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Registered number: 09426027
Accept Recruitment Ltd
Strategic Report, Director's Report and
Financial Statements
For the Period 1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025
HSJ Audit Limited
Contents
Page
Company Information 1
Strategic Report 2
Director's Report 3—4
Independent Auditor's Report 5—7
Profit and Loss Account 8
Balance Sheet 9
Statement of Changes in Equity 10
Statement of Cash Flows 11
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13—19
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Company Information
Director Mr M Pearce
Company Number 09426027
Registered Office Units 3 & 4 Forest Business Park
Oswin Road
Leicester
LE3 1HR
Auditors HSJ Audit Limited
Severn House
Hazell Drive
Newport
NP10 8FY
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Strategic Report
The director presents his strategic report for the period ended 31 March 2025.
Review of the Business
Turnover for the financial year was broadly in line with the previous year. However, the company achieved an improvement in profitability, primarily due to effective cost control measures and a reduction in overheads.
Demand for temporary staffing has continued to increase across the company’s key markets, reflecting broader trends in flexible workforce demand and providing a solid platform for sustained growth.
The directors remain focused on operational efficiency and delivering high-quality service to clients and candidates alike.
Unit
2025
2024
Direct wages to turnover
%
81.5
84
Gross profit
%
18.5
16
On 9 October 2025, as part of a wider re-positioning of the business and its' brand, the company was changed its name from Pearce Recruitment Services Limited to Accept Recruitment Limited.
Future Developments
The company will continue to invest in technology and automation to enhance its recruitment processes, strengthen data integration, and improve overall client and candidate experience. The directors believe this continued innovation will support scalability and margin growth in future periods.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
Changes to national living wage and national insurance contributions continue to represent a challenge to the business. There are also anticipated regulatory changes, following the change of government, to zero-hour contracts that may affect the demand for flexible workers. Close collaboration with clients will be crucial to understanding and mitigating the impact on their use of temporary workers.
Cashflow management is of utmost importance, and we proactively manage our balance sheet to effectively handle short-term fluctuations in demand, particularly during our peak period, which typically spans from August to December.
In a highly competitive industry, we consistently monitor service levels to ensure the delivery of cost-effective solutions that align with the evolving needs of our clients. This strategic focus enables us to remain competitive while continuing to uphold the highest standards of service delivery.
On behalf of the board
Mr M Pearce
Director
5 December 2025
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Director's Report
The director presents his report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2025.
Principal Activity
The company's principal activity continues to be the provision of recruitment services, with a focus on temporary and permanent staffing solutions across a range of industries.
Financial Instruments
The company has exposure to a variety of financial risks which are managed with purpose of minimising any potential adverse affect on the company's performance. The directors have policies for managing each of these these risks and they are summarised below:
Credit risk
The company is exposed to credit risk through most of its trading with its clients. The Director mitigate this risk through the use of invoice discounting facilities with Novuna.
Directors
The director who held office during the period were as follows:
Mr M Pearce
Employees
Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the abilities of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment with the company continues and that appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons, as far as possible, be identical to that of other employees.
Employee Engagement Statement
The company places considerable value on the involvement of its employees and has continued to keep them informed on matters affecting them as employees and on the various factors affecting the performance of the company. This is achieved through formal and informal meetings. Employee representatives are consulted regularly through an employee forum on a wide range of matters affect their current and future interests. Employee representatives are encouraged to share any concerns so that management are aware and able to react appropriately.
Statement of Director's Responsibilities
The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Director's Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', and applicable law). Under company law the director 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 the financial statements the director is required to:
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102, have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
  • prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The director is 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. He is 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.
The director is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
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Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors
In the case of each director in office at the date the Director's Report is approved:
  • so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and
  • they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
Independent Auditors
The auditors, HSJ Audit Limited, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the board
Mr M Pearce
Director
5 December 2025
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Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Accept Recruitment Ltd for the period ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes of Equity, Cash Flow Statement and the related notes, 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
In our opinion the financial statements:
  • give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its profit/(loss) 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 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'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 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on Other Matters Prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
  • the information given in the Strategic Report and Director's Report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
  • the Strategic Report and Director's Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on Which We Are Required to Report by Exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Director's Report.
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:
  • 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 or returns; or
  • certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
  • we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page 3—4, the director is 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 director 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 director is 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's 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.
We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework.  
We communicated identified fraud risks throughout the engagement team and remained alert throughout the engagement process for any indications of fraud.  
As required by the auditing standards, we identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, in particular revenue recognition and management override of control. We design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. 
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 
  • Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud; 
  • Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the entity through enquiry and inspection; 
  • Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 
  • Identifying journal entries and other adjustments to test based on risk criteria and comparing the identified entries to supporting documentation. These included those posted to unusual account combinations; 
  • Assessing whether revenue has been accounted for in the correct period and the existence of revenue at the cut off date based on the adopted accounting policy for revenue.  
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 regulations. This risk increases the more than 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 of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one result from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of an internal control. 
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
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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 that 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.
Andrew Hill (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of HSJ Audit Limited , Statutory Auditor
5 December 2025
HSJ Audit Limited
Severn House
Hazell Drive
Newport
NP10 8FY
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Profit and Loss Account
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
Notes £ £
TURNOVER 3 11,681,989 11,668,029
Cost of sales (9,523,051 ) (9,796,427 )
GROSS PROFIT 2,158,938 1,871,602
Administrative expenses (1,966,319 ) (1,836,340 )
Other operating income 4,599 1,500
OPERATING PROFIT 5 197,218 36,762
Profit on disposal of fixed assets - 40,181
Interest payable and similar charges 10 (93,712 ) (49,229 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 103,506 27,714
Tax on Profit 11 (34,107 ) (17,220 )
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD 69,399 10,494
The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
Registered number: 09426027
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 12 126,344 125,667
126,344 125,667
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 13 1,656,022 1,615,248
Cash at bank and in hand 32,317 253,304
1,688,339 1,868,552
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 14 (1,333,384 ) (1,378,638 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 354,955 489,914
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 481,299 615,581
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year 15 (104,120 ) (157,801 )
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
Deferred Taxation 18 (31,416 ) (31,416 )
NET ASSETS 345,763 426,364
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 50 50
Capital redemption reserve 50 50
Profit and Loss Account 345,663 426,264
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 345,763 426,364
On behalf of the board
Mr M Pearce
Director
5 December 2025
The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Share Capital Capital Redemption Profit and Loss Account Total
£ £ £ £
As at 1 March 2023 100 - 759,120 759,220
Profit for the year and total comprehensive income - - 10,494 10,494
Dividends paid - - (43,400) (43,400)
Purchase of own shares (50 ) 50 (299,950 ) (299,950)
As at 29 February 2024 and 1 March 2024 50 50 426,264 426,364
Profit for the period and total comprehensive income - - 69,399 69,399
Dividends paid - - (150,000) (150,000)
As at 31 March 2025 50 50 345,663 345,763
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Statement of Cash Flows
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash (used in)/generated from operations 1 (187,699 ) 16,203
Interest paid (93,712 ) (19,309 )
Tax paid (20,222 ) (83,884 )
Net cash used in operating activities (301,633 ) (86,990 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible assets (61,080 ) (105,657 )
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets - 81,568
Net cash used in investing activities (61,080 ) (24,089 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Purchase/redemption of own shares - (299,950 )
Equity dividends paid (150,000 ) (43,400 )
Repayment of bank borrowings (54,167 ) (50,000 )
Proceeds from new other loans 339,459 415,295
Repayment of other loans - (2,233)
Repayment of finance leases 3,858 (19,230 )
Amount introduced by directors 2,576 -
Net cash generated from financing activities 141,726 482
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (220,987 ) (110,597 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2 253,304 363,901
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 2 32,317 253,304
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Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
1. Reconciliation of profit for the financial period to cash (used in)/generated from operations
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Profit for the financial period 69,399 10,494
Adjustments for:
Tax on profit 34,107 17,220
Interest expense 93,712 19,309
Depreciation of tangible assets 60,403 76,280
Profit on disposal of tangible assets - (40,181)
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (382,525 ) 238,104
Decrease in trade and other creditors (62,795 ) (305,023 )
Net cash (used in)/generated from operations (187,699 ) 16,203
2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows, relates to the following items in the Balance Sheet:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 32,317 253,304
Overdraft facilities repayable on demand (754,753 ) (415,295 )
Cash and cash equivalents as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows (722,436) (161,991)
3. Analysis of changes in net funds/(debt)
As at 1 March 2024 Cash flows As at 31 March 2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 253,304 (220,987) 32,317
Finance leases (117,706) (3,858) (121,564)
Debts falling due within one year (50,000 ) - (50,000 )
Debts falling due after more than one year (66,667) 54,167 (12,500)
18,931 (170,678) (151,747)
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Accept Recruitment Ltd is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 09426027 . The registered office is Units 3 & 4 Forest Business Park, Oswin Road, Leicester, LE3 1HR.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'' and the Companies Act 2006.
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 presentational currency of these financial statements is sterling and all amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £1.
2.2. Significant judgements and estimations
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period the revision and future periods where the revisions affects both current and future periods.
2.3. Turnover
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 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.
2.4. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Motor Vehicles 25% Straight line
Fixtures & Fittings 25% Straight line
2.5. Leasing and Hire Purchase Contracts
Assets obtained under finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired under finance leases are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Assets acquired under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in the creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the profit and loss account so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged to the profit and loss account as incurred.
2.6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
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2.7. Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible timing differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflect the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Current and deferred tax are recognised in profit or loss for the period, except when they relate to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case current and deferred tax are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
2.8. Pensions
The company operates a defined pension contribution scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
2.9. 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
Analysis of turnover by geographical market is as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
United Kingdom 11,681,989 11,668,029
11,681,989 11,668,029
4. Other Operating Income
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Other operating income 4,599 1,500
4,599 1,500
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5. Operating Profit
The operating profit is stated after charging:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Bad debts (11,645) 53,498
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 60,403 76,280
6. Auditor's Remuneration
Remuneration received by the company's auditors and their associates during the period was as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Audit Services
Audit of the company's financial statements 5,400 5,250
7. Staff Costs
Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 10,529,080 10,933,739
Social security costs 256,080 115,557
Other pension costs 200,104 17,021
10,985,264 11,066,317
8. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the period was as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
Office and administration 31 30
Director 1 1
Agency Staff 376 376
408 407
9. Director's remuneration
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Emoluments 16,250 92,917
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes 170,000 -
186,250 92,917
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10. Interest Payable and Similar Charges
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 12,958 14,064
Factoring charges 72,681 27,187
Finance charges payable under finance leases and hire purchase contracts 8,073 6,190
Other finance charges - 1,788
93,712 49,229
11. Tax on Profit
The tax charge on the profit for the period was as follows:
Tax Rate 31 March 2025 29 February 2024
31 March 2025 29 February 2024 £ £
Current tax
UK Corporation Tax 25.0% 25.0% 34,107 20,222
Deferred Tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences - (3,002 )
Total tax charge for the period 34,107 17,220
The actual charge for the period can be reconciled to the expected charge for the period based on the profit and the standard rate of corporation tax as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Profit before tax 103,506 27,714
Tax on profit at 25% (UK standard rate) 25,877 6,466
Goodwill/depreciation not allowed for tax 15,101 8,038
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 10,307 10,895
Capital allowances (15,270 ) (5,177 )
Short term timing differences - (3,002 )
Difference in tax rates (1,908 ) -
Total tax charge for the period 34,107 17,220
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12. Tangible Assets
Motor Vehicles Fixtures & Fittings Total
£ £ £
Cost
As at 1 March 2024 146,592 74,635 221,227
Additions 61,080 - 61,080
As at 31 March 2025 207,672 74,635 282,307
Depreciation
As at 1 March 2024 31,761 63,799 95,560
Provided during the period 51,918 8,485 60,403
As at 31 March 2025 83,679 72,284 155,963
Net Book Value
As at 31 March 2025 123,993 2,351 126,344
As at 1 March 2024 114,831 10,836 125,667
13. Debtors
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Due within one year
Trade debtors 1,418,347 1,383,402
Other debtors 237,675 231,846
1,656,022 1,615,248
14. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 29,944 26,572
Trade creditors 45,772 43,936
Bank loans and overdrafts 50,000 50,000
Other creditors 757,726 510,039
Corporation tax 34,107 20,222
Taxation and social security 245,702 396,520
Accruals and deferred income 170,133 331,349
1,333,384 1,378,638
15. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Year
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts 91,620 91,134
Bank loans 12,500 66,667
104,120 157,801
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16. Loans
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 50,000 50,000
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Amounts falling due between one and five years:
Bank loans 12,500 66,667
17. Obligations Under Finance Leases and Hire Purchase
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
The future minimum finance lease payments are as follows:
Not later than one year 29,944 26,572
Later than one year and not later than five years 91,620 91,134
121,564 117,706
121,564 117,706
18. Deferred Taxation
The provision for deferred tax is made up as follows:
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
Other timing differences 31,416 31,416
19. Provisions for Liabilities
Deferred Tax Total
£ £
As at 1 March 2024 31,416 31,416
Balance at 31 March 2025 31,416 31,416
20. Share Capital
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
Allotted, called up and fully paid £ £
50 Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 50 50
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21. Pension Commitments
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
During the period the charge to the profit and loss account in respect of defined contribution schemes was £200,104 (2024: £17,021).
At the balance sheet date contributions of £NIL were due to the fund and are included in creditors.
22. Dividends
31 March 2025 29 February 2024
£ £
On equity shares:
Interim dividend paid 150,000 43,400
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