Introduction
The Directors present the Strategic Report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
M&Y currently has five main pillars to its business.
Repairs and Maintenance (R&M) – M&Y deliver repairs, void refurbishments, damp, and mould works, fireworks and major works for The Regenda Group, plus provide various R&M services for external parties including Wirral Methodist, Crosby and Steve Biko Housing Association
Planned Works – M&Y deliver planned roofs, kitchens, bathrooms, and window and door replacements for The Regenda Group and are currently actively tendering to secure external planned works.
M&E Works – M&Y deliver gas servicing, gas installations, periodic electrical inspections and commercial gas servicing, these services are delivered to the Group and externally to Rochdale Borough Housing.
Facilities Management - M&Y deliver cleaning, window cleaning, gardening, and tree management services. These services are currently delivered to the Group, and we have a number of gardening contracts with Prima Group, One Manchester, and Salix Homes.
Construction and Special Projects – M&Y build a wide range of construction products including houses, apartments, and commercial buildings. The team also delivers a number of major refurbishment works including removing and replacing cladding from medium/high rise apartment blocks, in city centre locations. M&Y deliver construction to external clients including Wigan BC and Weavervale HA
M&Y sits alongside the recently acquired sister company Ecogee, acquired in 2023, and delivers retrofit services to reduce the energy consumption of customers’ homes for Registered Providers. These 2 businesses will work closely together to strengthen their comprehensive offer, based on the following principles:
All maintenance, planned works and construction will be delivered by M&Y Maintenance and Construction
All retrofit and energy improvement works will be delivered by Ecogee
The businesses share offices, senior managers, support services, processes, supply chain and systems to effectively deliver customer centered, commercial services
The senior teams in Ecogee and M&Y will lead on ensuring they understand the markets they operate in and keep abreast of government changes, business competitors, sector needs and opportunities
Ecogee and M&Y will identify and understand their combined procurement needs and utilise their commercial skills to secure competitive supply agreements.
During 2024/25 financial year M&Y achieved a post-tax profit of £649k or 1.1% and a gross profit of £4.8m or 8.3%. This is an increase when compared to 2023/24 when 10% gross and 0.6% net profit was achieved. The maintenance contracts we have delivered to 3rd party Registered Providers have generated a net margin of £574k or 19%, which has boosted M&Y’s profitability in this period.
The construction division of M&Y reported a turnover of £27m and a net profit of £209k, equivalent to 1%. This margin is comparable to other providers in the construction sector, where margins are generally tight.
M&Y remains in a strong financial position due to their successful diversification and an established and committed order book from our parent company, The Regenda Group, who we deliver all their responsive repairs, planned works, facilities management, and construction. As M&Y have this guaranteed income and healthy cash flow, it enables us to secure external contracts, with the knowledge we are financially secure.
Operating Context
BCIS Construction Industry Forecast – 4Q2024-4Q2029 forecast building costs will increase by 17% over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 19% over the same period. The BCIS All-in Tender Price Index, which measures the trend of contractors pricing levels in accepted tenders, i.e. cost to the client at commit to deliver, saw annual growth of 2.3% in Q4 2024.
Building Safety Regulation received 1,018 Building Control approval applications for High Rise Building work between 1 October 2023 and 16 September 2024, of which only 146 (14%) have been approved by December 2024. This gives an indication of the uncertainty and delays currently.
Landlords spent a record £8.8bn on repairs and maintenance in 2024, 13% (£1bn) more compared to the previous year and 55% (£3.1bn) above the pre-pandemic level of £5.7bn which was reported in 2020. This increased spending was driven by a focus on improving tenants homes including fire remediation, building safety and energy efficiency measures.
Social Landlords’ development ambitions are being constrained by labour shortages and in some cases subcontractor insolvency. The lack of available tradespeople also affects landlords’ ability to provide an efficient and effective repairs and maintenance service. A lack of fire engineers, scaffolders, and roofers are making it harder to meet existing and future building safety requirements. Changed standards from the ongoing review of the Decent Homes Standard are likely to lead to further demand for skilled labour.Persistent labour shortages continue to strain project schedules and profitability. Disruptions to global supply chains and a turbulent economic environment are also slated to increase building costs by 15% over the next 5 years, according to BCIS.
Several factors contributing to the labour shortage include the aging workforce, skill mismatches and difficulties attracting younger generations. Research conducted by Search Consultancy identified a lack of qualified candidates as a primary cause for the shortage (36%) and highlighted staff retention as another significant challenge in the industry (25%).
To address the above challenges, construction firms like M&Y need to consider more innovative strategies including:
Exploring digital software tools to boost productivity and reducing reliance on physical labour
Project management systems for on-site tasks can streamline operations, whilst attracting younger workers interested in tech-forward industries
Offering training opportunities such as cross-skilling, job mentorship and digital learning programs can equip workers with the skills needed to thrive in the industry
Increase awareness of the potential careers within construction in local schools, colleges, and universities. There are misconceptions about the industry including beliefs roles are all physically demanding, offer little to on career advancement and low pay
Recruit from outside the sector
Rising material costs remain one of the most significant factors affecting project budgets and timelines in the UK construction sector. As demand for new housing, infrastructure, and commercial developments continues to rise, the industry faces ongoing price pressures across essential building materials, including steel, concrete, timber, and insulation.
Future Homes Standard (FHS) aims to ensure that all new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% fewer carbon emissions compared to those constructed under current Building Regulations. The primary focus will be on decarbonising heating systems, improving energy efficiency, and enhancing the overall sustainability of homes.
Key Measures of the Future Homes Standard:
Low-Carbon Heating Systems: Technologies such as heat pumps will replace gas boilers, slashing carbon emissions and offering more energy-efficient alternatives
Fabric Efficiency: New builds will feature high-quality insulation, airtight structures, and triple-glazing to minimise heat loss and enhance energy efficiency
Reduced Energy Waste: Innovations in hot water systems, ventilation, and building materials and work together to create homes that are both greener and more cost-effective for occupants
The Building Safety Act 2022 remains a high priority in the UK continuing to reshape the regulatory environment for higher risk buildings (HRBs). While its main provisions came into force in October 2023, the construction industry will see further developments in 2025 as the legislation beds in.
What does this mean for M&Y as the contractor:
Increased oversight and enforcement activity from the BSR (Building Safety Regulator)
Continued learning and adaptation as the BSA (Building Safety Act) provisions are integrated into construction workflows
Greater accountability for building safety and design standards
M&Y have a strategic risk register in place which is reviewed and updated monthly as part of the Strategic Directors Meeting and reported monthly into the Development Scrutiny Panel and quarterly into the M&Y and Ecogee Board Meeting.
The M&Y and Ecogee Board agenda includes a Managing Director Update, Operations Update, Construction and Commercial Update, Development Pipeline, and Risk and Health and Safety Reports, all produced on a regular basis, to present at the M&Y Management and Development Scrutiny Panel meetings. The contents of these reports are cross referenced to active, documented risks on the strategic risk register and our financial turnover, overhead contributions and profit are tracked, and flexed as the construction and refurbishment pipeline moves.
In addition to the above, M&Y produces an annual Business Plan and ESG Strategy to scope the next 12 months’ activity and ensure we are pro-active and planned with our approach to growing the business, sustainable procurement, and our social purpose.
M&Y operate in the construction and housing market and therefore faces market risk and geographical risk relating to the housing industry; however, we mitigate these risks by the following:
Having documented Strategic Risk Register with mitigation which is tested, updated, and reported monthly.
A construction/refurbishment pipeline which links the financial contribution of every scheme (live and pending) to overheads and profit projections every month.
Directors and senior managers who understand and drive strong financial performance.
An experienced and reputable Health and Safety Department headed up by a capable H&S Director.
Experienced, competent, and proven senior management team in position, who are encouraged to communicate openly and honestly with regards to performance and concerns.
An established supply chain to provide quality services and supplies.
Risks and uncertainties outside of M&Y's control include those relating to Government Policy and alterations to legislative and taxation framework in which M&Y operate.
M&Y continues to manage and mitigate risks relating to:
Inflation
Labour and skills shortages
Financial health of our sub-contractors
Rising costs of labour
Changes in legislation i.e. Awaab’s Law
The main key performance indicators used in managing performance of M&Y include customer satisfaction, repair response times, first time fix rates and empty property time in works plus defect performance on our construction schemes. All operational key performance indicators are targeted, system generated and monitored on a weekly basis. M&Y's Directors receive a presentation of the KPl's monthly to review and understand trends and challenges.
Financial performance is also measured including profitability per construction scheme and per work stream, productivity measures of operatives plus turnover of individual work streams and total company.
Current responsive repairs performance to March 25 is highlighted below:
Repairs raised over the last 6 months have averaged at 3,600 per month, with the highest month being January with 4,560 repairs raised
25% of repairs raised have been raised as a P1, to attend within 4hrs, which is slightly above the 20% target
Routine repairs have achieved an average of 94% of jobs completed just under a target of 95%
Average waiting time for a first visit has reduced from 58.17 days in October 24 to 24.41 days in March 25
First time fix rates have achieved an average of 71% against a target of 85% from October 24 to March 25
M&Y and Regenda Asset Management are working collaboratively on a Repairs Improvement Project to improve customer satisfaction. Customer Satisfaction rates are on an improving trend due to the positive actions taken as part of this project, including investing in a new job management system called Accuserv, which enables more detailed information and updates to be provided to customers to enhance their repairs experience.
Future developments
M&Y’s turnover will be reduced for 2025/26, this is due to completing more construction schemes in 2024/25 than we would usually expect to do, due to contractor failure and M&Y taking over part finish sites where the contractor has gone into administration. In 2024/25 M&Y had an average of 12 sites and this is too many that the team feel can be managed effectively with the resources we have.
The turnover for 2025/6 is £44m (a £14m reduction to 2024/5) and there is £5m (of the £44m) which is not yet secured. M&Y are on a number of key frameworks and are currently bidding and tendering to secure these works.
M&Y actively seek opportunities in the following areas in 2025/6:
Workstream | Actively looking |
Responsive Repairs | Yes |
Planned Maintenance | Yes |
M&E | Yes |
Facilities Management | Yes |
Construction Affordable residential schemes-20 – 100 units. Open market residential schemes-8 – 30 units Residential apartment blocks up to 5 storeys. (Max 30 units) Extra care schemes-30-70 units. School extensions and new build £1-6m value Healthcare-new build and refurbishments. (Health centres and hospitals) £250k - £3m Higher education-Universities and colleges. Refurbishment. £250k - £3m Commercial Cladding – up to £2m Fireworks remedial works – up to £2m *MMC (Modern Methods of Construction)-to be considered in order to build experience*
| Yes - As detailed |
M&Y has consistently achieved strong financial results and met business objectives, demonstrating exceptional performance and value to the organisation.
M&Y contributes to the Group's long-term strategic goals and objectives in various ways, including delivering customer centered services to Regenda and Redwing customers, saving VAT on services delivered, making financial contributions to the Group, supporting the charitable subsidiaries, and the delivery of a strong repairs service for Regenda Homes.
External benchmarking has consistently concluded that M&Y deliver value for money based on the costing model and rates established for the delivery of repairs, maintenance, voids, and planned investment works.
M&Y has established a comprehensive Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategy that addresses various outputs of our organisation, including social value, to promote more sustainable and ethical practices. To ensure accountability and engagement, M&Y has appointed eight ESG Champions from across the business, who provide staff feedback and maintain focus and commitment to the objectives and targets outlined in the ESG Strategy.
M&Y employs the HACT model to record and measure social value outputs. The HACT UK Social Value Bank is an analytical tool used to quantify and demonstrate the positive impact of M&Y's services and commitments on individuals and communities. M&Y delivered £8.8m social value in 2024/5 and are targeting £10m of social value generated in 2025/6.
On behalf of the board
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The results for the year are set out on page 14.
A gift aid distribution was made to the Company's parent during the year of £277k (2024 - £48k).
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
A risk register is maintained, which includes financial risks. These are assessed at least quarterly and the Company has in place control measures or other actions to mitigate these to an acceptable level.
The Board are assured that there are sufficient cash reserves in place to meet liabilities as they fall due for the period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and there is therefore no liquidity risk and cash flow risk.
There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited were appointed as auditor to the company and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.
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; 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.
The Company latest Business Plan including sensitivity analysis and stress testing was approved May 2025. After a thorough review considering the impact of inflation and the challenging economic environment. on all assets, liabilities and commitments, the Board are assured that there are sufficient cash reserves in place to meet liabilities as they fall due for the period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
Whilst the ongoing situation present a number of challenges and uncertainties, this has not had any significant impact on the operations of the Company at the time of approving these financial statements.
M&Y is in a strong financial position due to an established and committed order book from our partner company Regenda Limited, who we deliver their responsive repairs, planned works, facilities management, and construction. The strong financial position means M&Y have this guarantee income and a healthy cash flow,
Therefore, the Board continue to adopt the going concern basis on the financial statements.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
We have audited the financial statements of M&Y Maintenance & Construction Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the profit and loss account, the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including 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).
Basis for 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
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
We identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance;
the company's own assessment of the risks that irregularities may occur either as a result of fraud or error;
the results of our enquiries of management of their own identification of and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; and
the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
the matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud
As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas:
(i) The presentation of the Profit and Loss Account, (ii) the accounting policy for revenue recognition (iii) amounts recoverable on WIP, (iv) understatement of creditors. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.
We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act.
In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with relevant laws and regulations described above as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
Owing to 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. 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 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 is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://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.
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
M&Y Maintenance & Construction Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Foundry, 42 Henry Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 5AY. The principal place of business of the company is Bold Business Centre, Bold Lane, St Helens, Merseyside WA9 4TX. The nature of the Company's operations and it's principal activities are set out in the Directors' Report and Strategic Report.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £000.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Regenda Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, The Foundry, 42 Henry Street, Liverpool, L1 5AY.
Construction contracts
Where the outcome of a construction contract can be estimated reliably, revenue and costs are recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting end 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.
The “percentage of completion method” is used to determine the appropriate amount to recognise in a given period. Revenue is measured by the certified stage of completion for work performed to date compared to the estimated total contract value. Costs are recognised by reference to the expected margins on the contract. These costs are presented as stocks, prepayments or other assets depending on their nature, and provided it is probable they will be recovered.
Interest income
Interest income is recognised is the statement of comprehensive income using the effective interest method.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and loans from fellow group companies are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
Gift aid
Gift aid payments to the parent charity are considered to be distributions under company law and, as such, are accounted for as a distribution within equity at such time as a legal obligation to make the payment exists. Paragraph 29.14A of FRS102 requires that the tax effects of the expected gift aid payment to be taken into account when it is probable that the gift aid payment will be made within 9 months of the reporting date, which may result in the tax relief being recognised in the financial statements before the gift aid payment itself is recognised.
Amounts recoverable on contracts
Amounts recoverable on contracts, which are substantially of a long term nature, are stated at the value of work carried out at the balance sheet date after deducting progress payments received and receivable and provisions for foreseeable losses.
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount 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 where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Amounts recoverable on contracts are reviewed for impairment each year, in arriving at the assessment management take into account likelihood of recovery against contract terms.
Bad debts are recognised where there are indicators of non-recoverability, and appropriate action has been taken to recover the debt unsuccessfully. When assessing recoverability, the directors consider factors such as the ageing of the receivables, past experience of recoverability, and the credit profile of individual groups of customers.
The whole of the turnover is attributable to the principle activity of the Company. All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.
The exceptional item charged to cost of sales is the the result of the inclusion of an onerous contract provision. This represents the costs involved in completing the identified contracts above what is likely to be recovered from the customer.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
No remuneration was paid to the directors in the period (2024:£nil)
The actual charge/(credit) for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
Impairment loss of £NIL (2024 NIL) was recognised in cost of sales against stock during the year due to slow-moving and obsolete stock.
Amounts owed by group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.
The balance of debtors over one year relates to retention balances due from customers.
Amounts owed to group undertakings are interest free and repayable on demand.
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
The following are the parents of the largest and smallest groups in which this company's results are consolidated: