Company Registration No. 09733378 (England and Wales)
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr H Beaver
Mr P Dalzell
Mr F Camier
(Appointed 1 July 2025)
Company number
09733378
Registered office
The Warehouse
Cartmel Drive
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 3TB
Auditor
James Holyoak & Parker Limited
1 Knights Court
Archers Way
Battlefield Enterprise Park
Shrewsbury
SY1 3GA
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Directors' report
3 - 4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 26
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Review of the Business
Beaver Bridges offer a unique ‘Concept-to-Completion’ bridge building and maintenance service throughout the UK and Europe. Supporting clients with this full turn-key package requires an experienced team of qualified designers, engineers, fabricators, transporters, erectors and maintenance teams for on-going inspections and repairs. We work with a wide range of clients from the biggest government agencies, multi-national construction & infrastructure firms right through to private landowners, farmers and forestry companies and general industry to provide the best solutions for our clients’ needs.
The business quickly returned to profitability following the losses in FY23/24 and with a strong order book is well placed for growth in FY25/26 and beyond.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
We consider that our key performance indicators are those that communicate the financial and operational status of the company as a whole.
FY24/25 FY23/24 % change
Turnover £17,677,492 £18,902,080 -6.5%
Gross Profit £4,666,248 £4,853,535 -3.9%
Gross Margin 26.4% 25.7% +2.7%
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risks and uncertainties are considered and explained below:
Economic Risk
Our largest uncertainty is sector confidence to invest in infrastructure projects, which is in-turn affected by both UK and world-wide economic factors including commodity materials availability and pricing.
Competition Risk
The company offers a unique range of services to the Bridge building sector, recognised by various awards including Bridge Builder of the Year 2024. Whilst aware of our competitors, we focus on providing a full bridging service for our clients, in a wide range of materials, which is difficult for competitors to emulate.
Skills Risk
The company acknowledges that its people are key to the organisation’s strength and success.
To retain skills the company offers competitive salaries, continual training and other rewards.
Alongside these the company continues to develop a caring yet results focused culture.
Financial Risk
The financial risks facing the company are similar to other companies in the construction sector.
This is mitigated by our range of products & services, wide client base & focused Management team, enabling us to identify & react to changing conditions in a timely manner.
Cyber Risk
The company has effective security management systems as well as maintaining adequate cyber insurance.
We are aware that there are risk and uncertainties outside of our control, but in our opinion the company is in a strong position to continue to develop and succeed.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Mr F Camier
Director
17 November 2025
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the design, manufacture and installation of bridges.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £775,676. The directors do not recommend payment of a further dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
Mr H Beaver
Mr P Dalzell
Mr F Camier
(Appointed 1 July 2025)
Statement of directors' responsibilities
The directors are responsible 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 then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 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.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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On behalf of the board
Mr F Camier
Director
17 November 2025
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Beaver Bridges Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including 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 March 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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 directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are 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. 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 course of 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 our audit:
the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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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 directors' 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 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 directors' responsibilities statement, 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'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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
The audit team obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS102 and the Companies Act 2006), the relevant tax compliance regulations, employment law, Health and Safety Regulations and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We understood how the company is complying with these frameworks by making enquiries of management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures.
We assessed the susceptibility of the Company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by meeting with key management to understand where they considered there was a susceptibility to fraud. Based on our understanding, our procedures involved enquiries of management and those charged with governance, manual journal entry testing, cashbook reviews for large and unusual items and the challenge of significant accounting estimates used in preparing the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission, or misrepresentation.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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The auditor’s explanation of its audit response will depend on the risks identified but may include:
- Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity’s solicitors (or in-house legal team) around actual and potential litigation and claims.
- Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations.
- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's 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.
Mr Robert Humphreys BEng FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of James Holyoak & Parker Limited, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
1 Knights Court
Archers Way
Battlefield Enterprise Park
Shrewsbury
SY1 3GA
21 November 2025
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
17,677,492
18,902,080
Cost of sales
(13,011,244)
(14,048,545)
Gross profit
4,666,248
4,853,535
Administrative expenses
(4,489,531)
(5,276,275)
Other operating income
1,950
Profit/(loss) before taxation
176,717
(420,790)
Tax on profit/(loss)
7
(9,384)
149,020
Profit/(loss) for the financial year
167,333
(271,770)
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2025
31 March 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
9
30
Tangible assets
10
1,696,938
2,078,303
1,696,938
2,078,333
Current assets
Stocks
11
725,450
473,873
Debtors falling due after more than one year
12
116,090
23,763
Debtors falling due within one year
12
4,738,717
3,246,689
Cash at bank and in hand
571,551
716,442
6,151,808
4,460,767
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
(5,929,279)
(3,868,637)
Net current assets
222,529
592,130
Total assets less current liabilities
1,919,467
2,670,463
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(140,744)
(292,781)
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions
17
14,000
14,000
Deferred tax liability
20
322,418
313,034
(336,418)
(327,034)
Net assets
1,442,305
2,050,648
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
21
300
300
Profit and loss reserves
1,442,005
2,050,348
Total equity
1,442,305
2,050,648
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 17 November 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr F Camier
Director
Company Registration No. 09733378
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 April 2023
300
2,681,754
2,682,054
Year ended 31 March 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income for the year
-
(271,770)
(271,770)
Dividends
8
-
(359,636)
(359,636)
Balance at 31 March 2024
300
2,050,348
2,050,648
Year ended 31 March 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
167,333
167,333
Dividends
8
-
(775,676)
(775,676)
Balance at 31 March 2025
300
1,442,005
1,442,305
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
26
935,397
349,132
Investing activities
Purchase of intangible assets
(30)
Proceeds from disposal of intangibles
30
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(174,428)
(644,020)
Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets
69,035
213,521
Net cash used in investing activities
(105,363)
(430,529)
Financing activities
Payment of finance leases obligations
(199,249)
373,214
Dividends paid
(775,676)
(359,636)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(974,925)
13,578
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(144,891)
(67,819)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
716,442
784,261
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
571,551
716,442
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Beaver Bridges Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Warehouse, Cartmel Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3TB.
1.1
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Revenue
Revenue comprises sales of goods or services provided to customers net of value added tax and other sales taxes, less an appropriate deduction for actual and expected returns and discounts. Revenue is recognised when performance obligations are satisfied and the control of goods or services is transferred to the buyer. Where the performance obligation is satisfied over time, revenue is recognised in accordance with its progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the promised consideration is adjusted for the effects of the time value of money, which is recognised as interest income.
The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms of the company's major sources of revenue are as follows:
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that are recoverable.
1.4
Research and development expenditure
Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Software
25% and 33% Straight Line
1.6
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold improvements
20% and 25% Straight Line
Plant and equipment
Various
Fixtures and fittings
25%, 33% and 50% Straight Line
Computers
25% and 50% Straight Line
Motor vehicles
20% and 22% Reducing Balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.7
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.8
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.9
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.10
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.11
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.12
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes 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 reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date 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 is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.13
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 17 -
1.14
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.15
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.16
Leases
As lessee
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
1.17
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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 of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- 18 -
3
Turnover and other revenue
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Bridge design, manufacture and installation
17,677,492
18,902,080
2025
2024
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
U.K.
17,677,492
18,902,080
2025
2024
£
£
Other revenue
Grants received
-
1,950
4
Operating profit/(loss)
2025
2024
Operating profit/(loss) for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange gains
(4,660)
(1,409)
Research and development costs
-
4,584
Government grants
-
(1,950)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
11,050
11,000
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
480,200
473,189
Loss/(profit) on disposal of tangible fixed assets
6,558
(21,494)
Amortisation of intangible assets
-
17
Operating lease charges
208,471
230,688
5
Directors' remuneration
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
268,950
189,652
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2025
2024
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
175,100
-
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- 19 -
6
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Direct
40
56
Engineering & Technical
26
31
Admin & Sales
25
23
Total
91
110
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2025
2024
£
£
Wages and salaries
4,583,840
4,746,487
Social security costs
517,677
247,144
Pension costs
72,169
100,079
5,173,686
5,645,795
7
Taxation
2025
2024
£
£
Current tax
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(97,085)
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
9,384
(51,935)
Total tax charge/(credit)
9,384
(149,020)
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
7
Taxation
(Continued)
- 20 -
The actual charge/(credit) for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge/(credit) for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Profit/(loss) before taxation
176,717
(420,790)
Expected tax charge/(credit) based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
44,179
(105,198)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
2,240
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(127,194)
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
(12,053)
(128,605)
Effect of change in corporation tax rate
148,418
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
92,828
33,450
Credits receivable due to prior year R&D claim
(97,085)
Deferred Tax
9,384
Taxation charge/(credit) for the year
9,384
(149,020)
8
Dividends
2025
2024
£
£
Final paid
775,676
359,636
9
Intangible fixed assets
Software
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
6,239
Disposals
(6,239)
At 31 March 2025
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
6,209
Disposals
(6,209)
At 31 March 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024
30
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- 21 -
10
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold improvements
Plant and equipment
Fixtures and fittings
Computers
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
221,952
1,650,370
152,960
271,034
795,599
3,091,915
Additions
3,179
80,701
14,831
51,352
24,365
174,428
Disposals
(17,983)
(58,026)
(47,783)
(104,545)
(228,337)
At 31 March 2025
225,131
1,713,088
109,765
274,603
715,419
3,038,006
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
88,665
487,098
83,654
102,991
251,204
1,013,612
Depreciation charged in the year
44,996
255,663
29,063
53,669
96,809
480,200
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(17,018)
(58,026)
(43,118)
(34,582)
(152,744)
At 31 March 2025
133,661
725,743
54,691
113,542
313,431
1,341,068
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
91,470
987,345
55,074
161,061
401,988
1,696,938
At 31 March 2024
133,287
1,163,272
69,306
168,043
544,395
2,078,303
11
Stocks
2025
2024
£
£
Raw materials and consumables
180,454
198,840
Work in progress
544,996
275,033
725,450
473,873
12
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,001,718
1,333,655
Corporation tax recoverable
97,085
97,085
Amounts owed by group undertakings
288,526
463,914
Other debtors
387,004
371,020
Prepayments and accrued income
1,964,384
981,015
4,738,717
3,246,689
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
12
Debtors
(Continued)
- 22 -
2025
2024
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
116,090
23,763
Total debtors
4,854,807
3,270,452
14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
140,744
292,781
15
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
153,871
201,083
Trade creditors
2,253,211
1,612,101
Taxation and social security
461,701
602,649
Deferred income
18
26,911
99,660
Other creditors
998,480
228
Accruals
2,035,105
1,352,916
5,929,279
3,868,637
16
Finance lease obligations
2025
2024
Amounts due:
£
£
Within one year
153,871
201,083
After more than one year
140,744
292,781
294,615
493,864
2025
2024
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
153,871
201,084
In two to five years
140,744
292,780
294,615
493,864
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
16
Finance lease obligations
(Continued)
- 23 -
Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 5 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.
17
Provisions for liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
14,000
14,000
Movements on provisions:
£
At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025
14,000
At 31 March 2025
14,000
18
Deferred income
2025
2024
£
£
Other deferred income
26,911
99,660
19
Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
72,169
100,079
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- 24 -
20
Deferred taxation
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2025
2024
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
322,418
441,639
Tax losses
-
(128,605)
322,418
313,034
21
Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
Ordinary "B" shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
Ordinary "C" shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
300
300
300
300
22
Directors' transactions
Dividends totalling £71,460 (2024 - £129,548) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.
23
Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.
2025
2024
£
£
Aggregate compensation
290,752
202,222
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
23
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 25 -
Transactions with related parties
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Beaver Bridge Hire Limited
Beaver Bridge Hire Limited and Beaver Bridges Limited are under the joint control of the directors and therefore are considered related parties.
Beaver Bridges Limited pays some purchase invoices relating to Beaver Bridge Hire Limited. These are cross charged along with a recharge for share of facilities. Total recharges for share of facilities in the year were £415,587.
Sales
Sales
Purchases
Purchases
2025
2024
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
Beaver Bridge Hire Limited
143,037
357,669
198,960
74,281
During the year, dividends of £582,756 were paid to Maximum Effort Holdings Ltd, the parent company.
2025
2024
Amounts due from related parties
£
£
Beaver Bridge Hire Limited
288,526
539,427
24
Ultimate controlling party
On the 29th October 2024, 100% of the company shares were purchased by Maximum Effort Holdings Ltd (registered number 16024713, registered in England and Wales).
Maximum Effort Holdings Ltd is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.
The address of the register office of Maximum Effort Holdings Ltd is The Warehouse, Cartmel Drive, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 3TB.
A copy of the group accounts can be obtained from Companies House.
25
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 April 2024
Cash flows
31 March 2025
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
716,442
(144,891)
571,551
Lease liabilities
(493,864)
199,249
(294,615)
222,578
54,358
276,936
BEAVER BRIDGES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
- 26 -
26
Cash generated from operations
2025
2024
£
£
Profit/(loss) for the year after tax
167,333
(271,770)
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged/(credited)
9,384
(149,020)
Loss/(gain) on disposal of tangible fixed assets
6,558
(21,494)
Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
17
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
480,200
473,189
Increase in provisions
3,000
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
(251,577)
49,976
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(1,584,355)
1,263,734
Increase in creditors
2,180,603
511,906
Cash generated from operations
935,397
349,132
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