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Company Registration number: 05336025

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 8

Profit and Loss Account

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Statement of Cash Flows

12

Notes to the Financial Statements

13 to 23

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Company Information

Directors

T M Lower

M D Lower

Company secretary

M D Lower

Registered office

Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

Auditors

Streets Audit LLP
Statutory Auditors Tower House
Lucy Tower Street
Lincoln
LN1 1XW

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is buying and selling used motorhomes and campervans.

Fair review of the business

The company enjoyed another successful year financially as shown by the key figures below.

2024

2023

Turnover

£24m

£26m

Gross profit

£3.8m

£3.5m

Gross profit margin

15.9%

13.5%

Net profit before tax

£1.7m

£1.3m

Net current assets

£6m

£6.8m

Net assets

£6.3m

£6.9m

The market for used motorhomes and campervans was again buoyant in 2024 and this has continued into 2025. Dealers selling new vehicles have seen excessive stock levels driven by manufacturer pressure and this has led to discounting pressure on late used models. The company sells a wide range of used vehicles across different ages and price points which, along with continued focus on customer satisfaction, has kept it insulated from this pressure.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks and uncertainties impacting on the management of the business are the linked areas of customer demand and sourcing vehicles for sale. The directors consider that there will always be customer demand for competitively priced vehicles and over the years the company has developed robust sourcing techniques to enable the supply of vehicles to match this demand.

Approved by the Board on 26 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


T M Lower
Director

   
 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

T M Lower

M D Lower - Company secretary and director

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company’s principal financial instruments are cash balances generated from retained profits and used to fund the company’s operations through the acquisition of plentiful stock for sale to customers.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The straightforward nature of the company’s balance sheet and the funding of stock through retained cash means the company is not exposed significantly to price, credit or liquidity risk.

Future Developments

The future developments of the business are included within the strategic report.

Approved by the Board on 26 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


T M Lower
Director

   
 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, and 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 auditor 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 director's 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 original financial statements were 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.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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 4, 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.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Auditor 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.

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:

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit;

attendance of year end stock takes to assess procedures and undertake auditor test counts.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the Health and Safety Executive, and the company’s legal advisors.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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 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.





Shane Cann ACA FCCA CTA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Streets Audit LLP, Statutory Auditor

Tower House
Lucy Tower Street
Lincoln
LN1 1XW

26 September 2025

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Profit and Loss Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Turnover

3

24,128,118

25,973,597

Cost of sales

 

(20,286,192)

(22,481,583)

Gross profit

 

3,841,926

3,492,014

Administrative expenses

 

(2,235,077)

(2,237,571)

Operating profit

4

1,606,849

1,254,443

Other interest receivable and similar income

5

68,285

24,184

Interest payable and similar charges

6

(8,103)

(14,253)

Profit before tax

 

1,667,031

1,264,374

Taxation

10

(407,995)

(302,564)

Profit for the financial year

 

1,259,036

961,810

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

(Registration number: 05336025)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

304,633

149,672

Current assets

 

Stocks

13

2,368,101

2,156,301

Debtors

14

3,439,897

3,889,405

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,006,482

1,325,336

 

6,814,480

7,371,042

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

16

(775,776)

(536,413)

Net current assets

 

6,038,704

6,834,629

Total assets less current liabilities

 

6,343,337

6,984,301

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

16

(33,333)

(83,333)

Net assets

 

6,310,004

6,900,968

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

200

200

Retained earnings

6,309,804

6,900,768

Shareholders' funds

 

6,310,004

6,900,968

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


T M Lower
Director

   
 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

200

6,900,768

6,900,968

Profit for the year

-

1,259,036

1,259,036

Dividends

-

(1,850,000)

(1,850,000)

At 31 December 2024

200

6,309,804

6,310,004

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

200

6,288,958

6,289,158

Profit for the year

-

961,810

961,810

Dividends

-

(350,000)

(350,000)

At 31 December 2023

200

6,900,768

6,900,968

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

1,259,036

961,810

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

4

27,352

31,107

Finance income

5

(68,285)

(24,184)

Finance costs

6

8,103

14,253

Income tax expense

10

407,995

302,564

 

1,634,201

1,285,550

Working capital adjustments

 

(Increase)/decrease in stocks

13

(211,800)

99,296

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors

14

449,508

(1,373,771)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors

16

137,687

(59,538)

Cash generated from operations

 

2,009,596

(48,463)

Income taxes paid

10

(306,319)

(356,176)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

1,703,277

(404,639)

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

5

68,285

24,184

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(182,313)

(5,028)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(114,028)

19,156

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

6

(8,103)

(14,253)

Repayment of bank borrowing

 

(50,000)

(50,000)

Dividends paid

19

(1,850,000)

(350,000)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(1,908,103)

(414,253)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(318,854)

(799,736)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2024

 

1,325,336

2,125,072

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2024

15

1,006,482

1,325,336

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

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 were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

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.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling (£).

Turnover recognition

Turnover represents amounts chargeable, net of value added tax, in respect of the sale of motorhomes, related accessories and services to customers.

Turnover is recognised at the point at which the product is delivered or service is provided to the customer.

Tax

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

The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

Land and buildings

15% reducing balance or straight line over the life of the lease

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

15% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% straight line

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

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

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

50% 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.

Debtors

Other short term debtors are measured at transaction price less any impairment.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after due regard for obsolete and slow moving stocks. Net realisable value is based on selling price less anticipated costs to completion and selling costs.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Reserves

Called up share capital represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued.

Profit and loss account includes all current and prior period profits and losses.

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.

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.

Defined contribution pension obligation

The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Sale of goods

24,128,118

25,973,597

4

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

27,352

31,107

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

4,560

7,401

5

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
£

2023
£

Interest income on bank deposits

22,491

5,873

Other finance income

45,794

18,311

68,285

24,184

6

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

8,103

10,499

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

-

3,754

8,103

14,253

7

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

1,120,357

1,060,051

Social security costs

115,383

105,872

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

434,206

427,483

Other employee expense

6,219

814

1,676,165

1,594,220

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Administration and support

4

4

Sales, marketing and distribution

25

25

29

29

8

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

19,752

19,752

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

354,800

304,300

374,552

324,052

9

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

6,700

6,350


 

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

10

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

407,995

302,564

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.5%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

1,667,031

1,264,374

Corporation tax at standard rate

416,758

297,128

Tax (decrease)/increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

(8,918)

5,375

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

155

61

Total tax charge

407,995

302,564

11

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

10,000

10,000

At 31 December 2024

10,000

10,000

Amortisation

At 1 January 2024

10,000

10,000

At 31 December 2024

10,000

10,000

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

-

-

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

12

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

447,635

129,738

23,950

601,323

Additions

24,961

12,785

144,567

182,313

At 31 December 2024

472,596

142,523

168,517

783,636

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

343,251

84,950

23,450

451,651

Charge for the year

15,658

7,910

3,784

27,352

At 31 December 2024

358,909

92,860

27,234

479,003

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

113,687

49,663

141,283

304,633

At 31 December 2023

104,384

44,788

500

149,672

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £113,687 (2023 - £104,384) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

13

Stocks

2024
£

2023
£

Goods for resale

2,368,101

2,156,301

14

Debtors

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

8,000

-

Other debtors

3,417,748

3,874,953

Prepayments

14,149

14,452

3,439,897

3,889,405

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£1,961,791 (2023 -£1,960,412) of Other debtors is classified as non current.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

15

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

1,745

1,745

Cash at bank

1,004,737

1,323,591

1,006,482

1,325,336

16

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

17

50,000

50,000

Trade creditors

 

75,029

59,632

Social security and other taxes

 

241,800

166,634

Other creditors

 

140,996

94,681

Accrued expenses

 

39,957

39,148

Corporation tax

10

227,994

126,318

 

775,776

536,413

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

17

33,333

83,333

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

17

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

50,000

50,000

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Bank borrowings

33,333

83,333

Bank borrowings

The bank borrowing is denominated in Sterling with a nominal interest rate of 2.44% over base rate, and the final instalment is due on 4 September 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £83,333 (2023 - £133,333).

The Bank borrowing is secured by a debenture over the company's assets.

18

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2024

2023

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

200

200

200

200

         

19

Dividends

 

2024

2023

 

£

£

Interim dividend of £9,250.00 (2023 - £1,750.00) per ordinary share

1,850,000

350,000

     
 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

20

Contingent liabilities

The company is party to a cross guarantee and debenture with its bankers and TML Properties Limited, a company under related control. At 31 December 2024 the amount due to the bank from TML Properties Limited was £189,060 (2023 - £209,809).

21

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2024

At 1 January 2024
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 December 2024
£

T M Lower

Interest charged at HMRC official rate with no fixed terms of repayment.

851,286

706,791

(943,151)

614,926

M D Lower

Interest charged at HMRC official rate with no fixed terms of repayment.

851,285

706,792

(943,151)

614,926

2023

At 1 January 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 December 2023
£

T M Lower

Interest charged at HMRC official rate with no fixed terms of repayment.

162,236

877,819

(188,769)

851,286

M D Lower

Interest charged at HMRC official rate with no fixed terms of repayment.

162,236

877,818

(188,769)

851,285

Summary of transactions with other related parties

Included in other debtors is £1,961,791 (2023 - £1,960,412) due from TML Properties Limited, a company under related control. There are no fixed terms for repayment of this interest free balance.

 

Somerset Motorhome Centre Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

22

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The ultimate controlling party is T and M Lower.

23

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £434,206 (2023 - £427,483).