Company registration number 08594176 (England and Wales)
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
A Smith
R A Errington
J R Watson
Company number
08594176
Registered office
Clifton Moor
Clifton
Penrith
CA10 2EY
Auditor
JS. Audit Limited
James House
Stonecross Business Park
Yew Tree Way
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3JD
Business address
Brickfield Lane
Denbigh Road
Ruthin
Clwyd
Wales
LL15 2TN
Bankers
Barclays Bank Plc
Northgate Street
Chester
CH1 2BY
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 22
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Review of the business
The company enjoyed another period of strong growth and improved profitability, reflecting both increased demand and the company’s continued focus on high-quality production and customer service.
This performance was underpinned by solid operational execution, a strategic emphasis on cost control, product consistency, and customer satisfaction.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company operates in a dynamic and competitive environment. The directors have considered the following principal risks and uncertainties:
Raw Material Supply: Fluctuations in availability and cost impact production and profitability.
Market and Pricing Pressures: Competition and fluctuations in demand often affect revenue.
Environmental and Regulatory Compliance: The business is subject to changing environmental legislation related to emissions, sourcing, and waste management.
Operational Disruption: Risks include machinery breakdown, labour shortages, or transport issues.
Key performance indicators
The directors use both financial and non-financial KPIs to monitor performance. The key financial indicators for the year are:
Other performance indicators
Non-financial KPIs include:
A Smith
Director
30 September 2025
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the manufacture and supply of virgin wood pellets and briquettes for a range of markets and applications.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 7.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £2,600,000. The directors do not recommend payment of a further dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
A Smith
R A Errington
J R Watson
Financial instruments
The company manages its working capital requirements through loans from group and related companies and with third parties.
Future developments
Blazers Fuels Limited remains committed to:
Investing in manufacturing capabilities and operational efficiency
Enhancing product quality and expanding its market share
Maintaining environmental responsibility and sustainable sourcing
Strengthening customer and supplier relationships.
The directors are optimistic about the year ahead.
Going Concern
After reviewing the company’s budget and forecasts, the directors are confident in the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
Auditor
The auditor, JS. Audit Limited, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Statement of directors' responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law, the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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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.
Strategic report
The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of the review of the business.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Medium-sized companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
A Smith
Director
30 September 2025
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Blazers Fuels Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise 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).
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.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's 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.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's 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.
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.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 included within the directors' report, 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.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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.
Based on our understanding of the company and sector, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to, but were not limited to, the Companies Act 2006, UK tax and health and safety legislation and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006.
We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgements and the risk of fraudulent revenue recognition.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBER OF BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
enquiring of management about actual and potential litigation and claims, their policies and procedures to prevent and detect fraud as well as whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
obtaining an understanding of provisions and holding discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of tax provisions; and
in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls: testing the appropriateness of journal entries; assessing whether the accounting estimates, judgements and decisions made by management 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 members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities 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.
This report is made solely to the company's member 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 member those matters we are required to state to the member 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 member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Christopher Moss BSc F.C.A. (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of JS. Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
James House
Stonecross Business Park
Yew Tree Way
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3JD
30 September 2025
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
19,674,655
15,101,625
Cost of sales
(11,404,728)
(8,711,430)
Gross profit
8,269,927
6,390,195
Distribution costs
(1,672,238)
(1,461,486)
Administrative expenses
(1,603,681)
(1,429,929)
Operating profit
4
4,994,008
3,498,780
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(111,775)
(107,119)
Profit before taxation
4,882,233
3,391,661
Tax on profit
8
Profit for the financial year
4,882,233
3,391,661
The statement of comprehensive income has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
The notes on pages 10 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
3,635,275
3,648,227
Current assets
Stocks
12
826,643
814,686
Debtors
13
7,938,368
7,140,204
Cash at bank and in hand
86,852
59,037
8,851,863
8,013,927
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
(6,641,788)
(8,089,037)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
2,210,075
(75,110)
Total assets less current liabilities
5,845,350
3,573,117
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
(10,833)
(20,833)
Net assets
5,834,517
3,552,284
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
18
50,000
50,000
Revaluation reserve
19
666,358
666,358
Other reserves
20
4,950,000
4,950,000
Profit and loss reserves
168,159
(2,114,074)
Total equity
5,834,517
3,552,284
The notes on pages 10 to 22 form part of these financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 30 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
A Smith
Director
Company registration number 08594176 (England and Wales)
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Revaluation reserve
Distributable reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2023
50,000
680,050
4,950,000
(5,519,427)
160,623
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
3,391,661
3,391,661
Transfers
-
(13,692)
-
13,692
-
Balance at 31 December 2023
50,000
666,358
4,950,000
(2,114,074)
3,552,284
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
-
4,882,233
4,882,233
Dividends
9
-
-
-
(2,600,000)
(2,600,000)
Balance at 31 December 2024
50,000
666,358
4,950,000
168,159
5,834,517
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Blazers Fuels Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Clifton Moor, Clifton, Penrith, CA10 2EY.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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 £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold land and buildings.
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 Blazers Group Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Clifton Moor, Clifton, Penrith, CA10 2EY.
1.2
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The company has received confirmation that connected companies under common control will continue to provide financial support for the foreseeable future.
The directors have prepared detailed financial forecasts for the period to 31 December 2026 which indicate that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.
For this reason the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis when preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of virgin wood pellets and briquettes, 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.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the 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 and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Brands
20% per annum on a straight line basis
1.5
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Revaluations of plant and equipment are performed with sufficient regularity such that the carrying amount does not differ materially from that with could be determined using fair values at the reporting end date.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings
2% per annum on a straight line basis
Plant and equipment
6.66% per annum on a straight line basis
Fixtures and fittings
25% per annum on a straight line basis
Computer equipment
33.33% per annum on a straight line basis
Motor vehicles
20% per annum on a straight line basis
Ancillary equipment
33.33% per annum on a straight line basis
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.
1.6
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
1.7
Stocks
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.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.8
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.9
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 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 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.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, 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.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
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.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Classification of 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 deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from related parties are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
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.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10
Equity instruments
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.
1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.12
Leases
As lessee
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.
1.13
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
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.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
(Continued)
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Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.
Determining residual values and useful econcomic lives of tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programs are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.
Determining the stock provision
The company provides for obsolete stock. Management undertake an assessment of which stocks are no longer economically feasible based on consumer performance, before allocating the necessary provisions to bring the stock valuation in line with the stated accounting policy.
Recoverability of receivables
The company establishes a provision for receivables that are estimated to not be recoverable. When assessing recoverability, the directors consider factors such as the aging of receivables, past experience of recoverability and the credit profile of the customer.
3
Turnover
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Pellets
19,254,605
15,101,625
Briquettes
420,050
-
19,674,655
15,101,625
4
Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging:
£
£
Exchange losses
213
15
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
7,000
6,500
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
250,213
215,271
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
145
2,250
Operating lease charges
149,907
164,797
Remuneration of the auditor for non-audit services is disclosed in the accounts of the parent company, Blazers Group Limited.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 16 -
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Administrative
3
3
6
Directors' remuneration
No remuneration was paid to the directors by this company. The company's directors are remunerated through Newbridge Energy Limited.
The remuneration of the directors disclosed above related to their services to this and other companies in the Blazers Group Limited. Directors' remuneration was paid by Newbridge Energy Limited.
7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on invoice finance arrangements
111,119
105,117
Other interest on financial liabilities
656
906
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
-
1,096
111,775
107,119
8
Taxation
The actual charge 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:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
4,882,233
3,391,661
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 23.52%)
1,220,558
797,719
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(996,150)
(570,021)
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
(153,348)
Change in unrecognised deferred tax assets
(11,277)
(102,940)
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
39,784
Group relief
(64,299)
(164,542)
Accelerated capital allowances
4,516
Taxation charge for the year
-
-
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
8
Taxation
(Continued)
- 17 -
A UK corporation tax rate of 25% was announced in the Chancellor's Budget of 3 March 2021. The 25% rate will apply from 1 April 2023.
9
Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Final paid
2,600,000
10
Intangible fixed assets
Brands
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
91,823
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
91,823
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
11
Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land and buildings
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
2,037,522
3,483,782
12,307
71,054
5,604,665
Additions
36,294
192,311
8,801
237,406
Disposals
(439)
(439)
At 31 December 2024
2,073,816
3,676,093
20,669
71,054
5,841,632
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
10,836
1,863,485
11,065
71,052
1,956,438
Depreciation charged in the year
27,311
220,623
2,279
250,213
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(294)
(294)
At 31 December 2024
38,147
2,084,108
13,050
71,052
2,206,357
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
2,035,669
1,591,985
7,619
2
3,635,275
At 31 December 2023
2,026,686
1,620,297
1,242
2
3,648,227
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11
Tangible fixed assets
(Continued)
- 18 -
Land and buildings with a carrying amount of £902,885 were revalued at 11 August 2022 by Jones Peckover, independent valuers not connected with the company on the basis of market value. The valuation conforms to International Valuation Standards and was based on recent market transactions on arm's length terms for similar properties.
The revaluation surplus is disclosed in note 19.
The following assets are carried at valuation. If the assets were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows:
Freehold property
2024
2023
£
£
Cost
1,537,795
1,501,501
Accumulated depreciation
(186,741)
(159,430)
Carrying value
1,351,054
1,342,071
12
Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
282,307
275,983
Work in progress
10,483
11,545
Finished goods and goods for resale
533,853
527,158
826,643
814,686
13
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,494,269
2,409,448
Amounts owed by group undertakings
5,403,004
4,700,744
Prepayments and accrued income
41,095
30,012
7,938,368
7,140,204
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 19 -
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
16
10,000
10,000
Other borrowings
16
1,607,204
1,945,508
Trade creditors
4,820,832
6,034,741
Taxation and social security
130,874
16,285
Accruals and deferred income
72,878
82,503
6,641,788
8,089,037
Other borrowings relate to an invoice discounting facility which is secured over the book debts of the company.
15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
16
10,833
20,833
The long-term loans are secured by fixed charges over the land on the south side of Lon Gwernydd, Ruthin.
16
Loans and overdrafts
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
20,833
30,833
Other loans
1,607,204
1,945,508
1,628,037
1,976,341
Payable within one year
1,617,204
1,955,508
Payable after one year
10,833
20,833
The long-term loans are secured by fixed charges over the land on the south side of Lon Gwernydd, Ruthin.
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 20 -
17
Deferred taxation
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
335,488
331,565
Tax losses
(335,488)
(331,565)
-
-
There were no deferred tax movements in the year.
18
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 1p each
5,000,000
5,000,000
50,000
50,000
19
Revaluation reserve
The revaluation reserve of £666,358 (2023: £666,358) represents a non-distributable reserve in respect of the revaluation of freehold property.
20
Oher reserves
This represents the difference between the nominal value of the shares issued and the value of the shares received in exchange on a group reconstruction.
21
Profit and loss reserves
The profit and loss reserves includes all current and prior year profit and losses, net of distributions to shareholders.
22
Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
The company is party to a cross guarantee in relation to the ultimate parent company's borrowings. The maximum potential liability as at 31 December 2024 was £5,277,421 (2023: £5,020,227).
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 21 -
23
Operating lease commitments
As lessee
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:
2024
2023
£
£
Within 1 year
49,275
80,970
Years 2-5
95,460
103,664
144,735
184,634
24
Capital commitments
Amounts contracted for but not provided in the financial statements:
2024
2023
£
£
Acquisition of tangible fixed assets
44,715
-
25
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties.
Sales
Sales
Purchases
Purchases
2024
2023
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
Connected companies under common control
31,019
53,389
8,528,077
9,411,071
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
2024
2023
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Connected companies under common control
3,823,317
5,238,909
BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 22 -
26
Ultimate controlling party
The company's immediate parent undertaking is Newbridge Energy Limited.
Blazers Group Limited is the smallest and largest group of undertakings preparing consolidated financial statements including the accounts of the company. The consolidated financial statements of Blazers Group Limited are available from Clifton Moor, Clifton, Penrith, CA10 2EY.
On 24 October 2024, AWJ Group Limited incorporated in Jersey took ownership of Blazers Group Limited as the ultimate parent undertaking.
The ultimate controlling party is Mr A W Jenkinson.
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