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REGISTERED NUMBER: 07608158 (England and Wales)















Messenger Construction Limited

Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st March 2025






Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2025




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4 to 7

Income Statement 8

Other Comprehensive Income 9

Balance Sheet 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 20


Messenger Construction Limited

Company Information
for the year ended 31st March 2025







DIRECTORS: P A Gibbons
Mrs J F MacDonald
B F Morrell
Mrs H M Gibbons
D Emerson
I Bird





SECRETARY: P A Gibbons





REGISTERED OFFICE: Collyweston Heritage Centre
Main Road
Collyweston
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 3PQ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 07608158 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Cheney & Co
Statutory Auditor
310 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
NN1 4EP

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Strategic Report
for the year ended 31st March 2025

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

During the year the company has continued to expand as the reputation for high quality and reliable work attracts more new customers to the already large client base.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Overall, it has been a good year for our construction team. Performance was inline with forecasts and this has resulted in a small increase to turnover and gross profit. Tight control of our overhead costs has ensured this increased performance was carried through to our net profit position. The value of secured projects for the year is higher than any previous year, and therefore the business looks well positioned for the coming year.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors are not aware of any fundamental risks facing the business but remain aware of the growing pressure faced by potential wage increases, the increased NI and changing government policies.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors would wish to disclose the following Key Performance Indicators

2025 2024 2023 0212
£ 000`s £ 000's £ 000's £ 000's
Turnover 28,975 28.565 30,062 26,585

Gross profit % 18.10% 17.89% 15.97% 18.55%

Liquidity ratio 167.35 157.20% 154.87% 157.59%

Debtor days 72 94 78 79

Net profit % 2.03% 1.83% 1.86% 2.45%

Gearing 9.23% 8.77% 9.60% 113.11%




ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





P A Gibbons - Director


22nd October 2025

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Report of the Directors
for the year ended 31st March 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st March 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of property construction and building repairs.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31st March 2025.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The directors are pleased with the ongoing progress that has been achieved and are reviewing opportunities to expand operations to a wider geographical area giving further growth to the business.

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

P A Gibbons
Mrs J F MacDonald
B F Morrell
Mrs H M Gibbons
D Emerson
I Bird

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

M C Webster - deceased 18th August 2024

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he 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.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





P A Gibbons - Director


22nd October 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Messenger Construction Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Messenger Construction Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31st March 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31st March 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 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 the audit:
- the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Messenger Construction Limited


Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Messenger Construction Limited


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The objectives of our audit are to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud or error; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatements due to fraud or error; and to respond appropriately to those risks.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatement in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the company and its subsidiaries as well as the sectors in which they operate. We determine that the following laws and regulations were most significant: the Companies Act 2006, UK taxation laws, UK GAAP and health & safety legislation applicable to the construction industry.

We obtained an understanding of how the company and its subsidiaries are complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries of management.

We have discussed with management the specific risk to the company of the liabilities arising from disputes relating to work undertaken by the company and its subsidiaries, leading to legal liabilities, and have concluded that this risk is small. There has been nothing that has come to light and no instances of legal action against the company and the group in this regard.

The major critical judgement in relation to the company`s financial statements is the valuation of the applications for payment, and provisions against these amounts, which are a components of the balance sheet items of trade debtors, or trade creditors as accrued or deferred income, as appropriate, and also reflected in the turnover figure within the income statement.

We have undertaken high levels of testing of balances included in the balance sheet and have performed a detailed analytical review of the income statement.

Prior to commencement of the audit staff were briefed on the risk assessment of the susceptibility company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud could occur.

At the completion stage of the audit the results of audit tests were re-examined to ensure that they were consistent with our knowledge of the client and did not warrant further investigation of transactions and balances.

We have assessed the susceptibility of the financial statements of the company and its subsidiaries to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed for the company's accounts included

- 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 the override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;
- challenging assumptions and judgements made by the management in its significant accounting estimates;
- identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations; and
- assessing the extent of the compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Messenger Construction Limited


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




Paul Sparks FCA FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Cheney & Co
Statutory Auditor
310 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
NN1 4EP

22nd October 2025

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Income Statement
for the year ended 31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 28,975,556 28,565,331

Cost of sales 23,731,763 23,454,389
GROSS PROFIT 5,243,793 5,110,942

Administrative expenses 4,622,226 4,562,920
OPERATING PROFIT 5 621,567 548,022


Interest payable and similar expenses 6 33,267 23,976
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 588,300 524,046

Tax on profit 7 84,957 87,688
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 503,343 436,358

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the year ended 31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 503,343 436,358


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

503,343

436,358

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Balance Sheet
31st March 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 8 908,439 715,292

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 9 155,175 95,600
Debtors 10 8,321,326 9,723,354
Cash at bank and in hand 1,219,230 59,607
9,695,731 9,878,561
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 11 5,793,628 6,283,880
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,902,103 3,594,681
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

4,810,542

4,309,973

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

12

(619,885

)

(591,659

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (56,000 ) (87,000 )
NET ASSETS 4,134,657 3,631,314

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 150 150
Retained earnings 18 4,134,507 3,631,164
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,134,657 3,631,314

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 22nd October 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





P A Gibbons - Director


Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 31st March 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1st April 2023 150 3,194,806 3,194,956

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 436,358 436,358
Balance at 31st March 2024 150 3,631,164 3,631,314

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 503,343 503,343
Balance at 31st March 2025 150 4,134,507 4,134,657

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st March 2025

1. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires the directors to exercise judgement in the process of applying the company`s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed under critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty below.

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

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The directors are also required to exercise judgement in the process of applying the company`s accounting policies. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below.

In preparing these financial statements , the directors have made the following judgements:

> Recognition of profit on long - term contracts

Profit recognition is based on an assessment of the overall profitability forecast on individual contracts. Losses are recognised as soon as they are foreseen. Profits are recognised by the directors when the outcome of the contract can be assessed within reasonable certainty.The profit recognised reflects that part of the total profit currently estimated to arise over the duration of the contract that fairly represents the profit attributable to work performed at the accounting date.

> Recoverability of trade and other debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised to the extent that they are judged recoverable. The directors reviews are performed to estimate the level of reserves required for irrecoverable debt. Provisions are made specifically against invoices where recoverability is uncertain.

The directors make allowances for doubtful debts based on an assessment of the recoverability of debtors.Allowances are applied to debtors where events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The directors specifically analyse historical bad debts, customer creditworthiness , current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms when making a judgement to evaluate the adequacy of the provision for doubtful debts. Where the expectation is different from the original estimate, such a difference will impact the carrying value of debtors and the charge in the profit and loss account.

> Provisions

A provision is recognised when the company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event for which it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated. If the effect is material , provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flow that reflects the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.

Whether a present obligation is probable or not requires judgement. The nature and type of risks for these provisions differ, the directors`s judgement is applied regarding the nature and extent of obligations in deciding if an outflow of resources is probable or not.

> Depreciation, amortisation and residual values

The directors have reviewed the asset lives and associated residual values of all fixed asset classes, and have concluded that asset lives and residual values are 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 programmes are taken into account.Residual value assessments consider issues such as future market conditions , the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.

> Taxation

There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The company recognizes liabilities for anticipated tax issues based on estimates of whether additional taxes will be due.

The directors estimation is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based upon likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with an assessment of the effect of future tax planning strategies.

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Turnover
Turnover comprises the fair valuation for consideration received or receivable, net of any Value Added Tax, rebates and discounts.

Turnover arises from increases in valuations on contracts and is the gross value of work carried out for the period to the balance sheet date, including contract variations and claims.

Variations in contract work are only included to the extent that it is probable that they will result in revenue and that they are capable of being reliably measured.

Where the total income of a contract cannot be estimated reliably, contract revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable contract costs will be recovered.

Profit on contracts is calculated in accordance with the accounting standards and industry practice. Profit recognition is based on an assessment of the overall profitability forecast on individual contracts and is recognised when the outcome of the contract can be assessed with reasonable certainty. The profit recognised reflects that part of the total profit currently estimated to arise over the duration of the contract that fairly represents the profit attributable to work performed at the balance sheet date. The assessment of the final outcome of each contract is determined by regular review of the revenues and costs to complete that contract.

Provisions are made for losses incurred or foreseen in bringing the contract to completion as soon as they become apparent.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Plant and machinery - 25% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on cost and at varying rates on cost

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

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
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.

Long-term contracts
Amounts recoverable on long term contracts represents the gross unbilled amounts for contract work performed to date. They are measured at cost plus profit recognised to date (see turnover accounting policy) less a provision for foreseeable losses and less progress billings

Amounts recoverable on contracts is presented in debtors as part of the amounts recoverable on contracts in the balance sheet. If payments received from customers exceed the income recognised, then the difference is presented in payments on account included within creditors on the balance sheet.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the principal activities of the company.

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Construction contracts 24,714,434 22,318,357
Building repairs 4,261,122 6,246,974
28,975,556 28,565,331

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 4,520,861 4,090,283
Social security costs 241,894 261,763
Other pension costs 107,644 101,164
4,870,399 4,453,210

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Head office 40 42
Site 55 51
95 93

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 338,265 409,449
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 6,554 7,942

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 4 5

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Emoluments etc 103,931 86,500
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,821 1,321

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 793,429 451,570
Depreciation - owned assets 115,944 71,193
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts and finance leases 107,882 63,167
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (121 ) -
Auditors' remuneration 12,000 11,000

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank interest (90 ) 136
Hire purchase 3,308 2,797
Leasing 30,049 21,043
33,267 23,976

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 115,957 54,688

Deferred tax (31,000 ) 33,000
Tax on profit 84,957 87,688

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

7. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 588,300 524,046
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

147,075

131,012

Effects of:
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (61,390 ) (31,425 )
Deferred tax movement 31,000 33,000
Research and development enhanced deduction (31,728 ) (43,081 )
Group relief - (1,818 )
group losses
Total tax charge 84,957 87,688

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and and Motor
machinery fittings vehicles Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 545,899 88,213 654,638 1,288,750
Additions 21,796 - 508,836 530,632
Disposals - - (218,884 ) (218,884 )
At 31st March 2025 567,695 88,213 944,590 1,600,498
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 283,697 88,213 201,548 573,458
Charge for year 106,752 - 117,074 223,826
Eliminated on disposal - - (105,225 ) (105,225 )
At 31st March 2025 390,449 88,213 213,397 692,059
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 177,246 - 731,193 908,439
At 31st March 2024 262,202 - 453,090 715,292

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are as follows:
Plant and Motor
machinery vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st April 2024 83,100 589,137 672,237
Additions - 408,425 408,425
Disposals - (4,950 ) (4,950 )
At 31st March 2025 83,100 992,612 1,075,712
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2024 20,625 222,277 242,902
Charge for year 20,775 87,107 107,882
At 31st March 2025 41,400 309,384 350,784
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st March 2025 41,700 683,228 724,928
At 31st March 2024 62,475 366,860 429,335

9. STOCKS
2025 2024
£    £   
Raw materials 155,175 95,600

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 344,337 1,548,628
Amounts recoverable on long
term contracts 5,380,887 5,661,563
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,940,154 1,967,840
Other debtors 618,267 512,853
Prepayments and accrued income 37,681 32,470
8,321,326 9,723,354

The amounts recoverable on long term contracts represents the trading debt and work in progress on the income generated during the course of normal trading activities.

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 13) 220,000 220,971
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 14)
139,100

105,855
Trade creditors 2,299,914 2,933,313
Tax 115,957 54,688
Social security and other taxes 269,006 293,056
VAT 593,571 700,173
Other creditors 28,770 455,763
Credit cards 61,272 90,276
Directors' current accounts 90 466
Accrued expenses 2,065,948 1,429,319
5,793,628 6,283,880

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 13) 75,001 294,029
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases (see note 14)
544,884

297,630
619,885 591,659

13. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 220,000 220,971

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 75,001 48,609

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years - 245,420

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase contracts Finance leases
2025 2024 2025 2024
£    £    £    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 18,698 18,698 120,402 87,157
Between one and five years 17,715 36,413 527,169 261,217
36,413 55,111 647,571 348,374

Non-cancellable
operating leases
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 10,850 10,180

15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts and finance leases 683,984 403,485

The Royal Bank of Scotland have a fixed and floating debenture over all assets of the company dated 9th September 2011.The Royal Bank of Scotland also have an unlimited , inter group guarantee dated 27th September 2021.

Messenger Construction Limited (Registered number: 07608158)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31st March 2025

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 56,000 87,000

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1st April 2024 87,000
Credit to Income Statement during year (31,000 )
Balance at 31st March 2025 56,000

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
150 Ordinary £1 150 150

18. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1st April 2024 3,631,164
Profit for the year 503,343
At 31st March 2025 4,134,507

19. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Messenger BCR Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

20. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

There were no contingent liabilities as at 31st March 2025 , £63,880 as at 31st March 2024.

21. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

There were no capital commitments as at 31st March 2025 or 31st March 2024.

22. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the entity
2025 2024
£    £   
Sales 47,088 3,242
Purchases 277,780 527,962
Amount due to related party 4,504 55,693

Other related parties

Included in other debtors is a loan due from a related party for £613,905. the loan is repayable on demand and attracts interest at the market rate.