Company registration number 01595206 (England and Wales)
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr M Ede
Secretary
Mrs S Warren
Company number
01595206
Registered office
20/20 Business Park
Maidstone
Kent
United Kingdom
ME16 0LS
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Globe House
Eclipse Park
Sittingbourne Road
Maidstone
Kent
United Kingdom
ME14 3EN
Business address
20/20 Business Park
Maidstone
Kent
United Kingdom
ME16 0LS
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Director's report
2 - 3
Director's responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Statement of income and retained earnings
8
Balance sheet
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 21
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The director presents the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Review and analysis of the business during the current year
Development and performance
As reported in the company's profit and loss account on page 8, turnover has increased by 10.8% from £13,604,799 to £15,080,173. Operating profit has increased from £1,156,917 to £1,268,198. The results for the year are in line with the company's strategy and forecasts.
Key performance indicators
Management use a range of performance measures to monitor and manage the business. The KPIs used to determine the progress and performance of the company are set out below:
2024 2023
Turnover (£'000) 15,080 13,605
Operating profit (£'000) 1,268 1,157
The director considers the profit on ordinary activities before taxation to be satisfactory and is satisfied with the performance of the company in the year.
Financial position at the reporting date
The balance sheet shows that the company's net assets at the year end have increased from £8,695,237 to £8,963,418. The company invested £1,278,487 (2023: £242,537) in fixed assets during the year.
Principal risks and uncertainties
Management continually monitor the key risks facing the company, together with assessing the controls used for managing these risks. The director formally reviews and documents the principal risks facing the business.
The principal risks and uncertainties facing the company are as follows:
Competitive risks and market - the liquid filtration industry is competitive, and the company faces pressures from other organisations in the execution of its strategy. This is addressed by the depth of expertise in the industry of the management team, a detailed understanding of the market and environment, and a commitment to quality.
Reliance on key suppliers - the company's purchasing activities could expose it to over-reliance on certain suppliers and inflationary pricing pressures. The company manages this risk by ensuring there is enough breadth in its supplier base and by constantly seeking to find potential alternative suppliers that may be used, if necessary.
Mr M Ede
Director
1 September 2025
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of distributing liquid filtration products and equipment.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Mr M Ede
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
The profit for the year after taxation was £1,268,181.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,000,000. The director does not recommend payment of a further dividend.
Financial instruments
In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by transferring funds between the accounts of the company to obtain the maximum rate of interest, whilst not impacting on the immediate financial needs of the company.
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.
Liquidity risk in respect of creditors is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.
Future developments
The Director forecasts a continued growth with investment predominantly in a wider product portfolio and associated costs of staff and training to support with a particular focus in 2025 on the operational side of the business investing in modernising and automating the warehouse operations to allow for growth efficiently. Through R&D proprietary ranges will be introduced to address current and new filtration challenges to keep Fileder at the forefront of filtration excellence. Additional investment will be dedicated to the IT infrastructure and cyber security to future proof the company.
Auditor
The auditor, Azets Audit Services, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Strategic report
The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of the review and analysis of the business during the current year.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
The director in office at the date of approval of this annual report confirms that:
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware, and
the director has taken all the steps that 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.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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On behalf of the board
Mr M Ede
Director
1 September 2025
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report 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 of the profit or loss of the company 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 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. He is 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.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Fileder Filter Systems Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the statement of income and retained earnings, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including 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.
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 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.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the director's report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
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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 director's report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, 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 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has 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.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.
We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:
Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company through enquiry and inspection;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.
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 of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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.
Matthew Rayner BA(Hons) FCA
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Azets Audit Services
1 September 2025
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Globe House
Eclipse Park
Sittingbourne Road
Maidstone
Kent
United Kingdom
ME14 3EN
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
15,080,173
13,604,799
Cost of sales
(7,287,156)
(6,914,728)
Gross profit
7,793,017
6,690,071
Administrative expenses
(7,124,819)
(6,133,154)
Other operating income
600,000
600,000
Operating profit
4
1,268,198
1,156,917
Interest receivable and similar income
8
72,394
15,444
Other gains and losses
9
214,152
(67,412)
Profit before taxation
1,554,744
1,104,949
Tax on profit
10
(286,563)
(67,713)
Profit for the financial year
1,268,181
1,037,236
Retained earnings brought forward
8,195,237
7,158,001
Dividends
11
(1,000,000)
Retained earnings carried forward
8,463,418
8,195,237
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
1,716,027
869,565
Current assets
Stocks
14
3,243,103
3,046,761
Debtors
15
3,258,518
3,683,244
Cash at bank and in hand
2,147,335
2,066,129
8,648,956
8,796,134
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
16
(1,052,705)
(857,764)
Net current assets
7,596,251
7,938,370
Total assets less current liabilities
9,312,278
8,807,935
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
17
348,860
112,698
(348,860)
(112,698)
Net assets
8,963,418
8,695,237
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
19
500,000
500,000
Profit and loss reserves
8,463,418
8,195,237
Total equity
8,963,418
8,695,237
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 1 September 2025
Mr M Ede
Director
Company Registration No. 01595206
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Fileder Filter Systems Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 20/20 Business Park, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, ME16 0LS.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for each category of financial instrument; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Fileder Holdings Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, 20/20 Business Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LS.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebate.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leashold improvements
8% on cost
Plant and machinery
25% on cost
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
20-50% on cost
Motor vehicles
25% on cost
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Following a review by management, the useful life of leasehold improvements has been decreased from 25 years to 12.5 years. This has resulted in an increase in the depreciation charge in the year ended 31 December 2024 of £5,592.
1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Cost is calculated using the weighted average method.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
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.
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.
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.
Trade debtors, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as 'loans and receivables'. Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating the interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the debt instrument to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.
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.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 receipts 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.
1.9
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.
1.10
Derivatives
The company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts in order to manage its exposure to foreign exchange risk.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and 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. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.12
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.
1.13
Retirement benefits
The pension cost charged in the year represents contributions payable by the company into individual stakeholder pension schemes.
1.14
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
Assessing indicators of impairment
In assessing whether there have been any indicators of impairment of assets, the director has considered both external and internal sources of information such as market conditions, counterparty credit ratings and experience of recoverability. There have been no material indicators of impairments identified during the current financial year.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key 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 discussed below.
Estimating value in use
Where an indication of impairment exists the director will carry out an impairment review to determine the recoverable amount, which is the higher of fair value less cost to sell and value in use. The value in use calculation requires the director to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the asset or the cash generating unit and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate present value.
Recoverability of receivables
The company establishes a provision for receivables that are estimated not to be recoverable. When assessing recoverability the director considers factors such as the ageing of the receivables, past experience of recoverability, and the credit profile of individual or groups of customers.
Determining residual values and useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets (property, plant and equipment)
The company depreciates tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The estimation of the useful lives of assets is based on historic performance as well as expectations about future use and therefore requires estimates and assumptions to be applied by management. The actual lives of these assets can vary depending on a variety of factors, including technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes.
Judgement is applied by management when determining the residual values for tangible fixed assets. When determining the residual value management aim to assess the amount that the company would currently obtain for the disposal of the asset, if it were already of the condition expected at the end of its useful economic life. Where possible this is done with reference to external market prices.
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Turnover and other revenue
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Sale of goods
15,080,173
13,604,799
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
14,476,544
13,216,011
European Union
179,204
132,156
Rest of World
424,425
256,632
15,080,173
13,604,799
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
72,394
15,444
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange losses
14,479
80,448
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
419,010
360,325
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(119,785)
(3,238)
5
Auditors' remuneration
2024
2023
Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's annual accounts
£
£
Audit of the company's financial statements
40,000
32,000
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Administration
24
26
Sales
28
24
Warehouse
22
20
74
70
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
3,673,642
3,149,379
Social security costs
432,043
395,293
Pension costs
138,650
127,877
4,244,335
3,672,549
7
Director's remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
533,951
423,731
8
Interest receivable and similar income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
72,394
15,444
9
Other gains and losses
2024
2023
£
£
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments
Change in value of financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss
214,152
(67,412)
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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10
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
50,401
239,407
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(123,397)
Total current tax
50,401
116,010
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
236,162
(48,297)
Total tax charge
286,563
67,713
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,554,744
1,104,949
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 23.52%)
388,686
259,884
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
20,358
54,532
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(123,397)
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances/(capital allowances in excess of depreciation)
24,923
(2,612)
Research and development tax credit
(147,404)
(120,694)
Tax expense for the year
286,563
67,713
11
Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Final paid
1,000,000
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Leashold improvements
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
129,737
18,848
96,476
1,492,147
1,737,208
Additions
53,539
32,280
1,192,668
1,278,487
Disposals
(335,490)
(335,490)
At 31 December 2024
129,737
72,387
128,756
2,349,325
2,680,205
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
5,621
1,570
89,983
770,469
867,643
Depreciation charged in the year
10,781
19,355
8,433
380,441
419,010
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(322,475)
(322,475)
At 31 December 2024
16,402
20,925
98,416
828,435
964,178
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
113,335
51,462
30,340
1,520,890
1,716,027
At 31 December 2023
124,116
17,278
6,493
721,678
869,565
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Financial instruments
2024
2023
£
£
Carrying amount of financial assets
Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
50,077
-
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
Measured at fair value through profit or loss
- Other financial liabilities
-
164,075
14
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
3,243,103
3,046,761
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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15
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,223,304
2,094,425
Corporation tax recoverable
249,599
143,745
Amounts owed by group undertakings
474,086
1,164,417
Derivative financial instruments
50,077
-
Other debtors
99,681
Prepayments and accrued income
161,771
280,657
3,258,518
3,683,244
16
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
142,285
51,186
Amounts due to group undertakings
487,727
150,000
Other taxation and social security
353,343
396,683
Derivative financial instruments
164,075
Other creditors
15,852
25,965
Accruals and deferred income
53,498
69,855
1,052,705
857,764
17
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
356,212
119,271
Short term timing differences
(7,352)
(6,573)
348,860
112,698
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 January 2024
112,698
Charge to profit or loss
236,162
Liability at 31 December 2024
348,860
FILEDER FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
138,650
127,877
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
Contributions totalling £14,411 (2023: £11,606) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included within other creditors.
19
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
20
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
As a result of an ongoing investigation by the Environment Agency due to historic non-compliance with packaging regulations, there is a possibility of a fine being levied against the company, which is estimated at approximately £20,000.
No provision has been made in these financial statements since the outcome of the investigation is dependent on a number of factors and the amount of any outflow is not certain.
21
Related party transactions
Fileder Holdings Limited prepares group financial statements and copies can be obtained from the registered office. Accordingly the company has taken advantage of the exemptions available in paragraph 33.1A of FRS102 not to make disclosures concerning group related party transactions.
22
Ultimate controlling party
The immediate parent company of Fileder Filter Systems Limited is Fileder Holdings Limited a company registered in England and Wales.
The company was controlled throughout the current and previous period by Mr M Ede by virtue of his 51% holding of the ordinary shares of the parent company Fileder Holdings Limited.
Fileder Holdings Limited is the parent undertaking of the smallest and largest group which consolidates the financial information of the company.
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