| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
| Income Statement | 7 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 8 |
| Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 10 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 3 Kingfisher Court |
| Bowesfield Park |
| Stockton on Tees |
| TS18 3EX |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| The Company's principal activity is the design, fabrication and construction of light, medium and heavy structural steel works. Its clients include businesses in the petrochemical, oil and gas, industrial, engineering, power generation, nuclear and biofuels industries. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The company has operated at a lower level of activity than in the previous year, achieving a turnover of £5.0m in 2024 compared with £11.8m in 2023. This has resulted in a loss before tax in 2024 of £85,477, compared with a profit in the prior year of £619,840. The directors are optimistic that the order book and current levels of enquiry will result in a higher turnover in future years. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The continued success of the company is dependent upon it being competitive in a sector that is very reliant upon a stable or growing economy. The company has a good record of securing new work, particularly in sectors where it has significant expertise and experience, however the markets continue to be very challenging. Significant work has been undertaken to improve margins and control direct costs and overheads. |
| FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The Board has established certain key performance indicators (KPI's) which are important in monitoring the company's performance. The principal KPI's are continued and sustainable turnover and guaranteed minimal margin. However, as has been previously stated, the continued growth and development of the company is largely dependent on prevailing external factors, namely the volatile nature of the construction industry. |
| During the financial year, the company has been able to achieve a turnover of £5.0m, albeit lower than in 2023. Gross margin achieved has improved from 12.7% in 2023 to 15.6% in 2024. Overall construction activities carried on by this company and its parent company has produced sales of £7.7m compared with £12.0m in the prior year. There remains remains a pressure on achieving the desired gross margin on contracts and this area remains challenging. |
| During the first half of 2025 the company has achieved turnover of £2.3m and should be able to match the turnover achieved in 2024. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| Although the Construction Sector has been adversely affected by the economic slowdown in the areas of Aerospace and Power Generation in the last few years, there is continued demand and with it renewed optimism for the future. |
| This company has specific skills and experience such that it has built a reputation for delivering in these specific markets and is well placed to continue during the current financial year and beyond. |
| The current order book extends to quarter 1 of 2026, with the company working hard to secure new work from the many opportunities to tender it is seeing during 2025 to date. |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES |
| As mentioned above the Company's principal activity is the design, fabrication and construction of light, medium and heavy structural steel works. |
| The Company takes on many different projects from customers in many different sectors and therefore needs to maintain a level of expertise in all areas including steel erection, welding, cladding, construction management and safety advice. |
| As projects become more and more complex, the Company engages its R&D team to investigate any problems and create solutions to client requirements that have not been met before. |
| The problems encountered were areas which, as far as the Company is aware, practical solutions had never been achieved previously and no information was available in the public domain that could have helped them reach the advancements sought without encountering significant technical challenges and uncertainties. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| 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 |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| 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 ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Anderson Barrowcliff Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of F.J. Booth Construction Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity 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 loss 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. |
| 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, 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: |
| 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. |
| Based on our understanding of the industry, we have considered applicable laws and regulations which may be fundamental to the company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We considered management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to the posting of inappropriate manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, management bias and any significant one-off or unusual transactions. |
| We discussed among the audit engagement team the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements. |
| Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: |
| - | Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims. |
| - | Enquiry of entity staff to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. |
| - | Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
| - | Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business. |
| - | Revenue recognition; agreeing a sample of revenue transactions to gain assurance over the occurrence and accuracy of revenue and also to ensure revenue has been recognised in the correct period. |
| Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
| 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 |
| F.J. Booth Construction 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 3 Kingfisher Court |
| Bowesfield Park |
| Stockton on Tees |
| TS18 3EX |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses |
| (376,688 | ) | 356,544 |
| Other operating income |
| OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT | 5 | ( |
) |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| (56,344 | ) | 676,611 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | ( |
) |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | 7 | ( |
) |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR | ( |
) |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| (LOSS)/PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
( |
) |
| Prior year adjustment | ( |
) |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME SINCE LAST ANNUAL REPORT |
40,082 |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 8 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 9 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 10 |
| NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
11 |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 15 | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 16 |
| Retained earnings | 17 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |
| Prior year adjustment | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| As restated | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
| The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland": |
| • | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows; |
| • | the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d). |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| In the application of the companies accounting policies, which are described below, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. |
| The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. |
| The judgement (apart from those involving estimations) that management has made in the process of applying the entity's accounting policies and that has the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements is the stage of completion of contracts and revenue recognition. |
| The company undertakes a number of long term construction contracts. Accounting for these contracts requires a number of assumptions and estimates to be made in relation to the stage of completion and expected outcome of the contract. Each contract has an expected value and is costed appropriately to give an expected margin. Any future changes to estimates of contract revenue or contract costs resulting in a change to the estimated loss or profit of the contract is regularly reviewed by management to ensure accurate reporting of revenue recognition. |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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 stated net of VAT and is recognised when the significant risks and rewards are considered to have been transferred to the buyer. Turnover for the supply of services represents the value of services provided under contracts to the extent that there is a right to consideration and is recorded at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Where a contract has been only partially completed at the balance sheet date turnover represents the fair value of the service provided to date based on the stage of completion of the contract activity at the balance sheet date. |
| Construction contracts |
| Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to stage of completion of the contract activity at the Balance Sheet date. Variations in contract work, claims and incentive payments are included to the extent that the amount can be measured reliably and its receipt is considered probable. |
| When it is probable that total contract costs will exceed total contract turnover, the expected loss is recognised as an expense immediately. |
| Where the outcome of a construction contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent of contract costs incurred where it is probable that they will be recoverable. Contract costs are recognised as expenses in the period in which they are incurred. When costs incurred in securing a contract are recognised as an expense in the period in which they are incurred, they are not included in contract costs if the contract is obtained in a subsequent period. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Improvements to leasehold property | - |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Office equipment | - |
| Tangible fixed assets are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. |
| Impairment |
| Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset's cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. |
| Amounts recoverable on contracts |
| Amounts recoverable on contracts are stated at cost plus attributable profit to the extent that such profit is reasonably certain and after making provision for any foreseeable losses in completing contracts, less payments on account received. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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 balance sheet date. |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet 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. |
| Research and development |
| Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| 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 plan for its employees. Contributions are recognised as an expense in the period they fall due. Amounts not paid are included as a liability within accruals. |
| Debtors and creditors receivable/payable |
| Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and loss (2023 - 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 |
| £ | £ |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 1,938,679 | 3,414,259 |
| Social security costs | 195,241 | 347,575 |
| Other pension costs | 34,370 | 54,948 |
| 2,168,290 | 3,816,782 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Directors | 2 | 2 |
| Management and administration | 6 | 7 |
| Technical and engineering staff | 8 | 9 |
| Site operatives | 27 | 55 |
| 43 | 73 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 2,484 | 2,484 |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits are accruing under money purchase schemes: |
2 |
2 |
| 5. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
| The operating loss (2023 - operating profit) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Plant hire |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Profit on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Auditors remuneration |
| Foreign exchange differences |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Overdraft interest |
| Interest on overdue tax |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax (credit)/charge |
| The tax (credit)/charge on the loss for the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| R&D tax credit | (84,755 | ) | - |
| Deferred taxation |
| Tax on (loss)/profit | ( |
) |
| Reconciliation of total tax (credit)/charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| (Loss)/profit before tax | ( |
) |
| (Loss)/profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
( |
) |
| Effects of: |
| Effect of super-deduction claimed | - | (315 | ) |
| Research and development tax credit | (84,755 | ) | - |
| Underprovided deferred tax in prior years | 34,058 | - |
| Group relief | 20,284 | - |
| Total tax (credit)/charge | (51,782 | ) | 154,645 |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Improvements |
| to |
| leasehold | Plant and | Motor | Office |
| property | machinery | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 9. | DEBTORS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Amounts recoverable on contract |
| Other debtors |
| Deferred taxation | - | 27,973 |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year: |
| Amounts recoverable on contract |
| Aggregate amounts |
| 10. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 12) |
| Payments on account |
| Trade creditors |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 205,343 | 353,161 |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 11. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 12) |
| 12. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on demand: |
| Bank overdrafts |
| Bank loans - less than 1 yr |
| Amounts falling due between one and two years: |
| Bank loans - 1-2 years |
| Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 13. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 14. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank overdrafts |
| Bank loans |
| The company's overdraft and bank loans are secured by way of legal mortgage over the company's assets. |
| 15. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax asset at 1 January | 27,973 | 182,618 |
| Provided during the year | (32,973 | ) | (154,645 | ) |
| Deferred tax (liability)/asset at 31 December | (5,000 | ) | 27,973 |
| Analysed: |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (5,000 | ) | (8,462 | ) |
| Losses c/f | - | 36,435 |
| Deferred tax (liability)/asset at 31 December | (5,000 | ) | 27,973 |
| 16. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 17. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Deficit for the year | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| F.J. Booth Construction Limited (Registered number: 05864341) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 18. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The company operate a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss as they fall due. The charge for the year was £34,370 (2023: £54,948). There were pension contributions totalling £6,846 outstanding at year end (2023: £9,667). |
| 19. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Balance outstanding at start of year |
| Amounts repaid | ( |
) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year |
| Balance outstanding at start of year |
| Amounts repaid |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year |
| The above loans were provided free of interest with no fixed repayment terms. |
| 20. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| During the year the company undertook transactions with other companies within the group as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Construction services provided to other group companies | 4,697,844 | 5,563,988 |
| Management charges recharged to other group companies | 320,000 | 320,000 |
| Rents paid to other group companies | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Amounts owed to the company at the year end from other group companies in connection with these transactions |
327,066 |
1,089,704 |
| The above outstanding balances are unsecured and repayable on demand. |
| 21. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is |
| The company is under the control of Mr S Muir by virtue of his shareholding in the immediate and ultimate parent company, SNM Holdings Limited. These financial statements are included in the consolidated financial statements of SNM Holdings Limited. The parent's registered office address is the same as F.J. Booth Construction Limited as detailed on the company information page. |