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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762 (England and Wales)















G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD

STRATEGIC REPORT,

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

30TH NOVEMBER 2025






G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2 to 3

Report of the Directors 4 to 5

Report of the Independent Auditors 6 to 8

Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 9

Statement of Financial Position 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 20


G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025







DIRECTORS: Mr D L Belcher
Mr S A Belcher
Mrs D S Belcher
Mr S Bartlett
Mr M A Moseley





REGISTERED OFFICE: Handy Distribution
Murdock Road
Dorcan
SWINDON
Wiltshire
SN3 5HY





REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Morris Owen
Statutory Auditors
43-45 Devizes Road
SWINDON
Wiltshire
SN1 4BG

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


The directors have pleasure in presenting their strategic report for the year ended 30 November 2025.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
2025 was the warmest on record and the dryest since 2010 and as the company trades in a sector of the market which is seasonal and is dependent on the weather at key times such as spring and summer this made 2025 not a favourable year in terms of the market.

Despite this, turnover was only slightly down on 2024 and still considerably ahead of 2023. This was mainly driven by bringing new products to market and continuing to invest heavily in marketing and promotion.

The turnover for the year was £16,464,512, compared to £17,079,630 in 2024.

Pre tax profits of over £1m show a continued strong performance achieved by very well managed costs throughout the business.

Our brands Webb, The Handy and Q Garden continue to grow alongside our major distribution partnerships with Greenworks and Flymo.

We continue to aim to deliver the best distribution infrastructure in our industry coupled with a highly skilled and knowledgeable team of staff means we can continue to grow our business and strive to lead in our sector.

POSITION AT THE END OF THE YEAR
We continued with a strong profit performance during 2025 which has shown growth in the companies retained earnings and a strong balance sheet position.

Debtors at year end were at a similar level to the previous year however due to the slightly reduced turnover stock sat at year end circa £423k above 2024.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Uncertainties by world events beyond our control mean we have to continually adapt and change fast when needed. Careful cost planning and reviews are key to saying on top of overhead changes.

As always currency swings are always a risk that we continue to manage carefully and successfully.

The weather is often our biggest uncertainty we cannot control. We have been dealing with this challenge as a business for over 80 years and the experience in our team allows us to keep these risks to a minimum by managing stock and range offerings.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors have identified that the key performance indicators when looking at the business are the monitoring of turnover on a monthly basis compared to the seasonalised budget, margin levels (2025 24.5%, 2024 27.3%, 2023 19.2%), stock turn (2025 2.7, 2024 2.8, 2023 3.0), control of overheads compared to budget and cash flow.


G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
We have commissioned as further expansion of our warehouse facility with building work already under way. This will further improve our efficiency and reduce needs for outside storage at peak times.

Following a successful initial solar power project which is returning ahead of schedule we are reviewing a further expansion of the solar and power storage systems which will continue to minimise our impact of the environment.

We aim to give our customers the very best products and service; our own brands and major brand partners continue to make us a leading specialist one stop distribution partner in our industry.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr S A Belcher - Director


1st July 2026

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30th November 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of retailing and distribution of domestic and professional garden machinery.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 30th November 2025.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st December 2024 to the date of this report.

Mr D L Belcher
Mr S A Belcher
Mrs D S Belcher
Mr S Bartlett
Mr M A Moseley

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-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.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


AUDITORS
The auditors, Morris Owen, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:




Mr S A Belcher - Director


1st July 2026

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of G. J. Handy (Trading) Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 30th November 2025 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Statement of Financial Position 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 30th November 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 Auditors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 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 the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD


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 Report of the Directors.

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 four, 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 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.

Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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 through the audit planning process;
- 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 the
company's industry;
- we focused 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,
taxation legislation, general data protection regulations (GDPR), employment, and health and
safety legislation;
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through
making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
- identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team
remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD


We assessed this 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 where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud,
their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws
and regulations.

As a result of a small management and finance team we identified a risk of fraud through management bias and ability to override of controls, including lack of segregation of duties, which could lead to a misappropriation of cash and other assets. To address this we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
- carried out walk through testing of both sales and purchases to understand payment and
authorisation processes;
reviewing reasons behind sales credit notes raised;
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set
out in note two were indicative of potential bias; and
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
- tested manual stock adjustment journals.

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;
- enquiring with solicitors for any instances in the year;
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
- reviewing correspondence with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and any legal correspondence.

Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. 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 at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Mr Alan John Barlow (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Morris Owen
Statutory Auditors
43-45 Devizes Road
SWINDON
Wiltshire
SN1 4BG

16th July 2026

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND
RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

REVENUE 3 16,464,509 17,079,630

Cost of sales 12,433,117 12,410,194
GROSS PROFIT 4,031,392 4,669,436

Administrative expenses 2,925,696 3,172,121
1,105,696 1,497,315

Other operating income 4 - 16,042
OPERATING PROFIT 6 1,105,696 1,513,357

Interest receivable and similar income 1,055 26,121
1,106,751 1,539,478

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 46,396 12,747
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 1,060,355 1,526,731

Tax on profit 8 252,567 409,032
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 807,788 1,117,699

Retained earnings at beginning of year 2,666,295 5,672,231

Dividends 9 - (4,123,635 )

RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF
YEAR

3,474,083

2,666,295

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
30TH NOVEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 10 92,000 -
Property, plant and equipment 11 359,447 428,435
451,447 428,435

CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 12 4,649,598 4,226,534
Debtors 13 1,567,566 1,582,299
Cash at bank and in hand 23,386 493,682
6,240,550 6,302,515
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 2,868,742 3,708,193
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,371,808 2,594,322
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

3,823,255

3,022,757

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than
one year

15

(95,746

)

(95,528

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 19 (227,426 ) (234,934 )
NET ASSETS 3,500,083 2,692,295

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 17,000 17,000
Capital redemption reserve 21 9,000 9,000
Retained earnings 21 3,474,083 2,666,295
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 3,500,083 2,692,295

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 1st July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr S A Belcher - Director


G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

GJ Handy (Trading) Limited is private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales.

The registered office address is Murdock Road, Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5HY.

These financial statements are presented in British Pounds (GBP), which is the company's functional and presentational currency.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared 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 have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Significant judgements and estimates
The directors have calculated an annual stock provision for any items of stock which have a net realisable value lower than cost. The directors believe the most accurate way to calculate this provision is to review each stock line held at the year end and compare this to sales post year end.

The directors also have determined an appropriate provision for warranty costs by assessing the
average rates of returns.

The directors also have determined an appropriate provision for bad and doubtful debts by assessing the recoverability of all balances on a balance by balance basis.

The directors have determined whether leases entered into by the group as a lessee are operating leases or finance leases. These decisions depend on the assessment of whether the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred from the lessor to the lessee on a lease by lease basis.

The directors have determined the period of useful economic life and any residual value of all tangible fixed assets in order to write off the value of each asset over that period.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of vat, discounts, and rebates. Turnover is recognised when goods are despatched or made available for collection.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Property improvements - 10% on cost
Plant and machinery - 20% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on cost
Motor vehicles - 40% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 20% on cost

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Stocks and work in progress
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after make due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. The cost of inventories is measured using the first-in first-out basis.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

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

Foreign currencies
Transactions in all other foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date.

The company enters into a forward agreements to minimise against the risk of fluctuations in the US dollar.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

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

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company. The annual contributions payable are charged to the profit and loss account.

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
Financial instruments are classified by the directors as basic or advanced following the conditions in FRS 102 Section 11. Basic financial instruments are recognised at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The only advanced instruments recognised by the company are derivatives (being forward foreign exchange contracts). Derivative financial instruments are initially recorded at cost and thereafter at fair value with changes recognised in arriving at profit before tax. Derivative assets are included in other debtors and derivative liabilities are included in other creditors.

Warranty provision
The group makes provision for expected future costs to meet their obligations to customers of own branded goods which have been sold under warranty. The provision is calculated with reference to average historical costs and sales volumes over the preceding three years, and with consideration of whether these historical warranty returns are likely to continue as a trend in to the future. The costs include the replacement of product, repairs and associated relevant expenditure.

3. REVENUE

The revenue and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

4. OTHER OPERATING INCOME
2025 2024
£    £   
Other income - 16,042

5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,425,723 1,542,342
Social security costs 162,974 170,343
Other pension costs 169,436 155,258
1,758,133 1,867,943

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Management staff 5 5
Administration staff 24 24
Sales, distribution & workshop staff 17 16
46 45

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 209,895 426,231
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 74,926 95,608

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 3 3

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Emoluments etc 113,448 290,025
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 26,418 54,725

6. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 12,655 8,963
Depreciation - owned assets 75,537 69,839
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 96,672 139,440
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (9,563 ) (33,717 )
Auditors' remuneration 21,570 20,540
Foreign exchange differences 156,048 (389,381 )

Auditors' remuneration for non audit work includes the fees of £7,375 (2024: £7,020) payable to the company's auditors for the audit of its fellow subsidiary company, G.J. Handy (Properties) Limited, and for the G.J. Handy (Holdings) Limited Group as a whole.

7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank interest 31,075 -
Hire purchase 15,321 12,747
46,396 12,747

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 277,426 340,784
Over/under provision in
previous year 750 -
Total current tax 278,176 340,784

Deferred tax (25,609 ) 68,248
Tax on profit 252,567 409,032

UK corporation tax was charged at 25%) in 2024.

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


8. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 1,060,355 1,526,731
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK
of 25% (2024 - 25%)

265,089

381,683

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 26,453 4,779
Income not taxable for tax purposes (2,654 ) -
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (11,461 ) -
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances - 22,570
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods 750 -
Short term timing differences (25,610 ) -


Total tax charge 252,567 409,032

The deferred tax movement of £25,610 (2024: £368248) relates to the origination and reversal of temporary timing differences.

9. DIVIDENDS
2025 2024
£    £   
Interim - 4,123,635

10. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Website
costs
£   
COST
Additions 92,000
At 30th November 2025 92,000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2025 92,000

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Fixtures
Property Plant and and
improvements machinery fittings
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st December 2024 101,260 187,793 171,280
Additions 8,900 - 55,460
Disposals - (11,904 ) -
At 30th November 2025 110,160 175,889 226,740
DEPRECIATION
At 1st December 2024 16,684 181,993 61,908
Charge for year 11,016 5,800 43,541
Eliminated on disposal - (11,904 ) -
At 30th November 2025 27,700 175,889 105,449
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2025 82,460 - 121,291
At 30th November 2024 84,576 5,800 109,372

Motor Computer
vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1st December 2024 488,867 75,175 1,024,375
Additions 49,000 7,845 121,205
Disposals (104,060 ) (4,475 ) (120,439 )
At 30th November 2025 433,807 78,545 1,025,141
DEPRECIATION
At 1st December 2024 270,430 64,925 595,940
Charge for year 105,204 6,648 172,209
Eliminated on disposal (86,076 ) (4,475 ) (102,455 )
At 30th November 2025 289,558 67,098 665,694
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2025 144,249 11,447 359,447
At 30th November 2024 218,437 10,250 428,435



G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - continued

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Motor
vehicles
£   
COST
At 1st December 2024 416,505
Additions 49,000
Disposals (41,000 )
At 30th November 2025 424,505
DEPRECIATION
At 1st December 2024 219,906
Charge for year 96,672
Eliminated on disposal (33,915 )
At 30th November 2025 282,663
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th November 2025 141,842
At 30th November 2024 196,599

12. INVENTORIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Spares stock 596,793 513,569
Machinery stock 4,052,805 3,712,965
4,649,598 4,226,534

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 814,225 1,066,755
Amounts owed by group undertakings 161,704 -
Other debtors 248,727 187,198
Directors' current accounts 10,000 32
Corporation tax recoverable - 25,366
Prepayments and accrued income 332,910 302,948
1,567,566 1,582,299

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 16)
450,348

-
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) 77,802 137,420
Trade creditors 1,420,166 1,995,580
Amounts owed to group undertakings 162,310 169,104
Corporation tax 86,608 340,784
Social security and other taxes 37,474 32,267
VAT 71,073 132,123
Other creditors 164,874 174,610
Directors' current accounts 20 2,042
Accruals and deferred income 398,067 724,263
2,868,742 3,708,193

Included in other creditors is an amount of £10,752 (2024: £6,323) in relation to pension contributions owing.

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) 95,746 95,528

The terms of the hire purchase agreements for the above balance have repayments in equal instalments ending between July 2026 and February 2028, at interest rates that vary between 3.44% and 4.11%.

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts 450,348 -

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:

Hire purchase
contracts
2025 2024
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 77,802 137,420
Between one and five years 95,746 95,528
173,548 232,948

The company rents its premises from its fellow group company, G.J. Handy (Properties) Limited; there is no formal agreement in place.

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


18. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Bank overdraft 450,348 -
Hire purchase contracts 173,548 232,948
623,896 232,948

Obligations under hire purchase are secured on the assets concerned.

The company has a bank overdraft facility. The use of the facility is secured by the following:

A debenture dated 16th June 2009 over all assets of the company.
A unlimited inter-company guarantee dated 19th November 2015 for G.J. Handy (Properties) Limited and G.J. Handy (Holdings) Limited.

19. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 106,041 131,650
Warranty provision 121,385 103,284
227,426 234,934

Deferred Other
tax provisions
£    £   
Balance at 1st December 2024 131,650 22,135
Credit to Statement of Comprehensive Income during year (25,609 ) -
Balance at 30th November 2025 106,041 22,135

20. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
17,000 Ordinary £1 17,000 17,000

Ordinary shares have full voting rights.

21. RESERVES
Capital
Retained redemption
earnings reserve Totals
£    £    £   

At 1st December 2024 2,666,295 9,000 2,675,295
Profit for the year 807,788 807,788
At 30th November 2025 3,474,083 9,000 3,483,083

G. J. HANDY (TRADING) LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00551762)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH NOVEMBER 2025


22. DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES

The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 30th November 2025 and 30th November 2024:

2025 2024
£    £   
Mr S A Belcher
Balance outstanding at start of year 32 -
Amounts advanced - 32
Amounts repaid (32 ) -
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year - 32

Mrs D S Belcher
Balance outstanding at start of year - -
Amounts advanced 10,000 -
Amounts repaid - -
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 10,000 -

This loan was provided interest free and was repaid in March 2026.

23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

As the company is no longer a 100% subsidiary, full disclosure is required of related party transactions and balances with group companies at the year end

G. J. Handy (Properties) Ltd
During the year, rent of £359,500 was charged by G. J. Handy (Properties) Ltd.

£366,110 was transferred to G. J. Handy (Properties) Ltd to cover costs such as bank charges, corporation tax and property extension costs.

G. J. Handy (Holdings) Ltd
£1,270 was transferred to G. J. Handy (Holdings) Ltd to cover costs such as bank charges and legal fees.

An adjustment was made through the intercompany to transfer Stephen Bartlett's £90,000 bonus to the Holding company being the consideration for his purchase of 1,700 shares in G. J. Holding (Trading) Ltd.

At the year end, £162,310 is payable to G. J. Handy (Properties) Ltd and £162,778 is receivable from G.J. Handy (Holding) Ltd.

During the year, the key management personnel are considered to be the directors' only.

24. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company's immediate and ultimate parent company is G.J. Handy (Holdings) Limited, a private company, limited by shares and registered in England and Wales. The registered office of this company is Murdock Road, Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 5HY,

The ultimate controlling party is considered to be Mr S A Belcher, being the majority shareholder of G.J. Handy (Holdings) Limited