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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC162342 (Scotland)

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

for

The Piping Centre Trading Limited

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Page |

Company Information | 1 |

Balance Sheet | 2 |

Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |

The Piping Centre Trading Limited

Company Information

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

| DIRECTORS: | Sir B Ivory CVO CBE FRSE FRSA MA CA

| Lady Ivory DL MA ARCM FRSA

| F. S. Morrison MA CA

| Prof K C McCue MA DPhil

| C J MacNeill WS LLB NP

| A Robertson BSc DipLE FRICS

| SECRETARY: | F. S. Morrison MA CA

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | 30 - 34 McPhater Street

| Glasgow

| G4 0HW

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | SC162342 (Scotland)

| AUDITORS: | McLay McAlister & McGibbon LLP

| Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

| 145 St Vincent Street

| Glasgow

| G2 5JF

| BANKERS: | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

| 10 Gordon Street

| Glasgow

| G1 3PL

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Balance Sheet

30 April 2025

| 30.4.25 |  | 30.4.24

| Notes | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets | 4 | 40,481 |  | 38,972 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks | 110,235 |  | 91,228 |  |

Debtors | 5 | 62,630 |  | 45,081 |  |

Cash at bank and in hand | 50,062 |  | 67,301 |  |

222,927 |  | 203,610 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 6 | (218,780 | ) | (194,213 | ) |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 4,147 |  | 9,397 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 44,628 |  | 48,369 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | (382,421 | ) | (400,815 | ) |

NET LIABILITIES | (337,793 | ) | (352,446 | ) |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 8 | 1,200,000 |  | 1,200,000 |  |

Retained earnings | (1,537,793 | ) | (1,552,446 | ) |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | (337,793 | ) | (352,446 | ) |

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Sir B Ivory CVO CBE FRSE FRSA MA CA - Director

F. S. Morrison MA CA - Director

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| The Piping Centre Trading Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

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

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES

| Basis of preparing the financial statements

| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

| Going concern

| The directors note the company has net liabilities as at 30 April 2025. The company depends on support from its immediate parent company, which has been given by way of loan. The directors are continuing to take steps to increase the profitability.

| Having considered budgets and cash flows, management accounts and available working capital the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the financial statements.

| Related party exemption

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

| Turnover

| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Plant and machinery | - | 25% on reducing balance

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 25% on reducing balance

| Instrument Loan Scheme | - | 25% on cost

| The company's policy is to review the remaining useful lives and residual value of all tangible fixed assets on an on-going basis and to adjust the depreciation charge to reflect the remaining useful economic life and residual value.

| Stocks

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

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| Financial instruments

| Debtors

| Trade debtors and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due with appropriate allowances for any irrecoverable amounts when there is objective evidence the asset is impaired.

| Cash in bank and cash in hand

| Cash and cash equivalent in the balance sheet comprise cash in hand and in bank.

| Creditors

| Trade creditors and other creditors are recognised where the company has a present obligation resulting from a past event and are recognised at the settlement amount due after allowing for any trade discounts due.

| 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.

| Defined contribution pension scheme

| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| The average number of employees during the year was 39 (2024 - 39 ) .

4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Fixtures |  | Instrument |

| Plant and |  | and |  | Loan |

| machinery |  | fittings |  | Scheme |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 May 2024 | 43,867 |  | 18,813 |  | - |  | 62,680 |  |

| Additions | 8,154 |  | 990 |  | 5,016 |  | 14,160 |  |

| Disposals | (4,199 | ) | (181 | ) | - |  | (4,380 | ) |

| At 30 April 2025 | 47,822 |  | 19,622 |  | 5,016 |  | 72,460 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 May 2024 | 16,702 |  | 7,006 |  | - |  | 23,708 |  |

| Charge for year | 7,428 |  | 2,979 |  | 1,045 |  | 11,452 |  |

| Eliminated on disposal | (3,117 | ) | (64 | ) | - |  | (3,181 | ) |

| At 30 April 2025 | 21,013 |  | 9,921 |  | 1,045 |  | 31,979 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 30 April 2025 | 26,809 |  | 9,701 |  | 3,971 |  | 40,481 |  |

| At 30 April 2024 | 27,165 |  | 11,807 |  | - |  | 38,972 |  |

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

5. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 30.4.25 |  | 30.4.24

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 24,914 |  | 13,557 |  |

| Other debtors | 37,716 |  | 31,524 |  |

62,630 |  | 45,081 |  |

6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 30.4.25 |  | 30.4.24

£ | £ |

| Trade creditors | 106,543 |  | 79,955 |  |

| Taxation and social security | 28,830 |  | 29,719 |  |

| Other creditors | 83,407 |  | 84,539 |  |

218,780 |  | 194,213 |  |

7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |

| 30.4.25 |  | 30.4.24

£ | £ |

| Amounts owed to group undertakings | 382,421 |  | 400,815 |  |

8. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 30.4.25 |  | 30.4.24

| value: | £ | £ |

| 1 | Ordinary | £1 | 1,200,000 |  | 1,200,000 |  |

9. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

| The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

| Fiona Russell (Senior Statutory Auditor)

| for and on behalf of McLay McAlister & McGibbon LLP

10. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

| The company has taken advantage of the exemption, under Section 33 of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' not to disclose related party transactions with other group companies.

11. | FRC ETHICAL STANDARD - PROVISIONS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL ENTITIES

| In common with many other businesses of our size and nature we use our auditors to prepare and submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

The Piping Centre Trading Limited (Registered number: SC162342)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

12. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

| The ultimate parent company is The National Piping Centre, a company incorporated and registered in Scotland.

| The National Piping Centre is the largest group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared which include these results. A copy of the consolidated financial statements may be obtained from the registered office:

| 30-34 McPhater Street

| Glasgow

| G4 0HW