we remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout our audit.
We understood how the company is complying with relevant legislation by making enquiries of management. We also considered the results of our audit procedures and to what extent these corroborate this understanding and assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement. This included consideration of how fraud might occur and evaluation of management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements.
We designed our audit procedures to identify any non-compliance with laws and regulations. Such procedures included, but were not limited to, inspection of any regulatory or legal correspondence; challenging assumptions and judgements made by management; identifying and testing journal entries with a focus on large or unusual transactions as determined based on our understanding of the business; and identifying and assessing the effectiveness of controls in place to prevent and detect fraud.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there remains a risk that a material misstatement may not have been detected, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all instances of non-compliance.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
The primary responsibility for the detection and prevention of fraud rests with those responsible for governance and management. The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the auditor will become aware of it.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment, collusion, omission, misrepresentation or forgery.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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 an auditor’s 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.
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For and on behalf of
130 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
( |
( |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Operating loss |
( |
( |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Profit before tax |
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Taxation |
( |
( |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Retained earnings brought forward |
3,751,515 |
3,609,205 |
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Dividends paid |
( |
- |
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Retained earnings carried forward |
321,842 |
3,751,515 |
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2024
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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- |
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Tangible assets |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
( |
( |
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Net current assets |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
37,500 |
37,500 |
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Retained earnings |
321,842 |
3,751,515 |
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Shareholders' funds |
359,342 |
3,789,015 |
Company registration number: SC214658
Approved and authorised by the
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O Slamenkaite
Director
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in Scotland.
The address of its registered office is:
Scotland
The principal activity of the company is that of an employment agency.
Accounting policies |
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except any items disclosed in the accounting policies as being shown at fair value and are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. Its financial statements are consolidated into the financial statements of Sword Group S.E., which can be obtained from sword-group.com/en/investors. As such advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102:
(a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.
(b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
(c) No disclosure has been given for the aggregate remuneration of key management personnel.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Going concern
The company made a profit after tax for the year ended 31 December 2024 and had net assets of £359,342 at that date.
The organisation has performed strongly and generate a profit for the fourth consecutive year. The company has continued to demonstrate its commitment to managing resources effectively in order to meet current and future obligations.
The company's forecasts show that with the measures outlined above they have sufficient working capital.
As such, having made enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
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.
Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerning the future and, by their nature, will rarely equal the related actual income. Key assumptions and other estimation uncertainty may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
Judgements and estimates 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:
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. The company exercises judgement to estimate such recoverability.
Revenue recognition
The revenue shown in the profit and loss account represents amounts receivable for temporary and permanent placements during the period, exclusive of Value Added Tax.
The company recognises revenue when the amount can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria has been met for each of the company's activities.
Revenue from temporary placements is recognised as the services are provided and represents amounts billed for the services of temporary staff, which includes the salary costs for these staff.
Revenue from permanent placements is based on a percentage of the candidate's remuneration package. It is company policy to defer revenue from permanent placements and recognise it over the three month probation period following the candidate's start date.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Tax
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.
Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over
the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Land and buildings |
20% straight line |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
20% straight line |
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings or current liabilities.
Trade debtors
Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at the transaction price and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases, the receivables are stated at cost less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Trade creditors
Trade and other creditors are initially recognised at the transaction price and are thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are recognised initially at fair value less attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortised cost with any difference between the amount initially recognised and redemption value being recognised in the statement of comprehensive income over the period of the borrowings, together with any interest and fees payable, using the effective interest method.
Leases
Lease payments are recognised as an expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. The aggregate benefit of lease incentives is recognised as a reduction to expense over the lease term, on a straight-line basis.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due.
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, bank overdrafts, trade and other creditors, trade debtors, loan and factoring finance. The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for and finance the company's operations.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
Due to the nature of the financial instruments used by the company there is no exposure to price risk. The group's approach to managing other risks applicable to the financial instruments concerned is shown below.
In respect of the bank balances the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of overdrafts at floating rates of interest. The company has loan facilities which are continually monitored, with the compliance with all relevant covenants prioritised.
In respect of other loans these are from financial institutions. The interest rates are tied to LIBOR and the group manages the liquidity risk by ensuring there are sufficient funds to meet the payments.
Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts falling due.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Revenue |
The analysis of the company's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Rendering of services - United Kingdom |
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Operating loss |
Arrived at after charging
2024 |
2023 |
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Depreciation expense |
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Foreign exchange (gains)/losses |
( |
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Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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- |
Other interest receivable and similar income |
2024 |
2023 |
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Other interest receivable |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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Redundancy costs |
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- |
Other employee expense |
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The average number of persons employed by the company during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
2024 |
2023 |
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Administration and support |
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Contractors |
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Auditor's remuneration |
2024 |
2023 |
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Audit of the financial statements |
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Other fees to auditors |
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Taxation compliance services |
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Half year review engagement services |
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement
2024 |
2023 |
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Current taxation |
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UK corporation tax |
(9,958) |
46,956 |
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
( |
( |
(18,953) |
15,868 |
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Subvention payment |
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- |
Total current income tax |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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Tax expense in the income statement |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the hybrid rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
2024 |
2023 |
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Profit before tax |
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Corporation tax at standard rate (2023: hybrid rate) |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit |
|
- |
Use of brought forwards tax losses |
- |
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Deferred tax expense from unrecognised temporary difference |
|
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Decrease in UK current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
( |
( |
Other tax effects for reconciliation between accounting profit and tax expense |
|
- |
Total tax charge |
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets
2024 |
Asset |
Pension accrual |
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Losses carried forward |
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2023 |
Asset |
Accelerated capital allowances |
( |
Pension accrual |
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Losses carried forward |
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Intangible assets |
Other intangible assets |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
- |
- |
Additions acquired separately |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Amortisation |
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At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 |
- |
- |
Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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At 31 December 2023 |
- |
- |
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Disposals |
( |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2024 |
- |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Charge for the year |
- |
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Eliminated on disposal |
( |
( |
( |
At 31 December 2024 |
- |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2024 |
- |
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At 31 December 2023 |
- |
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Debtors |
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Trade debtors |
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Amounts owed by group undertakings |
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Prepayments and accrued income |
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Deferred tax asset |
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Total current trade and other debtors |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
2024 |
2023 |
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Cash at bank and on hand |
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Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Creditors |
Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to group undertakings |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other payables |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Corporation tax liability |
34,473 |
46,956 |
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
2024 |
2023 |
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No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
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37,500 |
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37,500 |
Loans and borrowings |
Current loans and borrowings
2024 |
2023 |
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Other borrowings |
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Other borrowings
Other borrowings of £445,370 (2023 - £192,343) comprise a factoring facility. This facility is secured by a bond and floating charge over all property and assets present and future of the company, including uncalled capital.
Aberdeen Appointments Agency Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Related party transactions |
Amounts due to and from group undertakings at 31 December 2024 are aggregated as permitted by FRS 102 and shown separately in debtors and creditors.
In accordance with FRS 102 paragraph 33.1A, exemption is taken not to disclose transactions in the year between wholly group undertakings.
During the year sales of £1,013,508 (2023: £2,529,420 ) were made to companies under common control.
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
Ultimate control vests with Sword Group SE. Sword Group SE produces financial statements available for public
use.
Sword Group SE, whose registered office is situated at Route d'Arlon 2-4, L-8399 Windhof, Luxembourg, is the parent of the largest and smallest group preparing consolidated financial statements incorporating the results of the company.
The ultimate parent undertaking changed during the year from Prolinks Partner SA to Sword Group SE on 1 April 2024.