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Group Strategic Report, Report of the Director and

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

for

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)






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




Page

Company Information 1

Group Strategic Report 2

Report of the Director 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4 to 6

Consolidated Income Statement 7

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 8

Consolidated Balance Sheet 9

Company Balance Sheet 10

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 15 to 25


T P Niven (Holdings) Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025







DIRECTOR: J C Niven



REGISTERED OFFICE: The Garage
Palnackie
Castle Douglas
DG7 1PG



REGISTERED NUMBER: SC542324 (Scotland)



AUDITORS: Farries, Kirk & McVean
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DUMFRIESSHIRE
DG1 3SJ



SOLICITORS: JHS Law
8/10 Bank Street
Dumfries
DG1 2NS

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Group Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

The director presents his strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31st March 2025.

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited is the holding company of T P Niven Limited and Niven Developments Limited. T P Niven Limited is a road haulage company operating exclusively within the United Kingdom and based in Dumfries & Galloway. The business has been in existence for about a century. Niven Developments Limited has developed property for rental and subsequent sale.

The directors believe that the group is well placed to service its customers throughout the UK and particularly in South West Scotland. The management have lengthy experience in the haulage industry to the benefit of both the group and its customers. The subsidiary company is a member of the Palletline plc haulage group.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The directors are satisfied with the results. Turnover has grown again from £30.3 to £33.7m. Gross profits have increased from £5.6m to £6.5m and gross profit percentage has risen from 18.6% to 19.2%. Bottom line profits before tax are down from £1.2m to £387k. This is partially as a result of property transactions within Niven Developments although trading profits before tax fell from £907k to £499k. This was as a direct result of increased depreciation charges on an expanded fleet of vehicles. The directors consider this to have been a very good year of trading.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
Given the straightforward nature of the business, the directors are of the opinion that there are no additional KPI's other than the measures of turnover, gross profit and net profit reported above that are necessary for an understanding of the development, performance or position of the business.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
There are three main areas of concern that may affect the group's business. The volatility in world oil prices can damage profitability if the directors are unable to successfully negotiate fuel surcharges with customers. Even if successful in applying surcharges, this could make the cost of haulage unaffordable to customers should fuel escalate drastically. Uncertainties still exist within the current economic climate and there is continual competitive pressure from within the haulage sector with companies looking to move into new areas of work as their traditional markets may have shrunk.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





J C Niven - Director


23rd July 2025

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Report of the Director
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

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

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of £1.76 per share was paid on 31st March 2025. The director recommends that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31st March 2025 will be £ 72,648 .

DIRECTOR
J C Niven held office during the whole of the period from 1st April 2024 to the date of this report.

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

Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group and enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and he has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Farries, Kirk & McVean, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





J C Niven - Director


23rd July 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
T P Niven (Holdings) Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31st March 2025 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 31st March 2025 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 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 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the 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 Director.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept 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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
T P Niven (Holdings) Limited


Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page three, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the 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 director either intends to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

- we have assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement as being low risk. The directors are very involved in the day to day management of the business and have a focus on controls to address potential fraud and error.
- the nature of the company's activities are significantly regulated. We have assessed the main regulations around the company's activities as being those concerning operation of commercial fleet transport. The company's compliance scores with VOSA were verified with very satisfactory results.
- we have discussed the legal and regulatory framework the company operates under with the director. This has enabled us to gain an understanding of those applicable to the company and the procedures they operate to ensure compliance.
- we have obtained an understanding of the company's policies and procedures on fraud risk through two way communication with the management and have no knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud.
- the Senior Statutory Auditor is satisfied that the engagement audit staff were competent to and capable of recognising non-compliance with laws and regulation. No details of any non-compliance were communicated to us and no such potential instances were noted during the audit process.

We have reached these conclusions following enquiries made of those charged with governance and senior staff and following audit testing procedures and review of financial statements.

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
T P Niven (Holdings) Limited


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Gerald McGill, BA CA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Farries, Kirk & McVean
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DUMFRIESSHIRE
DG1 3SJ

23rd July 2025

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Consolidated
Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 33,688,534 30,286,190

Cost of sales (27,207,083 ) (24,664,293 )
GROSS PROFIT 6,481,451 5,621,897

Administrative expenses (5,720,118 ) (4,221,531 )
761,333 1,400,366

Other operating income - 19,250
OPERATING PROFIT 5 761,333 1,419,616

Income from fixed asset investments 1,547 260
Interest receivable and similar income 1,718 3,469
764,598 1,423,345

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 (377,154 ) (238,095 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 387,444 1,185,250

Tax on profit 7 (114,314 ) (312,836 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 273,130 872,414
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 273,130 872,414

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Consolidated
Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 273,130 872,414


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Purchase of own shares - (1,437,512 )
Income tax relating to other comprehensive
income

-

-
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

-

(1,437,512

)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

273,130

(565,098

)

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent 273,130 (565,098 )

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 8,475,407 7,253,717
Investments 11 20,000 20,000
8,495,407 7,273,717

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 161,941 190,683
Debtors 13 6,239,546 6,405,444
Cash at bank and in hand 3,397 677
6,404,884 6,596,804
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 (6,510,313 ) (6,213,731 )
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS (105,429 ) 383,073
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

8,389,978

7,656,790

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 15 (3,944,289 ) (3,399,282 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 19 (574,462 ) (586,763 )
NET ASSETS 3,871,227 3,670,745

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 41,231 41,231
Capital redemption reserve 21 27,488 27,488
Consolidation reserve 21 1,279,795 1,279,795
Retained earnings 21 2,522,713 2,322,231
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 3,871,227 3,670,745

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 23rd July 2025 and were signed by:





J C Niven - Director


T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Company Balance Sheet
31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 - -
Investments 11 68,720 68,720
68,720 68,720

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 (1 ) (1 )
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (1 ) (1 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

68,719

68,719

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 41,231 41,231
Capital redemption reserve 21 27,488 27,488
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 68,719 68,719

Company's profit for the financial year 72,648 1,471,904

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 23rd July 2025 and were signed by:





J C Niven - Director


T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

Called up Capital
share Retained redemption Consolidation Total
capital earnings reserve reserve equity
£    £    £    £    £   
Balance at 1st April 2023 68,719 2,921,721 - 1,279,795 4,270,235

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital (27,488 ) - - - (27,488 )
Dividends - (6,904 ) - - (6,904 )
Total comprehensive income - (592,586 ) 27,488 - (565,098 )
Balance at 31st March 2024 41,231 2,322,231 27,488 1,279,795 3,670,745

Changes in equity
Dividends - (72,648 ) - - (72,648 )
Total comprehensive income - 273,130 - - 273,130
Balance at 31st March 2025 41,231 2,522,713 27,488 1,279,795 3,871,227

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

Called up Capital
share Retained redemption Total
capital earnings reserve equity
£    £    £    £   
Balance at 1st April 2023 68,719 - - 68,719

Changes in equity
Issue of share capital (27,488 ) - - (27,488 )
Dividends - (6,904 ) - (6,904 )
Total comprehensive income - 6,904 27,488 34,392
Balance at 31st March 2024 41,231 - 27,488 68,719

Changes in equity
Dividends - (72,648 ) - (72,648 )
Total comprehensive income - 72,648 - 72,648
Balance at 31st March 2025 41,231 - 27,488 68,719

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 2,846,418 1,578,559
Interest paid (38,279 ) (33,148 )
Interest element of hire purchase and finance
lease rental payments paid

(338,875

)

(204,947

)
Tax paid (162,280 ) (2,241 )
Net cash from operating activities 2,306,984 1,338,223

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (143,624 ) (189,526 )
Purchase of investment property - (244,342 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 395,807 255,163
Sale of investment property - 1,462,296
Interest received 1,718 3,469
Dividends received 1,547 260
Net cash from investing activities 255,448 1,287,320

Cash flows from financing activities
Capital repayments in year (2,722,909 ) (1,926,914 )
Amount introduced by directors 72,648 6,905
Amount withdrawn by directors (72,648 ) (33,078 )
Share buyback - (1,465,000 )
Equity dividends paid (72,648 ) (6,904 )
Net cash from financing activities (2,795,557 ) (3,424,991 )

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (233,125 ) (799,448 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 (720,087 ) 79,361

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 (953,212 ) (720,087 )

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31st March 2025

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before taxation 387,444 1,185,250
Depreciation charges 2,186,728 1,521,456
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 19,301 (249,832 )
Finance costs 377,154 238,095
Finance income (3,265 ) (3,729 )
2,967,362 2,691,240
Decrease in stocks 28,742 5,967
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 147,546 (1,640,650 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (297,232 ) 522,002
Cash generated from operations 2,846,418 1,578,559

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 31st March 2025
31.3.25 1.4.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 3,397 677
Bank overdrafts (956,609 ) (720,764 )
(953,212 ) (720,087 )
Year ended 31st March 2024
31.3.24 1.4.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 677 79,361
Bank overdrafts (720,764 ) -
(720,087 ) 79,361


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

Other
non-cash
At 1.4.24 Cash flow changes At 31.3.25
£    £    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank
and in hand 677 2,720 3,397
Bank overdrafts (720,764 ) (235,845 ) (956,609 )
(720,087 ) (233,125 ) (953,212 )
Debt
Hire purchase and
finance leases (5,046,082 ) 2,722,910 - (6,003,075 )
(5,046,082 ) 2,722,910 - (6,003,075 )
Total (5,766,169 ) 2,489,785 - (6,956,287 )

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the General Information page.

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


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

The financial statements are consolidated group financial statements prepared using merger accounting. The impact of this is the results and cashflows of the combining companies have been included in the financial statements from the beginning of the financial year in which the combination occurred. All subsidiaries have been included in the consolidation.

Significant judgements and estimates
Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include:

Depreciation charges in accordance with the accounting policies stated below.

Turnover
Turnover represents the total invoice value, excluding value added tax, of sales made during the year. In accordance with the principles of revenue recognition, income is recognised as the right to consideration obtained through performance of contractual obligations, and is included in the financial statements when the group is legally entitled to the income. In practice the group recognises entitlement to income based on the load date of goods rather than delivery date.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Freehold property - 2% on cost and not provided
Tenant's improvements - 2% on cost
Plant & equipment - 15% on reducing balance
Trailers - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance and at varying rates on cost
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, tangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation. Amounts written off each asset over the estimated useful life represent cost less residual value. The assets' residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end each reporting period. The value of land within land & buildings is not depreciated.

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, using the first in first out method, and net realisable value, after making 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.


T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

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

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

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

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 does not operate a pension scheme but does make contributions to money purchase schemes on behalf of employees. Such contributions are charged to the profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Invoice financing
The group uses Invoice Financing through RBS Invoice Finance Limited to accelerate the receipt of funds due from debtors. No rights are transferred to the finance provider, all benefits and risks remain with the group and all finance is potentially repayable therefore linked presentation is not appropriate. Accordingly debtors are disclosed in full within the balance sheet and any associated finance is included within creditors due within one year.

Provisions and contingencies
Provisions are recognised when the group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value, less bank overdrafts.

Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for the sale of services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price and represent the full value of the services charged to customers, including any amounts charged on for third parties.

Trade Creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts due to sub-contractors are recognised within Trade Creditors.

Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the group does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date they are presented as non current liabilities.

Borrowings
Interest bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transactions costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

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.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the principal activities of the group.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Rendering services 33,521,379 30,110,155
Sale & recharges of goods 167,155 176,035
33,688,534 30,286,190

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 12,298,213 10,366,728
Social security costs 1,145,035 965,339
Other pension costs 297,085 256,920
13,740,333 11,588,987

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

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

Directors 1 2
Management & administration 13 12
Direct employees 287 250
301 264

The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the year was 301 (2024 - 264 ) .

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 71,686 117,180
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 61,921 62,765

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

Money purchase schemes 1 2

The total remuneration in respect of key management personnel is the same as that of directors' remuneration.

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 737,117 510,119
Other operating leases 848,560 756,425
Depreciation - owned assets 301,117 307,050
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts and finance leases 1,885,612 1,214,404
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 19,301 (249,832 )
Auditors' remuneration 15,000 13,780

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank interest 100 -
Factoring charges 38,179 33,148
Hire purchase 295,305 179,492
Leasing 43,570 25,455
377,154 238,095

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 127,711 181,700
Corporation tax interest (1,096 ) -
Total current tax 126,615 181,700

Deferred tax (12,301 ) 131,136
Tax on profit 114,314 312,836

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25 % (2024 - 25 %).

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 387,444 1,185,250
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2024 -
25 %)

96,861

296,313

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 25,291 9,666
Income not taxable for tax purposes (387 ) (65 )
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (96,307 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 5,946 -
Deferred tax (12,301 ) 131,136
Interest (1,096 ) -
Tax losses - (27,907 )
Total tax charge 114,314 312,836

Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income

There were no tax effects for the year ended 31st March 2025.

2024
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Purchase of own shares (1,437,512 ) - (1,437,512 )

8. 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.

The parent company did not trade during the year and had no profit or loss in either the current or comparative financial period.

9. DIVIDENDS
2025 2024
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim 72,648 6,904

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Freehold Tenant's Plant &
property improvements equipment
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 696,530 262,371 519,194
Additions - 40,930 32,295
Disposals - - (36,953 )
At 31st March 2025 696,530 303,301 514,536
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 152,744 86,033 223,857
Charge for year 12,859 4,159 46,441
Eliminated on disposal - - (22,634 )
At 31st March 2025 165,603 90,192 247,664
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 530,927 213,109 266,872
At 31st March 2024 543,786 176,338 295,337

Motor Computer
Trailers vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 4,103,639 8,676,984 43,958 14,302,676
Additions 837,200 2,911,381 1,721 3,823,527
Disposals (255,998 ) (1,126,345 ) (20,096 ) (1,439,392 )
At 31st March 2025 4,684,841 10,462,020 25,583 16,686,811
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 2,297,717 4,255,834 32,774 7,048,959
Charge for year 592,965 1,525,407 4,898 2,186,729
Eliminated on disposal (233,130 ) (748,424 ) (20,096 ) (1,024,284 )
At 31st March 2025 2,657,552 5,032,817 17,576 8,211,404
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 2,027,289 5,429,203 8,007 8,475,407
At 31st March 2024 1,805,922 4,421,150 11,184 7,253,717

Included in cost of land and buildings is freehold land of £53,594 (2024 - £53,594) which is not depreciated.

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Group

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are as follows:
Plant & Motor
equipment Trailers vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 183,682 2,799,569 6,870,936 9,854,187
Additions - 793,500 2,813,381 3,606,881
Disposals - - (562,443 ) (562,443 )
Transfer to ownership - (435,910 ) (887,528 ) (1,323,438 )
At 31st March 2025 183,682 3,157,159 8,234,346 11,575,187
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 22,740 1,252,883 2,843,396 4,119,019
Charge for year 24,141 482,996 1,378,475 1,885,612
Eliminated on disposal - - (345,168 ) (345,168 )
Transfer to ownership - (336,527 ) (583,247 ) (919,774 )
At 31st March 2025 46,881 1,399,352 3,293,456 4,739,689
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 136,801 1,757,807 4,940,890 6,835,498
At 31st March 2024 160,942 1,546,686 4,027,540 5,735,168

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Group
Unlisted
investments
£   
COST
At 1st April 2024
and 31st March 2025 20,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 20,000
At 31st March 2024 20,000
Company
Shares in
group
undertakings
£   
COST
At 1st April 2024
and 31st March 2025 68,720
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 68,720
At 31st March 2024 68,720

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Subsidiaries

TP Niven Limited
Registered office: The Garage, Woodhead Road, Palnackie Castle, Douglas DG7 1PG
Nature of business: Road haulage
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2025 2024
£    £   
Aggregate capital and reserves 3,766,597 3,449,814
Profit for the year 389,431 664,030

Niven Developments Limited
Registered office: The Garage, Woodhead Road, Palnackie Castle, Douglas DG7 1PG
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2025 2024
£    £   
Aggregate capital and reserves 109,506 220,932
(Loss)/profit for the year (111,426 ) 208,384


12. STOCKS

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Consumables 161,941 190,683

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 5,942,201 6,126,482
Other debtors 29,791 29,894
Tax - 18,352
Prepayments 267,554 230,716
6,239,546 6,405,444

Confidential Invoice Financing is provided by arrangement with RBS Invoice Finance Limited. At 31st March, 2025 - £3,434,033 (2024 - £3,714,280) of the Trade debtors have been financed in such a manner. At 31st March 2025 there was a corresponding bank overdraft of £956,609 (2024 - £695,057).

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group Company
2025 2024 2025 2024
£    £    £    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) 956,609 720,764 - -
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 17)
2,058,786

1,646,800

-

-
Trade creditors 1,912,812 2,287,619 - -
Tax 127,683 181,700 - -
Social security and other taxes 275,672 252,207 - -
VAT 598,329 525,563 - -
Directors' current accounts 1 1 1 1
Accrued expenses 580,421 599,077 - -
6,510,313 6,213,731 1 1

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 17)
3,944,289

3,399,282

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 956,609 720,764

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Group
Hire purchase contracts Finance leases
2025 2024 2025 2024
£    £    £    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 1,788,259 1,422,370 270,527 224,430
Between one and five years 3,583,768 2,917,836 360,521 481,446
5,372,027 4,340,206 631,048 705,876

Group
Non-cancellable operating leases
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 1,193,302 885,201
Between one and five years 2,295,816 1,701,992
In more than five years 134,496 379,283
3,623,614 2,966,476

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

18. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank overdrafts 956,609 720,764
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases 6,003,075 5,046,082
6,959,684 5,766,846

The hire purchase creditors are secured on the assets on which the finance is actually outstanding.

The overdraft on the Confidential Invoice Financing account is secured on the related trade debtors.

19. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

Group
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 574,462 586,763

Group
Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1st April 2024 586,763
Credit to Income Statement during year (12,301 )
Balance at 31st March 2025 574,462

The provision for deferred taxation arises as a result of accelerate capital allowances. Provision has been made at 25% being the future rate of Corporation Tax likely to apply as the provision unwinds.

20. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
41,231 Ordinary £1 41,231 41,231

During the year under review the company repurchased 27,488 of its own shares from a retiring director for £1,465,000.

21. RESERVES

Group
Capital
Retained redemption Consolidation
earnings reserve reserve Totals
£    £    £    £   

At 1st April 2024 2,322,231 27,488 1,279,795 3,629,514
Profit for the year 273,130 273,130
Dividends (72,648 ) (72,648 )
At 31st March 2025 2,522,713 27,488 1,279,795 3,829,996

T P Niven (Holdings) Limited (Registered number: SC542324)

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

21. RESERVES - continued

Company
Capital
Retained redemption
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1st April 2024 - 27,488 27,488
Profit for the year 72,648 72,648
Dividends (72,648 ) (72,648 )
At 31st March 2025 - 27,488 27,488


22. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The group makes payments to a money purchase scheme on behalf of its employees. The scheme and its assets are held by independent managers. The pension charge represents contributions due from the group and amounted to £297,085 (2024 - £256,920).

23. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
2025 2024
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements 754,000 885,000

24. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year under review, the group repurchased the entire share capital held by one of the directors for the sum of £1,465,000. At the same time, the group sold investment property to the same director for the same £1,465,000 value. This represented market value of the property at the time of the transaction.