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REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390 (England and Wales)















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 9

Statement of Financial Position 10

Statement of Cash Flows 11

Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 14


FRANK SUTTON LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024







DIRECTORS: C F Sutton
Mrs M Sutton
B F Sutton



SECRETARY: Mrs M Sutton



REGISTERED OFFICE: Castle Garage
Cuckoos Row
Raglan
Monmouthshire
NP15 2HH



REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390 (England and Wales)



AUDITORS: Xeinadin Audit Limited
(Statutory Auditor)
Court House
Court Road
Bridgend
CF31 1BE



SOLICITORS: Gabb and Co
Old Bank House
Beaufort Street
Crickhowell
Powys
NP8 1AD

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


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

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

The company's principal activity during the year continued to be that of the supply and maintenance of
agricultural and turf machinery in the new and second-hand market. The company is a main dealer for the sale and maintenance of John Deere and Kramer equipment and a variety of other brands relevant to this market.

During the year the company experienced a fall in turnover of 9% following rise in 2023 of 24%. The company trades in diverse markets across Wales and into Southern England. The directors are committed to the ongoing development of the company, seeking new customers and markets whilst continuing to deliver an excellent service to its existing customer base.

In 2024 turnover decreased slightly due to an uncertainty in the marketplace with regards to food production and government policies. Other sectors of the business also returned healthy margins such as Turf Care, with more customers investing in our products due to the reliability, service and support we deliver. Our Retail Finance arm of the business continues to grow with more customers seeking new ways to fund their machinery purchases. The continuing aim of the directors is to use the strong financial and marketplace position of the company to deliver ongoing growth and reinforce the strong foundation of a unique business model.

Continuing to remain profitable and yield a high turnover going forward is the result of a solid business foundation built on long established family values and a solid understanding of our customers values and expectations. Continued growth in the construction market with the Caterpillar Construction franchise has proved very successful as a new customer segment has been opened to the company. This involves the sale, service and repair of Caterpillar construction machinery into our trading area. Both company sites at Raglan and Bridgend continued to perform well both delivering a resilient trading performance.

The company continues to embrace new technology offering real time remote diagnostics of machinery and remote air programming and programme updates. This results in less disruption for customers increasing product satisfaction. Continual development of both sites is ongoing, resulting in modern showrooms and display areas. The use of technology continues to increase in agriculture and the Company is continuing to seek ongoing growth with this equipment and support our customers.

The directors remain committed to the John Deere and Kramer brands and the market share for John Deere tractors in the region is over 30% which is higher than the national average. The directors are delighted with the trading results in such an uncertain market place. The company has retained all its franchise accreditations and approvals.
The 2025 year has started well with healthy current levels of sales, but the company is wary of ongoing high costs which are affecting customers profit margins.

The directors are satisfied with the trading results returned in a year of change and ongoing development. They are also pleased to be able to report a further strengthening of the balance sheet position of the company which sees further improvement in short term liquidity and reports significant distributable reserves putting the company in a strong position to develop and expand.

The directors continue to be aware of the cash flow challenges faced by an expanding business but feel confident that as they have done so far in the development of the company they will be able to fund growth as it develops from the various third party financial resources they have worked with so far and by using the directors own sources of finance.


FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Financial Key Performance Indicators

The company uses a range of performance measures to monitor and manage the business effectively.
These are both financial and and non-financial and the most significant of these are the key performance indicators (KPl's). The KPl's for the year ended 31 December 2024 with comparatives for 2023 and 2022 are summarised as follows:

2024 2023 2022
£    £    £   

Turnover 22,194,259 24,416,306 19,501,949
Turnover growth -9% 25% 0.004%
Gross profit margin 10% 9% 10%
Profit before tax 426,201 575,175 1,017,092


PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company is exposed to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risks as it trades from day to day. The company manages these risks by financing its operations through retained profits, use of an overdraft, main dealer finance plans, long term bank and shareholder borrowings where necessary.

The management objectives are to retain sufficient liquid funds in the business to enable it to meet its day to day requirements, minimise the company's exposure to fluctuating cash flows, and ensure that the business maintains and monitors its plans to manage 'spikes' in cash outflows caused by VAT and significant supplier payments.

The company makes little use of financial instruments other than standard overdraft funding, a bank loan and an operational bank account so it's exposure to price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk is not material for the assessment of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





B F Sutton - Director


26 September 2025

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

DIVIDENDS
An interim dividend of £260 per share was paid on 18 November 2024. The directors recommend that no final dividend be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2024 will be £ 260,000 .

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report.

C F Sutton
Mrs M Sutton
B F Sutton

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
Matters in respect of future developments and post balance sheet events have been outlined in the strategic report on pages 2 and 3.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

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

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

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

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


AUDITORS
The auditors, Xeinadin Audit Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





B F Sutton - Director


26 September 2025

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
FRANK SUTTON LIMITED


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Frank Sutton Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows and Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its 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.

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 Auditors' 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether 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 the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
FRANK SUTTON LIMITED


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 Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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.

Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

The audit was planned on the basis that the testing undertaken and procedures carried out would have a reasonable expectation of detecting any instances of irregularity including fraud. The plan involved assessing the risk of the financial statements containing material misstatements taking into account various factors such as the control systems in place, the standard of record keeping and an assessment of the influence and role of the stakeholders involved. The audit plan was followed and benefitted from the audit teams knowledge of the client. They considered how fraud may occur and where the financial statements may be susceptible to error.

Suitable transaction sample testing was made on the high risk areas of the financial statements. Enquiries were made of the company directors for information and explanations as required during the course of the audit and any contentious areas appropriately challenged to ensure that sufficient audit evidence was obtained.

The procedures and testing undertaken as a result of our risk assessments were deemed sufficient to identify material errors for which adjustment was then made in the financial statements. There is however no guarantee that all errors, including those related to fraud, would be identified as part of the audit.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
FRANK SUTTON LIMITED


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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Nigel Williams BCom FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Xeinadin Audit Limited
(Statutory Auditor)
Court House
Court Road
Bridgend
CF31 1BE

26 September 2025

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 22,194,259 24,416,306

Cost of sales 20,057,207 22,217,891
GROSS PROFIT 2,137,052 2,198,415

Administrative expenses 1,465,040 1,230,154
OPERATING PROFIT 5 672,012 968,261


Interest payable and similar expenses 6 245,811 393,086
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 426,201 575,175

Tax on profit 7 108,423 240,469
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 317,778 334,706

Retained earnings at beginning of year 3,037,438 2,962,732

Dividends 8 (260,000 ) (260,000 )

RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF YEAR 3,095,216 3,037,438

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 964,390 849,746

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 8,781,849 10,292,002
Debtors 11 2,316,188 1,805,610
Cash in hand 1,025 1,697
11,099,062 12,099,309
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 7,604,670 9,266,360
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,494,392 2,832,949
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,458,782

3,682,695

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

13

(1,121,468

)

(502,500

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 (241,098 ) (141,757 )
NET ASSETS 3,096,216 3,038,438

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 18 1,000 1,000
Retained earnings 19 3,095,216 3,037,438
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 3,096,216 3,038,438

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 26 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





B F Sutton - Director


FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 175,924 480,989
Interest paid (52,848 ) (18,532 )
Interest element of hire purchase payments
paid

(192,963

)

(374,554

)
Tax paid (229,065 ) (95,223 )
Net cash from operating activities (298,952 ) (7,320 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (695,500 ) (805,299 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 400,413 293,500
Net cash from investing activities (295,087 ) (511,799 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (10,000 ) (10,000 )
Capital repayments in year 898,402 625,953
Decrease/(increase) in intercompany (53,131 ) 20,088
Equity dividends paid (260,000 ) (260,000 )
Net cash from financing activities 575,271 376,041

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (18,768 ) (143,078 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year

2

(508,547

)

(365,469

)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 (527,315 ) (508,547 )

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before taxation 426,201 575,175
Depreciation charges 334,476 323,005
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (154,033 ) (140,687 )
Decrease/(increase) in AROC - 71,816
Finance costs 245,811 393,086
852,455 1,222,395
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 1,510,153 (1,220,641 )
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (457,447 ) 729,315
Decrease in trade and other creditors (1,729,237 ) (250,080 )
Cash generated from operations 175,924 480,989

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Statement of Financial Position amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2024
31.12.24 1.1.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 1,025 1,697
Bank overdrafts (528,340 ) (510,244 )
(527,315 ) (508,547 )
Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 1,697 166
Bank overdrafts (510,244 ) (365,635 )
(508,547 ) (365,469 )


FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.1.24 Cash flow At 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 1,697 (672 ) 1,025
Bank overdrafts (510,244 ) (18,096 ) (528,340 )
(508,547 ) (18,768 ) (527,315 )
Debt
Finance leases (2,281,877 ) (898,402 ) (3,180,279 )
Debts falling due within 1 year (10,000 ) - (10,000 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (14,774 ) 10,000 (4,774 )
(2,306,651 ) (888,402 ) (3,195,053 )
Total (2,815,198 ) (907,170 ) (3,722,368 )

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Frank Sutton Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Significant judgements and estimates
a. Useful economic life of tangible assets

The useful economic life of assets is kept under annual review. Amendments are made if the estimate of useful life requires changing as a result of technological change, economic use or due to the physical condition of the assets. From this process the rates of asset depreciation are identified.

b. Going concern

The ability of the company to continue to trade as a going concern is assessed annually by the directors using their best estimations of future trading having regard to the economic climate in the UK.

c. Deferred taxation

Deferred tax is to be estimated based upon a calculation of tax timing differences that are likely to arise. as fixed assets are acquired and sold.

d. Other estimates

The directors annually calculate on a consistent basis any provisions that may be required in connection with bad debts or stock items that may require an amendment in value.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. Turnover is recognised once a purchase order is raised.

Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes the original purchase price, plus any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for intended use.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life.

Long leasehold- Straight line over 15 years
Plant and machinery- at varying rates on cost
Motor vehicles- 25% on cost

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Machinery stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Parts stock is valued at average cost.

If after twelve months an item of plant and machinery for resale remains in stock, the company will write down the asset by 20% on a reducing balance each year. Parts stock is written down by 100% when it is three years old.

Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Corporate taxation
Taxation for the year is made up of current and deferred tax balances. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.

Deferred taxation
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Sale of goods 21,951,612 24,138,061
Rent receivable 5,586 910
Commissions receivable 25,526 118,520
Bonus income 211,535 158,815
22,194,259 24,416,306

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2024 2023
£    £   
United Kingdom 22,194,259 24,416,306
22,194,259 24,416,306

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,167,953 1,089,838
Social security costs 108,746 107,750
Other pension costs 16,256 22,257
1,292,955 1,219,845

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2024 2023

Administration 4 4
Sales 3 3
Distribution 2 2
Workshop 6 5
Stores 16 14
31 28

The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the company, is set out below.

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 53,855 45,272

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2024 2023
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 3,860 12,695
Other operating leases 60,000 60,000
Depreciation - owned assets 73,967 22,756
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 260,509 300,388
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (154,033 ) (140,687 )
Auditors' remuneration 10,000 12,000

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank interest 52,848 18,280
Interest on overdue tax - 252
Hire purchase 192,963 374,554
245,811 393,086

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 9,082 104,375
Prior period adjustment - 124,438
Total current tax 9,082 228,813

Deferred tax 99,341 11,656
Tax on profit 108,423 240,469

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Profit before tax 426,201 575,175
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 25%)

106,550

143,794

Effects of:
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (30,807 ) (98,765 )
Disposal of tangible fixed assets (38,508 ) 73,375
Deferred tax 99,341 11,656
Prior year underaccrual - 124,438
Profit on sale of asset - (35,172 )
Change of corporation tax rate - (6,566 )
General provision for bad debt (27,709 ) 27,709
Pension creditor 221 -
Marginal relief (665 ) -
Total tax charge 108,423 240,469

8. DIVIDENDS
2024 2023
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim 260,000 260,000

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2024 544,968 1,380,781 1,925,749
Additions - 695,500 695,500
Disposals - (283,000 ) (283,000 )
Reclassification/transfer - (69,433 ) (69,433 )
At 31 December 2024 544,968 1,723,848 2,268,816
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 323,171 752,832 1,076,003
Charge for year 73,967 260,509 334,476
Eliminated on disposal - (106,053 ) (106,053 )
At 31 December 2024 397,138 907,288 1,304,426
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 147,830 816,560 964,390
At 31 December 2023 221,797 627,949 849,746

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Motor
vehicles
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 1,098,043
Additions 695,500
Disposals (283,000 )
Reclassification/transfer (243,665 )
At 31 December 2024 1,266,878
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 504,271
Charge for year 260,509
Eliminated on disposal (106,053 )
Reclassification/transfer (208,410 )
At 31 December 2024 450,317
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 816,561
At 31 December 2023 593,772

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


10. STOCKS
2024 2023
£    £   
Finished goods 8,781,849 10,292,002

The cost of stock recognised as an expense during the year was £19,181,812 (2023: £21,089,215).

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,557,945 1,397,488
Amounts owed by group undertakings 232,203 179,072
Other debtors 28,717 15,112
Prepayments and accrued income 497,323 213,938
2,316,188 1,805,610

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14) 538,340 520,244
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 2,063,585 1,794,151
Trade creditors 4,490,288 5,866,718
Tax 9,082 229,065
Social security and other taxes 26,343 36,116
VAT 405,068 102,496
Other creditors 9,940 342,946
Accruals and deferred income 62,024 374,624
7,604,670 9,266,360

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 14) 4,774 14,774
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 1,116,694 487,726
1,121,468 502,500

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


14. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2024 2023
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 528,340 510,244
Bank loans 10,000 10,000
538,340 520,244

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 4,774 10,000

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years - 4,774

15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase
contracts
2024 2023
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 2,063,585 1,794,151
Between one and five years 1,116,694 487,726
3,180,279 2,281,877

Non-cancellable
operating leases
2024 2023
£    £   
Within one year 4,968 4,968
Between one and five years 9,936 14,904
14,904 19,872

Operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year amounted to £4,968 (2023: £4,968).

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


16. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2024 2023
£    £   
Bank overdrafts 528,340 510,244
Hire purchase contracts 3,180,279 2,281,877
3,708,619 2,792,121

The bank overdraft of £528,340 (2023: £510,244) is repayable on demand and the Bounce Back loan £14,774 (2023: £24,774) is repayable over a 10 year term. Both are secured by a debenture on the banks standard form dated 6 July 2004 and a cross guarantee and debenture including Frank Sutton Holdings Limited dated 19 March 2019.

Obligations under hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax 241,098 141,757

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2024 141,757
Provided during year 99,341
Balance at 31 December 2024 241,098

18. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
1,000 Ordinary £1 1,000 1,000

19. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2024 3,037,438
Profit for the year 317,778
Dividends (260,000 )
At 31 December 2024 3,095,216

FRANK SUTTON LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05030390)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


20. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme. Pension costs amounted to £22,821 (2023: £23,171).

21. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

At the balance sheet date, the parent company, Frank Sutton Holdings Limited, had a bank loan outstanding of £316,665 (2023: £370,695).

The loan is secured by a cross guarantee and debenture between Frank Sutton Limited dated 19 March 2019.

22. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Included in debtors are amounts owed by the parent company, Frank Sutton Holdings Limited, of
£227,187 (2023: £179,072).

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Frank Sutton Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom

The ultimate controlling party is the Sutton family.