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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559 (England and Wales)







GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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










Page

Company Information 1

Group Strategic Report 2

Report of the Director 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Consolidated Income Statement 7

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 8

Consolidated Balance Sheet 9

Company Balance Sheet 10

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 13


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024







DIRECTOR: M D I Capewell





REGISTERED OFFICE: Shady Lane
Great Barr
Birmingham
B44 9EU





REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559 (England and Wales)





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: Prime
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
161 Newhall Street
Birmingham
B3 1SW

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


The director presents his strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 December 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
T D Cross Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary (ultimately) of Astwood Holdings Limited. The company trading as Cross & Morse is a leading manufacturer and distributor of mechanical power transmission products. T D Cross has been well established in the UK for over 100 years, operating from its factory in Birmingham. It also sells worldwide to over 70 countries.

2024 remained a very challenging year for industry in the UK and the world beyond. Turnover has been affected accordingly, falling from £5.2m in 2023 to £4.9m. Inflationary pressures continued to increase material, labour and overhead input costs. However, while these pressures remained the business did manage to deliver a net profit in line with the previous year.

During the year the company was acquired by Astwood Group. As new owners, we are seeking to sustainably grow and build the business further in the coming years.

This approach together with the company's wide customer and extensive industry base will allow the company to weather any further economic challenges.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Inflation continues to be a concern, although hopefully we are through the worst of this impact. Increased shipping costs continue to impact margins, arising from both the disruption in the Middle East and arising from Brexit. Selling into the EU continues to be a challenge with customers having to incur customs charges. The company is looking to other geographical areas to offset this, while also refocusing its UK sales focus.

Customers are continually looking for more competitive pricing, supported by large stock availability. In order to support this the company will undertake a stock and pricing review, starting in the forthcoming year.

As part of the acquisition of the business by Astwood Group the company took on a finance facility. Current trading comfortably supports this facility, but this will require ongoing monitoring.

DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE
The company continues to be a strong local employer, with a large percentage of its staff long serving. It is now looking to formally recognise this service, while continuing to invest and develop in young people through its apprenticeship scheme.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
In conjunction with its ISO accreditation the company monitors a number of KPIs.

The financial KPI is value added per £1 of payroll cost. A target of £1.80 was set for 2024, £1.59 was achieved, arising from lower sales and higher labour costs. Other KPIs comprise performance to promise to customers, level of works order rejects and on time works orders. All of these for 2024 were within target.

KPI's will be reviewed and updated for next year's results.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M D I Capewell - Director


30 September 2025

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
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 (2023; £Nil).

DIRECTORS
The directors who have held office during the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report are as follows:

D W Shadbolt - resigned 13 November 2024
M D Scudamore - resigned 13 November 2024
M D I Capewell - appointed 13 November 2024

DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
The director is responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is 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 director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group and enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and the group 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 director is aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and he 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 group's auditors are aware of that information.

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

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M D I Capewell - Director


30 September 2025

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Cross Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the group's profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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 group's and the parent 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED


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 Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Director 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 group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Director.

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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the parent company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page three, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is responsible for assessing the group's and the parent 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 director either intends to liquidate the group or the parent company or to cease operations, or has 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:

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 industry 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 and 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;

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED


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 accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

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;
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC and other relevant parties.

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 Report of the Auditors.

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.




Morgan Davies FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Prime
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
161 Newhall Street
Birmingham
B3 1SW

30 September 2025

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   

TURNOVER 3 4,946,901 5,243,132

Cost of sales 1,645,300 1,827,704
GROSS PROFIT 3,301,601 3,415,428

Distribution costs 2,138,634 2,185,014
Administrative expenses 1,060,553 953,981
3,199,187 3,138,995
OPERATING PROFIT 5 102,414 276,433

Interest receivable and similar income 22,883 16,043
125,297 292,476

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 56,655 -
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 68,642 292,476

Tax on profit 7 17,160 69,880
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 51,482 222,596
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 51,482 222,596

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

CONSOLIDATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 51,482 222,596


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Revaluation surplus
Income tax relating to other
comprehensive income

-

-
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

-

-
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

51,482

222,596

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent 51,482 222,596

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 - -
Tangible assets 10 2,205,954 2,339,132
Investments 11 - -
2,205,954 2,339,132

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 1,093,880 1,332,319
Debtors 13 4,315,519 1,015,008
Cash at bank and in hand 80,086 1,379,946
5,489,485 3,727,273
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 1,288,172 709,706
NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,201,313 3,017,567
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

6,407,267

5,356,699

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

15

(1,078,953

)

-

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 18 (445,798 ) (477,665 )
NET ASSETS 4,882,516 4,879,034

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 19 1,084,749 1,132,749
Share premium 20 79,507 79,507
Revaluation reserve 20 400,132 400,132
Capital redemption reserve 20 145,250 145,250
Retained earnings 20 3,172,878 3,121,396
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,882,516 4,879,034

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 30 September 2025 and were signed by:





M D I Capewell - Director


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
31 DECEMBER 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 - -
Tangible assets 10 - -
Investments 11 3,000,000 3,000,000
3,000,000 3,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

3,000,000

3,000,000

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 19 1,084,749 1,132,749
Share premium 79,507 79,507
Capital redemption reserve 145,250 145,250
Retained earnings 1,690,494 1,642,494
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 3,000,000 3,000,000

Company's profit for the financial year 48,000 111,000

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on 30 September 2025 and were signed by:





M D I Capewell - Director


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Called up
share Retained Share
capital earnings premium
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 1,243,749 2,898,800 79,507

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital (111,000 ) - -
Total comprehensive income - 222,596 -
Balance at 31 December 2023 1,132,749 3,121,396 79,507

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital (48,000 ) - -
Total comprehensive income - 51,482 -
Balance at 31 December 2024 1,084,749 3,172,878 79,507
Capital
Revaluation redemption Total
reserve reserve equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 400,132 145,250 4,767,438

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital - - (111,000 )
Total comprehensive income - - 222,596
Balance at 31 December 2023 400,132 145,250 4,879,034

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital - - (48,000 )
Total comprehensive income - - 51,482
Balance at 31 December 2024 400,132 145,250 4,882,516

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Called up Capital
share Retained Share redemption Total
capital earnings premium reserve equity
£    £    £    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 1,243,749 1,531,494 79,507 145,250 3,000,000

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital (111,000 ) - - - (111,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 111,000 - - 111,000
Balance at 31 December 2023 1,132,749 1,642,494 79,507 145,250 3,000,000

Changes in equity
Reduction in share capital (48,000 ) - - - (48,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 48,000 - - 48,000
Balance at 31 December 2024 1,084,749 1,690,494 79,507 145,250 3,000,000

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

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

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


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Going concern
The company continues to be profitable and well resourced. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The group 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 33.7.

Basis of consolidation
The group profit and loss account includes the trading results of the company together with the trading results of the subsidiary company. All inter group transactions have been eliminated.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Significant judgements and estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reporting of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from estimates calculated using these judgements and assumptions. Key sources of estimated uncertainty and critical accounting judgements is as follows:

Valuation of stock
Stock comprises goods purchased for resale. Provisions are made against slow moving, obsolete and damaged stock for which the net realisable value is estimated to be less than cost. Determining the net realisable value of the wide range of products held in many locations requires estimation to be applied to determine the likely saleability of products and the potential prices that can be achieved. In arriving at any provisions for net realisable value, the Directors take into account the age, condition, quality of the products in stock and recent sales trends. The actual realisable value of stock may differ from the estimated value on which the provision is based. The company held provisions in respect of stock balances at 31 December 2024 amounting to £516k (2023: £491k)

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED 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.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 1996, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated
useful life.
Plant and machinery - 10% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance

The directors have adopted a policy of revaluation with regards to freehold property.

Freehold property is carried at its revalued amount, being fair value at the date of valuation less subsequent losses arising from impairment reviews. Revaluations are performed by professional qualified valuers with sufficient regularity to ensure the carrying amount does not differ materially from those that would be determined using fair values at the end of each accounting period.

Any revaluation increase in the carrying amount of freehold property is recognised in other comprehensive income and included in a revaluation reserve in equity, except to the extent that it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in the profit and loss account, in which case the increase is credited to the profit and loss to the extent that the previous decrease is expended. Decreases that offset previous increases of the same asset are charged in other comprehensive income and debited against the revaluation reserve in equity; decreases exceeding the balance in the revaluation reserve relating to an asset are recognised in profit or loss.

Freehold property is not depreciated as the company performs an annual impairment review in order to identify any impairment in fair value and any depreciation further to this review would be considered to be immaterial.

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

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated 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.


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED 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.

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

Impairment of assets
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

For financial assets carried at amortised costs, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for the decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occuring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

3. TURNOVER

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

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2024 2023
£    £   
United Kingdom 4,285,616 4,408,702
Europe 370,024 502,342
United States of America 208,797 215,075
Australia and Far East 65,753 92,667
Central & Southern Africa 2,589 14,030
Middle East & Northern Africa 14,122 10,316
4,946,901 5,243,132

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2024 2023
£    £   
Wages and salaries 2,082,525 2,124,951
Other pension costs 56,109 60,063
2,138,634 2,185,014

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

Production staff 39 41
Sales & distribution staff 13 14
Administrative staff and management 6 7
58 62

2024 2023
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 195,036 205,419
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 16,720 18,240

5. OPERATING PROFIT

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

2024 2023
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 154,169 138,131
(Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets (850 ) 948
Auditors' remuneration 26,113 17,824

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loan interest 56,655 -

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 49,027 9,228

Deferred tax (31,867 ) 60,652
Tax on profit 17,160 69,880

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


7. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax 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
£    £   
Profit before tax 68,642 292,476
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25 % (2023 - 19 %)

17,161

55,570

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes - 4,930
Income not taxable for tax purposes (213 ) -
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (51,273 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 32,079 -
Rounding - 1
Deferred Tax (31,867 ) 60,652
Total tax charge 17,160 69,880

Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income

There were no tax effects for the year ended 31 December 2024.

2023
Gross Tax Net
£    £    £   
Revaluation surplus

8. INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements.


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


9. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024
and 31 December 2024 2,615,704
AMORTISATION
At 1 January 2024
and 31 December 2024 2,615,704
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 -
At 31 December 2023 -

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and Motor
property machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST OR VALUATION
At 1 January 2024 1,500,000 3,489,008 509,456 48,781 5,547,245
Additions - 16,551 4,440 - 20,991
Disposals - (6,562 ) (45,319 ) - (51,881 )
At 31 December 2024 1,500,000 3,498,997 468,577 48,781 5,516,355
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 - 2,689,948 486,786 31,379 3,208,113
Charge for year - 139,713 10,106 4,350 154,169
Eliminated on disposal - (6,562 ) (45,319 ) - (51,881 )
At 31 December 2024 - 2,823,099 451,573 35,729 3,310,401
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 1,500,000 675,898 17,004 13,052 2,205,954
At 31 December 2023 1,500,000 799,060 22,670 17,402 2,339,132

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Group

Cost or valuation at 31 December 2024 is represented by:

Fixtures
Freehold Plant and and Motor
property machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
Valuation in 2010 684,906 - - - 684,906
Valuation in 2015 100,000 - - - 100,000
Valuation in 2023 600,000 - - - 600,000
Cost 115,094 3,498,997 468,577 48,781 4,131,449
1,500,000 3,498,997 468,577 48,781 5,516,355

If Freehold Property had not been revalued it would have been included at the following historical cost:

2024 2023
£    £   
Cost 115,094 -

Freehold Property was valued on an open market basis on 8 August 2024 by Innes England .

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Company
Shares in
group
undertakin
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024
and 31 December 2024 3,000,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 3,000,000
At 31 December 2023 3,000,000


CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued


The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Subsidiary

T.D. Cross Limited
Registered office: Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 9EU
Nature of business: Manufacture and sale of gears and sprockets
%
Class of shares: Holding
Ordinary 75.99
Preferred Ordinary 24.01
100

12. STOCKS

2024 2023
£ £
Raw materials 36,573 40,504
WIP and components 234,663 274,331
Finished goods 822,644 1,017,484
1,093,880 1,332,319

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,000,346 1,000,044
Amounts owed by group undertakings 3,280,952 -
Called up share capital not paid - 200
Prepayments 34,221 14,764
4,315,519 1,015,008

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) 695,487 -
Trade creditors 327,069 427,149
Amounts owed to group undertakings - 200
Tax 49,027 9,228
Social security and other taxes 40,306 49,819
VAT 119,986 135,695
Accrued expenses 56,297 87,615
1,288,172 709,706

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 16) 1,078,953 -

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 575,487 -
Bank loans 120,000 -
695,487 -
Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 120,000 -
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 357,500 -
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal 601,453 -

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


17. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Bank loans 1,198,953 -

The loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge over 127 Shady Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham and the undertaking of fixed plant and machinery. The charge was created on 13 November 2024.

18. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

Group
2024 2023
£    £   
Deferred tax 445,798 477,665

Group
Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2024 477,665
Provided during year (31,867 )
Balance at 31 December 2024 445,798

19. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
384,749 Ordinary £1 384,749 384,749
700,000 B shares £1 700,000 748,000
1,084,749 1,132,749

During the year the company undertook a capital reduction whereby 48,000 B shares of £1 each were bought back at par.

Both classes of shares rank pari passu in all respects regarding voting rights, dividend rights and distributions upon a winding up.

CROSS HOLDINGS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03161559)

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


20. RESERVES

Group
Capital
Retained Share Revaluation redemption
earnings premium reserve reserve Totals
£    £    £    £    £   

At 1 January 2024 3,121,396 79,507 400,132 145,250 3,746,285
Profit for the year 51,482 51,482
At 31 December 2024 3,172,878 79,507 400,132 145,250 3,797,767


21. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The company's ultimate parent company is Astwood Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales and whose registered office is: 182 Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Birmingham, B61 7AZ. Michael David Ian Capewell is the sole director and shareholder of Astwood Holdings Limited.

22. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has a debtor balance with Astwood Holdings Limited of £3,280,952 (2023: £Nil) at the end of the financial year.

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries with the group.

Transactions between group entities which have been eliminated on consolidation are not disclosed within the financial statements.