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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320 (England and Wales)










STRATEGIC REPORT,

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2026

FOR

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31 January 2026




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Statement of Comprehensive Income 9

Balance Sheet 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
for the year ended 31 January 2026







DIRECTORS: Mr G I Grand
Mr R J Shortis
Mr S P Allman
Mr M S James



SECRETARY: Mr S P Allman



REGISTERED OFFICE: Salhouse Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 9AH



REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320 (England and Wales)



AUDITORS: Sexty & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditor
124 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1RS



SOLICITORS: Howes Percival
Flint Buildings
1 Bedding Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1RG

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

STRATEGIC REPORT
for the year ended 31 January 2026

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 January 2026.

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Wilco Motor Spares Limited, together with its subsidiary companies Motosave Limited (trading as Wilco Motosave), Lourimar Limited and Eastern Auto Spares (Ipswich Holdings) Limited had a combined turnover of over £24.3m, pre-tax losses of £375k and net assets of over £6.9m.

The principal activity of the company during the year was the retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories, along with garage services.

A comprehensive business review is available in the consolidated group financial statements of K J Shortis Limited.

The Group has had a strong increase in turnover over the past year partly due to new branches opening and a modest increase in sales in real terms. We continue working hard to improve the margin. During the year the Group was hit with massive increases in the living wage and employers national insurance forced upon us by the Labour Government, which affected the bottom line with additional wage cost of £1.4m.

With the average vehicle age being 9.7 years in the UK, although in East Anglia it is almost 12 years this is good for us, that means drivers are keeping their car for longer and getting them serviced or repaired at independent garages, who are our customers, rather than main dealers.

The Group has actively been looking to improve margin where possible as well as trying to improve processes with technology. More electric vans have been added to the fleet and where possible branches have been fitted with solar panels to power them.

The current financial year has had uncertainty due to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This is affecting one of our main product groups that we sell, oil. Thanks to our good relationships established over many years with suppliers and strong financial position, we were able to bulk buy stock in advance to maintain supply. Also the cost of fuel for our own vehicles has massively increased, which comes straight off the bottom line, as we are unable to put a fuel surcharge on our deliveries.

Further changes of Labour Government and Prime Minister could upset the UK market.


WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

STRATEGIC REPORT
for the year ended 31 January 2026

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Business risks:
The UK Aftermarket, which has been in a state of flux for the past few years, with mergers and formations of new buying groups seems to have settled down. However independent businesses have been more active with expansion, partly due to lower interest rates. There will be opportunities and when the right opportunities arise, the group can take advantage of these opportunities, due to its strong financial position. The company can afford and hold stocks when suitable deals become available via our good supplier and customer relationships.

Competition:
The UK Aftermarket is a highly competitive marketplace, we have always prided ourselves on being family owned and family run, as well as being totally independent and not members to any buying groups. This allows us to differentiate ourselves from the competition, which we know our customers value. The Company manages this by continually assessing, reviewing and developing suitable systems and practises to ensure quality of service to maintain good customer relationships and competitive pricing.

Regulatory compliance risk:
The Company is subject to various laws and regulations set by local authorities and the Health and Safety Executive. The directors ensure that they are up to date and comply with all relevant areas of legislation to mitigate the risk of fines or other disciplinary actions.s.

Financial risk management:
The directors continually monitor the performance of the Company, trade debtors, stock levels and stock movements to minimise the financial risk of the business. In addition the Company ensures adequate financing facilities are in place to meet the requirements of the business, along with the strong financed
strength of the group companies.


Financial key performance indicators

The directors consider that the key financial performance indicators are those that communicate the financial performance and strength of the Company as a whole, these being turnover and gross margin.

31 January 2026 31 January 2025
£ £
Turnover 8,830,348 8,377,806
Gross margin 53.1% 52.0%


The directors are pleased with the results of the past year; however, the current year is very testing, due to the increase in the labour costs that have been forced onto us by the government. As with most industries, being able to recruit suitable staff has been the biggest problem. We are fortunate that we have loyal key staff to drive the group forward, to assist the group in continuing to reinvest and expand the business.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr R J Shortis - Director


30 July 2026

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
for the year ended 31 January 2026

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 January 2026.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 January 2026.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 February 2025 to the date of this report.

Mr G I Grand
Mr R J Shortis
Mr S P Allman

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

Mr M S James - appointed 1 February 2025

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Narrative for future developments is included within the strategic report.

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). 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 ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
for the year ended 31 January 2026


AUDITORS
The auditors, Sexty & Co, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:




Mr R J Shortis - Director


30 July 2026

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Wilco Motor Spares Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 January 2026 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 January 2026 and of its 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 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
WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED


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:

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

We have made enquiries with management regarding their procedures for complying with laws and regulations along with detecting and prevent fraud. We also review minutes of meetings and any published news articles to identify any instances of non-compliance with and regulations.

Evidence has been obtained where applicable. Written representation has been obtained to confirm there have been no breaches of laws and regulations.

The audit procedures are designed so that with reasonable assurance, material misstatements can be detected, including those relating to fraud. Specifically, areas which involve provisions or estimations have been tested where material.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, 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 is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in 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.




I A Barlow (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Sexty & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditor
124 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1RS

30 July 2026

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
for the year ended 31 January 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £

TURNOVER 8,830,348 8,377,806

Cost of sales 4,137,249 4,018,647
GROSS PROFIT 4,693,099 4,359,159

Administrative expenses 5,085,759 4,863,812
(392,660 ) (504,653 )

Other operating income 117,406 109,340
OPERATING LOSS and
LOSS BEFORE TAXATION (275,254 ) (395,313 )

Tax on loss 6 (51,000 ) (75,000 )
LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (224,254 ) (320,313 )

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

(224,254

)

(320,313

)

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

BALANCE SHEET
31 January 2026

2026 2025
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 7 411,030 469,991
Tangible assets 8 491,256 513,390
Investments 9 1,767,493 1,767,493
2,669,779 2,750,874

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 2,085,666 1,900,339
Debtors 11 198,152 195,763
Cash in hand 8,210 8,311
2,292,028 2,104,413
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 2,905,495 2,572,721
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (613,467 ) (468,308 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

2,056,312

2,282,566

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 14 22,000 24,000
NET ASSETS 2,034,312 2,258,566

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 100 100
Retained earnings 16 2,034,212 2,258,466
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 2,034,312 2,258,566

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 30 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr R J Shortis - Director


WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the year ended 31 January 2026

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£ £ £
Balance at 1 February 2024 100 2,578,779 2,578,879

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (320,313 ) (320,313 )
Balance at 31 January 2025 100 2,258,466 2,258,566

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (224,254 ) (224,254 )
Balance at 31 January 2026 100 2,034,212 2,034,312

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31 January 2026

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Wilco Motor Spares Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

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.

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions 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;
the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of K.J. Shortis Limited as at 31 January 2026 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House.

Related party transactions

The company has taken the disclosure exemption available as permitted by FRS 102 section 33.1A not to disclose transactions with group member companies which are also wholly owned subsidiaries within the same group.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Wilco Motor Spares Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, K J Shortis Limited, .

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

The turnover figure shown in the statement of comprehensive income relates wholly to sale of goods.

Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of cost of acquisition over the fair value of the separable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is amortised through the profit and loss account in equal instalments over its estimated useful life.

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets
Freehold property- 2% straight line basis
Plant and machinery-15% straight line basis
Fixtures and fittings-15% straight line basis
Motor vehicles-25% straight line basis
Office equipment-20% straight line basis
Leasehold property-over the term of the lease

Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value using the average cost method, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Cost comprises the average cost of all purchases.

To reflect market conditions and in accordance with good accounting practice all rebates have been taken into account.

Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.


WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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 balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet 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.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a money purchase pension scheme. Contributions payable are charged in the profit and loss account.


Leasing commitments
The annual rentals due on operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2026 2025
£ £
Wages and salaries 3,049,786 2,944,925
Social security costs 353,494 261,312
Other pension costs 78,555 78,741
3,481,835 3,284,978

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2026 2025

Sales and administration 119 124

2026 2025
£ £
Directors' remuneration 168,714 116,666
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 3,644 8,167

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

Money purchase schemes 1 1

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

5. OPERATING LOSS

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

2026 2025
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 80,733 73,929
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (2,323 ) (3,905 )
Goodwill amortisation 58,961 58,961
Auditors' remuneration 9,200 8,900
Rents received 67,406 59,340

The pension contributions for Mr R J Shortis are made by K J Shortis Limited, these are recharged in the management charges.

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax credit
The tax credit on the loss for the year was as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Current tax:
UK corporation tax (49,000 ) (70,000 )

Deferred tax (2,000 ) (5,000 )
Tax on loss (51,000 ) (75,000 )

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2025 - 25%).

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

2026 2025
£ £
Loss before tax (275,254 ) (395,313 )
Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25% (2025 - 25%)

(68,814

)

(98,828

)

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 4,123 595
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 16,648 28,242
(Profit) / Loss on disposal of assets (581 ) (976 )
Rounding provision 213 (9 )
Deferred tax movement (2,000 ) (5,000 )
Balancing charge 2,042 976
Land remediation adjustment (2,631 ) -
Total tax credit (51,000 ) (75,000 )

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

7. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£
COST
At 1 February 2025
and 31 January 2026 1,866,642
AMORTISATION
At 1 February 2025 1,396,651
Amortisation for year 58,961
At 31 January 2026 1,455,612
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2026 411,030
At 31 January 2025 469,991

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
to
Freehold leasehold Plant and
property property machinery
£ £ £
COST
At 1 February 2025 329,235 34,878 159,749
Additions - - 5,517
Disposals - - -
At 31 January 2026 329,235 34,878 165,266
DEPRECIATION
At 1 February 2025 78,955 34,878 144,310
Charge for year 4,554 - 3,881
Eliminated on disposal - - -
At 31 January 2026 83,509 34,878 148,191
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2026 245,726 - 17,075
At 31 January 2025 250,280 - 15,439

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Fixtures,
fittings &
office Motor
equipment vehicles Totals
£ £ £
COST
At 1 February 2025 602,935 234,383 1,361,180
Additions 16,036 42,890 64,443
Disposals - (34,155 ) (34,155 )
At 31 January 2026 618,971 243,118 1,391,468
DEPRECIATION
At 1 February 2025 510,031 79,616 847,790
Charge for year 17,458 54,840 80,733
Eliminated on disposal - (28,311 ) (28,311 )
At 31 January 2026 527,489 106,145 900,212
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2026 91,482 136,973 491,256
At 31 January 2025 92,904 154,767 513,390

Included in freehold property is freehold land of £227,723 (2025 - £227,723) which is not depreciated.

9. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Unlisted
investments
£
COST
At 1 February 2025
and 31 January 2026 1,767,493
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 January 2026 1,767,493
At 31 January 2025 1,767,493

The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:


Motosave Limited
Registered office: Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9AH
Nature of business: Retail of car spares and accessories
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2026 2025
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 4,767,534 4,864,255
(Loss)/profit for the year (96,721 ) 22,762

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

9. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

Lourimar Limited
Registered office: Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9AH
Nature of business: Retail of car spares and accessories
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2026 2025
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 847,496 845,703
Profit for the year 1,793 13,819

Eastern Auto Spares (Ipswich Holdings) Limited
Registered office: Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9AH
Nature of business: Holding company
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2026 2025
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 173,477 155,904
Profit for the year 17,573 19,140

Eastern Auto Spares (Ipswich) Limited
Registered office: Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9AH
Nature of business: Retail of car spares and accessories
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
2026 2025
£ £
Aggregate capital and reserves 150,247 151,496
Loss for the year (1,249 ) (1,666 )

Eastern Auto Spares (Ipswich) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Auto Spares (Ipswich Holdings) Limited.

The excess of the purchase price of investments over the net assets acquired is written off over its estimated useful life.

10. STOCKS
2026 2025
£ £
Finished goods 2,085,666 1,900,339

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2026 2025
£ £
Trade debtors 69,786 90,403
Other debtors 693 76
Prepayments and accrued income 127,673 105,284
198,152 195,763

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2026 2025
£ £
Trade creditors 432,499 413,106
Corporation tax 813 813
Social security and other taxes 293,368 290,036
Other creditors 106,219 102,503
Amount owed to group companies 1,942,310 1,654,441
Accrued expenses 130,286 111,822
2,905,495 2,572,721

13. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Within one year 57,000 57,000
Between one and five years 193,000 193,000
In more than five years 103,333 160,333
353,333 410,333

14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2026 2025
£ £
Deferred tax 22,000 24,000

Deferred tax
£
Balance at 1 February 2025 24,000
Provided during year (2,000 )
Balance at 31 January 2026 22,000

The deferred tax provision relates to capital allowances in excess of depreciation.

15. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2026 2025
value: £ £
100 Ordinary £1 100 100

16. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£

At 1 February 2025 2,258,466
Deficit for the year (224,254 )
At 31 January 2026 2,034,212

WILCO MOTOR SPARES LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 01022320)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
for the year ended 31 January 2026

17. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme and contributions are charged in the profit and loss account as they accrue. The charge for the year was £78,555 (2025 - £78,741).

18. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of K J Shortis Limited, which has the same registered office address.

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year the company paid rent, on commercial terms, of £30,000 (2025 - £30,000) to Taylor Patterson SIPP. Mr R J Shortis & Mr C J Shortis are both trustees and beneficiaries of the Taylor Patterson SIPP.