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Registration number: 01582924

Glen Group Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Glen Group Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Statement of Cash Flows

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 28

 

Glen Group Ltd

Company Information

Directors

D J Seaton

R J J Barnes

Company secretary

M P James

Registered office

Ground Floor
2 Britannia Buildings
Merchants Road
Hotwells
Bristol
BS8 4QD

Auditors

Roberts & Co (Bristol) Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors24 High Street
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6AH

 

Glen Group Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the provision of cleaning services in the United Kingdom to both public sector and commercial clients.

Fair review of the business

We aim to present a balanced, comprehensive review of the development and performance of the business during the year and the position at the year end. Our review is written to reflect the context and nature of the risks the company is exposed to and explain the actions taken to mitigate them.

The company continues to provide cleaning services, primarily on a long-term contract basis to a range of clients including: schools, county councils, police constabularies and a variety of commercial clients. It predominantly operates is the Southwest of England, along the M4 corridor towards London, South Wales and the Midlands.

Our Key Financial Performance Indictors are those of turnover, gross margin and Profit before tax.

Turnover in the year was £20,899,087 (2023: £18,469,572) with a Gross Margin of 12.90% (2023: 14.48%) being achieved. Profit before taxation amounted to £4,031 (2023: £43,500) and interim dividends of £150,000 (2023: £186,000) were paid in the period.

The directors are satisfied with the results for the year and are confident that the company's results will improve in the medium to longer term as a result of the increasing breadth of our client base both in the public and commercial sectors. It is acknowledged that the general business environment remains highly competitive, but the directors remain confident that the business' reputation within the industry, the long-term nature of its contracts and its consistent focus on service delivery and productivity will see it prosper despite market conditions.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The future growth of the company is dependent on the competitiveness and reputation of the company in relation to the industry and the wider economy in general.

The main risks arising from the company's financial instruments are interest rate fluctuations and covenant compliance resulting in liquidity risk. To mitigate these risks the company regularly reviews its cashflows, has negotiated favourable terms with its lenders and always retains access to adequate cash for its needs. The directors believe the business operates within an acceptable level of risk exposure.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 9 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J J Barnes
Director

 

Glen Group Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

D J Seaton

R J J Barnes

Information included in the Strategic Report

In accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 and schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the company has elected to present the business review and details of the principal risks and uncertainties within the strategic report.

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company undertakes continual investment in new plant and equipment combined with staff development and welfare to achieve efficient, effective and productive services to customers.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The key risks of the company's financial instruments are detailed in the strategic report, together wtih the strategies applied by the company to mitigate these risks.

Employment of disabled persons

The company gives full consideration to applications for employment from disabled persons where the requirements of the job can be adequately fulfilled by a handicapped or disabled person. Where existing employees become disabled, it is the company's policy wherever practicable to provide continuing employment under normal terms and conditions and to provide training and career development and promotion to disabled employees wherever appropriate.

Employee involvement

During the year the policy of providing employees with information about the company has been continued through internal media methods in which employees have also been encouraged to present their suggestions and views on the company's performance. Regular meetings are held between local management and employees to allow a free flow of information and ideas.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 9 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J J Barnes
Director

 

Glen Group Ltd

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

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

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

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

 

Glen Group Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Glen Group Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Glen Group Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the year then ended;

have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

 

Glen Group Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Glen Group Ltd (continued)

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 4], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor 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.

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

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

 

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were not limited to:

 

Glen Group Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Glen Group Ltd (continued)

Discussing with the directors and management their policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations;

Communicating identified laws and regulations throughout our engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout our audit; and

Considering the risk of acts by the company which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud

 

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:

Making enquiries of the directors and management on whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;

Gaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud;

Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud; and

Addressing the risks of fraud through management override of controls by performing journal entry testing.

 

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

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

......................................
Peter Roberts (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Roberts & Co (Bristol) Limited, Statutory Auditor
 24 High Street
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6AH

9 September 2025

 

Glen Group Ltd

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

20,899,087

18,469,572

Cost of sales

 

(18,202,404)

(15,794,716)

Gross profit

 

2,696,683

2,674,856

Administrative expenses

 

(2,324,974)

(2,248,573)

Operating profit

5

371,709

426,283

Interest payable and similar expenses

6

(367,678)

(382,783)

Profit before tax

 

4,031

43,500

Tax on profit

10

(85,481)

(55,525)

Loss for the financial year

 

(81,450)

(12,025)

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Glen Group Ltd

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Loss for the year

(81,450)

(12,025)

Surplus on revaluation of other assets

156,569

-

Remeasurement loss on defined benefit pension schemes

(7,500)

(7,500)

149,069

(7,500)

Total comprehensive income for the year

67,619

(19,525)

 

Glen Group Ltd

(Registration number: 01582924)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

11

1,328,220

784,226

Current assets

 

Stocks

13

36,118

119,784

Debtors

14

7,863,921

7,548,598

Cash at bank and in hand

 

130,973

16,987

 

8,031,012

7,685,369

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

16

(7,648,793)

(6,268,138)

Net current assets

 

382,219

1,417,231

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,710,439

2,201,457

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

16

(1,292,104)

(1,835,912)

Provisions for liabilities

17

(212,994)

(130,013)

Net assets

 

205,341

235,532

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Revaluation reserve

20

156,569

-

Retained earnings

20

48,672

235,432

Shareholders' funds

 

205,341

235,532

Approved and authorised by the Board on 9 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
R J J Barnes
Director

 

Glen Group Ltd

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Share capital
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

100

-

235,432

235,532

Loss for the year

-

-

(81,450)

(81,450)

Other comprehensive income

-

156,569

(7,500)

149,069

Total comprehensive income

-

156,569

(88,950)

67,619

Dividends

-

-

(150,000)

(150,000)

Transfers

-

-

52,190

52,190

At 31 December 2024

100

156,569

48,672

205,341

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

100

440,957

441,057

Loss for the year

-

(12,025)

(12,025)

Other comprehensive income

-

(7,500)

(7,500)

Total comprehensive income

-

(19,525)

(19,525)

Dividends

-

(186,000)

(186,000)

At 31 December 2023

100

235,432

235,532

 

Glen Group Ltd

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Loss for the year

 

(81,450)

(12,025)

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

5

18,313

345,923

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

4

(51,321)

(12,534)

Finance costs

6

367,678

382,783

Income tax expense

10

85,481

55,525

 

338,701

759,672

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease/(increase) in stocks

13

83,666

(60,669)

Increase in trade debtors

14

(315,323)

(957,063)

Increase in trade creditors

16

1,442,561

788,908

Decrease in retirement benefit obligation net of actuarial changes

18

(10,000)

(10,000)

Cash generated from operations

 

1,539,605

520,848

Income taxes paid

10

(24,122)

-

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

1,515,483

520,848

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(373,027)

(406,247)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

70,800

18,525

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(302,227)

(387,722)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

6

(367,678)

(382,783)

Proceeds from bank borrowing draw downs

 

(503,990)

(503,990)

Repayment of other borrowing

 

20,058

792,912

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(97,660)

86,993

Dividends paid

23

(150,000)

(186,000)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(1,099,270)

(192,868)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

113,986

(59,742)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

16,987

76,729

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December

 

130,973

16,987

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England & Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Ground Floor
2 Britannia Buildings
Merchants Road
Hotwells
Bristol
BS8 4QD
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 9 September 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Merak UK Holdings Limited.

The financial statements of Merak UK Holdings Limited may be obtained from Companies House https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14506197.

Group accounts not prepared

Under the provision of section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 the company is exempt from preparing consolidated accounts and has not done so, therefore the accounts show information about the company as an individual entity..

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

During the year the carrying values of vehicles within the motor fleet were identified as being significantly below their fair market value. The decision was taken to recognise the vehicles at market value within the accounts with valuation reviews to be undertaken on the current fleet each year. No vehicles were revalued in excess of their original cost values.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

25% straight line

Motor vehicles

Market value

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

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.

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company 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.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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 transaction 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 the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

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

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

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.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Rendering of services

20,899,087

18,469,572

4

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Gain on disposal of Tangible assets

51,321

12,534

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

18,313

345,923

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(51,321)

(12,534)

6

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

27,765

29,652

Other finance costs

339,913

353,131

367,678

382,783

7

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

16,657,770

14,411,267

Social security costs

740,001

571,747

Other short-term employee benefits

200

682

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

516,186

393,683

17,914,157

15,377,379

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Production

1,575

1,548

Administration and support

64

63

1,639

1,611

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

8

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

223,817

178,857

In respect of the highest paid director:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

148,817

118,855

9

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

13,428

18,210


 

10

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

-

24,122

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

85,481

31,403

Tax expense in the income statement

85,481

55,525

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

10

Taxation (continued)

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

4,031

43,500

Corporation tax at standard rate

1,008

10,875

Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

(46,361)

(26,387)

Increase from effect of different UK tax rates on some earnings

-

982

Tax increase from other short-term timing differences

85,481

28,903

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

(51,905)

76,848

Tax increase from effect of unrelieved tax losses carried forward

28,400

-

Tax increase/(decrease) arising from group relief

68,858

(35,696)

Total tax charge

85,481

55,525

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Origination and reversal of timing differences

-

212,994

-

212,994

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Origination and reversal of timing differences

-

130,013

-

130,013

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

11

Tangible assets

Plant and machinery
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

1,105,021

1,244,415

2,349,436

Additions

138,474

234,553

373,027

Disposals

-

(240,517)

(240,517)

Transfers

74,208

(74,208)

-

At 31 December 2024

1,317,703

1,164,243

2,481,946

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

786,462

778,748

1,565,210

Charge for the year

12,217

6,096

18,313

Eliminated on disposal

-

(221,038)

(221,038)

Valuation

-

(208,759)

(208,759)

Transfers

7,730

(7,730)

-

At 31 December 2024

806,409

347,317

1,153,726

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

511,294

816,926

1,328,220

At 31 December 2023

318,559

465,667

784,226

Valuation

During the year it was identified that the carrying values of motor vehicles within the company fleet were well below their resale market value. The directors therefore took the decision to revalue the carrying values of vehicles to more closely reflect the fair value of the underlying assets.

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

2024
£

2023
£

Motor vehicles

367,920

158,942

   
 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

12

Investments

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2024

2023

Subsidiary undertakings

Glen Group Benefits Limited (SC735751)

9 Deer Walk, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB15 8FW

Scotland

ordinary shares

100%

0%

Subsidiary undertakings

Glen Group Benefits Limited (SC735751)

Its financial period end is 30 June.

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

13

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Consumables

36,118

119,784

14

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

2,901,745

3,130,814

Amounts owed by related parties

24

4,303,489

4,296,331

Prepayments

 

658,687

121,453

   

7,863,921

7,548,598

15

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash at bank

130,973

16,987

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

16

Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

21

3,093,941

3,131,725

Trade creditors

 

2,054,498

1,443,506

Amounts due to related parties

24

795,728

738,689

Social security and other taxes

 

1,425,795

241,956

Other payables

 

-

20,000

Accruals

 

278,831

668,140

Income tax liability

10

-

24,122

 

7,648,793

6,268,138

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

21

1,292,104

1,835,912

17

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

130,013

130,013

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

82,981

82,981

At 31 December 2024

212,994

212,994

18

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £516,186 (2023 - £393,683).

Defined benefit pension schemes

Glen Cleaning Company Retirement Benefits Scheme

Assets of the defined benefit scheme are held in trust funds separately from those of the company. The contributions are recommended by a qualified actuary, XPS Group, on the basis of triennial valuations for funding purposes using the projected unit method.

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

18

Pension and other schemes (continued)

Reconciliation of scheme assets and liabilities to assets and liabilities recognised

The amounts recognised in the balance sheet are as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Fair value of scheme assets

159,000

139,000

Present value of defined benefit obligation

(58,000)

(62,000)

101,000

77,000

Effect of asset ceiling

(101,000)

(77,000)

Defined benefit pension scheme surplus/(deficit)

-

-

Defined benefit obligation

Changes in the defined benefit obligation are as follows:

2024
£

Present value at start of year

62,000

Interest cost

3,000

Actuarial gains and losses

(4,000)

Benefits paid

(3,000)

Present value at end of year

58,000

Fair value of scheme assets

Changes in the fair value of scheme assets are as follows:

2024
£

Fair value at start of year

139,000

Interest income

7,000

Return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in interest income/(expense)

6,000

Employer contributions

10,000

Benefits paid

(3,000)

Fair value at end of year

159,000

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

18

Pension and other schemes (continued)

Analysis of assets

The major categories of scheme assets are as follows:

2024
%

2023
%

Cash and cash equivalents

1

2

Equity instruments

67

62

Property

10

9

13

14

Corporate bonds

9

9

Gilt bonds

-

4

100

100

Return on scheme assets

2024
£

2023
£

Return on scheme assets

10,000

10,000

The pension scheme has not invested in any of the company's own financial instruments or in properties or other assets used by the company.

Principal actuarial assumptions

The principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date are as follows:

2024
%

2023
%

Mortality rate

1.25

1.25

Discount rate

5.50

4.70

Future pension increases

5.00

5.00

Inflation

3.20

3.10

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

18

Pension and other schemes (continued)

Post retirement mortality assumptions

2024
Years

2023
Years

Current UK pensioners at retirement age - male

19.00

20.00

Current UK pensioners at retirement age - female

23.00

22.00

Future UK pensioners at retirement age - male

20.00

21.00

Future UK pensioners at retirement age - female

25.00

23.00

19

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

100

100

100

100

       

20

Reserves

Profit and loss account

This reserve records retained earnings and accumulated losses.

Revaluation reserve

This reserve records the value of asset revaluations and fair value movements on assets recognised in other comprehensive income.

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the current year were as follows:

Revaluation reserve
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

Surplus/deficit on revaluation of other assets

156,569

-

156,569

Remeasurement gain/loss on defined benefit pension schemes

-

(7,500)

(7,500)

156,569

(7,500)

149,069

The changes to each component of equity resulting from items of other comprehensive income for the prior year were as follows:

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

Remeasurement gain/loss on defined benefit pension schemes

(7,500)

(7,500)

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

21

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

1,091,980

1,595,970

Hire purchase contracts

200,124

239,942

1,292,104

1,835,912

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

503,991

503,991

Hire purchase contracts

175,346

233,188

Other borrowings

2,414,604

2,394,546

3,093,941

3,131,725

Hire purchase contracts are secured against the underlying assets to which they relate.

Other borrowings are secured against the trade debtor book of the company.

Bank borrowings

Bank loan is denominated in £ sterling with a nominal interest rate of 6.16% above Bank of England base rate, and the final instalment is due on 28 February 2028. The carrying amount at year end is £1,595,971 (2023 - £2,099,961).

The bank loan is secured by way of fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company.

22

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

175,346

233,188

Later than one year and not later than five years

200,124

239,942

375,470

473,130

 

Glen Group Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

22

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts (continued)

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

44,710

88,502

Later than one year and not later than five years

2,875

101,280

47,585

189,782

23

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2024
£

2023
£

Interim dividend of £1,500.00 (2023 - £1,860.00) per each Ordinary shares

150,000

186,000

 

 

24

Related party transactions

Advantage has been taken of the exemption under FRS102 Paragraph 33.1A from disclosing any intercompany transactions as the company is a 100% subsidiary of the ultimate parent company, Merak UK Holdings Limited.

25

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Merak UK Holdings Limited, incorporated in England & Wales.

 

The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Merak UK Holdings Limited, incorporated in England & Wales.

The address of Merak UK Holdings Limited is:
2 Britannia Buildings,
Merchants Road,
Hotwells,
Bristol,
BS8 4QD

Merak UK Holdings Limited is also the parent of the smallest group in which these financial statements are consolidated.