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ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED








DIRECTORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
David Andrew Clark 
Steven Evans (resigned 7 July 2024)
Gerard John Ceclich 
Kathryn Nicholls 




Company secretary
Kathryn Nicholls



Registered number
02460375



Registered office
Unit 205 Pointon Way
Stonebridge Cross

Hampton Lovett

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 0LW




Accountants
Lancaster  Clements Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants

Stanley House

27 Wellington Road

Bilston

West Midlands

WV14 6AH




Bankers
Lloyds Bank Plc
114-116 Colmore Row

Birmingham

West Midlands

B3 3BD




Solicitors
George Green LLP
195 High Street

Cradley Heath

West Midlands

B64 5HW





 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Directors' report
 
1
Accountants' report
 
2
Statement of income and retained earnings
 
3
Statement of financial position
 
4 - 5
Notes to the financial statements
 
6 - 12


 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

David Andrew Clark 
Steven Evans (resigned 7 July 2024)
Gerard John Ceclich 
Kathryn Nicholls 

Small companies note

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board on 31 July 2025 and signed on its behalf.
 





David Andrew Clark
Director

Page 1

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
  
REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Alutrade Products Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of income and retained earnings, the Statement of financial position and the related notes from the Company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountantswe are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.accaglobal .com/uk/en/about-us /regulation/ethics /acca-rulebook.html.

This report is made solely to the Board of directors of Alutrade Products Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 2 September 2024Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Alutrade Products Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of directors of Alutrade Products Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as detailed at http://www.accaglobal .com/content/dam/ACCA_Global /Technical /fact/technical-factsheet -163.pdf. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Alutrade Products Limited and its Board of directors, as a body, for our work or for this report. 

It is your duty to ensure that Alutrade Products Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Alutrade Products Limited. You consider that Alutrade Products Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or review of the financial statements of Alutrade Products Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

  



Lancaster  Clements Limited
 
Chartered Certified Accountants
  
Stanley House
27 Wellington Road
Bilston
West Midlands
WV14 6AH
31 July 2025
Page 2

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
£
£

  

Turnover
  
6,836,707
6,007,175

Cost of sales
  
(4,919,193)
(4,179,954)

Gross profit
  
1,917,514
1,827,221

Distribution costs
  
(601,374)
(508,030)

Administrative expenses
  
(820,232)
(757,777)

Other operating income
  
5,000
5,000

Operating profit
  
500,908
566,414

Interest receivable and similar income
  
247
233

Interest payable and similar expenses
  
(49,903)
(62,270)

Profit before tax
  
451,252
504,377

Tax on profit
  
(116,075)
(135,552)

Profit after tax
  
335,177
368,825

  

  

Retained earnings at the beginning of the year
  
1,381,679
1,132,854

  
1,381,679
1,132,854

Profit for the year
  
335,177
368,825

Dividends declared and paid
  
(180,000)
(120,000)

Retained earnings at the end of the year
  
1,536,856
1,381,679
The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

Page 3

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02460375

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 4 
264,551
153,653

  
264,551
153,653

Current assets
  

Stocks
  
1,953,949
1,858,363

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 5 
1,039,741
1,035,950

Cash at bank and in hand
  
12,745
57,020

  
3,006,435
2,951,333

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 6 
(1,375,730)
(1,393,107)

Net current assets
  
 
 
1,630,705
 
 
1,558,226

Total assets less current liabilities
  
1,895,256
1,711,879

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 7 
(62,560)
(34,360)

  
 
 
(62,560)
 
 
(34,360)

Net assets
  
1,832,696
1,677,519


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 8 
26,880
26,880

Capital redemption reserve
  
268,960
268,960

Profit and loss account
  
1,536,856
1,381,679

  
1,832,696
1,677,519


Page 4

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02460375
    
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

The directors consider that the Company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the Company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 31 July 2025.




David Andrew Clark
Director

The notes on pages 6 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

Page 5

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1.


General information

The company is registered in England and Wales. The company's registered office is Unit 205 Pointon Way, Stonebridge Cross, Hampton Lovett, Droitwich, WR9 0LW. The principal activity of the company continues to be that of the sale and distribution of aluminium, plastic and fabric for the window blind and associated markets.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

 
2.3

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 
2.4

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

 
2.5

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

Page 6

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.6

Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.

 
2.7

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

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

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of financial position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

 
2.8

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

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 income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.


 
2.9

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

Page 7

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.9
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Short-term leasehold property
-
straight line over the life of the lease
Plant and machinery
-
20% straight line
Motor vehicles
-
25% straight line
Fixtures and fittings
-
15% straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.10

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 
2.11

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.12

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.13

Creditors

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

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ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.14

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

 
2.15

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.


3.


Employees

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 19 (2024 - 18).


4.


Tangible fixed assets





Short-term leasehold property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Total

£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 April 2024
174,895
263,051
296,079
734,025


Additions
-
100,371
65,850
166,221



At 31 March 2025

174,895
363,422
361,929
900,246



Depreciation


At 1 April 2024
158,666
228,571
193,134
580,371


Charge for the year on owned assets
1,928
25,707
27,689
55,324



At 31 March 2025

160,594
254,278
220,823
635,695



Net book value



At 31 March 2025
14,301
109,144
141,106
264,551



At 31 March 2024
16,229
34,479
102,945
153,653

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ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Trade debtors
909,867
892,903

Prepayments and accrued income
129,874
143,047

1,039,741
1,035,950



6.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Bank overdrafts
537,735
561,226

Other loans
-
39,283

Trade creditors
460,938
476,795

Corporation tax
87,875
119,196

Other taxation and social security
282,776
186,582

Accruals and deferred income
6,406
10,025

1,375,730
1,393,107


The following liabilities were secured:

2025
2024
£
£



Bank overdrafts
537,735
561,226

Other loans
-
39,283

537,735
600,509

Details of security provided:

The bank overdrafts are secured by a legal charge over all current and future assets of the company. The other loans are secured by a legal charge over the stock of the company.

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ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7.


Deferred taxation




2025
2024


£

£






At beginning of year
34,360
18,050


Charged to profit or loss
28,200
16,310



At end of year
62,560
34,360

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2025
2024
£
£


Accelerated capital allowances
62,560
34,360

62,560
34,360


8.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



268,800 (2024 - 268,800) ordinary shares of £0.10 each
26,880
26,880





9.


Pension commitments

The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company and amounted to £11,660 (2023 £10,641) for the year. Contributions totalling £nil (2023 £nil) were payable at the reporting date and are included in creditors.

Page 11

 
ALUTRADE PRODUCTS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

10.


Commitments under operating leases

At 31 March 2025 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2025
2024
£
£


Total commitments
767,726
66,260

767,726
66,260

 
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