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An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:

Registered number: 04324716

BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION

Directors	Michael John Thomas Beer
	Alan James Beer
	Paul Stephen Conboy
	Simon Scott Charles Beer
	David Michael Keogh


Company secretary	M J T Beer


Registered number	04324716


Registered office	1 Boundary Street
	Liverpool
	L5 9UD


Independent auditors	Langtons Professional Services Limited
	Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
	The Plaza
	100 Old Hall Street
	Liverpool
	L3 9QJ

BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

CONTENTS

	Page
Strategic report	1
Directors' report	2 - 3
Independent auditors' report	4 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income	8
Balance sheet	9 - 10
Statement of changes in equity	11
Analysis of net debt	12
Notes to the financial statements	13 - 29

BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

STRATEGIC REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Business review

The results for the year and financial position of the company are shown in the annexed financial statements.
Annual turnover has decreased by £32,000 in 2024 which represents a 0.15% decrease on the previous year.
The company achieved a gross profit margin of 33.4% compared to that of 37.9% in 2023.

Principal risks and uncertainties

Principal risks to the company continue to be uncertainty within the building industry but despite this uncertainty the company anticipates further growth in turnover and profitability in the future.

Financial key performance indicators

The company uses a range of industry specific, tailored KPIs to monitor the company's profitability and working capital requirements.

This report was approved by the board on 30 September 2025 and signed on its behalf.

M J T Beer

Director

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

DIRECTORS' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

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

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to 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.

Results and dividends

The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £153,897 (2023 - profit £135,558).

The directors do not recommend that a dividend be paid for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

Michael John Thomas Beer

Alan James Beer

Paul Stephen Conboy

Simon Scott Charles Beer

David Michael Keogh

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:

∙so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

∙the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Auditors

The auditors, Langtons Professional Services Limited, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 30 September 2025 and signed on its behalf.

M J T Beer

Director

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Beers Timber & Building Supplies Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Analysis of net debt, the Balance sheet, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

∙give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the year then ended;

∙have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

∙have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. 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. 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 course of 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.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

∙the information given in the Strategic report and the 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report or the Directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 Directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 2, 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.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

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 an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
The objectives of our audit, in respect to fraud, are:
• to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud;
• to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses; and
• to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.
However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.
Our approach was as follows:
• We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS 102 and the Companies Act 2006), the relevant tax compliance regulations in the UK and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• We understood how the Company is complying with those frameworks by making enquiries of
management.
Through consideration of the results of our audit procedures we were able to either corroborate or provide contrary evidence which was then followed up.
Based on our understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations. Our procedures involved:
• enquiries of management; and
• journal entry testing, with a focus on journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our
understanding of the business.
We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by meeting with management to understand where it considered there was susceptibility to fraud. We also considered performance targets and their propensity to influence efforts made by management to manage revenue and earnings. Where the risk was considered to be higher, including areas impacting key performance indicators or management remuneration, we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk or other risk of material misstatement. These procedures included those on revenue recognition detailed above, the assessment of items identified by management as non-recurring and testing manual journals and were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from material fraud or error.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED (CONTINUED)

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 Auditors' 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 Auditors' 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 Eifion Roberts (Senior statutory auditor)

for and on behalf of

Langtons Professional Services Limited

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

The Plaza

100 Old Hall Street

Liverpool

L3 9QJ

30 September 2025

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

	2024	2023
Note	£	£


Turnover	4	21,509,498	21,541,823
Cost of sales		(14,316,862)	(13,375,690)
Gross profit		7,192,636	8,166,133
Administrative expenses		(7,376,918)	(7,760,953)
Operating (loss)/profit		(184,282)	405,180
Interest receivable and similar income	8	25,183	7,344
Interest payable and similar expenses	9	(136,394)	(140,366)
(Loss)/profit before tax		(295,493)	272,158
Tax on (loss)/profit	10	141,596	(136,600)
(Loss)/profit for the financial year		(153,897)	135,558

There were no recognised gains and losses for 2024 or 2023 other than those included in the statement of comprehensive income.

There was no other comprehensive income for 2024 (2023:£NIL).

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

REGISTERED NUMBER: 04324716

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

		2024		2023
Note		£		£

Fixed assets
Tangible assets	11		3,170,014		4,057,320
Investments	12		2,610		2,610
			3,172,624		4,059,930
Current assets
Stocks	13	3,133,184		3,856,228
Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year	14	1,353,624		1,105,091
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year	14	3,178,958		2,763,125
Cash at bank and in hand	15	157,580		7,900
		7,823,346		7,732,344
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	16	(3,599,119)		(3,458,199)
Net current assets			4,224,227		4,274,145
Total assets less current liabilities			7,396,851		8,334,075
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year	17		(1,152,647)		(1,751,174)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax	21	(575,600)		(760,400)
			(575,600)		(760,400)
Net assets			5,668,604		5,822,501

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	22	5,203	5,203
Share premium account	23	519,547	519,547
Capital redemption reserve	23	2,613	2,613
Profit and loss account	23	5,141,241	5,295,138
		5,668,604	5,822,501

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

REGISTERED NUMBER: 04324716

BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 30 September 2025.

M J T Beer

Director

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

	Called up share capital	Share premium account	Capital redemption reserve	Profit and loss account	Total equity
	£	£	£	£	£
At 1 January 2024	5,203	519,547	2,613	5,295,138	5,822,501

Loss for the year	-	-	-	(153,897)	(153,897)
At 31 December 2024	5,203	519,547	2,613	5,141,241	5,668,604

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

	Called up share capital	Share premium account	Capital redemption reserve	Profit and loss account	Total equity
	£	£	£	£	£
At 1 January 2023	5,203	519,547	2,613	5,159,580	5,686,943

Profit for the year	-	-	-	135,558	135,558
At 31 December 2023	5,203	519,547	2,613	5,295,138	5,822,501

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


At 1 January 2024	Cash flows	At 31 December 2024
£	£	£

Cash at bank and in hand	7,900	149,680	157,580
Bank overdrafts	(12,150)	12,150	-
Debt due after 1 year	(483,333)	(201,352)	(684,685)
Debt due within 1 year	(809,303)	482,476	(326,827)
Finance leases	(1,100,298)	386,350	(713,948)
	(2,397,184)	829,304	(1,567,880)

The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these financial statements.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1.	General information

Beers Timber & Building Supplies Limited is a private limited company, limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales. Its registered office is 1 Boundary Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L5 9UD. The company number is 04324716.

2.Accounting policies

2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

2.2

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

∙the Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;

∙the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and

∙the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

2.3

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.4

Government grants

Grants are accounted under the accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is included in creditors as deferred income.
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income in the same period as the related expenditure.

2.5

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

2.6

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

2.7

Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.

2.8

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

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

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

2.9

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

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

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:

∙The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and

∙Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.9

Current and deferred taxation (continued)

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

2.10

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, as below.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Leasehold property	-	Over a 10 to 20 year lease period
Improvements to property	-	10% straight line
Racking and machinery	-	10% straight line
Motor vehicles	-	15% reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings	-	20% straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

2.11

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a weighted average basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

At each balance sheet date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

2.12

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.13

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

2.14

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2.15

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.

Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

2.16

Financial instruments

The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Balance sheet when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, which includes investments in equity instruments which are not classified as subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the recognised transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with the changes in fair value being recognised in the profit or loss. Where other financial assets are not publicly

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.16

Financial instruments (continued)

traded, hence their fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

Basic financial liabilities

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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Other financial instruments

Derivatives, including forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, are not classified as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into, with costs being charged to the profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in the profit or loss.

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions as set out in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss. This recognition and measurement would also apply to financial instruments where the performance is evaluated on a fair value basis

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.16

Financial instruments (continued)

as with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

3.	Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The directors have made judgements regarding the depreciation of fixed assets, provisions for obsolete and damaged stock and the provision of bad and doubtful debts.

Timber and general builders merchants	21,509,498	21,541,823
	21,509,498	21,541,823

All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the Company's financial statements

18,000

15,920

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption not to disclose amounts paid for non-audit services as these are disclosed in the consolidated accounts of the parent Company.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Wages and salaries	3,325,905	3,747,387
Social security costs	344,075	350,229
Cost of defined contribution scheme	104,130	105,617
	3,774,110	4,203,233

The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:

	2024	2023
	No.	No.

Sales & administration	131	134

7.	Directors' remuneration
		2024	2023
		£	£

Directors' emoluments	223,167	211,180
	223,167	211,180

8.	Interest receivable
		2024	2023
		£	£

	Other interest receivable	25,183	7,344
		25,183	7,344

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

9.	Interest payable and similar expenses
		2024	2023
		£	£

Bank interest payable	93,646	102,923
Finance leases and hire purchase contracts	42,748	37,443
	136,394	140,366

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Corporation tax
Current tax on profits for the year	43,204	-

	Deferred tax
	Origination and reversal of timing differences	(184,800)	136,600


		(141,596)	136,600

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before tax

(295,493)

272,158

(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 23.52%)	(73,873)	64,012
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment	2,582	4,804
Effect of a change in tax rate leading to an increase (decrease) in taxation	(70,305)	15,196
Group relief	-	52,588
Total tax charge for the year	(141,596)	136,600

Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

11.	Tangible fixed assets

	Leasehold property	Plant and machinery	Motor vehicles	Fixtures and fittings	Total
	£	£	£	£	£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024	1,137,231	3,202,481	3,219,101	22,937	7,581,750
Additions	43,031	10,365	61,637	690	115,723
Disposals	-	(595,919)	(612,528)	-	(1,208,447)
At 31 December 2024	1,180,262	2,616,927	2,668,210	23,627	6,489,026
Depreciation
At 1 January 2024	385,735	1,552,055	1,565,257	21,384	3,524,431
Charge for the year on owned assets	82,053	178,772	105,299	914	367,038
Charge for the year on financed assets	-	41,476	133,559	-	175,035
Disposals	-	(253,062)	(494,430)	-	(747,492)
At 31 December 2024	467,788	1,519,241	1,309,685	22,298	3,319,012
Net book value
At 31 December 2024	712,474	1,097,686	1,358,525	1,329	3,170,014
At 31 December 2023	751,496	1,650,427	1,653,844	1,553	4,057,320

The net book value of land and buildings may be further analysed as follows:
	2024	2023
	£	£

Leasehold property	712,473	751,496
	712,473	751,496

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

11.Tangible fixed assets (continued)

The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, included above, are as follows:
	2024	2023
	£	£


Plant and machinery	303,836	597,324
Motor vehicles	663,440	1,165,242
	967,276	1,762,566

12.	Fixed asset investments

		Trade investments
		£

	At 1 January 2024	2,610
	At 31 December 2024	2,610

13.	Stocks
		2024	2023
		£	£

Finished goods and goods for resale	3,133,184	3,856,228
	3,133,184	3,856,228

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

14.	Debtors
		2024	2023
		£	£

Due after more than one year
Amounts owed by group undertakings	1,168,370	1,105,091
Due from associates	185,254	-
	1,353,624	1,105,091

					2024	2023
					£	£

Due within one year
Trade debtors	1,250,501	1,685,463
Amounts owed by associates	1,340,906	240,892
Other debtors	293,086	554,656
Prepayments	294,465	282,114
	3,178,958	2,763,125

15.	Cash and cash equivalents
		2024	2023
		£	£

Cash at bank and in hand	157,580	7,900
Less: bank overdrafts	-	(12,150)
	157,580	(4,250)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

16.	Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
		2024	2023
		£	£

Bank overdrafts	-	12,150
Bank loans	288,427	291,244
Trade creditors	2,043,691	2,276,044
Amounts owed to associates	284,657	-
Corporation tax	43,204	-
Other taxation and social security	438,141	305,618
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts	284,385	350,517
Accruals	216,614	222,626
	3,599,119	3,458,199

Bank loans and overdrafts are secured on the assets of the company.
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts are secured against the assets to which they relate.

17.	Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
		2024	2023
		£	£

Bank loans	723,085	1,001,392
Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts	429,562	749,782
	1,152,647	1,751,174

Bank loans and overdrafts are secured on the assets of the company.
Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts are secured against the assets to which they relate.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Amounts falling due within one year
Bank loans	288,427	291,244
Amounts falling due 1-2 years
Bank loans	178,191	293,706
Amounts falling due 2-5 years
Bank loans	324,404	579,895
Amounts falling due after more than 5 years
Bank loans	220,490	127,792
	1,011,512	1,292,637

Within one year	316,352	350,517
Between 1-5 years	474,020	749,782
	790,372	1,100,299

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

20.	Financial instruments
		2024	2023
		£	£

Financial assets
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss	157,580	7,900
Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at amortised cost	3,945,031	3,031,446
	4,102,611	3,039,346

	Financial liabilities
	Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost	(3,556,474)	(3,803,456)

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss comprise of bank and cash.
Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at amortised cost comprise trade debtors and other debtors.
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise trade creditors, other creditors, bank loans and accruals.

21.	Deferred taxation

		2024
		£

	At beginning of year	(760,400)
	Charged to profit or loss	184,800
	At end of year	(575,600)

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:
	2024	2023
	£	£

	Accelerated capital allowances	(575,600)	(760,400)
		(575,600)	(760,400)

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

22.	Share capital
		2024	2023
		£	£

Allotted, called up and fully paid

5,203 (2023 - 5,203) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each	5,203	5,203

23.

Reserves

Profit and loss account

Includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.

24.	Pension commitments

The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £104,130 (2023: £105,617).

Not later than 1 year	22,000	22,000
Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years	61,000	61,000
Later than 5 years	77,100	99,100
	160,100	182,100

26.

Related party transactions

Included within debtors is an amount of £2,694,530 (2023: £1,345,983) owed from related parties.
Included within creditors is an amount of £284,657 (2023: £nil) owed to related parties.
During the year the company charged management fees of £702,306 (2023: £208,361) to related parties. The company was charged a management fee of £417,686 (2023: £nil) by related parties.
All transactions were conducted at an arms length basis.
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 8 Related Party Disclosures, not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

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BEERS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

27.	Controlling party

The ultimate controlling parties are M J T Beer and A J Beer by virtue of their shareholding in the ultimate parent company, M & A Beer Holdings Limited.

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