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Company Registration No. 04599565 (England and Wales)
HCA Coating Limited Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
HCA Coating Limited Unaudited accounts Contents
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HCA Coating Limited Company Information for the year ended 31 March 2025
Directors
Mr A J Poyser Mrs T Poyser
Secretary
Mrs T Poyser
Company Number
04599565 (England and Wales)
Registered Office
Unit 6 Kingsway Andover SP10 5LQ England
Accountants
Continuity Finance 95 Brownhill Road Chandlers Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 2FH
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HCA Coating Limited Statement of financial position as at 31 March 2025
2025 
2024 
Notes
£ 
£ 
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
169,918 
184,905 
Current assets
Inventories
525,289 
442,477 
Debtors
572,078 
706,114 
Cash at bank and in hand
141,734 
70,094 
1,239,101 
1,218,685 
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(957,021)
(903,132)
Net current assets
282,080 
315,553 
Total assets less current liabilities
451,998 
500,458 
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
(63,291)
(125,017)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax
(51,275)
(43,826)
Net assets
337,432 
331,615 
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
150 
150 
Profit and loss account
337,282 
331,465 
Shareholders' funds
337,432 
331,615 
For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 12 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by
Mr A J Poyser Director Company Registration No. 04599565
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HCA Coating Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Statutory information
HCA Coating Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 04599565. The registered office is Unit 6 Kingsway, Andover, SP10 5LQ, England.
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Compliance with accounting standards
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard.
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Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts.
Basis of preparation
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets.
Presentation currency
The accounts are presented in £ sterling.
Turnover
Turnover represents the value of services net of VAT provided under contracts to the extent that there is a right to consideration and is recorded at the value of the consideration due. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when goods have been delivered and legal title has passed.
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2003, has been amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of four years.
Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives:
Plant & machinery
25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% on reducing balance
Fixtures & fittings
20% on reducing balance
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell (net realisable value). Overheads are charged to the income statement as incurred. When stocks are sold, the carrying amount of those stocks is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised. The amount of any write-down of stocks to net realisable value and all losses of stock are recognised as an expense in the period in which the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of stocks is recognised as a reduction in the amounts of stocks recognised as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs.
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HCA Coating Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Financial instruments
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities, or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities
Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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 payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax arises as a result of including items of income and expenditure in taxation computations in periods different from those in which they are included in the company's accounts. Deferred tax is provided in full on timing differences which result in an obligation to pay more (or less) tax at a future date, at the average tax rates that are expected to apply when the timing differences reverse, based on current tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
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 rates of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating profit.
Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profit on a straight line basis over the lease term. Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts are capitalised as tangible assets and depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or their useful lives. The corresponding lease or hire purchase obligation is treated in the balance sheet as a liability. The interest element of rental obligations is charged to the profit and loss account over the period of the lease at a constant proportion of the outstanding balance of capital repayments.
Pension costs
The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are recognised in the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.
Debt factoring
The gross amount of trade debtors has been shown on the balance sheet within the current assets and the corresponding liability in respect of the proceeds received from the factor has been shown within current liabilities. The interest element of the factor's charges and other factoring costs are recognised as they accrue and are charged to the Income Statement.
Operating lease agreements
Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged against profit on a straight line basis over the lease term.
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HCA Coating Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
Grants
Grants in relation to tangible fixed assets are credited to profit and loss account over the useful lives of the related assets, whereas those in relation to expenditure are credited when the expenditure is charged to profit and loss.
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Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill 
£ 
Cost
At 1 April 2024
97,500 
At 31 March 2025
97,500 
Amortisation
At 1 April 2024
97,500 
At 31 March 2025
97,500 
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
- 
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Tangible fixed assets
Land & buildings 
Plant & machinery 
Motor vehicles 
Fixtures & fittings 
Total 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
£ 
Cost or valuation
At cost 
At cost 
At cost 
At cost 
At 1 April 2024
5,485 
338,195 
105,782 
53,582 
503,044 
Additions
- 
38,806 
- 
- 
38,806 
Disposals
- 
(24,704)
- 
(349)
(25,053)
At 31 March 2025
5,485 
352,297 
105,782 
53,233 
516,797 
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
549 
221,703 
56,680 
39,207 
318,139 
Charge for the year
548 
36,986 
12,276 
2,874 
52,684 
On disposals
- 
(23,796)
- 
(148)
(23,944)
At 31 March 2025
1,097 
234,893 
68,956 
41,933 
346,879 
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
4,388 
117,404 
36,826 
11,300 
169,918 
At 31 March 2024
4,936 
116,492 
49,102 
14,375 
184,905 
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Debtors
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade debtors
262,742 
302,915 
Amounts due from group undertakings etc.
303,662 
397,514 
Other debtors
5,674 
5,685 
572,078 
706,114 
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HCA Coating Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Bank loans and overdrafts
45,455 
45,455 
VAT
82,634 
112,741 
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
37,133 
27,864 
Trade creditors
322,066 
221,468 
Amounts owed to group undertakings and other participating interests
149,463 
149,463 
Taxes and social security
43,889 
24,684 
Other creditors
276,381 
321,457 
957,021 
903,132 
Included within creditors is a secured bank loan which is secured by a fixed and floating charge over all of the assets of the company. Included within creditors is a secured factoring facility with Close Invoice Finance Limited. This is secured by a fixed and floating charge dated 2 June 2003 over the company's trade debtors. Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities are secured on the assets acquired.
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Bank loans
7,576 
53,030 
Obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
55,715 
71,987 
63,291 
125,017 
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Share capital
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
Allotted, called up and fully paid:
150 Ordinary shares of £1 each
150 
150 
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Operating lease commitments
2025 
2024 
£ 
£ 
At 31 March 2025 the company had the following future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:
Not later than one year
53,155 
127,572 
Later than one year and not later than five years
- 
53,155 
53,155 
180,727 
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Transactions with related parties
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A 'The financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' not to disclose related party transactions with group companies where any subsidiary that is a party to the transaction is wholly owned within the group or where transactions have been undertaken under normal market conditions.
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Average number of employees
During the year the average number of employees was 31 (2024: 40).
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