Company registration number 00352437 (England and Wales)
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
D Size
(Appointed 3 October 2024)
C Butler
A Postlethwaite
C Jones
(Appointed 28 November 2024)
Company number
00352437
Registered office
3rd Floor Maddox House
1 Maddox Street
London
W1S 2PZ
Auditor
Evans Mockler Limited
5 Beauchamp Court
Victors Way
Barnet
London
EN5 5TZ
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 5
Directors' report
6
Directors' responsibilities statement
7
Independent auditor's report
8 - 10
Statement of comprehensive income
11
Balance sheet
12
Statement of changes in equity
13
Statement of cash flows
14
Notes to the financial statements
15 - 24
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the period ended 31 December 2024.

Review of business

Walter Lilly & Co. Ltd is a highly specialist building company, with roots dating back over 100 years, which provides high quality construction services on complex projects in the science & education and landmark & heritage sectors, across London and the South of England.

 

In 2024, after 70 years as a subsidiary of a large PLC, Walter Lilly was acquired by a private company, Wize Holdings Ltd (formerly known as Size Holdings Ltd).

 

Following acquisition, a thorough review was carried out of Walter Lilly’s projects and its accounts, and particularly the valuation of work in progress on both live and completed projects. This review necessitated large adjustments to a relatively small number of project valuations, which in turn led to significant losses in the most recent reporting period. The underperforming projects were all in the firm's High Quality Residential and Facilities Management divisions, which have since been closed. These projects were all secured during Walter Lilly’s previous ownership and at the time of publishing these accounts, each of these projects has been completed, thus allowing the company to move forward with new, profitable projects, under its new ownership and new leadership team.

 

The directors have also reduced overheads where appropriate by simplifying management structures, and put in place robust management tools to ensure that project performance is now managed more effectively and reported more accurately, so that previous issues cannot reoccur.

Environmental issues
Of particular importance is our focus on environmental issues and the sustainability of our operations. Our directors have been working with external advisers to review every aspect of our business, from head office through to our sites, to identify opportunities where we can reduce our environmental impact.
SECR report
This report sets out the energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and energy efficiency measures undertaken by Walter Lilly & Co. Ltd during the 2024 reporting period.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) Regulations and the HM Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines (March 2019).
In 2024, Walter Lilly's total UK electricity consumption was 975,411 kWh, resulting in 472.81 tCO₂e of greenhouse gas emissions (market based).
tCO2e
tCO2e
Carbon emissions (tCO2e)
2024
2023
% Change from baseline year
Scope 1 - direct emissions
Gas
N/A
19.16
-100%
Fuels
3.19
337.88
-99%
Refrigerants
29.48
0.07
+>100%
Scope 2 - indirect emissions
Electricity
151.12
135.24
+12%
Scope 3 - other indirect emissions
US T&D
-
0.68
-100%
Waste
8.15
22.38
-64%
Business travel
5.84
6.86
-15%
Commuting
275.03
185.13
+49%
DS T&D
N/A
N/A
-
Total emissions
472.81
707.40
-33%
Total Scope 1
32.67
357.11
-91%
Total Scope 2
151.12
135.24
+12%
Total Scope 3
289.02
215.05
+34%
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Intensity ratios
2024
2023
% Change from baseline year
Revenue (tCO2e per £m)
3.64
9.64
-62%
Employees (tCO2e per employee, exc. contractors)
2.96
4.72
-37%
Employees (tCO2e per employee, inc. contractors)
0.10
0.17
-41%
Floor Area (tCO2e per m2)
0.006
0.012
-50%
Organisational and reporting boundary
Walter Lilly applies the operational control boundary, consistent with the HM Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2019) and the GHG Protocol. This means we seek to account for emissions from activities where we have day-to-day management control over operations and can introduce or implement operating policies.
The reporting boundary currently includes:
• Construction projects under our management until completion;
• Emissions from offices leased by Walter Lilly.
Subcontractor emissions treatment:
• Emissions from subcontractor activities that occur directly under our site management and control (e.g. fuel used in plant or equipment operated on our sites) are included in Scope 1, where data is available;
• Emissions from subcontractors' own business operations outside our control (e.g. their depots, offices, independent transport, or manufacturing of materials) are excluded. These fall within the subcontractors' own Scope 1 and 2 boundaries;
• Certain subcontractor-related activities (such as site waste) are reported as Scope 3, where data has been obtained.
We recognise that our reporting systems are still developing and may not yet capture 100% of emissions from all operations under our control. Where direct data was not available, reasonable estimates have been applied. Walter Lilly is committed to progressively improving the accuracy and coverage of reporting year-on-year to move towards full inclusion.
Methodology
All methodologies are consistent with the HM Government Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2019), the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, and the UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting.
Data has been collected from meters or utility bills, fuel and refrigerant purchase records, travel surveys, and waste contractor reports. Market and location based approaches were used for electricity to reflect REGO-certified renewable contracts.
Walter Lilly operates an integrated Business Management System (BMS), which replaced our standalone Environmental Management System (EMS) when we achieved accreditation to ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 9001 (Quality Management), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety). The BMS ensures that environmental responsibilities, including energy and carbon data collection, are embedded across our operations and managed consistently alongside quality and safety. All sites are required to record data in accordance with the BMS.
Our baseline year previously covered the peiord from October 2022 to September 2023. Following the acquisition of Walter Lilly by Wize Holdings in 2024 (formerly Size Holdings), we have aligned all reporting to the calendar year (January to December) to ensure consistency with our parent company's financial reporting cycle. This alignment explains the difference between the baseline year used in our Carbon Reduction Plan and the 2024 reporting year.
Our Carbon Reduction Plan is published annually on our company website (www.walterlilly.co.uk).
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Energy efficiency actions
During 2024, Walter Lilly implemented the following principal initiatives:
• Transition from diesel to 94% HVO fuel use on projects;
• 100% renewable electricity procurement for Walter Lilly's head office;
• 99% of waste to be diverted from landfill.
Future plans and initiatives
• Leasing only fully electric vans;
• Phasing in refrigerants with lower global warming potential;
• Expanding sustainable commuting initiatives (EV salary sacrifice, car sharing);
• Engaging suppliers on transport and material-related emissions;
• Encouraging clients to procure renewable electricity for projects;
• Considering clean plant alternatives across construction operations.
While not a mandatory requirement under SECR, disclosure of forward-looking plans demonstrates Walter Lilly's commitment to continuous improvement and supports alignment with the government's 2050 net zero target.
Targets
Walter Lilly has committed to:
• Net zero Scope 1 and 2 by 2040 (90% reduction from baseline);
• Net zero Scope 3 by 2050 (90% reduction).
Charitable donations
Our CEO, Darren Size, and our Managing Director Chris Butler, are trustees of the HQR London Charitable Foundation, which raises funds for charities though various activities, including its annual HQR Summer Ball, which is attended by up to 700 industry friends each year. During the year we were delighted to be able to continue our support for various worthy charities including The Lighthouse Construction Charity, which is very important to the directors, as well as several grass roots and underage sports teams.
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Principal risks & uncertainties

The following comprises a summary, in the opinion of the directors, of the principal risks to which the company is exposed. These risks could adversely impact on the operation of the company, should significant problems be encountered in any of these areas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The directors have established robust risk management procedures to manage each of the above risks, as well as the other less critical risks to our business, and in the opinion of the directors, the company is well protected from all foreseeable risks.

Development & performance

The company made significant progress during the period, particularly in key areas such as:

 

 

The directors are satisfied that the company is performing well in each of these key areas and are completely focused on ensuring that we continue to develop in the coming years.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Financial key performance indicators
Future developments

Following a thorough review of ongoing operations, our in-house skillset and future sales opportunities, the directors have decided that Walter Lilly should exit the High Quality Residential and Facilities Management sectors with immediate effect, which will allow the firm to have total focus on its remaining niche sectors of Life Sciences and Landmark & Heritage buildings, which are areas where Walter Lilly have excelled over many years.

 

Walter Lilly’s sister company, Size Group, will now carry out all luxury residential and maintenance operations within our family of businesses, since that firm is totally focussed and expert in those niche markets.

 

Although currently separate legal entities, it is the directors intention that Size Group and Wize Holdings will form one group of companies in the short to medium term.

Conclusion

Despite the negative results from the previous reporting period, which relate to a period when the firm was under previous ownership, the changes that the directors have made during the period since Walter Lilly’s acquisition by Wize Holdings mean that the outlook for the company is extremely positive, both in London and the surrounding countryside, across both Life Sciences and Landmark & Heritage projects.

 

Our directors therefore look forward to continuing our constant drive to be successful by providing the highest possible levels of quality, service and value to each of our clients, whilst also providing massively rewarding careers and opportunities for each of our team members.

On behalf of the board

C Butler
Managing Director
25 September 2025
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024.

Results and dividends

The results for the period are set out on page 11.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the period and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

D Size
(Appointed 3 October 2024)
C Butler
A Postlethwaite
C Jones
(Appointed 28 November 2024)
P Scott
(Resigned 3 October 2024)
Renew Corporate Director Limited
(Resigned 3 October 2024)
J Joyce
(Resigned 19 November 2024)
S Frampton
(Resigned 19 November 2024)
Auditor

Evans Mockler Limited were appointed as auditor to the company and 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.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

On behalf of the board
C Butler
Managing Director
25 September 2025
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors are responsible 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:

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.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Walter Lilly & Co. Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows 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:

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

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are 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:

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 directors' 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:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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'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.

Extent to which the audit was 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, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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.

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.

Simon Toghill (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Evans Mockler Limited, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Certified Accountants
5 Beauchamp Court
Victors Way
Barnet
London
EN5 5TZ
25 September 2025
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Period
Year
ended
ended
31 December
30 September
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
103,276,281
73,375,132
Cost of sales
(105,776,992)
(66,969,011)
Gross (loss)/profit
(2,500,711)
6,406,121
Administrative expenses
(6,882,425)
(5,148,124)
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(9,383,136)
1,257,997
Tax on (loss)/profit
8
305,292
(304,000)
(Loss)/profit for the financial period
(9,077,844)
953,997

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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31 December 2024
30 September 2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
10
562,485
165,482
Current assets
Debtors
11
29,509,125
25,876,714
Cash at bank and in hand
5,178,980
9,079,432
34,688,105
34,956,146
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(33,840,619)
(25,190,750)
Net current assets
847,486
9,765,396
Total assets less current liabilities
1,409,971
9,930,878
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(1,371,761)
(815,824)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
-
0
(1,000)
-
1,000
Net assets
38,210
9,116,054
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
15
29,000
29,000
Profit and loss reserves
9,210
9,087,054
Total equity
38,210
9,116,054

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 25 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
C Butler
Managing Director
Company registration number 00352437 (England and Wales)
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 October 2022
29,000
9,133,057
9,162,057
Year ended 30 September 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
953,997
953,997
Dividends
9
-
(1,000,000)
(1,000,000)
Balance at 30 September 2023
29,000
9,087,054
9,116,054
Period ended 31 December 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(9,077,844)
(9,077,844)
Balance at 31 December 2024
29,000
9,210
38,210

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
18
(3,074,516)
1,165,359
Income taxes paid
(287,000)
-
0
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities
(3,361,516)
1,165,359
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(538,936)
(95,000)
Net cash used in investing activities
(538,936)
(95,000)
Financing activities
Dividends paid
-
0
(1,000,000)
Net cash used in financing activities
-
(1,000,000)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(3,900,452)
70,359
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
9,079,432
9,009,073
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
5,178,980
9,079,432

The notes on pages 15 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Walter Lilly & Co. Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 3rd Floor Maddox House, 1 Maddox Street, London, W1S 2PZ.

1.1
Reporting period

The directors decided to extend the period of accounts to 31 December 2024 for administration purposes.

These financial statements have been prepared for the period 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2024. Therefore, the comparative amounts presented in the financial statements including the notes are not entirely comparable.

1.2
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 the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.3
Going concern

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.4
Turnover

Turnover represents the value of services rendered during the period excluding discounts and value added tax. The value of services rendered is calculated as the certified work adjusted for over and under measure. As described in more detail in the construction contract note 1.7, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of construction where it can be reliably measured.

1.5
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.

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:

Fixtures and fittings
3-10 years
Motor vehicles
20% reducing balance

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.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
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. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

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.

1.7
Construction contracts

Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting end date. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the extent that the amount can be measured reliably and its receipt is considered probable.

 

When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately.

 

Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred where it is probable that they will be recoverable. Contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. When costs incurred in securing a contract are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred, they are not included in contract costs if the contract is obtained in a subsequent period.

1.8
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.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
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.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

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.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 18 -
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 payments 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.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10
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.

1.11
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.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 19 -
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 tax 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

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.14
Leases
As lessee

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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.

3
Turnover

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to one principal activity, construction services. Turnover is attributable to a single geographical market, United Kingdom.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 20 -
4
Operating (loss)/profit
2024
2023
Operating (loss)/profit for the period is stated after charging:
£
£
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
141,933
64,502
Operating lease charges
196,757
132,660
5
Auditor's remuneration
2024
2023
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
22,500
35,000
6
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Admin
33
33
Production
129
125
Total
162
158

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
15,032,197
10,815,410
Social security costs
1,746,230
1,267,836
Pension costs
1,316,092
1,541,258
18,094,519
13,624,504
7
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
1,621,636
1,112,041

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 4 (2023 - 4).

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
7
Directors' remuneration
(Continued)
- 21 -
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
449,631
298,012
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
31,884
11,041
8
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
-
0
287,000
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(306,292)
-
0
Total current tax
(306,292)
287,000
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
1,000
17,000
Total tax (credit)/charge
(305,292)
304,000

The actual (credit)/charge for the period can be reconciled to the expected (credit)/charge for the period based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(9,383,136)
1,257,997
Expected tax (credit)/charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 22.00%)
(2,345,784)
276,759
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
27,176
-
0
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(306,292)
-
0
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
2,086,227
-
0
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
-
0
241
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
232,381
10,000
Deferred tax movements
1,000
17,000
Taxation (credit)/charge for the period
(305,292)
304,000
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 22 -
9
Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Final paid
-
0
1,000,000
10
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 October 2023
740,544
-
0
740,544
Additions
522,278
16,658
538,936
Disposals
(253,666)
-
0
(253,666)
At 31 December 2024
1,009,156
16,658
1,025,814
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 October 2023
575,062
-
0
575,062
Depreciation charged in the period
141,933
-
0
141,933
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(253,666)
-
0
(253,666)
At 31 December 2024
463,329
-
0
463,329
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
545,827
16,658
562,485
At 30 September 2023
165,482
-
0
165,482
11
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
16,415,963
13,138,293
Corporation tax recoverable
306,292
-
0
Amounts owed by group undertakings
10,605,797
10,393,549
Other debtors
23,338
58,190
Prepayments and accrued income
271,735
210,006
27,623,125
23,800,038
2024
2023
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Gross amounts owed by contract customers
1,886,000
2,076,676
Total debtors
29,509,125
25,876,714
WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 23 -
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
7,080,913
3,457,619
Gross amounts owed to contract customers
13,885,852
7,113,195
Corporation tax
-
0
287,000
Other taxation and social security
2,752,510
2,788,376
Other creditors
1,496,438
142,122
Accruals and deferred income
8,624,906
11,402,438
33,840,619
25,190,750
13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
1,371,761
815,824
14
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
1,316,092
1,541,258

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.

15
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
16
Related party transactions

During the period £510,177 expenses were recharged by a connected company.

 

At the balance sheet date, the company owed £274,963 to connected companies.

 

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wize Holdings Ltd and is included in the consolidated financial statements of Wize Holdings Ltd which are publicly available. Consequently, the company has taken advantage of the exemption under the terms of FRS 102 from disclosing related party transactions with Wize Holdings Ltd.

WALTER LILLY & CO. LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 24 -
17
Parent company and ultimate controlling party

On 3 October 2024, the company’s issued share capital was acquired by Wize Holdings Ltd. At the balance sheet date the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wize Holdings Ltd.

 

The company is ultimately controlled by Darren Size by virtue of his majority shareholding in the parent company.

 

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Wize Holdings Ltd, which are available online from Companies House. The registered address for the company and Wize Holdings Ltd, the parent, is 3rd Floor Maddox House, 1 Maddox Street, London, England, W1S 2PZ.

18
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
2024
2023
£
£
(Loss)/profit after taxation
(9,077,844)
953,997
Adjustments for:
Taxation (credited)/charged
(305,292)
304,000
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
141,933
64,502
Movements in working capital:
Increase in debtors
(3,326,119)
(25,876,714)
Increase in creditors
9,492,806
25,719,574
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
(3,074,516)
1,165,359
19
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 October 2023
Cash flows
31 December 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
9,079,432
(3,900,452)
5,178,980
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