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Registration number: 06990167

Solarframe Direct Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 9

Profit and Loss Account

10

Statement of Comprehensive Income

11

Balance Sheet

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Statement of Cash Flows

14

Notes to the Financial Statements

15 to 30

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Steven Taylor

Mr Darren Lee Coates

Registered office

Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Thurnscoe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF

Auditors

Marriott Gibbs Rees Wallis Limited
Statutory Auditor
Unit 4 Broadfield Court
SHEFFIELD
South Yorkshire
S8 0XF

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

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

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is is that of the sales and installation of UPVC doors, windows, garden studios and conservatories

Fair review of the business


During the year, a fundamental restructuring of the senior management accompanied by a back-to-basics approach to the daily management of the business, saw a significant reduction in wages, salaries and other related overhead. This was accompanied by a fractional increase in sales (5%) resulting in gross margin increase of 3% points for the year.

During the year, there continued to be rises in raw materials, staff costs, taxation, energy and fuel costs, and this resulted in the need to keep the business as fit and agile as practicable to cope with the constant movement and upward pressure in labour and material costs. Constant reviewing of the marketing budgets resulting in savings where brand-building costs are concerned.

The directors were satisfied with the improvements in net margin for the year, but they also realise that they are going to continue to be under the same pressures in the forthcoming year and have therefore opted for consolidation of sales in year 2025/2026 rather than to attempt growth by looking to increase sales and installation footprint.

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

Financial KPIs

Unit

2025

2024

Turnover

£

14,562,431

13,870,754

Gross Profit

£

5,318,876

4,751,206

Gross Profit

%

37

34

Profit before tax

£

673,369

237,626

Principal risks and uncertainties

The board has overall responsibility for the company’s risk management objectives and policies. The management team implements these as shown in the directors report.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 27 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

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

Directors of the company

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

Mr Steven Taylor

Mr Darren Lee Coates

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The objective of the company is to deliver an excellent product at a competitive price, thus gaining a larger market share. This requires finance from external sources such as suppliers and the companies bankers The directors consider these positions on a daily basis and make decisions based on this.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

The current financial performance of the company generates the necessary profit and cash to meet its liabilities. This position is reviewed by the directors on a monthly basis. Also considered is the cashflow position of the company as to meet its obligations on a monthly basis.

Dividends

The total distribution of dividends in the accounts for the year ended 31st August 2025 is shown in note 21.

Future developments

The directors remain committed to the continued development of the company’s operations. Planned future developments include strengthening the company’s market presence, improving operational efficiencies, and exploring new business opportunities. The directors will continue to assess market conditions and adapt strategies accordingly to support long-term growth.

Disclosure of information to the auditors

The directors confirm that there is no relevant audit information needed by the company's auditor in connection with preparing their report of which the company's auditor is unaware.

Reappointment of auditors

In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution for the re-appointment of Marriott Gibbs Rees Wallis Limited as auditors of the company is to be proposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 27 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct 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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Solarframe Direct Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 August 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 August 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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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 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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council's website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

Through meetings with management, and the employees of Solarframe Limited held at their offices we have obtained an understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

• Enquiry of management, those charged with governance, and their chosen experts, around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

• Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements of the operations of the entity through enquiry and inspection;

• Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.

The inherent limitations of an audit mean 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 of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Solarframe Direct Limited

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.

......................................
Alan Pickstone FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Marriott Gibbs Rees Wallis Limited, Statutory Auditor

Unit 4 Broadfield Court
SHEFFIELD
South Yorkshire
S8 0XF

27 May 2026

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Turnover

3

14,562,431

13,870,754

Cost of sales

 

(9,243,555)

(9,119,548)

Gross profit

 

5,318,876

4,751,206

Administrative expenses

 

(4,580,230)

(4,983,476)

Other operating income

4

-

530,000

Operating profit

6

738,646

297,730

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(65,277)

(60,104)

Profit before tax

 

673,369

237,626

Tax on profit

11

(152,788)

(59,103)

Profit for the financial year

 

520,581

178,523

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

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

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

2025
£

2024
£

Profit for the year

520,581

178,523

Total comprehensive income for the year

520,581

178,523

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

(Registration number: 06990167)
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

1,134,777

827,562

Current assets

 

Debtors

13

1,284,095

2,145,596

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,466,859

507,064

 

2,750,954

2,652,660

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

15

(2,864,516)

(2,842,268)

Net current liabilities

 

(113,562)

(189,608)

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,021,215

637,954

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(641,040)

(499,515)

Provisions for liabilities

16

(193,682)

(103,416)

Net assets

 

186,493

35,023

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,000

1,000

Retained earnings

185,493

34,023

Shareholders' funds

 

186,493

35,023

Approved and authorised by the Board on 27 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr Steven Taylor
Director

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2024

1,000

34,023

35,023

Profit for the year

-

520,581

520,581

Dividends

-

(369,111)

(369,111)

New share capital subscribed

100

-

100

Other share capital movements

(100)

-

(100)

At 31 August 2025

1,000

185,493

186,493

Share capital
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2023

1,000

435,070

436,070

Profit for the year

-

178,523

178,523

Dividends

-

(579,570)

(579,570)

At 31 August 2024

1,000

34,023

35,023

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

520,581

178,523

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

6

420,658

389,445

Profit on disposal of tangible assets

5

(161,826)

(128,668)

Finance costs

7

65,277

60,104

Income tax expense

11

152,788

59,103

 

997,478

558,507

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease/(increase) in trade debtors

13

861,501

(313,237)

(Decrease)/increase in trade creditors

15

(25,937)

208,199

Cash generated from operations

 

1,833,042

453,469

Income taxes paid

11

(71,330)

(17,076)

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

1,761,712

436,393

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(804,971)

(478,350)

Proceeds from sale of tangible assets

 

238,924

236,589

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(566,047)

(241,761)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

7

(65,277)

(60,104)

Bank loan repayments

 

(224,583)

(68,886)

Proceeds from hire purchase draw downs

 

654,208

402,246

Repayments to hire purchase creditors

 

(231,107)

(199,542)

Dividends paid

21

(369,111)

(579,570)

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(235,870)

(505,856)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

959,795

(311,224)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 September

 

507,064

818,288

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 August

 

1,466,859

507,064

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

1

General information

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

The address of its registered office is:
Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Thurnscoe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF
England

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 27 May 2026.

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.

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling (£), which is the functional and presentational currency of the company.

Going concern

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

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 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 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 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

25% Straight line

Motor vehicles

25% Straight line

Office equipment

33% Straight line

Fixtures and fittings

25% Straight line

Leasehold improvements

5 - 10% Straight line

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.

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

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.

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.

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

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 revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2025
 £

2024
 £

Sale of goods

14,502,503

13,812,385

Other revenue

59,928

58,369

14,562,431

13,870,754

4

Other operating income

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Management charges receivable

-

530,000

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

161,826

128,668

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
 £

2024
 £

Depreciation expense

420,658

389,445

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(161,826)

(128,668)

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
 £

2024
 £

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

26,993

35,356

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

38,284

24,748

65,277

60,104

8

Staff costs

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

2025
 £

2024
 £

Wages and salaries

1,197,638

1,433,338

Social security costs

128,661

146,090

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

21,539

23,420

Other employee expense

3,913

1,708

1,351,751

1,604,556

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

9

9

Sales

13

14

Other departments

12

16

34

39

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2025
 £

2024
 £

Remuneration

119,433

191,381

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

4,043

1,320

123,476

192,701

In respect of the highest paid director:

2025
 £

2024
 £

Remuneration

89,433

191,381

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

4,043

1,320

10

Auditors' remuneration

2025
 £

2024
 £

Audit of the financial statements

10,000

6,000


 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

11

Taxation

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

2025
£

2024
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

62,522

71,330

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

-

17,076

62,522

88,406

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

90,266

(29,303)

Tax expense in the income statement

152,788

59,103

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 25% (2024 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2025
£

2024
£

Profit before tax

673,369

237,626

Corporation tax at standard rate

168,342

59,407

Increase in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods

-

17,076

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

(74,262)

44,415

Tax increase/(decrease) from other short-term timing differences

90,266

(29,304)

Tax decrease arising from group relief

(31,558)

(32,491)

Total tax charge

152,788

59,103

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2025

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

193,682

-

193,682

2024

Asset
£

Liability
£

Accelerated capital allowances

-

103,416

-

103,416

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

12

Tangible assets

Land and buildings
£

Furniture, fittings and equipment
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 September 2024

732,078

52,081

1,150,891

1,935,050

Additions

5,140

86,465

713,366

804,971

Disposals

-

-

(542,587)

(542,587)

At 31 August 2025

737,218

138,546

1,321,670

2,197,434

Depreciation

At 1 September 2024

445,436

36,909

625,143

1,107,488

Charge for the year

125,166

17,315

278,177

420,658

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

(465,489)

(465,489)

At 31 August 2025

570,602

54,224

437,831

1,062,657

Carrying amount

At 31 August 2025

166,616

84,322

883,839

1,134,777

At 31 August 2024

286,642

15,172

525,748

827,562

Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £166,616 (2024 - £286,642) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
 

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
£

Motor vehicles

878,350

513,361

Plant and machinery

49,829

-

928,179

513,361

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

13

Debtors

Current

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

358,896

698,586

Amounts owed by related parties

23

367,277

1,172,288

Other debtors

 

2,255

6,630

Prepayments

 

555,667

268,092

   

1,284,095

2,145,596

14

Cash and cash equivalents

2025
 £

2024
 £

Cash on hand

8,643

987

Cash at bank

858,216

506,077

Short-term deposits

600,000

-

1,466,859

507,064

15

Creditors

Note

2025
 £

2024
 £

Due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

258,827

201,834

trade creditors

 

775,844

759,641

Social security and other taxes

 

233,949

412,390

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

100

222

Other payables

 

19,335

22,652

Accruals and deferred income

 

1,513,939

1,374,199

Income tax liability

11

62,522

71,330

 

2,864,516

2,842,268

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

19

641,040

499,515

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

16

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 September 2024

103,416

103,416

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

90,266

90,266

At 31 August 2025

193,682

193,682

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 £21,539 (2024 - £23,420).

Contributions totalling £100 (2024 - £222) 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 of £0.01 each

90,000

900

100,000

1,000

Ordinary B of £0.01 each

1

-

1

-

Ordinary C of £0.01 (2024 - £0) each

10,000

100

-

-

100,001

1,000

100,001

1,000

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

19

Loans and borrowings

2025
 £

2024
 £

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

-

152,500

HP and finance lease liabilities

641,040

347,015

641,040

499,515

2025
 £

2024
 £

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

-

72,083

HP and finance lease liabilities

258,827

129,751

258,827

201,834

Bank borrowings

Handelsbanken is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 3.5% over the base rate%, and the final instalment is due on 2 September 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £Nil (2024 - £172,500).

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

Funding Circle is denominated in GBP with a nominal interest rate of 8.9%%, and the final instalment is due on 18 June 2025. The carrying amount at year end is £Nil (2024 - £52,083).

20

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2025
£

2024
£

Not later than one year

99,375

95,000

Later than one year and not later than five years

397,500

397,500

Later than five years

100,625

200,000

597,500

692,500

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

21

Dividends

Interim dividends paid

2025
£

2024
£

Interim dividend of £0.58 (2024 - £579.50) per each Ordinary

52,500

121,570

Interim dividend of £200,000.00 (2024 - £458,000.00) per each Ordinary B

200,000

458,000

Interim dividend of £11.66 (2024 - £Nil) per each Ordinary C

116,611

-

369,111

579,570

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

22

Analysis of changes in net debt

At 1 September 2024
£

Cash flows
£

At 31 August 2025
£

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash

507,064

959,795

1,466,859

Borrowings

Long term borrowings

(499,515)

(296,525)

(796,040)

Short term borrowings

(201,834)

(66,993)

(268,827)

Intra-group borrowings

1,172,288

(640,011)

532,277

470,939

(1,003,529)

(532,590)

 

978,003

(43,734)

934,269

23

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with parent

Solarframe Holdings Limited
 
During the year there were recharges of expenses which are managed centrally by the holding company.

 

Summary of transactions with entities with joint control or significant interest

Solarframe Limited, SOL Conservatory Roofs Limited, Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited and QVS Limited - Group Companies

Steven Taylor Investments Limited - Company with common control

 
Included within debtors is NIL (2024 - £2,524) due from Solarframe Holdings Ltd, £39,147 (2024 - £39,147) due from Solarsaves Direct Limited, £3,485 (2024 - £15,187) due from Solarframe Limited, NIL (2024 - 1,453) due from QVS Limited and £750 due from Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited (2024 - NIL)

Included within creditors is £241,006 (2024 - £344,212) due to Solarframe Limited, NIL (2024 - £77,191) due to Yorkshire Garden Studios Limited and £312,855 (2024 - 98,443) due to Solarframe Holdings Limited

 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Income and receivables from related parties

2025

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Sale of goods

51,892

2024

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Sale of goods

-

212,655

Receipt of services

230,000

300,000

230,000

512,655

Expenditure with and payables to related parties

2025

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Purchase of goods

4,561,089

2024

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Purchase of goods

4,402,705

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

Loans to related parties

2025

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

792,288

380,000

1,172,288

Advanced

-

25,935

25,935

Repaid

(585,946)

(80,000)

(665,946)

At end of period

206,342

325,935

532,277

2024

Parent
£

Entities with joint control or significant influence
£

Total
£

At start of period

250,000

520,366

770,366

Advanced

542,288

300,000

842,288

Repaid

-

(440,366)

(440,366)

At end of period

792,288

380,000

1,172,288

Terms of loans to related parties

The loans are provided on an interest-free basis, unsecured and repayable on demand.
 

 

Solarframe Direct Limited

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

24

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Solarframe Holdings Limited, incorporated in England.

 

The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Solarframe Holdings Limited, incorporated in England.

The address of Solarframe Holdings Limited is:
Unit 3 Davey Road
Fields End Business Park
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S63 0JF