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Registration number: 04938607

Ticks Haulage Limited

Contents

Company Information	1
Balance Sheet	2
Notes to the Financial Statements	3 to 10

Ticks Haulage Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mrs H J Steward Mr H J Steward Mr T L Steward

Company secretary

Mrs H J Steward

Registered office

3 Warners Mill Sillks Way Braintree Essex England CM7 3GB

Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc 9 High Street Colchester Essex CO1 1DA

Accountants

Lambert Chapman LLP Chartered Accountants 3 Warners Mill Silks Way Braintree Essex CM7 3GB

Ticks Haulage Limited

(Registration number: 04938607)
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2026

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	5	801,096	899,645
Current assets
Debtors	6	159,071	130,933
Cash at bank and in hand		463,115	390,143
		622,186	521,076
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year	7	(166,927)	(169,554)
Net current assets		455,259	351,522
Total assets less current liabilities		1,256,355	1,251,167
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year	7	(49,154)	(45,257)
Provisions for liabilities		(167,395)	(192,028)
Net assets		1,039,806	1,013,882
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	8	1,200	1,200
Retained earnings		1,038,606	1,012,682
Shareholders' funds		1,039,806	1,013,882

For the financial year ended 30 April 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

•	The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
•	The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 7 September 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

Mrs H J Steward
Company secretary and director

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026

1	General information

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

The address of its registered office is: 3 Warners Mill, Sillks Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3GB, England.

The principal place of business is: The Haulage Yard, South Strand, Manningtree, Colchester, Essex, CO11 1UP.

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 7 September 2026.

2	Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.

These financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), which is the company's functional currency.

Changes in accounting estimate

Change In Deprecation Rate

During the year, the current market value of the vehicle fleet was compared to the written down value. As a result of the review the rate of depreciation has been amended to reflect a more realistic value of the fleet at the balance sheet date.

The change resulted in a reduction in deprecation expense of £79,634 for the year.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for haulage services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

Government grants

Government grants have been recognised within the profit and loss account for the accounting period they relate to,

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

Tax

Current Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary material differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
Freehold land	Not depreciated
Improvements to property	Over the term of the lease
Plant and machinery	20% reducing balance method
Office equipment, fixtures and fittings	20% reducing balance & 33% straight line method
Motor vehicles	5% to 25% reducing balance method

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class	Amortisation method and rate
Goodwill	Amortised evenly over 15 years

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits.

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the Profit and Loss Account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Leases

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

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are paid.

Defined contribution pension obligation

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

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

3	Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 8 (2025 - 7).

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

4	Intangible assets

	Goodwill  £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 May 2025	37,250	37,250
At 30 April 2026	37,250	37,250
Amortisation
At 1 May 2025	37,250	37,250
At 30 April 2026	37,250	37,250
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2026	-	-

5	Tangible assets

	Freehold land £	Office equipment, Fixtures & fittings  £	Motor vehicles  £	Improvements to property  £	Plant and machinery £	Total £
Cost or valuation
At 1 May 2025	131,517	6,536	1,051,963	30,769	621,351	1,842,136
Additions	-	175	-	-	21,484	21,659
Disposals	-	-	(46,930)	-	(36,562)	(83,492)
At 30 April 2026	131,517	6,711	1,005,033	30,769	606,273	1,780,303
Depreciation
At 1 May 2025	-	5,297	491,424	15,198	430,572	942,491
Charge for the year	-	586	57,408	1,269	39,230	98,493
Eliminated on disposal	-	-	(34,556)	-	(27,221)	(61,777)
At 30 April 2026	-	5,883	514,276	16,467	442,581	979,207
Carrying amount
At 30 April 2026	131,517	828	490,757	14,302	163,692	801,096
At 30 April 2025	131,517	1,239	560,539	15,571	190,779	899,645

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

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Debtors

	2026 £	2025 £
Trade debtors	119,953	84,700
Directors loan account	8,566	14,119
Other debtors	10,000	13,730
Prepayments	20,552	18,384
	159,071	130,933

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Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due within one year
Loans and borrowings	10	54,283	129,852
Trade creditors		29,400	17,617
Taxation and social security		28,666	3,791
Corporation tax		40,345	3,993
Other creditors		11,193	11,606
Accruals and deferred income		3,040	2,695
		166,927	169,554

Creditors include net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts which are secured of £53,449 (2025 - £119,852).

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

	Note	2026 £	2025 £
Due after one year
Loans and borrowings	10	49,154	45,257

Creditors include net obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts which are secured of £49,154 (2025 - £44,424).

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

8	Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

	2026		2025
	No.	£	No.	£
Ordinary A shares of £1 each	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Ordinary B shares of £1 each	100	100	100	100
Ordinary C shares of £1 each	100	100	100	100
	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200

9	Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2026	At 1 May 2025 £	Advances to director £	Repayments by director £	At 30 April 2026 £
Director's loan account	14,118	9,605	(15,000)	8,723

2025	At 1 May 2024 £	Advances to director £	Repayments by director £	At 30 April 2025 £
Director's loan account	(7)	19,126	(5,000)	14,118

The directors loan account is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

Ticks Haulage Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 April 2026 (continued)

10	Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

	2026 £	2025 £
Bank borrowings	834	10,000
Hire purchase contracts	53,449	119,852
	54,283	129,852

Non-current loans and borrowings

	2026 £	2025 £
Bank borrowings	-	833
Hire purchase contracts	49,154	44,424
	49,154	45,257