| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| for |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 4 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
| Income Statement | 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 3rd Floor |
| 56 Wellington Street |
| Leeds |
| LS1 2EE |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES AND REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The principle activity of the company continued to be that of the sale, rental and maintenance of commercial laundry equipment. |
| During the year Wolf Laundry integrated with both subsidiaries (Brewer & Bunney Ltd and Pee Gee Ltd) through a hive-up. The integration of subsidiary company (Pee Gee Limited) and fellow group company (Brewer & Bunney Ltd) into the main trading company (Wolf Laundry Ltd) represents a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the efficiency and growth of the overall Wolf Laundry Group. |
| PRINCIPLE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| There is a risk that new projects are not secured with new and existing customers due to the competitive market. |
| The board mitigate this risk by ensuring the company provides unrivalled service levels at competitive price points. |
| The business will be exposed to operational risks as the business continues to grow organically and through acquisition. This risk is managed by the investment in talent through management. |
| Due to the nature of operations and finance structure the directors assert that there are no material risks arising from currency risk of liquidity risk. Credit risk is managed by the company investing in the credit control team to ensure that customer invoices are paid to credit terms. |
| KEY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The board monitors the progress of the company by reference to the following key performance indicators which are shown for the last 3 years: |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Turnover | £14,682,783 | £12,280,161 | £8,488,671 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 67% | 61% | 61% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 10% | 4% | 7% |
| The gross and operating margins in any given financial period are impacted by the level of turnover generated from each sector of the business. |
| NON-FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The group monitors a number of non-financial key performance indicators broadly split between the headings of time to fix and cost to serve. Additionally, the group monitors staff utilisation, customer retention, customer satisfaction, Health, Safety, Environment and Quality ('HSEQ') and Environmental, Social and Governance ('ESG') matters. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES |
| Financial risks are managed through accounting controls and accurate management information. Management accounts are produced monthly so management are aware of any problems before they occur. |
| Price risks are continuously reviewed on a periodic basis to reduce exposure to price increases. Being a direct supplier of Schulthess means costs are reviewed with the manufacturer. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| MATTERS DISCOVERED IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
| Disclosures with regards to principal activity, review of the business, future developments, principal risks and uncertainties and financial and other key performance indicators are included within the strategic report. |
| FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT |
| The Company's operations expose it to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes in debt market prices, credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. The Company has in place a risk management programme that seeks to limit the adverse effects of these risks on the financial performance of the company. |
| Given the size of the Company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring financial risk management to a sub-committee of the board. The Company's finance department implements the policies set by the board of directors. |
| LIQUIDITY RISK |
| The Company currently has cash balances, which provide sufficient available funds for operations and |
| planned expansions. |
| CURRENCY RISK |
| The Company has foreign currency bank accounts into which it received monies from the customers and makes payments to suppliers. The Company considers that this policy meets its objectives of managing exposure to currency risk. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
| Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
| - | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued |
| The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, S&W Audit (a trading name of S&W Partners Audit Limited), will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Wolf Laundry Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). |
| In our opinion the financial statements: |
| - | give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its 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 company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. |
| Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. |
| Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
| Other information |
| The other information comprises the information included in the Strategic report, Report of the Directors and Financial statements, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and Financial Statements. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extend other 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 give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. |
| We have nothing to report in this regard. |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
| - | certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on pages four and five, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. |
| In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| 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. |
| 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 irregularities. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| We obtained a general understanding of the Company's legal and regulatory framework through enquiry of management concerning their understanding of relevant laws and regulations, the entity's policies and procedures regarding compliance, and how they identify, evaluate and account for litigation claims. We also drew on our existing understanding of the Company's industry and regulation. |
| We understand that the Company complies with the framework through: |
| - Outsourcing accounts preparation and tax compliance to external experts. |
| - Subscribing to relevant updates from external experts, and making changes to internal procedures and controls as necessary. |
| - The Directors' close involvement in the day-to-day running of the business, meaning that any litigation or claims would come to their attention directly. |
| In the context of the audit, we considered those laws and regulations which determine the form and content of the financial statements, which are central to the Company's ability to conduct its business, and/or where there is a risk that failure to comply could result in material penalties. We identified the following laws and regulations as being of significance in the context of the Company: |
| - The Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 in respect of the preparation and presentation of the financial statements. |
| - UK Taxation Law |
| - Specific industry standards |
| We performed the following specific procedures to gain evidence about compliance with the significant laws and regulations identified above: |
| - Made enquiries of management regarding compliance with laws and regulations and any known non-compliance in the year |
| - Reviewed legal expense accounts |
| - Obtaining written management representations regarding the adequacy of procedures in place. |
| The senior statutory auditor led a discussion with senior members of the engagement team regarding the susceptibility of the entity's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. The areas identified in this discussion were: |
| - Manipulation of the financial statements, especially revenue, via fraudulent manual journal entries. |
| - Incorrect recognition of revenue |
| The procedures we carried out to gain evidence in the above areas included: |
| - Testing of manual journal entries, selected based on specific risk assessments applied based on the client processes and controls surrounding manual journals; and |
| - Testing a sample of revenue transactions to underlying documentation, including ensuring revenue is recognised in the correct period and has occurred |
| Overall, the senior statutory auditor was satisfied that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognise irregularities. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Wolf Laundry Limited |
| Use of our report |
| This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Statutory Auditor |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 3rd Floor |
| 56 Wellington Street |
| Leeds |
| West Yorkshire |
| LS1 2EE |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Distribution costs |
| Administrative expenses |
| 8,302,559 | 7,143,898 |
| 1,455,364 | 377,890 |
| Other operating income |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 7 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 8 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 9 |
| Tangible assets | 10 |
| Investments | 11 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 12 |
| Debtors | 13 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 14 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
15 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 19 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 20 |
| Retained earnings | 21 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Wolf Laundry Limited is a |
| 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. |
| Going concern |
| The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the current conditions, and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. |
| Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
| The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption 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. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| There are not considered to be any critical accounting judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of these financial statements. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates. |
| When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income. |
| Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and regards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on despatch of goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably , it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity ad the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. |
| Revenue from the rendering of services is measured by reference to the stage of completion of the service transaction at the end of the reporting period provided that the outcome can be reliably estimated. When the outcome cannot be reliably estimated, revenue is recognised only to the extent that it is probable the expenses recognised will be recovered. |
| Goodwill |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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 |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Investments in subsidiaries |
| Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. |
| At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over is estimated selling price less costs to sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss. |
| At the end of a machine rental the asset in question is booked back into stock at its net realisable value at the rental end date having been depreciated in accordance with the tangible fixed asset accounting policy throughout the rental period. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' 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 legal 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 debtors, 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 market rate of interest. Financial assets are classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. |
| Other financial assets |
| Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventres, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| 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. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| UK sales | 14,575,744 | 10,728,956 |
| European sales | 107,000 | 1,551,205 |
| 14,682,774 | 12,280.161 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Directors | 5 | 5 |
| Sales, finance, and admin | 24 | 24 |
| Production, service and logistics | 66 | 64 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 238,230 | 232,514 |
| Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes | 330 | 4,096 |
| 238,561 | 236,610 |
| The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 3 (2023: 3) |
| Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 79,652 | 77,497 |
| Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes | 110 | 1,431 |
| 79,762 | 78,928 |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery |
| Other operating leases |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Goodwill amortisation |
| Patents and licences amortisation |
| Computer software amortisation |
| Foreign exchange differences | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| 6. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements |
12,000 |
12,000 |
| 7. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest |
| Hire purchase interest payable |
| Interest payable to group companies |
| 8. | 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 |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 8. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | - | ( |
) |
| Change in DT rates | 42,284 | (12,073 | ) |
| Total tax charge | 434,359 | 110,238 |
| 9. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Patents |
| and | Computer |
| Goodwill | licences | software | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Amortisation for year |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Motor |
| machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| 11. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertaking |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| and 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Registered office: Wolf Laundry Unit 5b, Ashroyds Way, Hoyland, Barnsley, England, S74 9SB |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Interest in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss. |
| A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 12. | STOCKS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Raw materials |
| Finished goods |
| 13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16) |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 563,791 | 373,180 |
| Other creditors |
| Directors' current accounts | 8,101 | - |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans (see note 16) |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
| Other creditors | 4,156,884 | 4,403,751 |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| The finance lease creditors are secured against the assets to which they relate. |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 16. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on demand: |
| Bank loans |
| Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
| Bank loans - 2-5 years |
| 17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Hire purchase contracts |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| Non-cancellable | operating leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| In more than five years |
| 18. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The finance lease creditors are secured against the assets to which they relate. |
| included in amounts owed to group undertakings is a £500,000 loan which attracts an interest rate of 6% per annum and is repayable six months from the date of recall. |
| The bank facilities are secured by a debenture including fixed charge over all present freehold and leasehold property; a first fixed charge over book and other debts, chattels, goodwill and uncalled capital, both present and future; and a first floating charge over all assets and undertaking both present and future dated 15 May 2019. |
| 19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 585,759 | 576,309 |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 19. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 |
| Provided during year |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| Deferred tax relates primarily to timing differences on depreciation and capital allowances. |
| 20. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| 21. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Profit for the year |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| 22. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| 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. |
| The pension charge for the year was £110,087 (2023: £89,994). The amount outstanding at the year end was £30,406 (2023: £15,896). |
| Wolf Laundry Limited (Registered number: 08023858) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| 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. |
| A multilateral guarantee dated 10 August 2021 exists between the company and a fellow group company. |
| At 31 December 2024 there were unsecured loans between the company and directors of the company. The balance at the year end owed to directors total £8,101 (2023: £54,750).During the year, purchase of |
| goods and services amounting to £4,250 (2023: £5,000) and sale of goods and services amounting to £82,920 (2023: £49,891) were made with a related party under common control. At the balance sheet date the company had a balance owning of £4,920 (2023: Nil) to this related party and a balance of £62,784 (2023: £30,000) was owed from this related party. |
| During the year, purchases of goods and services amounting to £1,182,880 (2023: £930,000) were made with a related company under common control. At the balance sheet date a balance of £7,640 (2023: £272,942) was owed to this entity. At the balance sheet date an unsecured loan between the company and the related party amounting to £500,00 (2023: £500,000), interest is payable on this loan at a rate of 6%per annum. Interest expense of £30,121 (2023: £29,961) has been recognised in the profit or loss account during the year. |
| During the year, purchase of goods and services amounting to £6,960 (2023: 85,555) were made with a related party under common control. At the balance sheet date a balance of £Nil (2023: £Nil) was owed to this entity |
| During the year management charges totalling £Nil (2023: £160,750) were charged to a related party. |
| During the there was remuneration paid to other related parties totalling £100,000 (2023: £110,000) |
| In the opinion of the directors there are no individuals meeting the definition of key management personnel other than the director group hose emoluments are presented in note 3. |
| 24. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The immediate parent company is Wolf Laundry Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. |
| The ultimate parent company is HC Holding ETA AG, a company incorporated in Switzerland. The registered address being Zugerstrasse 74 Baar, 6340 Switzerland. |
| In the opinion of the directors there is no single ultimate controlling party. |