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Registration number: 06714811

Gees Haulage Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 8

Profit and Loss Account

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Notes to the Financial Statements

12 to 22

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr M D Jones

Mr G G Kellett

Mr J A Kellett

Registered office

EFS Global
Pendle House
Phoenix Way
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5SX

Auditors

Kneeshaws
Chartered Accountants & Statutory AuditorsFourth Floor
St James House
St James's Row
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1DR

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of road haulage

Fair review of the business

Trading and general economic conditions have remained challenging throughout the year ended 31st March 2025. Despite these conditions the company has performed well over the course of the year. The directors are therefore satisfied with the results for the year.
Since the end of the end of the year, trading conditions have remained challenging within the sector and the company’s focus has been devoted to improved efficiencies and cost management, combined with business development initiatives.

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

Financial KPIs

Unit

2025

2024

Turnover

£

9,952,386

9,875,683

Turnover growth

%

1

(21)

Gross profit margin

%

28

27

Profit before tax

£

583,023

858,596

It is evident from the above that the company remains profitable. Profitability remains high and the company expects this to continue into the next 12 months.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The directors of the company manage the company’s risk significantly in conjunction with the management of fuel consumption, drivers’ wages and subcontractors’ costs.
The fuel cost fluctuation is an industry-wide factor caused by oil prices and government fuel tariffs. The company closely monitors fuel prices and strives to make price conscious fuel purchase policies where possible, and keeps vehicles well maintained to ensure maximum efficiency.
Due to the mobility of the driver market we seek to maintain driver/subcontractor satisfaction and training, which benefits all parties.
The company’s operations are exposed to a variety of financial risks that include the effects of changes to customer credit risk, supply chain risk and trading seasonality. The company has in place a risk management programme that seeks to limit the adverse effects on the financial performance of the company.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr M D Jones
Director

 

Gees Haulage 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 of the company

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

Mr M D Jones

Mr G G Kellett

Mr J A Kellett

Risk policies

As required by schedule 7.6(1)(a) and 7.6(1)(b) of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the following information required to be disclosed in the directors report has been disclosed in the Strategic Report on page 2:

• an indication of the financial risk management objectives and policies;
• an indication of the different risks the company is exposed to.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

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

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr M D Jones
Director

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gees Haulage Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Gees Haulage Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 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.

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gees Haulage Limited

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

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

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

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

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

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

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

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

Responsibilities of directors

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

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

Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gees Haulage Limited

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

We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, through discussion with the director and other management (as required by auditing standards), and from inspection of the company's regulatory and legal correspondence and discussed with the directors and other management the policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.

The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.

Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation (including related companies legislation), distributable profits legislation, taxation legislation and pension legislation and we assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statements items.

Secondly, the company is subject to many other laws and regulations where the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through the imposition of fines or litigation. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: anti-bribery and certain aspects of company legislation recognising the financial nature of the company's activities. Auditing standards, limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Through these procedures we are not aware of actual or suspected non-compliance and this did not affect our procedures on the related financial statement items.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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

Use of our report

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Gees Haulage Limited

......................................
Andrew Davies BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Kneeshaws, Statutory Auditor
 Fourth Floor
St James House
St James's Row
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1DR

23 December 2025

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

9,952,386

9,875,683

Cost of sales

 

(7,179,485)

(7,188,574)

Gross profit

 

2,772,901

2,687,109

Administrative expenses

 

(1,914,636)

(1,592,615)

Other operating income

4

4,436

7,589

Operating profit

6

862,701

1,102,083

Other interest receivable and similar income

7

(14,724)

852

Interest payable and similar expenses

8

(264,954)

(244,339)

   

(279,678)

(243,487)

Profit before tax

 

583,023

858,596

Tax on profit

11

(146,502)

(216,690)

Profit for the financial year

 

436,521

641,906

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

(Registration number: 06714811)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

13

1,643,490

2,273,166

Current assets

 

Stocks

14

48,371

42,160

Debtors

15

19,186,681

18,823,023

Cash at bank and in hand

 

73,360

271,488

 

19,308,412

19,136,671

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

16

(5,670,712)

(5,540,997)

Net current assets

 

13,637,700

13,595,674

Total assets less current liabilities

 

15,281,190

15,868,840

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

16

(974,523)

(1,878,856)

Provisions for liabilities

17

(250,697)

(370,535)

Net assets

 

14,055,970

13,619,449

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,456,000

1,456,000

Retained earnings

12,599,970

12,163,449

Shareholders' funds

 

14,055,970

13,619,449

Approved and authorised by the Board on 23 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr M D Jones
Director

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

1,456,000

12,163,449

13,619,449

Profit for the year

-

436,521

436,521

At 31 March 2025

1,456,000

12,599,970

14,055,970

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

1,456,000

11,621,543

13,077,543

Profit for the year

-

641,906

641,906

Dividends

-

(100,000)

(100,000)

At 31 March 2024

1,456,000

12,163,449

13,619,449

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
EFS Global
Pendle House
Phoenix Way
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5SX

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 23 December 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Departure from requirements of FRS 102

The company is exempt under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102 from the requirement to prepare a statement of cash flows as it is a member of a group where the parent company of the group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements and the company is included in the consolidation.

Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the date of the financial position and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. Details of these judgements are set out in the accounting policies.

Revenue recognition

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

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Tax

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

The current tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

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

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

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

Tangible assets

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

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

Depreciation

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

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Plant and machinery

15% reducing balance / 15% straight line

Fixtures and fittings

15% reducing balance / 15% straight line for office equipment

Motor vehicles

20% straight line

Haulage vehicles

25% reducing balance / 25% straight line for vans

Goodwill

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

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Trade debtors

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

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Stocks

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

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are 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.

Trade creditors

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

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

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

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

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

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Share capital

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

Dividends

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

Defined contribution pension obligation

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

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

Financial instruments

Classificatio n
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financial transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.
 

3

Turnover

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Rendering of services

9,933,718

9,875,683

Rental income from investment property

18,668

-

9,952,386

9,875,683

4

Other operating income

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Miscellaneous other operating income

4,436

7,589

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5

Other gains and losses

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

1,911

(8,206)

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
 £

2024
 £

Depreciation expense

618,818

752,046

(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(1,911)

8,206

7

Other interest receivable and similar income

2025
 £

2024
 £

Other finance income

(14,724)

852

8

Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
 £

2024
 £

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

181,154

154,820

Other finance costs

83,800

89,519

264,954

244,339

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9

Staff costs

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Wages and salaries

3,175,309

3,277,773

Social security costs

322,755

347,691

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

208,020

317,613

Other employee expense

32,138

10,314

3,738,222

3,953,391

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

2025
No.

2024
No.

Administration and support

14

14

Distribution

54

67

Other departments

7

7

75

88

10

Auditors' remuneration

2025
 £

2024
 £

Audit of the financial statements

12,500

12,500


 

11

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement

2025
 £

2024
 £

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

266,340

364,514

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

(119,838)

(147,824)

Tax expense in the income statement

146,502

216,690

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

The differences are reconciled below:

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2025
 £

2024
 £

Profit before tax

583,023

858,596

Corporation tax at standard rate

145,756

214,649

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

746

2,041

Total tax charge

146,502

216,690

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2025

Asset
£

Liability
£

-

250,697

-

250,697

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

-

370,535

-

370,535

12

Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

543,295

543,295

At 31 March 2025

543,295

543,295

Amortisation

At 1 April 2024

543,295

543,295

At 31 March 2025

543,295

543,295

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

-

-

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

13

Tangible assets

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
£

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2024

149,069

5,015,531

184,218

5,348,818

Additions

4,010

21,670

-

25,680

Disposals

-

(222,318)

(19,174)

(241,492)

At 31 March 2025

153,079

4,814,883

165,044

5,133,006

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

129,946

2,801,054

144,652

3,075,652

Charge for the year

4,614

592,341

21,864

618,819

Eliminated on disposal

-

(185,781)

(19,174)

(204,955)

At 31 March 2025

134,560

3,207,614

147,342

3,489,516

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

18,519

1,607,269

17,702

1,643,490

At 31 March 2024

19,123

2,214,477

39,566

2,273,166

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

2025
£

2024
£

Commercial vehicles

1,607,269

2,126,506

   

14

Stocks

2025
 £

2024
 £

Raw materials and consumables

48,371

42,160

15

Debtors

Current

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

1,324,180

1,173,847

Amounts owed by related parties

22

17,586,570

17,293,455

Other debtors

 

1,657

13,621

Prepayments

 

274,274

342,100

   

19,186,681

18,823,023

16

Creditors

Note

2025
 £

2024
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

20

1,779,445

1,631,074

Trade creditors

 

1,238,623

876,098

Amounts due to related parties

22

1,504,256

1,964,500

Social security and other taxes

 

424,608

296,078

Other payables

 

212,693

340,659

Accrued expenses

 

54,076

12,496

Income tax liability

11

457,011

420,092

 

5,670,712

5,540,997

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

20

974,523

1,878,856

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

17

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

370,535

370,535

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(119,838)

(119,838)

At 31 March 2025

250,697

250,697

18

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £280,213 (2024 - £43,817).

19

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

1,456,000

1,456,000

1,456,000

1,456,000

       

20

Loans and borrowings

2025
 £

2024
 £

Non-current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

974,523

1,878,856

2025
 £

2024
 £

Current loans and borrowings

HP and finance lease liabilities

743,875

783,304

Other borrowings

1,035,570

847,770

1,779,445

1,631,074

The Factor creditor is secured by a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.

 

Gees Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

21

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

EFS Global Limited and EFS Investments Limited have acted as guarantors for the hire purchase creditor.

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

743,875

783,304

Later than one year and not later than five years

974,523

1,878,856

1,718,398

2,662,160

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

109,327

110,674

Later than one year and not later than five years

400,000

400,000

Later than five years

166,667

266,667

675,994

777,341

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £120,002 (2024 - £121,878).
 

22

Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 102 from the requirement to disclose transactions with wholly owned group companies on the grounds that consolidated financial statements are prepared by the parent company.

23

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is EFS Investments Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 The ultimate parent is EFS Global Holdings Ltd, incorporated in England.

  These financial statements are available upon request from EFS Global, Pendle House, Phoenix Way, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5SX

 The ultimate controlling party is Mr M D Jones.