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Phantom Motor Company Limited

Director's Report and Financial Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025
 

Registration number: 08871538

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Director's Report

3

Independent Auditor's Report

4 to 6

Profit and Loss Account

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 to 19

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Company Information

Director

C O Hibbert

Registered office

Units 2 & 3, Hindley Green Industrial Estate
Coupland Road
Hindley Green
Wigan
WN2 4GS

 

Auditors

Gortons
Chartered Accountants and Statutory AuditorsStanmore House
64-68 Blackburn Street
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 2JS

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The director presents his strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the sale of specialist, high specification used cars.

Fair review of the business

The company's results show an increase in turnover, despite the warranties side of the business being removed. The company trades within a very competitive market and has looked at its strategy for buying stock and honed their target market for sales, targeting more at the higher end of the market than previously. The more expensive vehicles attract a smaller margin, hence the reduction in the percentage achieved. The company has moved to larger premises to hold stock and this is reflected in the value of stock held at the year end.

The company's balance sheet position has improved with shareholders' funds increasing to £5,533,606 from £5,361,447 in 2024.

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

Financial KPIs

Unit

2025

2024

Turnover

£

45,510,544

36,782,902

Profit before tax

£

182,906

999,450

Gross profit margin

%

3.61

6.05

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, business loans, trade debtors and trade creditors. The purpose of these instruments is to finance the company's operations. The company's activities expose it primarily to the financial risks associated with increased rates of interest. The director plans carefully around the company's ability to fund borrowing in respect of the stock and has the full support of a finance house which provides flexible finance.

Approved and authorised by the director on 22 December 2025
 


C O Hibbert
Director

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Director's Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Director's responsibilities

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the director to prepare financial accounts for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the director must not approve the financial accounts unless he is 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 accounts, the director is 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 accounts; and

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

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

Information included in the Strategic Report

The information required by Schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 has been included in the separate Strategic Report in accordance with Section 414C (11) of the Companies Act Regulations 2013.

Future developments

No significant change in the company's principal activity is expected. The Phantom Motor Company remains committed to providing high quality vehicles via exceptional customer care.

Director of the company

The director who held office during the year was as follows:

C O Hibbert

Disclosure of information to the auditors

The director has taken steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The director confirms that there is no relevant information that he knows of and of which he knows the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the director on 22 December 2025
 


C O Hibbert
Director

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Phantom Motor Company Limited

Opinion

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

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The director 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:

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

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

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Phantom Motor Company Limited

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 Director's 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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or

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

Responsibilities of the director

As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities, the director is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the director determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the director is responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the director either intends 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 auditors' 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.

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the entity and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the Companies Act 2006.

Based on the results of our risk assessment we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations as above. We reviewed financial statement disclosures and tested to supporting documentation.

We assessed the risks of material misstatement in respect of fraud by making enquiries of management, identifying particular areas that were susceptible to misstatement as part of our audit discussion, including review of related party relationships and transactions and detailed analytical review.

We considered the risk of fraud through management override and in response we tested controls, journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness.

We evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made.

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.

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Phantom Motor Company Limited

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.

......................................
Jim Gorton (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Gortons, Statutory Auditor

Gortons
Chartered Accountants
Stanmore House
64-68 Blackburn Street
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 2JS

22 December 2025

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

45,510,544

36,699,026

Cost of sales

 

(43,867,545)

(34,472,809)

Gross profit

 

1,642,999

2,226,217

Administrative expenses

 

(1,578,253)

(1,484,678)

Other operating income

4

197,993

280,407

Operating profit

5

262,739

1,021,946

Interest payable and similar expenses

6

(79,833)

(22,496)

Profit before tax

 

182,906

999,450

Tax on profit

10

(10,747)

(243,009)

Profit for the financial year

 

172,159

756,441

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

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

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

2025
£

2024
£

Profit for the year

172,159

756,441

Total comprehensive income for the year

172,159

756,441

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

(Registration number: 08871538)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

11

314,545

204,573

Current assets

 

Stocks

12

9,587,535

6,811,121

Debtors

13

3,704,482

3,312,315

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,941,150

1,081,720

 

15,233,167

11,205,156

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

15

(9,884,635)

(5,833,193)

Net current assets

 

5,348,532

5,371,963

Total assets less current liabilities

 

5,663,077

5,576,536

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(69,707)

(163,946)

Provisions for liabilities

16

(59,764)

(51,143)

Net assets

 

5,533,606

5,361,447

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

11

11

Profit and loss account

5,533,595

5,361,436

Total capital and reserves

 

5,533,606

5,361,447

Approved and authorised by the director on 22 December 2025
 


C O Hibbert
Director

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

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

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

11

5,361,436

5,361,447

Profit for the year

-

172,159

172,159

At 31 March 2025

11

5,533,595

5,533,606

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

11

4,604,995

4,605,006

Profit for the year

-

756,441

756,441

At 31 March 2024

11

5,361,436

5,361,447

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

172,159

756,441

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation charges

5

96,587

59,418

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

-

2,614

Financing costs

6

79,833

22,496

 

348,579

840,969

Working capital adjustments

 

Increase in stocks

12

(2,776,414)

(491,681)

Increase in trade and other debtors

13

(105,081)

(79,101)

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors

15

(253,957)

1,958,121

Increase in deferred tax provision

16

8,633

(764)

Cash generated from operations

 

(2,778,240)

2,227,544

Increase in corporation tax reserve

10

(228,217)

63,679

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

(3,006,457)

2,291,223

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Increase/decrease in loans to related party companies

 

353,782

(375,000)

Proceeds from fixed asset disposal

-

3,500

Fixed asset acquisitions

(206,559)

(62,475)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

147,223

(433,975)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest payable

6

(79,833)

(22,496)

Increase/decrease in debt owed from director

 

265,556

(213,188)

Increase/decrease in other creditors

 

3,622,748

(1,661,252)

Increase/decrease in loans & borrowings

 

(89,807)

(89,807)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

3,718,664

(1,986,743)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

859,430

(129,495)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April

 

1,081,720

1,211,215

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March

 

1,941,150

1,081,720

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office and principal place of business is:
Units 2 & 3, Hindley Green Industrial Estate
Coupland Road
Hindley Green
Wigan
WN2 4GS

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 22 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 accounts 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 accounts have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Going concern

The financial accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Revenue recognition

Turnover represents the invoiced value of sales of goods, net of Value Added Tax. The income is recognised on shipment (collection or delivery) of goods at the point which ownership, risks and rewards of the goods transfers to the customer.

Warranty income represents commission paid on sale of warranties this year. Last year the warranty income was recognised over the extended warranty period of 3 years.

Commissions receivable represents amounts received on sale of goods in that period.

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 corporation 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 provided in full on timing differences at the balance sheet date, at rates expected to apply when they crystallise based on current tax rates and law. Timing differences arise from the inclusion of items of income or expenditure in tax computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be recovered.

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. The property improvements have been depreciated from the current year and over the remaining term of the leases. The method and rates are as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Property improvements

Over the remaining term of the leases

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Furniture, fittings and equipment

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

25% reducing balance

Stocks

Stock is valued at the lower cost and net realisable value, after due regard for obsolete and slow moving stocks. Net realisable value is based on selling price less anticipated costs to completion and selling costs.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Defined contribution pension obligation

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

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

3

Turnover

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

2025
£

2024
£

Sale of goods

44,535,822

36,088,266

Services provided

219,757

-

Commissions received

754,965

610,760

45,510,544

36,699,026

4

Other operating income

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

2025
£

2024
£

Warranty income

197,993

368,594

Warranty repair costs

-

(88,187)

197,993

280,407

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

96,587

59,418

Operating lease expense - property

231,810

155,417

Operating lease expense - other

2,574

2,529

Loss on disposal of fixed asset

-

2,614

6

Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
£

2024
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

10,176

14,860

Interest expense on other finance liabilities

69,657

7,636

79,833

22,496

7

Staff costs

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

2025
£

2024
£

Wages and salaries

1,362,942

895,472

Social security costs

123,640

66,613

Pension contributions

11,914

9,806

1,498,496

971,891

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

2025
No.

2024
No.

Administration and support

7

8

Sales

33

23

40

31

8

Director's remuneration

The director's remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Remuneration

10,000

10,000

Pension contributions

300

300

10,300

10,300

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits and share incentives was as follows:

2025
No.

2024
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

1

1

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9

Auditors' remuneration

2025
£

2024
£

Audit of the financial statements

12,000

16,100


 

10

Taxation

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

2025
£

2024
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

2,126

243,773

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

8,621

(764)

10,747

243,009

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 19% (2024 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2025
£

2024
£

Profit before tax

182,906

999,450

Corporation tax at standard rate

34,752

249,863

Expenses not deductible in determining taxable profits

(15,025)

(6,853)

Tax (decrease)/increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

(17,601)

763

Deferred tax adjustment

8,621

(764)

Total tax charge

10,747

243,009

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

11

Tangible assets

Property improvements
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2024

98,766

351,523

115,374

565,663

Additions

17,340

94,855

94,364

206,559

At 31 March 2025

116,106

446,378

209,738

772,222

Depreciation

At 1 April 2024

57,454

232,609

71,027

361,090

Charge for the year

8,466

53,442

34,679

96,587

At 31 March 2025

65,920

286,051

105,706

457,677

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2025

50,186

160,327

104,032

314,545

At 31 March 2024

41,312

118,914

44,347

204,573

12

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Stock

9,587,535

6,811,121

13

Debtors

Current

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

402,822

375,066

Amounts owed by related parties

22

3,205,000

2,917,914

Other debtors

 

87,493

18,252

Prepayments and accrued income

 

9,167

1,083

   

3,704,482

3,312,315

14

Cash and cash equivalents

2025
£

2024
£

Cash on hand

25,464

31,514

Cash at bank

1,915,686

1,050,206

Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows

1,941,150

1,081,720

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

15

Creditors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

94,939

90,507

Trade creditors

 

2,371,141

2,314,320

Amounts due to related parties

22

906,433

-

Social security and other taxes

 

50,998

261,680

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

2,906

-

Other creditors

 

5,620,129

1,997,380

Accruals

 

257,350

360,350

Corporation tax liability

 

580,739

808,956

 

9,884,635

5,833,193

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

69,707

163,946

The total amount of secured creditors due within one year is £94,939 (2024 - £90,507).

The total amount of secured creditors due after one year is £69,707 (2024 - £163,946).

Included in other creditors is an amount of £4,958,540 (2024 - £1,775,268) over which the stock is held as security.

16

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

51,143

51,143

Increase in existing provisions

8,621

8,621

At 31 March 2025

59,764

59,764

17

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 £11,914 (2024 - £9,806).

Contributions totalling £2,906 (2024 - £Nil) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

18

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2025

2024

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary £1 shares

10

10

10

10

"B" Ordinary £1 shares

1

1

1

1

11

11

11

11

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

19

Loans and borrowings

Non-current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

69,707

163,946

Current loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Bank borrowings

94,939

90,507

Bank borrowings

HSBC Bank plc holds a debenture with the company dated 2 October 2017. The debenture creates a fixed and floating charge over all the company's assets as security over any amounts owed to them in relation to any debts owed to the bank. The debenture was satisfied on 3 December 2025.

The amount owed to the bank in respect of the loan at the year end was £164,646 (2024 - £254,453).

20

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

233,339

78,948

Later than one year and not later than five years

290,949

177,614

Later than five years

-

12,983

524,288

269,545

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £203,923 (2024 - £119,905).

21

Analysis of changes in net debt

At 1 April 2024
£

Cash flow
£

At 31 March 2025
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

1,081,720

859,430

1,941,150

Borrowings

Long term borrowings

(254,453)

89,807

(164,646)

 

827,267

949,237

1,776,504

 

Phantom Motor Company Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

22

Related party transactions

The director and an employee have a joint loan account with the company. At the start of the year an amount of £222,914 was owed to the company (2024 - £9,726). Total advances of £244,434 were made to and total receipts of £510,000 were received from the director and employee in the year. The maximum overdrawn amount was £385,071 (2024 - £222,914). The loan was in credit at the year end (2024 - £222,914 owed to the company). No interest has been charged on this loan and it is repayable on demand.

Phantom Property Portfolio Ltd, which shares a director and shareholder with Phantom Motor Company Limited, has a loan account with the company. The total value of the loan at the year end was £3,205,000 (2024 - £2,695,000). No interest has been charged on this loan and it is repayable on demand.

In February 2024 the director and an employee formed a company, Warranties UK Ltd. This company acquired all the obligations in respect of warranties sold by Phantom Motor Company Limited for £1,812,968 plus VAT, via a deed of assignment. Included in trade creditors at 31 March 2025 is a balance of £736,870 (2024 - £1,812,968).

There is also a loan due to Warranties UK Ltd at 31 March 2025 of £863,782 (2024 - £nil). No interest has been charged on this loan and it is repayable on demand.