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Registration number: 04543435

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Filleted Financial Statements

for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 11

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Company Information

Directors

F Herlihy

E S Hodges

G S J King

M M Pritchard

A A Ryder

I H Strudwick

D Thomas

Company secretary

S Evans

Registered office

Spring Lodge
172 Chester Road
Helsby
Cheshire
WA6 0AR

Auditors

UHY Ross Brooke
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
Suite I Windrush Court
Abingdon Business Park
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1SY

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

(Registration number: 04543435)
Balance Sheet as at 6 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

4

1,836,721

2,097,172

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

2,251,253

1,707,487

Cash at bank and in hand

 

-

303,163

 

2,251,253

2,010,650

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(1,811,661)

(1,551,863)

Net current assets

 

439,592

458,787

Total assets less current liabilities

 

2,276,313

2,555,959

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

(51,270)

(30,737)

Provisions for liabilities

(77,074)

(183,125)

Net assets

 

2,147,969

2,342,097

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

205

205

Retained earnings

2,147,764

2,341,892

Shareholders' funds

 

2,147,969

2,342,097

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been 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 19 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
A A Ryder
Director

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
Spring Lodge
172 Chester Road
Helsby
Cheshire
WA6 0AR
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 19 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.

The financial statements are presented in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company.

As permitted by the FRS 102 1A framework, the company has taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available under that standard in relation to presentation of a cashflow statement, remuneration of key management personnel and presentation of changes in current tax and deferred tax assets/liabilities.

These accounts are consolidated into the accounts of RSK Group Ltd.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

Going concern

The Directors have acknowledged the latest guidance on going concern from the Financial Reporting Council and considered various relevant matters noted here.

The company participates in the Group’s centralised treasury arrangements and so shares banking arrangements with its subsidiaries. As at 6 April 2025 the funds comprised a £1bn committed acquisition facility and a £150m revolving credit facility (which was increased from the prior £50m during March 2025). These facilities were extended from 2028 to 2030 in September 2024. In September 2024 the Group received £520m preferred equity investment from a consortium of investors.

The facilities will finance growth, both organic and acquisitive and associated working capital requirements.

After a thorough review, the Group's consolidated business plan, forecasts and projections show that it is expected to operate within its facilities.

The Group has established contracts and master service agreements with several customers across a wide range of sectors and markets and has a significant pipeline of committed work, tenders in progress and opportunities. The Directors believe that the Group will continue to manage its business risks successfully despite uncertain economic conditions in some business sectors and countries.

After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months after the date on which the report and financial statements are signed. Accordingly, they have continued to adopt a going concern basis in the preparation of the annual report and financial statements.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

Audit report

The Independent Auditor's Report was unqualified. The name of the Senior Statutory Auditor who signed the audit report on 25 September 2025 was Caroline Webster FCA, who signed for and on behalf of UHY Ross Brooke.

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.

Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are
provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
- the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
- it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
- the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
- the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

Tax

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

Current tax
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generate income.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
• The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
• Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax balances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the different between the fair value of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

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.

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

Improvements to property

No depreciation provided

Fixtures and fittings

25% straight line

Plant and machinery

3-10% straight line

Motor vehicles

25% straight line

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.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate 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.

Finance 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.

Operating leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

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 expenses when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are recognised in the company’s balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, loans receivable from other Group companies, investments in subsidiary companies and cash and cash equivalents, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of future receipts discounted at the market rate of interest. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment.

Impairment of financial assets
At each reporting date the company assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired. If such evidence exists, the company recognises an impairment loss which is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the future cashflows, discounted at the original effective interest rate. Impairment losses are recognised in profit or loss.

Impairment losses are reversed if the reversal can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised. The reversal of the impairment will be recognised in profit or loss.

Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, hire purchase contracts and loans payable to other Group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of future payments discounted at the market rate of interest.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial instruments
A financial asset is derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred.

A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled, or expires.

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the period was 114 (2024 - 129).

4

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

51,477

32,108

2,353,855

613,079

3,050,519

Additions

-

1,648

144,477

77,213

223,338

Disposals

-

(1,753)

(2,516)

(49,586)

(53,855)

At 6 April 2025

51,477

32,003

2,495,816

640,706

3,220,002

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

38,499

14,379

622,712

277,757

953,347

Charge for the period

5,421

8,388

287,332

156,849

457,990

Eliminated on disposal

-

(4,037)

(776)

(23,243)

(28,056)

At 6 April 2025

43,920

18,730

909,268

411,363

1,383,281

Carrying amount

At 6 April 2025

7,557

13,273

1,586,548

229,343

1,836,721

At 31 March 2024

12,978

17,729

1,731,143

335,322

2,097,172

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

5

Debtors

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

390,009

1,439,732

Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

-

17,846

Prepayments

213,228

207,124

Accrued income

1,572,138

-

Other debtors

75,878

19,014

Corporation tax receivable

-

17,390

Group relief receivable

-

6,381

 

2,251,253

1,707,487

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

262,680

257,704

Loans and borrowings

7

132,713

13,784

Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest

 

515,667

941,220

Taxation and social security

 

324,629

123,543

Accruals and deferred income

 

127,610

76,345

Other creditors

 

347,198

139,267

Group relief payable

 

101,164

-

 

1,811,661

1,551,863

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

7

51,270

30,737

 

MG Scaffolding (Oxford) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 April 2024 to 6 April 2025

7

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Hire purchase contracts

51,270

30,737

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank overdrafts

93,191

-

Hire purchase contracts

39,522

13,784

132,713

13,784

8

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

The company is party to cross guarantee arrangements relating to a borrowing facility provided by
Ares Management to RSK Group Limited. The amount borrowed under this agreement at 6 April
2025 is £831,936,000 (2024: £1,060,136,000).

The company is also a guarantor of any trading and other obligations of any RSK Group member that
may be a Junior Creditor in the related Subordination Deed.

Amounts not provided for in the balance sheet

The total amount of financial commitments not included in the balance sheet is £790,859 (2024 - £319,400).

9

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is RSK Environment Limited, incorporated in Scotland.

 The ultimate parent is RSK Group Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

  These financial statements are available upon request from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.