Registration number: 02431802

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Accountants' Report	2
Balance Sheet	3
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements	4 to 10

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr S Rogers Mr RP Edwards Mr AN Doe Mr RD Edwards Mr JR Edwards Mr DG Austin

Company secretary

Mr RP Edwards

Registered office

Unit 2D Hamilton Road Portchester Park Cosham Hampshire PO6 4QE

Accountants

Blue Spire Limited Chartered AccountantsCawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY

Chartered Accountants' Report to the Board of Directors on the Preparation of the Unaudited Statutory Accounts of
Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the accounts of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 as set out on pages 3 to 10 from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
http://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the accounts of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited and its Board of Directors as a body for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory accounts that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited. You consider that Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the accounts of Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory accounts.

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Blue Spire Limited
Chartered Accountants
Cawley Priory
South Pallant
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1SY

23 September 2025

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

(Registration number: 02431802)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

	Note	2025 £	2024 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	5	171,294	123,297
Investments	6	167,025	167,025
		338,319	290,322
Current assets
Stocks	7	574,626	513,774
Debtors	8	735,793	757,031
Cash at bank and in hand		453,957	412,342
		1,764,376	1,683,147
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	9	(1,261,634)	(1,233,250)
Net current assets		502,742	449,897
Total assets less current liabilities		841,061	740,219
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	9	(14,654)	(7,306)
Provisions for liabilities		(12,390)	(17,643)
Net assets		814,017	715,270
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	10	1,000	1,000
Retained earnings		813,017	714,270
Shareholders' funds		814,017	715,270

For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

•	The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
•	The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

......................................... Mr RP Edwards Company secretary and director

......................................... Mr RD Edwards Director

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1	General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 2D
Hamilton Road
Portchester Park
Cosham
Hampshire
PO6 4QE
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 23 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 have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

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.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

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.

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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.

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
Leasehold improvements	Straight line over the period of lease
Plant & Machinery	25% Reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	25% Reducing balance
Motor vehicles	25% Reducing balance

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class	Amortisation method and rate
Purchased Goodwill	Straight line over its estimated economic life
Development Costs	Straight line over its estimated economic life

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.


Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

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.

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

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.

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	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 28 (2024 - 27).

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

4	Intangible assets

	Internally generated software development costs  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	6,000	6,000
At 31 March 2025	6,000	6,000
Amortisation
At 1 April 2024	6,000	6,000
At 31 March 2025	6,000	6,000
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	-	-

5	Tangible assets

	Land and buildings £	Furniture, fittings and equipment  £	Motor vehicles  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 April 2024	7,424	417,115	254,906	679,445
Additions	-	54,633	27,000	81,633
At 31 March 2025	7,424	471,748	281,906	761,078
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024	7,424	369,837	178,887	556,148
Charge for the year	-	11,819	21,817	33,636
At 31 March 2025	7,424	381,656	200,704	589,784
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025	-	90,092	81,202	171,294
At 31 March 2024	-	47,278	76,019	123,297

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2024 - £Nil) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6	Investments

	2025 £	2024 £
Investments in subsidiaries	167,025	167,025