Company Registration No. 03781531 (England and Wales)
N W TRADING LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
Chartered Accountants
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N W TRADING LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
N W TRADING LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
3
100
100
Current assets
Stocks
115,711
115,619
Debtors
5
2,606,850
2,448,960
Cash at bank and in hand
618,150
502,064
3,340,711
3,066,643
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(2,543,577)
(2,363,086)
Net current assets
797,134
703,557
Net assets
797,234
703,657
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
100
100
Capital redemption reserve
1
1
Profit and loss reserves
797,133
703,556
Total equity
797,234
703,657
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 22 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
J Stone
Director
Company registration number 03781531 (England and Wales)
N W TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
N W Trading Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Cavendish Wharf, Duke Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 1HN.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis, which assumed the ongoing support of the financiers and group. Assurance has been received that this will continue for a period of at least one year from the signing of these financial statements and accordingly it is considered appropriate to prepare the accounts using the going concern basis. true
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
1.4
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.5
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.6
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.
N W TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
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.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
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.
1.8
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.
1.9
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.10
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation are included in the profit and loss account for the period.
N W TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
22
22
3
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
100
100
4
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
NW Trading (Caldaire) Limited
Cavendish Wharf, off Duke Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 1HN
Ordinary
100.00
5
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
328,206
346,094
Amounts owed by group undertakings
2,112,569
1,957,083
Other debtors
52,783
42,989
Prepayments and accrued income
113,292
102,794
2,606,850
2,448,960
The amounts owed by group undertakings are not subject to any formal agreement.
N W TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
460,733
400,965
Amounts owed to group undertakings
2,021,202
1,918,718
Corporation tax
31,069
(123)
Other creditors
30,573
43,526
2,543,577
2,363,086
The amounts owed to group undertakings are not subject to any formal agreement.
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Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
Christopher Johnson FCA
Statutory Auditor:
PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
Date of audit report:
22 September 2025
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Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
The company is party to an inter company composite guarantee to secure bank borrowings of fellow subsidiary companies within the group. The net group balance with the bank at the balance sheet date was £1,744,271 (2023 - £524,106).
The company is also party to a cross guarantee to secure a hire purchase creditor in respect of amounts owed by the parent company. The net group liability at the year end amounted to £6,484,052 (2023 - £6,704,009).
The company is party to a group VAT registration and thus has a joint and several liability in this respect. The group liability at the year end amounted to £97,753 (2023: £18,145).
N W TRADING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Parent company
NW Trading (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in the UK, is the parent company and is the smallest group which the company is consolidated into.
The immediate parent company to NW Trading (Holdings) Limited is NWT Group Limited, a company registered in the UK and is the ultimate controlling party, this being the largest group in which the company is consolidated into.