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Registration number: 06990167

Solarframe Direct Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Statement of Cash Flows

14

Notes to the Financial Statements

15 to 29

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Steven Taylor

Mr Darren Lee Coates

Registered office

Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF

Auditors

Brays of Wetherby Limited
Chartered Accountants
Riverview Court
Castle Gate
Wetherby
LS22 6LE

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is is that of the retail of windows, doors and conservatories.

Fair review of the business

Despite a fall of 8.5% in turnover, the company increased its gross profit from 33% to 34%. The fall in turnover was considered to be a measure of market conditions throughout the year, and the increased gross margin was the results of exercising improved managerial control than had been witnessed during 2023.

During the year, the business came under increasing pressure from a general increase in sales and marketing expenditure which impacted on administrative expenses thus resulting in the reported fall in its operating profit. In summary, the company expended considerably more on marketing than in previous years, and the ROI failed to maintain proportionality with the rising costs.

The directors believe that the above syndrome had been witnessed across all retail home improvement sectors, and the directors had acted in the correct manner to protect employment, and retain its relative market share in its sector.

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

Financial KPIs

Unit

2024

2023

Turnover

£

13,870,754

15,159,903

Gross Profit

£

4,751,206

4,960,371

Gross Profit

%

34

33

Profit before tax

£

237,626

93,318

Principal risks and uncertainties

The board has overall responsibility for the company’s risk management objectives and policies. The management team implements these as shown in the directors report.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

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

Directors of the company

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

Mr Steven Taylor

Mr Darren Lee Coates

Objectives and policies

The objective of the company is to deliver an excellent product at a competitive price, thus gaining a larger market share. This requires finance from external sources such as suppliers and the companies bankers The directors consider these positions on a daily basis and make decisions based on this.

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

The current financial performance of the company generates the necessary profit and cash to meet it's liabilities. This position is reviewed by the directors on a monthly basis. Also considered is the cashflow position of the company as to meet its obligations on a monthly basis.

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.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct 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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Solarframe Direct Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 August 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, 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 August 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.

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct 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.

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 and on the Financial Reporting Council's website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

Through meetings with management, and the employees of Solarframe Limited held at their offices we have obtained an understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

• Enquiry of management, those charged with governance, and their chosen experts, around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

• Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements of the operations of the entity through enquiry and inspection;

• Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.

The inherent limitations of an audit mean 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. This 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 of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

A further description of our responsibilities is available 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.

......................................
Mr Jonathan Crossley (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Brays of Wetherby Limited, Statutory Auditor

Riverview Court
Castle Gate
Wetherby
LS22 6LE

29 September 2025

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

13,870,754

15,159,903

Cost of sales

 

(9,119,548)

(10,199,532)

Gross profit

 

4,751,206

4,960,371

Administrative expenses

 

(4,983,476)

(4,835,595)

Other operating income

4

530,000

-

Operating profit

6

297,730

124,776

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(60,104)

(31,458)

Profit before tax

 

237,626

93,318

Tax on profit

11

(59,103)

13,410

Profit for the financial year

 

178,523

106,728

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Profit for the year

178,523

106,728

Total comprehensive income for the year

178,523

106,728

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

(Registration number: 06990167)
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

827,562

846,578

Current assets

 

Debtors

13

2,145,596

1,832,359

Cash at bank and in hand

 

507,064

818,288

 

2,652,660

2,650,647

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

15

(2,842,268)

(2,606,743)

Net current (liabilities)/assets

 

(189,608)

43,904

Total assets less current liabilities

 

637,954

890,482

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(499,515)

(321,693)

Provisions for liabilities

16

(103,416)

(132,719)

Net assets

 

35,023

436,070

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,000

1,000

Retained earnings

34,023

435,070

Shareholders' funds

 

35,023

436,070

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2023

1,000

435,070

436,070

Profit for the year

-

178,523

178,523

Dividends

-

(579,570)

(579,570)

At 31 August 2024

1,000

34,023

35,023

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2022

1,000

480,370

481,370

Profit for the year

-

106,728

106,728

Dividends

-

(152,028)

(152,028)

At 31 August 2023

1,000

435,070

436,070

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 August 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

178,523

106,728

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

389,445

366,666

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

5

(128,668)

(59,704)

Finance costs

7

60,104

31,458

Income tax expense

11

59,103

(13,410)

 

558,507

431,738

Working capital adjustments

 

(Increase)/decrease in trade debtors

13

(313,237)

181,738

Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors

15

208,199

(45,905)

Cash generated from operations

 

453,469

567,571

Income taxes paid

11

(17,076)

(46,349)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

436,393

521,222

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(478,350)

(269,589)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

236,589

83,044

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(241,761)

(186,545)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

7

(60,104)

(31,458)

Bank loan repayments

 

(68,886)

(76,114)

Proceeds from hire purchase draw downs

 

402,246

-

Repayments to hire purchase creditors

 

(199,542)

126,254

Dividends paid

21

(579,570)

(152,028)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(505,856)

(133,346)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(311,224)

201,331

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 September

 

818,288

616,957

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August

 

507,064

818,288

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 29 September 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements 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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, 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 income 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.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

25% Straight line

Motor vehicles

25% Straight line

Office equipment

33% Straight line

Fixtures and fittings

25% Straight line

Leasehold improvements

10% 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.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Trade 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.

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.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

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

2024
 £

2023
 £

Sale of goods

13,812,385

15,096,247

Other revenue

58,369

63,656

13,870,754

15,159,903

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Management charges receivable

530,000

-

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

128,668

59,704

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
 £

2023
 £

Depreciation expense

389,445

366,666

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(128,668)

(59,704)

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
 £

2023
 £

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

35,356

4,012

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

24,748

27,446

60,104

31,458

8

Staff costs

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

2024
 £

2023
 £

Wages and salaries

1,433,338

1,468,193

Social security costs

146,090

119,104

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

23,420

24,932

Other employee expense

1,708

4,293

1,604,556

1,616,522

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

9

15

Sales

14

12

Other departments

16

13

39

40

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Remuneration

191,381

214,337

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

1,320

-

192,701

214,337

In respect of the highest paid director:

2024
 £

2023
 £

Remuneration

191,381

214,337

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

1,320

-

10

Auditors' remuneration

2024
 £

2023
 £

Audit of the financial statements

6,000

4,500


 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

11

Taxation

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

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

71,330

-

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

17,076

3,815

88,406

3,815

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(29,303)

(17,225)

Tax expense/(receipt) in the income statement

59,103

(13,410)

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

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

237,626

93,318

Corporation tax at standard rate

59,407

23,330

Increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods

17,076

3,815

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

44,415

10,030

Tax decrease from other short-term timing differences

(29,304)

(17,225)

Tax decrease arising from group relief

(32,491)

(33,360)

Total tax charge/(credit)

59,103

(13,410)

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

103,416

-

103,416

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

132,719

-

132,719

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

12

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 September 2023

732,078

248,267

1,135,637

2,115,982

Additions

-

6,120

472,230

478,350

Disposals

-

(202,306)

(456,976)

(659,282)

At 31 August 2024

732,078

52,081

1,150,891

1,935,050

Depreciation

At 1 September 2023

320,787

219,646

728,971

1,269,404

Charge for the year

124,649

19,569

245,227

389,445

Eliminated on disposal

-

(202,306)

(349,055)

(551,361)

At 31 August 2024

445,436

36,909

625,143

1,107,488

Carrying amount

At 31 August 2024

286,642

15,172

525,748

827,562

At 31 August 2023

411,291

28,621

406,666

846,578

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £286,642 (2023 - £411,291) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

13

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

698,586

825,529

Amounts owed by related parties

23

1,172,288

770,366

Other debtors

 

6,630

10,602

Prepayments

 

268,092

225,862

   

2,145,596

1,832,359

14

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
 £

2023
 £

Cash on hand

987

772

Cash at bank

506,077

817,516

507,064

818,288

15

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

201,834

245,838

trade creditors

 

759,641

916,869

Social security and other taxes

 

412,390

397,482

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

222

(34)

Other payables

 

22,652

(2,489)

Accruals and deferred income

 

1,374,199

1,049,077

Income tax liability

11

71,330

-

 

2,842,268

2,606,743

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

499,515

321,693

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

16

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2023

132,719

132,719

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(29,303)

(29,303)

At 31 August 2024

103,416

103,416

17

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 £23,420 (2023 - £24,932).

Contributions totalling £222 (2023 - £(34)) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

18

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £0.01 each

100,000

1,000

100,000

1,000

Ordinary B of £0.01 each

1

-

1

-

100,001

1,000

100,001

1,000

19

Loans and borrowings

2024
 £

2023
 £

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

152,500

210,973

HP and finance lease liabilities

347,015

110,720

499,515

321,693

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

2024
 £

2023
 £

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

72,083

82,496

HP and finance lease liabilities

129,751

163,342

201,834

245,838

Bank borrowings

Handelsbanken is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 3.5% over the base rate%, and the final instalment is due on 2 September 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £172,500 (2023 - £178,886).

The loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.

Funding Circle is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 8.9%%, and the final instalment is due on 18 June 2025. The carrying amount at year end is £52,083 (2023 - £114,583).

20

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

95,000

92,500

Later than one year and not later than five years

397,500

392,500

Later than five years

200,000

300,000

692,500

785,000

21

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2024
£

2023
£

Interim dividend of £579.50 (2023 - £152.00) per each Ordinary

121,570

152,028

Interim dividend of £458,000.00 (2023 - £Nil) per each Ordinary B

458,000

-

579,570

152,028

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

22

Analysis of changes in net debt

At 1 September 2023
£

Cash flows
£

At 31 August 2024
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

818,288

(311,224)

507,064

Borrowings

Long term borrowings

(321,693)

(177,822)

(499,515)

Short term borrowings

(62,740)

(139,094)

(201,834)

Intra-group borrowings

587,268

585,020

1,172,288

202,835

268,104

470,939

 

1,021,123

(43,120)

978,003

23

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with parent

Solarframe Holdings Limited
 
During the year there were recharges of expenses which are managed centrally by the holding company.

 

Summary of transactions with entities with joint control or significant interest

Solarframe Limited, SOL Conservatory Roofs Limited, Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited and QVS Limited - Group Companies

Steven Taylor Investments Limited - Company with common control

 
Included within debtors is £2,524 (2023 - £67,935) due from Solarframe Holdings Ltd, £39,147 (2023 - £17,564) due from Solarsaves Direct Limited, £15,187 (2023 - £3,888) due from Solarframe Limited and £1,453 (2023 - NIL) due from QVS Limited.

Included within creditors is £344,212 (2023 - £492,384) due to Solarframe Limited, £77,191 (2023 - £102,887) due to Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited and £98,443 (2023 - NIL) due to Solarframe Holdings Limited

 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Income and receivables from related parties

2024

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Sale of goods

-

212,655

Receipt of services

230,000

300,000

230,000

512,655

2023

Expenditure with and payables to related parties

2024

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Purchase of goods

4,402,705

2023

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Purchase of goods

5,082,564

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Loans to related parties

2024

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

250,000

520,366

770,366

Advanced

542,288

300,000

842,288

Repaid

-

(440,366)

(440,366)

At end of period

792,288

380,000

1,172,288

2023

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

225,000

273,228

498,228

Advanced

25,000

247,138

272,138

At end of period

250,000

520,366

770,366

Terms of loans to related parties

The loans are provided on an interest-free basis, unsecured and repayable on demand.
 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

24

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Solarframe Holdings Limited, incorporated in England.

 

The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Solarframe Holdings Limited, incorporated in England.

The address of Solarframe Holdings Limited is:
Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF