REGISTERED NUMBER: SC158583 (Scotland)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

LAS PLANT HIRE LTD

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTORS:

C M Murray

R C Murray

I M Bone

SECRETARY:

Mrs J Murray

REGISTERED OFFICE:

9 Glasgow Road

Paisley

PA1 3QS

REGISTERED NUMBER:

SC158583 (Scotland)

ACCOUNTANTS:

John M Taylor & Co

Chartered Accountants

9 Glasgow Road

PAISLEY

Renfrewshire

PA1 3QS

BANKERS:

Handelsbanken plc

First Floor

Camas House

Fairways Business Park

Inverness

IV2 6AA

FIXED ASSETS

802,175

Tangible assets

5

417,726

CURRENT ASSETS

620,882

Debtors

6

722,682

3,302

Cash at bank

50,410

624,184

773,092

CREDITORS

285,708

Amounts falling due within one year

7

753,190

338,476

NET CURRENT ASSETS

19,902

1,140,651

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

437,628

314,710

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

232,288

825,941

NET ASSETS

205,340

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

5,555

Called up share capital

5,555

27,445

Share premium

27,445

792,941

Retained earnings

172,340

825,941

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

205,340

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 15 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

C M Murray - Director

R C Murray - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

LAS Plant Hire Ltd is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

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

2.	STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

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" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006.

3.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Significant judgements and estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.The estimates and underlying 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 assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.

The key areas of judgement that the directors have made in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty comprise:

- Depreciation

Depreciation rates are kept the same as prior years, but reviewed on an annual basis to ensure they reflect the useful life of the asset.

Turnover

Turnover represents the total invoice value, less credit notes, excluding value added tax, of sales made in the period.

Revenue is recognised when goods or services are received by the customer and the risks and rewards of ownership have been passed to them. Revenue from the hire of equipment and services is recognised at the time the equipment is supplied or services have been rendered and accepted. Revenue is measured at the fair value of consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts and value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

Short leasehold

-

10% on cost

Improvements to property

-

10% on cost

Plant & machinery

-

15% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

-

25% on reducing balance

Tangible fixed assets held for the companies own use are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated in the same way as owned assets.

At each balance sheet date, the company reviews the carrying amount of its tangible fixed assets to determine whether there is any indication that any items have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any.

Taxation

Taxation represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax on a non discounted basis.

The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period 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 assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period which the liability is settled or the asset is realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

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 the profit and loss account over the relevant period. The capital element of the the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease.

Debtors and creditors receivable /payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other administrative expenses.

Cash & 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.

Financial instruments

The company mainly enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors, creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to and from related parties.

Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors or creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.

Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when there is an 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.

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the period in which the dividends are approved by the shareholders. These amounts are recognised in the statement of changes in equity.

Dividends received are included in the company financial statements in the period in which the related dividends are actually paid, or in respect of the final dividend for the year, approved by shareholders.

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2023 - NIL).

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Improvements

Short

to

Plant &

Motor

Totals

leasehold

property

machinery

vehicles

£

£

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

1,930,025

34,124

84,953

1,681,958

128,990

Disposals

(943,385

)

-

-

(859,695

)

(83,690

)

At 31 December 2024

986,640

34,124

84,953

822,263

45,300

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

1,127,850

34,124

77,228

924,716

91,782

Charge for year

83,089

-

7,725

71,880

3,484

Eliminated on disposal

(642,025

)

-

-

(581,610

)

(60,415

)

At 31 December 2024

568,914

34,124

84,953

414,986

34,851

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

417,726

-

-

407,277

10,449

At 31 December 2023

802,175

-

7,725

757,242

37,208

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:

Plant &

machinery

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

685,500

Transfer to ownership

(685,500

)

At 31 December 2024

-

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

261,393

Transfer to ownership

(261,393

)

At 31 December 2024

-

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

-

At 31 December 2023

424,107

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Trade debtors

130,000

266,609

Amounts owed by group undertakings

592,682

354,273

722,682

620,882

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Hire purchase contracts (see note 8)

-

85,982

Trade creditors

54,205

102,767

Amounts owed to group undertakings

595,000

-

Taxation and social security

98,385

90,781

Other creditors

5,600

6,178

753,190

285,708

8.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Gross obligations repayable:

Within one year

-

91,031

Finance charges repayable:

Within one year

-

5,049

Net obligations repayable:

Within one year

-

85,982

9.	SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Hire purchase contracts

-

85,982

The company, together with Limehillock Quarries Ltd and Colin Murray Development Ltd, has entered into a group overdraft facility provided by Handelsbanken plc.

Each of the companies has granted a first and only Bond and Floating charge in favour of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), the parent company of Handelsbanken plc, as security for those advances.

In addition:

-

there is also an unlimited intercompany composite guarantee granted by this company, Colin Murray Development Ltd and Limehillock Quarries Ltd in respect of each company's borrowing from the Bank.

-

the Bank holds first standard securities granted by Colin Murray Development Ltd over land that that company owns.

Obligations under hire purchase contracts are secured over the assets to which they relate.

10.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY