Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Company Registration No. 03289128 (England and Wales)
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Company Information
Directors
G Jones
R Parker
P Webb
J Gutteridge
Secretary
P Webb
Company number
03289128
Registered office
4 The Old Yard
Rectory Lane
Brasted
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1JP
Auditor
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
6th Floor
9 Appold Street
London
EC2A 2AP
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Contents
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Directors' report
3
Directors' responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 8
Statement of total comprehensive income
9
Balance sheet
10
Statement of changes in equity
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 24
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Strategic Report
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 1

The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Review of the Business

The company is the sole subsidiary of GPR Technical Recruitment Limited, an investment holding company. Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd continues to provide technical recruitment consultancy services to the construction and water industries.

Results and Performance

The results of the company for the year, as set out on page 9, show a profit on ordinary activities before tax of £390,176 (2024: £717,927)

Business Environment

The financial year ending 31 March 2025 was marked by some challenges, most notably a sluggish economic climate. Government policy resulted in a continued downturn in some markets. However, Alexander Associates’ experience, diversification and strong reputation in the technical recruitment sector has enabled us to develop our services and business with long-standing clients of all sizes and enter into contracts with new clients. Coupled, with our strong liquidity position, we have been able to take advantage of opportunities in a challenging economic climate.

 

Our successful recruitment initiative has allowed us to review strategies in existing divisions, to develop new divisions and respond dynamically to support our clients with securing the best staff for them. We have recruited new trainees and also experienced consultants and our staff retention is excellent. We continue to provide a happy, healthy and challenging environment for our workforce.

 

In the last four years, we have invested in new systems to streamline processes. This investment continues in the front and back office. We work closely with the software suppliers to develop system modifications and improvements that meet our specific requirements. Alexander Associates is well placed to adapt to an anticipated increase in transaction volume, whilst keeping related costs neutral.

 

Over the last year, market and economic conditions have continued to see a temporary reluctance, within some divisions, to recruit permanent staff. Also, existing long-term projects in some divisions started to wind down and impact the demand in the contractor market. The market and economic conditions have impacted our turnover compared to the previous two years, however, Alexander Associates continued to have a profitable year; maintained gross profit margin % in line with previous years; and reduced its administrative costs. Newly established and existing divisions within the company are well positioned to support clients with both contractor and permanent recruitment needs for new and current projects in 2025-2026 and beyond.

 

Despite some headwinds in the past two years, we anticipate that Alexander Associates' continued adaptability, strong market status and liquidity position, will continue to have a positive effect on financial results.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

Alexander Associates’ trade debtors continue to be managed closely by our internal credit control and we have a policy to regularly review our debt provisioning policy.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Strategic Report (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 2
Key Performance Indicators

The group’s KPIs for the last three years have been as follows:

 

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

Gross Profit Margin (Gross Profit %)

£2,611,800

(8%)

£3,178,826

(9%)

£3,212,119

(10%)

Administrative Costs

(% of Gross Margin)

£2,064,298

(79%)

£2,267,336

(71%)

£2,293,738

(71%)

EBITDA

£572,290

£936,422

£946,957

 

Gross profit margin includes permanent placement fees and contractor margins which were both lower compared to previous years due to the economic climate and challenging market conditions. This has also impacted the EBITDA.

Administrative costs have been well controlled and although there has been significant investment in new staff, new divisions and systems, the costs have reduced 8% compared to the previous two years.

On behalf of the board

G Jones
Director
8 October 2025
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Directors' Report
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 3

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be the provision of technical recruitment consulting services to the construction and water industries.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

G Jones
R Parker
P Webb
J Gutteridge
Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 9.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £235,470 (2024 - £414,325). The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Auditor

The auditor, Moore Kingston Smith LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

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 future developments and financial risk management.

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.

On behalf of the board
G Jones
Director
8 October 2025
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Directors' Responsibilities Statement
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 4

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. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

 

 

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.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Page 5
Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 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 FRS 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:

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 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.

Other information

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.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report (Continued)
To the Members of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Page 6

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

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:

 

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement, 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.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report (Continued)
To the Members of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Page 7
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.

 

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 

 

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

 

 

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report (Continued)
To the Members of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Page 8

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

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.

The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the company.

Our approach was as follows:

 

 

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Katherine Edwards
Senior Statutory Auditor
for and on behalf of Moore Kingston Smith LLP
8 October 2025
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
6th Floor
9 Appold Street
London
EC2A 2AP
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 9
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
32,332,330
35,907,761
Cost of sales
(29,720,530)
(32,728,935)
Gross profit
2,611,800
3,178,826
Administrative expenses
(2,064,298)
(2,267,336)
Other operating income
1,004
2,264
Operating profit
4
548,506
913,754
Interest receivable and similar income
7
39
38
Interest payable and similar expenses
8
(158,369)
(195,865)
Profit before taxation
390,176
717,927
Tax on profit
9
(97,116)
(180,483)
Profit for the financial year
293,060
537,444

The Profit and Loss Account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

The notes on pages 12 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Balance Sheet
As at 31 March 2025
Page 10
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
44,480
59,346
Current assets
Debtors
12
9,205,727
9,053,462
Cash at bank and in hand
191,944
331,090
9,397,671
9,384,552
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
(4,223,820)
(4,079,656)
Net current assets
5,173,851
5,304,896
Total assets less current liabilities
5,218,331
5,364,242
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(150,000)
(350,000)
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions
16
(22,500)
(22,500)
Deferred tax liability
17
(11,120)
(14,621)
(33,620)
(37,121)
Net assets
5,034,711
4,977,121
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
19
532
532
Share premium account
265,743
265,743
Capital redemption reserve
501
501
Profit and loss reserves
4,767,935
4,710,345
Total equity
5,034,711
4,977,121

The notes on pages 12 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 8 October 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
G Jones
Director
Company Registration No. 03289128
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 11
Share capital
Share premium account
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 April 2023
532
265,743
501
4,587,226
4,854,002
Year ended 31 March 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
537,444
537,444
Dividends
10
-
-
-
(414,325)
(414,325)
Balance at 31 March 2024
532
265,743
501
4,710,345
4,977,121
Year ended 31 March 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
293,060
293,060
Dividends
10
-
-
-
(235,470)
(235,470)
Balance at 31 March 2025
532
265,743
501
4,767,935
5,034,711

The notes on pages 12 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 12
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4 The Old Yard, Rectory Lane, Brasted, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1JP.

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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

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:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of GPR Technical Recruitment Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, which is the same as Alexander Associated Technical Recruitment Limited.

1.2
Going concern

The business continues to trade profitably and has not seen a significant impact from the general economic environment. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts which support their conclusion that the group will have sufficient cash resources for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. On this basis the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.true

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 13
1.3
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for recruitment services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes based on work carried out according to timesheets. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

 

Revenue from contractors is recognised as the service is provided.

 

Revenue from the permanent placement of candidates is recognised on the candidate's start date.

1.4
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.

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:

Leasehold land and buildings
Over the length of the lease
Fixtures and fittings
25% reducing balance
Computers
33.3% straight line

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.

1.5
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.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 14
1.6
Cash at bank and in hand

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.

1.7
Financial instruments

Basic financial instruments are measured at amortised cost. The company has no other financial instruments or basic financial instruments measured at fair value.

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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.8
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.

1.9
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 15
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.

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.

1.10
Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.

1.11
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.12
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 16
1.13
Leases

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 leases asset are consumed.

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.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Intercompany debtor recoverability

The company has a debtor due from its parent, GPR Technical Recruitment Limited. The directors' view is that this debtor is ultimately recoverable from the parent entity.

3
Turnover and other revenue

An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Recruitment services
32,332,330
35,907,761
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
UK
32,332,330
35,907,761
2025
2024
£
£
Other significant revenue
Interest income
39
38
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 17
4
Operating profit
2025
2024
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging:
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
24,663
26,128
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
23,784
22,668
Operating lease charges
57,745
90,828
5
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Recruitment consultants
14
15
Administration
10
10
Directors
4
4
Total
28
29

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
1,305,767
1,339,615
Social security costs
138,181
142,371
Pension costs
44,446
56,310
1,488,394
1,538,296
6
Directors' remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
363,494
335,327
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
13,126
12,524
376,620
347,851

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 3 (2024 - 3).

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
6
Directors' remuneration
(Continued)
Page 18
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
161,359
138,217
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
4,111
4,693
7
Interest receivable and similar income
2025
2024
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
39
38
8
Interest payable and similar expenses
2025
2024
£
£
Interest on financial liabilities measured at amortised cost:
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
151,106
199,166
Other interest on financial liabilities
7,263
(3,301)
158,369
195,865
9
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
100,617
177,462
Deferred tax
Other adjustments
(3,501)
3,021
Total tax charge
97,116
180,483
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
9
Taxation
(Continued)
Page 19

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:

2025
2024
£
£
Profit before taxation
390,176
717,927
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
97,544
179,482
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
1,735
3,191
Group relief
(2,163)
(2,190)
Taxation charge for the year
97,116
180,483
10
Dividends
2025
2024
£
£
Interim paid
235,470
414,325

A dividend of £470 per Ordinary share was paid during the year (2024 - £825).

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 20
11
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land and buildings
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
40,418
102,174
161,317
303,909
Additions
-
0
355
9,247
9,602
Disposals
-
0
(912)
-
0
(912)
At 31 March 2025
40,418
101,617
170,564
312,599
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
17,563
81,440
145,560
244,563
Depreciation charged in the year
4,042
4,988
14,754
23,784
Eliminated in respect of disposals
-
0
(228)
-
0
(228)
At 31 March 2025
21,605
86,200
160,314
268,119
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
18,813
15,417
10,250
44,480
At 31 March 2024
22,855
20,734
15,757
59,346
12
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
4,397,624
4,373,084
Gross amounts owed by contract customers
171,757
75,126
Amounts owed by group undertakings
4,405,010
4,507,864
Other debtors
143,194
35,125
Prepayments and accrued income
88,142
62,263
9,205,727
9,053,462
Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 21
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Bank loans
15
2,449,311
1,971,629
Other borrowings
15
250,000
50,000
Trade creditors
768,939
1,390,153
Corporation tax
51,593
76,462
Other taxation and social security
322,834
288,434
Other creditors
70,103
70,921
Accruals and deferred income
311,040
232,057
4,223,820
4,079,656
14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
15
150,000
350,000
15
Loans and overdrafts
2025
2024
£
£
Bank loans
2,599,311
2,321,629
Loans from related parties
250,000
50,000
2,849,311
2,371,629
Payable within one year
2,699,311
2,021,629
Payable after one year
150,000
350,000

Within bank loans is a facility provided by HSBC of £2,249,311 (2024 - £1,771,629). The facility is secured by a fixed charge in favour of HSBC Bank plc dated 22 December 2023 over all present freehold and leasehold property, a first fixed charge over book and other debts, chattels and goodwill and a first floating charge over all present and future assets. The bank loan of £350,000 (£200,000 due within one year, and £150,000 due after more than one year) is a CBILS loan, partially secured by guarantees provided by three of the directors.

 

Please see note 21 for details on the loan from a related party.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 22
16
Provisions for liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
Property repairs
22,500
22,500
Movements on provisions:
Property repairs
£
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
22,500
17
Deferred taxation

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:

Liabilities
Liabilities
2025
2024
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated Capital Allowances
11,120
14,621
2025
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 April 2024
14,621
Credit to profit or loss
(3,501)
Liability at 31 March 2025
11,120
18
Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
44,446
56,310

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.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 23
19
Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
501
501
501
501
Ordinary A shares of £1 each
31
31
31
31
532
532
532
532

The Ordinary shares have no restrictions on either the distribution of dividends or the repayment of capital. The Ordinary A shares have no dividend rights but have no restriction on the repayment of capital.

20
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

The operating leases commitments represent the amount of rent payable on non-cancellable leases on the company's office premises.

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:

2025
2024
£
£
Within one year
46,225
46,000
Between two and five years
38,333
84,333
84,558
130,333
21
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties

The company has taken advantage of the exemption provided in FRS102 from disclosing transactions with members of the same group that are wholly owned.

Other information

G Jones, a director of the company, owed the company £115,744 (2024 - £8,123 owed to G Jones) at the year end.

 

P Webb, a director of the company, owed the company £652 (2024 - £420) at the year end.

 

R Parker, a director of the company, owed the company £nil (2024 - £1,500) at the year end.

 

During the year the company received loans totalling £900,000 (2024 - £400,000) from Compass (Alexander Associates) Limited, an associated company. Interest of 2% per annum is charged. During the year, repayments of £700,000 (2024 - £350,000) were made and associated interest of £7,263 (2024 - £2,250) was charged. At the year end the balance of the loan was £250,000 (2024 - £50,000).

 

During the year payments of £96,640 were made to connected persons of the directors.

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Page 24
22
Ultimate controlling party

The parent company of Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment Ltd is GPR Technical Recruitment Ltd.

The ultimate controlling party is G Jones.

Group financial statements, which include this company, have been prepared by GPR Technical Recruitment Ltd and are publicly available from the Company Secretary, 4 The Old Yard, Brasted, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1JP.

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