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Panel Supplies Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Balance Sheet

9

Statement of Changes in Equity

10

Notes to the Financial Statements

11 to 19

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Company Information

Directors

D G Attwood

I D Attwood

R C Attwood

C Bell

A J Draper

W L Avers

Company secretary

M C Walker

Registered office

Unit 5 Javelin Park
Halpern Way
Haresfield
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3WT

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Fair review of the business

The turnover of the company during the year increased after last year’s downturn, though overall profits decreased as a result of more challenging trading conditions. Turnover increased by 2.0% to £43,083,951 (2025) from £42,236,722 (2024), the gross profit margin rose slightly from 7.8% (2024) to 7.9% (2025), but pre-tax profits decreased from £664,815 (2024) to £383,262 (2025).

All of the directors / shareholders attend quarterly meetings where the progress of the company is discussed and they are fully aware of the other financial aspects of the company.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks and uncertainties of the business are the variation in currency values, and the sourcing of product at competitive prices.

There are uncertainties over the tax charges on imports and exports, and if these increase, there is added pressure of passing them onto customers. The agreements reached between the UK and the EU on Duty costs, though partially interim, have enabled the company to plan and budget such charges on an ongoing basis.

The company’s audits of buying and selling environmentally-sustainably-sourced wood conducted each year ensure standards are kept, but a fall in these could result in large fines. The company has fostered close business relationships with its key suppliers over many years, helping to ensure that they maintain compliance with environmental legislative requirements including through Chain Of Custody management.

The company has comprehensive general insurance policies in place to mitigate normal business risks, and its bank facilities help to mitigate short-term cashflow variations.

Approved by the Board on 30 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


D G Attwood
Director

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company under review was that of Timber Merchants.

Dividends

The total distribution of dividends totalling £nil (2024 - £2,000,000) were distributed and paid for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Directors of the company

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st May 2024 to the date of this report.

D G Attwood

I D Attwood

R C Attwood

C Bell

A J Draper

W L Avers

Labour and Personnel Costs

There are no staff directly employed by the company. All labour and personnel costs are recharged costs from International Plywood (Gloucester) Limited, being the primary employer of the labour and personnel used within the group.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company’s auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information.

Reappointment of auditors

The auditors Hazlewoods LLP are deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the Board on 30 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


D G Attwood
Director

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities 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:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 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.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Panel Supplies Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Panel Supplies Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 April 2025, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 April 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;

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

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

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor 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 original financial statements were 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Panel Supplies Limited

adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 4, 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 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.

Extent to which the audit was 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:

We considered the nature of the company’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the company’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.

In common with all audits conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override of controls. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud;

understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;

challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates; and

identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries with unusual characteristics.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Panel Supplies Limited

Use of this 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.





James Morter (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor

Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AT

31 October 2025

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

43,083,951

42,236,722

Cost of sales

 

(39,692,014)

(38,935,053)

Gross profit

 

3,391,937

3,301,669

Administrative expenses

 

(2,853,956)

(2,437,157)

Operating profit

4

537,981

864,512

Other interest receivable and similar income

6

-

4,278

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(154,719)

(203,975)

Profit before tax

 

383,262

664,815

Tax on profit

9

(107,028)

(175,313)

Profit for the financial year

 

276,234

489,502

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no other comprehensive income for the year.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

(Registration number: 06277416)
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

10

174,236

191,327

Current assets

 

Stocks

11

4,756,200

4,439,375

Debtors

12

9,738,018

8,903,554

Cash at bank and in hand

 

128,610

128,610

 

14,622,828

13,471,539

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

14

(8,439,173)

(7,576,937)

Net current assets

 

6,183,655

5,894,602

Total assets less current liabilities

 

6,357,891

6,085,929

Provisions for liabilities

9

(43,559)

(47,831)

Net assets

 

6,314,332

6,038,098

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

16

501,000

501,000

Profit and loss account

17

5,813,332

5,537,098

Shareholders' funds

 

6,314,332

6,038,098

Approved and authorised by the Board on 30 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


D G Attwood
Director

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2024

501,000

5,537,098

6,038,098

Profit for the year

-

276,234

276,234

At 30 April 2025

501,000

5,813,332

6,314,332

Share capital
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2023

501,000

7,047,596

7,548,596

Profit for the year

-

489,502

489,502

Dividends

-

(2,000,000)

(2,000,000)

At 30 April 2024

501,000

5,537,098

6,038,098

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 5 Javelin Park
Halpern Way
Haresfield
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3WT

 

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

Panel Supplies Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 102 and therefore has taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available to it in respect of its financial statements. Exemptions have been taken in relation to financial instruments and the presentation of a statement of cash flows.

Name of parent of group

These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of International Plywood PLC.

The financial statements of International Plywood PLC may be obtained from Unit 5 Javelin Park, Halpern Way, Haresfield, Stonehouse, GL10 3WT.

Going concern

After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.

Critical accounting 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 amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Judgements

No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

Tax

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

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

Deferred income tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred income tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

25% on reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% on reducing balance

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

Stocks

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

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Sale of goods

43,083,951

42,236,722

The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

UK

43,083,951

42,236,722

 

4

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

50,388

59,280

Operating lease expense - property

293,469

293,469

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

54,262

34,229

 

5

Auditors' remuneration

2025
£

2024
£

Audit of the financial statements

21,750

15,000


 

 

6

Other interest receivable and similar income

2025
£

2024
£

Interest income on bank deposits

-

4,278

 

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
£

2024
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

154,719

203,975

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

8

Staff costs

The staff are not directly employed by the company. Staff costs are recharged from other members of the group who are the primary employer of the staff.

 

9

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account

2025
£

2024
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

111,300

182,671

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(4,272)

(7,358)

Tax expense in the income statement

107,028

175,313

The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2024 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2025
£

2024
£

Profit before tax

383,262

664,815

Corporation tax at standard rate

95,816

166,204

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

-

2

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

11,212

9,107

Total tax charge

107,028

175,313

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2025

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

43,559

43,559

2024

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

47,831

47,831

 

10

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 May 2024

76,937

517,431

594,368

Additions

34,832

-

34,832

Disposals

-

(148,771)

(148,771)

At 30 April 2025

111,769

368,660

480,429

Depreciation

At 1 May 2024

52,842

350,199

403,041

Charge for the year

15,816

34,572

50,388

Eliminated on disposal

-

(147,236)

(147,236)

At 30 April 2025

68,658

237,535

306,193

Carrying amount

At 30 April 2025

43,111

131,125

174,236

At 30 April 2024

24,095

167,232

191,327

 

11

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Stock

4,756,200

4,439,375

 

12

Debtors

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

7,860,875

8,368,565

Amounts owed by related parties

1,808,842

442,184

Other debtors

-

4,702

Prepayments

68,301

88,103

9,738,018

8,903,554

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

13

Cash and cash equivalents

2025
£

2024
£

Cash at bank

128,610

128,610

 

14

Creditors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

15

3,598,973

2,841,175

Trade creditors

 

2,073,772

921,089

Amounts due to group undertakings

 

1,025,635

1,975,467

Social security and other taxes

 

186,366

335,167

Other payables

 

190,153

-

Accruals

 

910,727

979,122

Corporation tax liability

 

453,547

524,917

 

8,439,173

7,576,937

 

15

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

3,598,973

2,841,175


Securities and charges

Bank borrowings comprise a working capital facility which has a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the group and there are inter group set off arrangements in place.

The company is party to a cross-guarantee arrangement with other companies within the group in respect of group-wide banking facilities. Under the terms of the agreement, each company is jointly and severally liable for the full amount of the facility. No amounts have been called under the guarantee during the year. The directors consider the likelihood of any liability arising to be remote.

 

16

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A of £1 each

800

800

800

800

Ordinary B of £1 each

200

200

200

200

Preference of £1 each

500,000

500,000

500,000

500,000

501,000

501,000

501,000

501,000

Ordinary shares rank pari passu in respect of voting rights and entitlement to dividends

Preference shares do not hold any voting rights and are redeemable at the option of the company. The entitlement of a fixed cumulative dividend was waived in a prior year by the holders.

 

Panel Supplies Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

17

Reserves

Called up share capital
Represents the issued equity share capital of the company.

Profit and loss account
Represents cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.

 

18

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

524,071

328,482

Later than one year and not later than five years

226,187

465,529

750,258

794,011

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £477,520 (2024 - £327,698).

 

19

Dividends

2025
 £

2024
 £

Dividends paid on ordinary shares

-

2,000,000

 

20

Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption available under FRS 102 Section 33.1A from disclosing transactions with entities that are wholly owned within the group.

 

21

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is International Plywood PLC, incorporated in England and Wales.

  These financial statements are available upon request from Unit 5, Javelin Park, Halpern Way, Haresfield, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3WT.

The ultimate controlling party up to 8 July 2025 was D J Attwood. From this date, following post year-end share transfers in the parent company, the Group is not considered to have an ultimate controlling party.