| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2024 TO 30 APRIL 2025 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 2024 TO 30 APRIL 2025 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 | to | 3 |
| Report of the Directors | 4 | to | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 | to | 9 |
| Income Statement | 10 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 | to | 13 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 14 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 15 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 16 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 17 | to | 25 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: |
| West Lodge |
| Rainbow Street |
| Leominster |
| Herefordshire |
| HR6 8DQ |
| BANKERS: |
| Market Place |
| Chesterfield |
| Derbyshire |
| S40 1TN |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025. |
| Wardmans (Matlock) Limited are specialists in the supply of farm machinery and agricultural equipment to the farms in and around the Peak District. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The directors have chosen to prepare the company's accounts to cover the sixteen month period to the 30 April 2025. As a result of this change, the comparative amounts shown are not entirely comparable. The directors have chosen to prepare a longer period of account in order to benefit from the new audit threshold applying for periods commencing on or after 6 April 2025 which will be applicable to future years. |
| The company's turnover for the sixteen month period was £15.3m (£10.7m for the twelve months ended 31 December 2023). Net profit before tax was £767k (12 months ended 31 December 2023: £562k). |
| The company continues to generate good cash flows from its operations of £670k (2023: £389k). Current period cash flows have reduced as a result of the company purchasing additional freehold property for £464k as well as repaying director loans of £125k. |
| The company remains well placed to procure stocks, and make investments in the capital infrastructure of the business when needed. The company has incurred £30k (2023: £38k) of one off repair work to the business premises. |
| Shareholders funds increased by £567,722 (2023: £430,040) during the period. |
| Key performance indicators |
| 2025 2023 |
| Gross profit 7.45% 7.40% |
| Current asset ratio (excl. stocks) 1.81 2.94 |
| Net profit before tax 4.94% 5.25% |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The company primarily supplies goods and services to the agricultural sector. With the withdrawal of the Rural Payment Agency subsidy impacting the cash flow of the company's primary market, this represents a turnover and profitability risk if these clients choose to retain their existing equipment in preference to new machinery. |
| Due to the value of equipment sold by the company, it is often the case that customers will purchase these goods on finance. A reduction in bank interest rates from 5.25% in August 2023 to 4.25% in May 2025 has been welcomed with turnover remaining strong during the period. However, any increase in interest rates may restrict the ability of customers to finance machinery via loan capital and remains an area of risk for the company. |
| The ability of the company's core farming customers to trade with the company is impacted by their own profits. The farming sector is a notoriously difficult market, with profitability determined by outside factors such as the weather affecting crop production, as well as market forces as to what farmers can sell their produce for. |
| Legislative changes to capital allowances and tax rates can impact the company's sales. If tax benefits for other businesses in investing in plant and machinery are reduced or withdrawn, this may impact the company's sales in future years. |
| In addition, the reduction in the amount of 'Business Property Relief' and 'Agricultural Property Relief' from 100% to a maximum of £1million for inheritance tax is a concern. Due to the reduction in relief available, it is a concern of the directors that farmers may not continue to invest in machinery, due to concerns of the amount of inheritance tax that may become payable on a future death, with farms delaying capital expenditure in order to build cash reserves in order to fund any inheritance tax liabilities. |
| Despite this the directors remain confident that the company is well placed to continue and grow due to its expertise in agricultural machinery and strong reserves. Therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of the financial statements. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of the sale and repair of agricultural equipment and 4 x 4 vehicles. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| An interim dividend of £ |
| The total distribution of dividends for the period ended 30 April 2025 will be £ |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| 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. |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 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: |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Wardmans (Matlock) Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 30 April 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, the financial statements: |
| -give a true and fair view of the state of the company’s affairs as at 30 April 2025 and of the company’s profit for the period 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 qualified opinion |
| We were not appointed as auditor of the company until after 31 December 2023 and thus did not observe the counting of physical inventories at the end of that year. We were unable to satisfy ourselves by alternative means concerning the stock quantities held at 31 December 2023, which are included in the balance sheet at £2,827,206, by using other audit procedures. Consequently, we were unable to determine whether any adjustment to this amount was necessary. |
| In addition, were any adjustments to the stock balance required, the strategic report would also need to be amended. |
| These figures affect the closing stock values on the comparative figures and opening stock values on the financial statements for the period ended 30 April 2025. |
| 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 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 qualified 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. |
| Key audit matters |
| Except for the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section, we have determined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in our report. |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| 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. |
| As described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, we were unable to satisfy ourselves concerning the stock quantities of £2,827,206 held at 31 December 2023. We have concluded that where the other information refers to the stock balance or related balances such as cost of sales, it may be materially misstated for the same reason. |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| Except for the possible effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, 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 |
| Except for the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, in 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. |
| Arising solely from the limitation on the scope of our work relating to stock, referred to above: |
| - We have not obtained all the information and explanations that we considered necessary for the purpose of our audit; and |
| - In our opinion, adequate accounting records have not been kept. |
| 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: |
| - 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. |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) 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: |
| In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following: |
| - The nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance including targets for income and net profit; |
| - Results of our enquiries of management and the directors about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities; |
| - Any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to: |
| - Identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance, including any related to the General Data Protection Regulations or Bribery Act 2010. |
| - Detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; |
| - The internal controls to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; |
| - The matters discussed among the audit engagement team and including relevant internal tax specialists regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud. |
| As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the company for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the ability of management to manipulate revenue recognition. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. |
| We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the Companies Act 2006 and the Financial Reporting Standard 102. |
| In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations 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. These include The General Data Protection Regulations, the Bribery Act 2010 and Health and Safety policies. |
| Audit Response to Risks Identified |
| Our procedures to respond to risks identified above include the following: |
| - Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements: |
| - Enquiring of management and directors concerning actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED |
| - Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud; |
| - in addressing the fraud risk in revenue recognition at an analytical review level, we developed an expectation of the revenue with reference to our experience of the client and discussions on the recognition and volatility of revenue in the year ; and |
| - in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rational of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. |
| We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remain alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. |
| Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| West Lodge |
| Rainbow Street |
| Leominster |
| Herefordshire |
| HR6 8DQ |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| INCOME STATEMENT |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| 692,409 | 483,490 |
| Other operating income |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 798,995 | 562,329 |
| Gain/loss on revaluation of investment property |
(25,000 |
) |
- |
| 773,995 | 562,329 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 | ( |
) |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 30 April 2025 |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 9 |
| Tangible assets | 10 |
| Investment property | 11 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 12 |
| Debtors | 13 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 14 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 15 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 16 |
| Fair value reserve | 17 |
| Retained earnings | 17 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| BALANCE SHEET - continued |
| 30 April 2025 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| Called up | Fair |
| share | Retained | value | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) |
| Balance at 30 April 2025 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 |
| Interest paid | ( |
) |
| Tax paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from operating activities |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets |
| Interest received |
| Net cash from investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Amount introduced by directors | - | 125,000 |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (125,366 | ) | - |
| Equity dividends paid | ( |
) |
| Net cash from financing activities | ( |
) |
| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
2 |
318,845 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
2 |
523,023 |
683,775 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation |
| Depreciation charges |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Loss on revaluation of fixed assets | 25,000 | - |
| Finance costs | 6,702 | - |
| Finance income | (643 | ) | (104 | ) |
| 866,156 | 589,331 |
| Increase in stocks | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Increase in trade and other debtors | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Period ended 30 April 2025 |
| 30/4/25 | 1/1/24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 523,023 | 683,775 |
| Year ended 31 December 2023 |
| 31/12/23 | 1/1/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 683,775 | 318,845 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1/1/24 | Cash flow | At 30/4/25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 683,775 | (160,752 | ) | 523,023 |
| 683,775 | ( |
) | 523,023 |
| Total | 683,775 | (160,752 | ) | 523,023 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Wardmans (Matlock) Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. No material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Goodwill |
| Goodwill, paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2003 has been fully amortised. |
| Intangible assets |
| Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Short leasehold | - |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at historical cost. |
| Investment property |
| Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in profit or loss. |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slowing moving items. Stock is valued on a first in, first out basis. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the period 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. |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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 period 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. |
| 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. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| United Kingdom |
| Europe |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the period was as follows: |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| Average number of employees |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loan interest |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the period was as follows: |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit |
| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2023 - 23.52%). |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
| Effects of: |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | ( |
) | - |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | - |
| Chargeable gains | 827 | 712 |
| Deferred tax movement | 9,180 | (763 | ) |
| Movement in revaluation | 6,250 | - |
| Total tax charge | 198,142 | 132,289 |
| 8. | DIVIDENDS |
| Period |
| 1/1/24 |
| to | Year ended |
| 30/4/25 | 31/12/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Interim |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 9. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| and 30 April 2025 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| and 30 April 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Freehold | Short | Plant and |
| property | leasehold | machinery |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for period |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Fixtures |
| and | Motor |
| fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for period |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| Included in cost of land and buildings is freehold land of £ 954,572 (2023 - £ 490,216 ) which is not depreciated. |
| Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at historical cost. |
| 11. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY |
| Total |
| £ |
| FAIR VALUE |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Revaluations | (25,000 | ) |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 30 April 2025 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| Deferred tax movements arising on the revaluation of investment property are recognised within the profit and loss account. The total deferred tax provision is debited to the fair value reserve at the reporting date. |
| If the company's investment property was sold for it's carrying value no tax charge would be incurred (2023: £Nil). |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 11. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY - continued |
| Fair value at 30 April 2025 is represented by: |
| £ |
| Valuation in 2023 | 44,652 |
| Valuation in 2025 | (25,000 | ) |
| Cost | 655,348 |
| 675,000 |
| If investment property had not been revalued it would have been included at the following historical cost: |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Cost | 655,348 | 655,348 |
| Investment property was valued on an open market basis on 9 April 2025 by Fidler Taylor . |
| 12. | STOCKS |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Other debtors |
| Prepayments |
| 14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 91,627 | 87,831 |
| Directors' loan accounts | 3,398 | 128,764 |
| Deferred income |
| Accrued expenses |
| 15. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax | 81,286 | 72,106 |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 15. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 |
| Accelerated capital allowances | 9,180 |
| Balance at 30 April 2025 |
| 16. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| 17. | RESERVES |
| Fair |
| Retained | value |
| earnings | reserve | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 January 2024 | 5,395,456 |
| Profit for the period |
| Dividends | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Movement to fair value reserve | ( |
) |
| At 30 April 2025 | 5,963,178 |
| 18. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The company contributed £6,883 (2023: £4,528) to money purchase pension schemes during the year. |
| At the year end £Nil (2023: £436) was owed to the pension provider in respect of pension contributions. |
| WARDMANS (MATLOCK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 04700904) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| For The Period 1 January 2024 to 30 April 2025 |
| 19. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| All trading transactions with related parties are conducted on an arms length basis. |
| During the year a loan of £125,000 which was owing to J Wardman at the start of the year was repaid by the company. This loan was interest free and repayable on demand. |
| During the year, a loan was received from Wardman (Bros) Limited, a company under the control of D & J Wardman totalling £100,000. The loan was repaid in full during the year. No interest was charged. |
| Amounts owing to G Wardman at the year end total £3,398 (2023: £3,764). |
| During the period, loans totalling £35,000 were made to Greenhills Farming, a sole trade business owned by G Wardman. The loan was repaid in full before the year end. Loan interest was charged at 2.25% by the company. |
| The company trades from premises owned by G & M Wardman. No rent is charged to the company for the use of the property. |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Sales |
| Purchases |
| Loans to related party | 35,000 | - |
| Loans repaid by related party | 35,000 | - |
| Loan interest charged to related party | 366 | - |
| Amount due from related party |
| Amount due to related party |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Sales |
| Purchases |
| Transfers to company | 100,000 | 125,000 |
| Transfers from company | 225,000 | - |
| Amount due from related party |
| Amount due to related party |
| 2025 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Sales |
| Amount due from related party |
| During the period, a total of key management personnel compensation of £ |
| 20. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The controlling party is G M Wardman. |
| The company is controlled by its directors, by virtue of their shareholdings. |