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Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3 to 4

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 8

Profit and Loss Account

9

Statement of Comprehensive Income

10

Balance Sheet

11

Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Statement of Cash Flows

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14 to 24

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Company Information

Directors

Mr K Robinson

Mr F Robinson

Mr J D Robinson

Mr D B Robinson

Company secretary

Mr F Robinson

Registered office

207 Cullybackey Road
Ballymena
Co Antrim
BT43 5JH

Solicitors

CMG Cunningham Dickey
4 Mill Street
Newtownards
County Down
BT23 4LU

Auditors

D T Carson & Co
Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors51-53 Thomas Street
Ballymena
Co. Antrim
BT43 6AZ

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of carrying on a petrol filling station and grocery retailer

Fair review of the business

The directors report an increase in turnover of 4.79% compared to the previous year and a gross margin of 25.31% (2024: 22.68%). The results for the year and the financial position at the year end were considered satisfactory by the directors.
Performance in the sector is affected by general economic conditions in the retail industry. The board regularly assess its strategic reviews including assessments of competitor activities, market trends, forecasts and consumer behaviour. The active review of the market provides both protection and maximises opportunities from anticipated price rises. The company will continue to seek every opportunity to increase its proftable turnover.

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

Financial KPIs

Unit

2025

2024

Turnover

£

11,227,213

10,714,202

Turnover growth

%

4.79

3.76

Gross profit margin

%

25.31

22.68

Profit before tax

£

558,925

469,233

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principal risks and uncertanities affecting the company are the fluctuation in fuel prices and increasing food and consumer goods prices. Fuel prices are heavily influenced by the global oil market and food and consumer goods prices can fluctuate due to supply chain issues, inflation and global commodity prices.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr F Robinson
Company secretary and director

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

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

Directors of the company

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

Mr K Robinson

Mr F Robinson - Company secretary and director

Mr J D Robinson

Mr D B Robinson

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, trade debtors and creditors. The purpose of these is to finance the business operations. The company has and maintains a good relationship with the bank, they have sufficient monetary assets to cover the creditors amount and have a healthy and well managed bank balance.

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

In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and the flexibility through the use of overdrafts at floating rates of interest. All of the business' cash balances are held in such a way that achieves a competitive rate of interest. The business makes use of money market facilities where funds are available.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debtors.


Trade creditors' liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.

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.

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

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.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr F Robinson
Company secretary and director

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 30 April 2025, 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 30 April 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;

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

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

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the 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.

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.

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

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

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.

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

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

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

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

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

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 4], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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

Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

• We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the sector in which they operate. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant: the Companies Act 2006 and UK corporate taxation laws and we determined that the financial reporting framework used was FRS 102;
• We obtained an understanding of how the Company are complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries to the management
• We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur.

Audit procedures performed included:
-identifying the nature of the industry sector, business performance:
-enquiring from management about their own identification and assessment of the risk of irregularities and whether they have any knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
-identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud;
-understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;
-identifying and -assessing the extent of compliance with laws and regulations and enquiring of management if they are aware of any instance of noncompliance;
-assessing assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates for reasonableness;
-performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected variations that may indicate risk of material misstatement due to fraud:
-obtaining an understanding of provisions and holding discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of tax provisions
-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 rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business;
-identifying and -assessing the extent of compliance with laws and regulations and enquiring of management if they are aware of any instance of noncompliance;
-enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

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

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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.

......................................
Edwin McLaughlin (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of D T Carson & Co, Statutory Auditor
 51-53 Thomas Street
Ballymena
Co. Antrim
BT43 6AZ

26 November 2025

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

11,227,213

10,714,202

Cost of sales

 

(8,385,869)

(8,283,905)

Gross profit

 

2,841,344

2,430,297

Administrative expenses

 

(2,281,787)

(1,954,376)

Other operating income

4

177

-

Operating profit

6

559,734

475,921

Other interest receivable and similar income

7

4,582

180

Interest payable and similar expenses

8

(5,391)

(6,868)

   

(809)

(6,688)

Profit before tax

 

558,925

469,233

Tax on profit

12

(8,717)

(12,559)

Profit for the financial year

 

550,208

456,674

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

2025
£

2024
£

Profit for the year

550,208

456,674

Total comprehensive income for the year

550,208

456,674

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

(Registration number: NI601985)
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

13

266,544

266,544

Tangible assets

14

419,388

408,638

Other financial assets

15

2,833

2,833

 

688,765

678,015

Current assets

 

Stocks

16

358,308

324,708

Debtors

17

951,849

715,089

Cash at bank and in hand

 

309,927

407,378

 

1,620,084

1,447,175

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

19

(792,141)

(685,422)

Net current assets

 

827,943

761,753

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,516,708

1,439,768

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

19

(677)

(82,662)

Provisions for liabilities

20

(91,247)

(82,530)

Net assets

 

1,424,784

1,274,576

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,000

1,000

Retained earnings

1,423,784

1,273,576

Shareholders' funds

 

1,424,784

1,274,576

Approved and authorised by the Board on 26 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr F Robinson
Company secretary and director

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2024

1,000

1,273,576

1,274,576

Profit for the year

-

550,208

550,208

Dividends

-

(400,000)

(400,000)

At 30 April 2025

1,000

1,423,784

1,424,784

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2023

1,000

1,101,902

1,102,902

Profit for the year

-

456,674

456,674

Dividends

-

(285,000)

(285,000)

At 30 April 2024

1,000

1,273,576

1,274,576

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

550,208

456,674

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

94,962

93,925

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

5

(13,104)

(9,511)

Finance income

7

(4,582)

(180)

Finance costs

8

5,391

6,868

Income tax expense

12

8,717

12,559

 

641,592

560,335

Working capital adjustments

 

Increase in stocks

16

(33,600)

(53,285)

(Increase)/decrease in trade debtors

17

(236,760)

128,669

Increase in trade creditors

19

41,720

41,065

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

412,952

676,784

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

7

4,582

180

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(115,109)

(188,848)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

22,501

57,357

Acquisition of financial investments other than trading investments

 

-

(1,433)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(88,026)

(132,744)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

8

(5,391)

(6,868)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(16,986)

(36,654)

Dividends paid

24

(400,000)

(285,000)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(422,377)

(328,522)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(97,451)

215,518

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 May

 

407,378

191,860

Cash and cash equivalents at 30 April

 

309,927

407,378

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
207 Cullybackey Road
Ballymena
Co Antrim
BT43 5JH

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 26 November 2025.

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.

The presentation currency of these financial statements is sterling. All amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £1.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have assessed a period of 12 months from the date of approving the financial statements with regard to the appropriateness of the going concern assumption in preparing the financial statements. The directors note the trading and cashflow position at sign off of the financial statements and believe that the company will continue as a going concern and be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

Judgements

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amount of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Stock provision

The stock provision is based on management's knowledge and experience. An appropriate level of provision is determined based on what management would expect to realise for any old or slow moving stock. The directors are of the opinion that the stock provision is sufficient at the year end. The carrying amount is £358,308 (2024 -£324,708).

Revenue recognition

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

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

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, 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 income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

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

Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

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

Depreciation

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

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

various methods & rates

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

Motor vehicles

17.5%-25% reducing balance

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

20% 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.

Trade debtors

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

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.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

Trade creditors

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

Borrowings

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.

Share capital

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

Dividends

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

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

3

Turnover

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

2025
£

2024
£

Sale of goods

11,227,213

10,714,202

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Miscellaneous other operating income

177

-

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Gain on disposal of tangible assets

13,104

9,511

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

94,962

93,925

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

19,048

9,110

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(13,104)

(9,511)

7

Other interest receivable and similar income

2025
£

2024
£

Interest income on bank deposits

4,582

180

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
£

2024
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

5,391

6,868

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

9

Staff costs

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

2025
£

2024
£

Wages and salaries

1,334,589

1,219,483

Social security costs

83,467

74,892

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

20,433

17,600

1,438,489

1,311,975

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

2025
No.

2024
No.

Administration and support

7

7

Other departments

74

72

81

79

10

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

105,620

72,826

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

1,366

1,365

106,986

74,191

11

Auditors' remuneration

2025
£

2024
£

Audit of the financial statements

4,300

-


 

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

12

Taxation

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

2025
£

2024
£

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

8,717

12,559

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

The differences are reconciled below:

2025
£

2024
£

Profit before tax

558,925

469,233

Corporation tax at standard rate

139,731

117,308

Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

(5,441)

(13,444)

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

1,224

(2,378)

Tax decrease arising from group relief

(135,514)

(101,486)

Deferred tax expense from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

8,717

12,559

Total tax charge

8,717

12,559

Deferred tax

Deferred tax include ... / is calculated ...

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2025

Asset
£

Liability
£

Difference between acculated depreciation and amortisation of capital allowances

-

91,247

-

91,247

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Difference between acculated depreciation and amortisation of capital allowances

-

82,530

-

82,530

13

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Drinks licence
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 May 2024

1,600,000

266,544

1,866,544

At 30 April 2025

1,600,000

266,544

1,866,544

Amortisation

At 1 May 2024

1,600,000

-

1,600,000

At 30 April 2025

1,600,000

-

1,600,000

Carrying amount

At 30 April 2025

-

266,544

266,544

At 30 April 2024

-

266,544

266,544

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

14

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Other tangible assets
£

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 May 2024

29,073

225,784

955,433

1,210,290

Additions

-

-

115,109

115,109

Disposals

-

(31,500)

-

(31,500)

At 30 April 2025

29,073

194,284

1,070,542

1,293,899

Depreciation

At 1 May 2024

-

86,534

715,118

801,652

Charge for the year

-

27,177

67,784

94,961

Eliminated on disposal

-

(22,102)

-

(22,102)

At 30 April 2025

-

91,609

782,902

874,511

Carrying amount

At 30 April 2025

29,073

102,675

287,640

419,388

At 30 April 2024

29,073

139,250

240,315

408,638

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £29,073 (2024 - £29,073) in respect of freehold land and buildings.
 

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

15

Other financial assets (current and non-current)

Financial assets at cost less impairment
£

Total
£

Non-current financial assets

Cost or valuation

At 1 May 2024

2,833

2,833

At 30 April 2025

2,833

2,833

Impairment

Carrying amount

At 30 April 2025

2,833

2,833

16

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Other inventories

358,308

324,708

17

Debtors

Current

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

45,391

50,975

Amounts owed by related parties

25

761,400

588,000

Prepayments

 

145,058

76,114

   

951,849

715,089

18

Cash and cash equivalents

2025
£

2024
£

Cash on hand

29,512

21,220

Cash at bank

280,415

386,158

309,927

407,378

 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

19

Creditors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

23

81,986

16,987

Trade creditors

 

627,921

597,491

Social security and other taxes

 

33,420

34,211

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

2,601

3,025

Other payables

 

32,239

26,219

Accruals

 

13,974

7,489

 

792,141

685,422

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

23

677

82,662

20

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 May 2024

82,530

82,530

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

8,717

8,717

At 30 April 2025

91,247

91,247

21

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 £20,433 (2024 - £17,600).

Contributions totalling £2,602 (2024 - £3,025) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

22

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

       
 

Robinson's Of Ballymena Ltd

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

23

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Hire purchase contracts

677

82,662

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Hire purchase contracts

81,986

16,987

24

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2025
£

2024
£

Interim dividend of £400.00 (2024 - £285.00) per each Ordinary share

400,000

285,000

 

 

25

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with parent

Brocklamont Holdings Ltd owns 100% of Robinson's of Ballymena Ltd who both have taken advantage of the exemption in FRS102 not to disclose transactions or balances with wholly owned subsidiaries.

26

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Brocklamont Holdings Ltd, registered address 207 Cullybackey Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT43 5JH , incorporated in incorporated in Northern Ireland.

 The ultimate controlling party is the Robinson Family .