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Ferrari Express Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2 to 3

Directors' Report

4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

5

Independent Auditor's Report

6 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Statement of Cash Flows

14

Notes to the Financial Statements

15 to 26

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Company Information

Directors

I Angliss

S Cresswell

A M Grief

S A Grief

A P Puffett

Company secretary

London Law Secretarial Limited
 

Registered office

1st Floor
8 Bridle Close
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 2JW

Auditors

Albert Goodman LLP Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activity

Ferrari Express Ltd continues to excel as a freight forwarding agent, specialising in the secure transportation and storage of high-value and luxury commodities for domestic and international traders.

Business Review
Ferrari Express Ltd continues to excel in secure logistics and freight forwarding for luxury commodities, achieving £16.1m turnover in 2024 despite challenging market conditions. Our commitment to exceptional service positions us for significant strategic growth in 2025.

Growth objectives for 2025

Expansion of 'By Appointment' Services
Due to rising demand, Ferrari Express will substantially expand our VIP, white-glove home delivery service, enhancing client experiences and capturing higher-value market segments.

Continental Road Freight Expansion
In response to client demand for cost-effective logistics, particularly for bulky items, returns, and warranty-related goods, we will strengthen our continental road freight services, addressing current competitive disadvantages and providing efficient, affordable solutions.

Vertical Integration and Quality Control
Ferrari Express plans deeper integration into client supply chains by broadening hallmarking and metal testing capabilities into comprehensive Supply Chain Quality Control (SCQC) services. We will pioneer digital twin technologies using blockchain for superior traceability, authenticity verification, and inventory management.

E-commerce Fulfilment
Following the adoption of our new Warehouse Management System (WMS), Ferrari Express will introduce comprehensive e-commerce fulfilment services tailored for luxury retailers, significantly expanding our market presence within the growing luxury e-commerce sector.

Technology and Sustainability Investments
Continued investment in advanced technologies, including AI-driven logistics and blockchain, will drive operational efficiencies. Sustainability remains integral, with initiatives aimed at reducing our carbon footprint through strategic logistics enhancements.

Fiscal and Professional Business Services
We anticipate increased demand for our expanded suite of outsourced business services, including financial representation, legal support, third-party TAX management, CITES compliance, inventory tracking, and regulatory compliance.
 

Future Outlook

With strategic expansions, technological innovation, and increased supply chain integration, Ferrari Express Ltd is well-positioned to drive growth, sustainability, and industry-leading service excellence through 2025 and beyond.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Approved by the Board on 13 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


S A Grief
Director

   
 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

I Angliss

A M Grief

S A Grief

A P Puffett

F E Perego (ceased 9 February 2024)

The following director was appointed after the year end:

S Cresswell (appointed 23 October 2025)

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Financial instruments

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Due to the nature of the financial instruments used by the company, there is no exposure to price risk. Liquidity risk is managed by the use of short term bank borrowings and longer term loans from the company's bankers.

Future Developments

The future developments of the business are included within the strategic report.

Approved by the Board on 13 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:


S A Grief
Director

   
 

Ferrari Express Ltd

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.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ferrari Express Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Ferrari Express Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, 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 31 December 2024 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 director's 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.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ferrari Express Ltd

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.

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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 5, 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.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ferrari Express Ltd

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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and employment legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting applicable correspondence; and

identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Ferrari Express Ltd

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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 auditor's report.

Use of our report

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





Matthew Chandler FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Albert Goodman LLP, Statutory Auditor

Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX

1 December 2025

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Profit and Loss Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Turnover

3

16,135,118

14,623,201

Cost of sales

 

(10,156,205)

(8,477,636)

Gross profit

 

5,978,913

6,145,565

Administrative expenses

 

(5,584,207)

(4,245,559)

Operating profit

4

394,706

1,900,006

Other interest receivable and similar income

5

58,575

34,394

Interest payable and similar charges

6

(20,725)

(1,307)

Profit before tax

 

432,556

1,933,093

Taxation

10

(126,821)

(515,138)

Profit for the financial year

 

305,735

1,417,955

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Profit for the year

305,735

1,417,955

Total comprehensive income for the year

305,735

1,417,955

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

(Registration number: 06025386)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

11

1,023,549

208,250

Current assets

 

Debtors

12

6,207,833

5,733,998

Cash at bank and in hand

 

4,544,959

5,349,237

 

10,752,792

11,083,235

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

14

(3,698,793)

(3,792,082)

Net current assets

 

7,053,999

7,291,153

Total assets less current liabilities

 

8,077,548

7,499,403

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

14

(145,589)

-

Provisions for liabilities

15

(166,603)

(39,782)

Net assets

 

7,765,356

7,459,621

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

7,765,256

7,459,521

Shareholders' funds

 

7,765,356

7,459,621

Approved and authorised by the Board on 13 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


S A Grief
Director

   
 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

100

7,459,521

7,459,621

Profit for the year

-

305,735

305,735

At 31 December 2024

100

7,765,256

7,765,356

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

100

6,041,566

6,041,666

Profit for the year

-

1,417,955

1,417,955

At 31 December 2023

100

7,459,521

7,459,621

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Statement of Cash Flows
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

305,735

1,417,955

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

4

282,634

223,383

Finance income

5

(58,575)

(34,394)

Finance costs

6

20,725

1,307

Income tax expense

10

126,821

515,138

 

677,340

2,123,389

Working capital adjustments

 

Increase in trade and other debtors

12

(428,173)

(1,198,548)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors

14

289,189

(2,909)

Cash generated from operations

 

538,356

921,932

Income taxes paid

10

(524,157)

(611,121)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

14,199

310,811

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

5

58,575

34,394

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(797,933)

(195,693)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(739,358)

(161,299)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

6

(20,725)

(1,307)

Repayment of bank borrowing

 

-

(28,571)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(58,394)

-

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(79,119)

(29,878)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(804,278)

119,634

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2024

 

5,349,237

5,229,603

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2024

13

4,544,959

5,349,237

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
1st Floor
8 Bridle Close
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 2JW
England

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 that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling (£).

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Turnover recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of freight forwarding services provided net of any discount and VAT. Turnover excludes any duty and VAT received in respect of goods forwarded. Turnover is recognised upon delivery of goods.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Tax

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

The current 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 tax is recognised on timing 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 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.

Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities on the balance sheet.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and 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

Leasehold Improvements

Over the life of the lease

Plant and Machinery

3 years straight line

Motor Vehicles

4 years straight line

Fixtures and Fittings

4 year straight line

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.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. 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 receivables.

Other debtors and loans receivable are initially recognised at fair value net of transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method less any provision for impairment.

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 subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Other financial liabilities, including loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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.

Assets held under hire purchase agreements are capitalised as tangible fixed assets with the future obligation being recognised as a liability. Finance costs are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account calculated at a constant periodic rate of interest over the term of the liability.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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. Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the Balance Sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the Profit and Loss Account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Defined contribution pension obligation

The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payments obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in the profit and loss account when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

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.

3

Turnover

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

2024
£

2023
£

Rendering of services

16,135,118

14,623,201

4

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

282,634

223,383

Foreign exchange losses

7,539

1,759

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

5

Other interest receivable and similar income

2024
£

2023
£

Other finance income

58,575

34,394

6

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

263

1,307

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

20,462

-

20,725

1,307

7

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

4,508,879

2,908,158

Social security costs

479,851

350,591

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

231,464

107,689

Other employee expense

87,560

52,060

5,307,754

3,418,498

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Administration

2

2

Transport

66

37

Operations

40

24

108

63

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

8

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

687,577

675,788

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

38,555

33,550

726,132

709,338

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

4

5

In respect of the highest paid director:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

414,750

436,632

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

15,000

15,000

9

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

18,500

17,850


 

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

10

Taxation

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

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

-

475,356

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

126,821

39,782

Tax expense in the income statement

126,821

515,138

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.52%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

432,556

1,933,093

Corporation tax at standard rate

108,139

454,674

Tax increase from other short-term timing differences

3,119

-

Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

15,563

14,931

Deferred tax expense from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

-

45,895

Deferred tax credit relating to changes in tax rates or laws

-

(362)

Total tax charge

126,821

515,138

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

11

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

319,281

511,648

166,073

997,002

Additions

840,325

164,954

92,654

1,097,933

At 31 December 2024

1,159,606

676,602

258,727

2,094,935

Depreciation

At 1 January 2024

303,009

406,365

79,378

788,752

Charge for the year

163,187

68,862

50,585

282,634

At 31 December 2024

466,196

475,227

129,963

1,071,386

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

693,410

201,375

128,764

1,023,549

At 31 December 2023

16,272

105,283

86,695

208,250

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £693,410 (2023 - £16,272) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

12

Debtors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

2,137,585

1,968,312

Amounts owed by related parties

21

556,512

3,004

Other debtors

 

1,268,259

1,143,683

Prepayments

 

344,354

734,460

Accrued income

 

160,426

-

Amounts owed by joint venture shareholder group

 

1,695,035

1,884,539

Corporation tax

10

45,662

-

   

6,207,833

5,733,998

Less non-current portion

 

(341,110)

(317,041)

 

5,866,723

5,416,957

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£341,110 (2023 - £317,041) of other debtors is classified as non current. The company issued unsecured loans on which interest is charged at 2.25% - 3.24%. Repayment is expected by March 2027 and December 2030.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

13

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

10,751

12,193

Cash at bank

4,534,208

5,337,044

4,544,959

5,349,237

14

Creditors

Note

2024
 £

2023
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

16

96,017

-

Trade creditors

 

248,056

134,382

Amounts due to related parties

21

1,170,383

976,998

Amounts owed to joint venture shareholder group

 

1,718,040

1,608,120

Social security and other taxes

 

217,133

215,093

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

17,784

17,037

Other creditors

 

100,000

100,000

Accrued expenses

 

131,380

261,957

Corporation tax

10

-

478,495

 

3,698,793

3,792,082

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

16

145,589

-

15

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

39,782

39,782

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

126,821

126,821

At 31 December 2024

166,603

166,603

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities:

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

-

193,704

Other items

27,101

-

27,101

193,704

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2023

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated tax depreciation

-

41,699

Other items

1,917

-

1,917

41,699

16

Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

96,017

-

Non-current loans and borrowings

2024
£

2023
£

Hire purchase contracts

145,589

-

Finance lease liabilities

Finance lease liabilities have a nominal interest rate of 11%, and the final instalment is due in April 2027. The carrying amount at year end is £241,606 (2023 - £Nil).

17

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2024

2023

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary 'A' shares of £1 each

100

100

100

100

         

Rights, preferences and restrictions

Ordinary A shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions:
Ordinary A shares entitle the holder to receive dividends, their share of net assets on a winding up and the right to receive notice of and to attend, speak and vote at all general meetings of the company.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

18

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

120,125

-

Later than one year and not later than five years

680,706

-

800,831

-

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £115,492 (2023 - £Nil).

19

Commitments

Capital commitments

The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £249,740 (2023 - £520,556).

20

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £231,464 (2023 - £107,689).

Contributions totalling £17,784 (2023 - £17,037) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

21

Related party transactions

Key management personnel

Key management are the directors of the company.

 

Ferrari Express Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Income and receivables from related parties

2024

Other related parties
£

Sale of services

1,280,075

Amounts receivable from related party

2,251,547

2023

Other related parties
£

Sale of services

61,706

Amounts receivable from related party

1,887,543

Expenditure with and payables to related parties

2024

Other related parties
£

Purchase of services

14,269,497

Amounts payable to related party

2,888,423

2023

Other related parties
£

Purchase of services

17,217,059

Amounts payable to related party

2,585,118

Loans to related parties

2024

Key management
£

Other related parties
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,845

170,648

172,493

Advanced

21,842

295,315

317,157

Repaid

(21,863)

(7,974)

(29,837)

At end of period

1,824

457,989

459,813

2023

Key management
£

Other related parties
£

Total
£

At start of period

1,845

170,648

172,493

At end of period

1,845

170,648

172,493

Summary of transactions with other related parties

The company has made loans to other related parties on which interest is charged at 2.25% - 3.24%. Repayment is expected by March 2027 and December 2030.

The loans are unsecured.