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Business Computer Projects Limited
Strategic Report, Directors' Report and
Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 30 September 2025
Bennett Verby Limited
7 St Petersgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1EB
Contents
Page
Strategic Report 1
Directors' Report 2—3
Independent Auditor's Report 4—7
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 8
Balance Sheet 9
Cash Flow Statement 10
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12—17
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Strategic Report
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Review of the Business
During 2024/25, the company continued to make good progress in delivering its long-term strategy, building on the strong growth achieved in the prior year. Our focus remains on specialist software solutions for Supply Chain Management and B2B e-commerce, particularly within the food, drink and related sectors, where we continue to support customers in developing more connected and effective omnichannel operations.
A key area of progress during the year has been the continued development of Accord Connect, which is now playing an increasingly important role in enabling open system architecture and extending our digital and e-commerce capabilities. 
We continued to invest in our cloud-based services, further strengthening the flexibility of our product suite and allowing customers to operate on-premise, in the cloud, or through hybrid infrastructure depending on their operational needs.
The year also saw further practical progress in the development and application of new technologies across the business. We continued our investment in research and development, enhancing Accord functionality, advancing Warehouse Orchestration capabilities, and beginning to integrate AI-assisted and Agentic technologies across our products, support services and development processes. These developments support our aim of improving efficiency, responsiveness and long-term value for customers.
Following the significant growth delivered in 2023/24, the business achieved a further increase in turnover of 4% to £8.5m, compared with £8.2m in the prior year. Pre-tax profits reduced by 6% to £4.5m, reflecting some expected catch-up in costs as the business continued to invest for the future. Profitability nevertheless remains strong and is still 58% above the three-year trend.
The company continued to generate positive cash flows during the year, further strengthening the balance sheet. We retain zero gearing and maintain strong current and liquidity ratios, giving the business a secure financial platform from which to continue investing in products, people and customer service.
With disciplined management controls, a clear sector focus and the continued support of our loyal staff, the directors remain confident that the company is well positioned to trade securely and continue developing successfully, despite the wider economic uncertainty.
Principal Risks and Uncertainties
The directors have considered the principal risks and uncertainties facing the company. As a UK-based software and services business primarily serving the food and beverage sector, the company is exposed to general economic conditions and fluctuations in customer demand within that industry. Key risks include maintaining the performance, reliability and security of our IT systems, retaining skilled technical staff in a competitive market, and responding effectively to rapid technological change. The directors also recognise both the opportunities and challenges presented by recent developments in artificial intelligence, which have the potential to transform our markets and our service offerings. The company actively monitors these developments and invests heavily in R&D to ensure it remains competitive and compliant with emerging standards and regulations. Regular reviews of financial performance, operational controls, and customer relationships are undertaken to identify and mitigate risks as they arise.
On behalf of the board
Mr Peter Shield
Director
23 June 2026
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Directors' Report
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Principal Activity
The company's principal activity continues to be that of the design and installation of computer software and hardware.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Mr Richard Marshall
Miss Zoe Halstead
Mr Peter Shield
Matters covered in the Strategic Report
Disclosures required under s416(4) of the Companies Act 2006 are commented upon in the Strategic Report as the directors consider them to be of strategic importance to the business.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' 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, comprising FRS102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', 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 the financial statements the directors are required to:
  • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
  • make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
  • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS102, have been followed subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
  • 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.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Statement of Disclosure of Information to Auditors
In the case of each director in office at the date the Directors' Report is approved:
  • so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware; and
  • they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
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Independent Auditors
The auditors, Bennett Verby Limited, have indicated their willingness to continue in office and a resolution concerning their re-appointment will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
On behalf of the board
Mr Peter Shield
Director
23 June 2026
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Independent Auditor's Report
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Business Computer Projects Limited for the year ended 30 September 2025 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and the related notes, 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".
In our opinion the financial statements:
  • give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 September 2025 and of its profit/(loss) 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's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions Relating to Going Concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on Other Matters Prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of 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.
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Matters on Which We Are Required to Report by Exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
  • adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
  • the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records or returns; or
  • certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
  • we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 2—3, 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.
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Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:  
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including
fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence,
capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other
management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of this type of business;
- we focussed on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the
financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data
protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to
instances of non-compliance throughout the audit;
We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining
an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
- making enquiries of management as to whether they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge
of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify and unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of
potential bias;
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures
which included but were not limited to:
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
- reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and
regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance.
Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to
enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may
involve deliberate concealment or collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website 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 that 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.
Bernard Verby (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Bennett Verby Limited , Statutory Auditor
23 June 2026
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Bennett Verby Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
7 St Petersgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1EB
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Statement of Income and Retained Earnings
2025 2024
Notes £ £
TURNOVER 3 8,529,590 8,185,048
Cost of sales (3,691,973 ) (3,165,037 )
GROSS PROFIT 4,837,617 5,020,011
Administrative expenses (1,153,214 ) (997,218 )
OPERATING PROFIT 4 3,684,403 4,022,793
Other interest receivable and similar income 9 908,688 795,080
Interest payable and similar charges 10 (88,245 ) (17,719 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 4,504,846 4,800,154
Tax on Profit 11 (1,130,003 ) (1,194,857 )
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION BEING PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 3,374,843 3,605,297
RETAINED EARNINGS
As at 1 October 2024 17,517,646 13,912,349
As at 30 September 2025 20,892,489 17,517,646
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
Registered number: 01813992
2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets 12 175,766 193,956
175,766 193,956
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 13 954,898 2,268,682
Cash at bank and in hand 23,641,275 19,761,845
24,596,173 22,030,527
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 14 (3,779,722 ) (4,607,109 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 20,816,451 17,423,418
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 20,992,217 17,617,374
NET ASSETS 20,992,217 17,617,374
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 3,894 3,894
Share premium account 92,093 92,093
Capital redemption reserve 3,741 3,741
Profit and Loss Account 20,892,489 17,517,646
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 20,992,217 17,617,374
On behalf of the board
Mr Peter Shield
Director
23 June 2026
The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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Cash Flow Statement
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash generated from operations 1 4,845,029 3,368,809
Interest paid (88,245 ) (17,719 )
Tax paid (1,292,042 ) (564,536 )
Net cash generated from operating activities 3,464,742 2,786,554
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 908,688 795,080
Cash flows from financing activities
Amount introduced by directors - 494,000
Amount withdrawn by directors (494,000) -
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities (494,000 ) 494,000
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,879,430 4,075,634
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2 19,761,845 15,686,211
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 23,641,275 19,761,845
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
1. Reconciliation of profit for the financial year to cash generated from operations
2025 2024
£ £
Profit for the financial year 3,374,843 3,605,297
Adjustments for:
Tax on profit 1,130,003 1,194,857
Interest expense 88,245 17,719
Interest income (908,688 ) (795,080 )
Depreciation of tangible assets 18,190 18,189
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 1,313,784 (1,289,408 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (171,348 ) 617,235
Net cash generated from operations 4,845,029 3,368,809
2. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, as stated in the Statement of Cash Flows, relates to the following items in the Balance Sheet:
2025 2024
£ £
Cash at bank and in hand 23,641,275 19,761,845
3. Analysis of changes in net funds
As at 1 October 2024 Cash flows As at 30 September 2025
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 19,761,845 3,879,430 23,641,275
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Business Computer Projects Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 01813992 . The registered office is Bcp House, 151 Charles Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3JY.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'' and the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
2.2. Going Concern Disclosure
The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
2.3. Significant judgements and estimations
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and
assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The
estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are
recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of
the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
2.4. Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances.
Sale of goods
Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has transferred to the buyer. This is usually at the point that the customer has signed for the delivery of the goods.
Rendering of services
Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably.
2.5. Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold Straight line over fifty years
Motor Vehicles 25% straight line
Fixtures & Fittings 20% - 33.3% straight line
2.6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
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2.7. Foreign Currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating profit.
2.8. Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the statement of comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.
Deferred tax is recognised on timing differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable timing differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible timing differences can be utilised. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflect the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
Current or deferred tax for the year is recognised in profit or loss, except when they related to items that are recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
2.9. Employee Benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock of fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
2.10. Pensions
The company operates a defined pension contribution scheme. Contributions are charged to the profit and loss account as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
2.11. Research and development expenditure
Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated, otherwise it is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Where the research and development phase cannot be distinguished all such expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred.
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3. Turnover
Analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Rendering of services 8,529,590 8,185,048
Analysis of turnover by geographical market is as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
United Kingdom 4,302,099 2,873,962
Europe 4,122,038 5,182,034
Rest of the world 105,453 129,052
8,529,590 8,185,048
4. Operating Profit
The operating profit is stated after charging:
2025 2024
£ £
Bad debts 89,631 (369)
Exchange differences (36,592 ) (2,994 )
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 18,190 18,189
5. Auditor's Remuneration
Remuneration received by the company's auditors and their associates during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Audit Services
Audit of the company's financial statements 8,500 8,500
6. Staff Costs
Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 2,842,410 2,643,931
Social security costs 327,312 285,047
Other pension costs 120,987 111,427
3,290,709 3,040,405
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7. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees, including directors, during the year was as follows:
2025 2024
Central services 6 6
Business unit 51 52
57 58
8. Directors' remuneration
2025 2024
£ £
Emoluments 244,545 227,386
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes 6,105 6,587
250,650 233,973
Information regarding the highest paid director was as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Emoluments 142,181 130,218
Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes 3,972 3,695
146,153 133,913
9. Interest Receivable and Similar Income
2025 2024
£ £
Bank interest receivable 908,688 795,080
10. Interest Payable and Similar Charges
2025 2024
£ £
Late payment tax charges 88,245 17,719
11. Tax on Profit
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
Tax Rate 2025 2024
2025 2024 £ £
Current tax
UK Corporation Tax 25.0% 25.0% 1,130,003 1,204,940
Prior period adjustment - (10,083 )
1,130,003 1,194,857
Total tax charge for the period 1,130,003 1,194,857
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The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit and the standard rate of corporation tax as follows:
2025 2024
£ £
Profit before tax 4,504,846 4,800,154
Tax on profit at 25% (UK standard rate) 1,126,212 1,200,038
Goodwill/depreciation not allowed for tax 4,547 4,547
Capital allowances (181 ) (220 )
Short term timing differences (575 ) 575
Prior period adjustment - (10,083 )
Total tax charge for the period 1,130,003 1,194,857
12. Tangible Assets
Land & Property
Freehold Motor Vehicles Fixtures & Fittings Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
As at 1 October 2024 341,604 72,205 376,117 789,926
As at 30 September 2025 341,604 72,205 376,117 789,926
Depreciation
As at 1 October 2024 179,339 40,514 376,117 595,970
Provided during the period 7,005 11,185 - 18,190
As at 30 September 2025 186,344 51,699 376,117 614,160
Net Book Value
As at 30 September 2025 155,260 20,506 - 175,766
As at 1 October 2024 162,265 31,691 - 193,956
13. Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Due within one year
Trade debtors 775,209 1,098,946
Amounts recoverable on contracts 120,518 13,836
Other debtors 59,171 1,155,900
954,898 2,268,682
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14. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 22,676 71,756
Other creditors 6,496 502,822
Corporation tax 1,060,257 1,222,296
Taxation and social security 204,917 198,314
Accruals and deferred income 2,485,376 2,611,921
3,779,722 4,607,109
15. Share Capital
2025 2024
Allotted, called up and fully paid £ £
3,894 Ordinary Shares of £ 1.00 each 3,894 3,894
The company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income.
16. Pension Commitments
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
During the year the charge to the profit and loss account in respect of defined contribution schemes was £120,987 (2024: £111,427).
At the balance sheet date contributions of £NIL were due to the fund and are included in creditors.
17. Related Party Disclosures
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with UCC Systems Management Limited, a company of which Peter Shield is a director:
- management fees of £64,652 (2024 £64,567) were charged during the year;
- the outstanding amount as at 30 September 2025 was £31,733 (2024 £31,733) and is included within trade creditors and accruals.
These fees are not included within details of directors remuneration.
Creditors falling due within one year include a loan of NIL (2024 £494,000) from P Shield, director. This loan is interest free and repayable on demand. 
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