Albany Engineering Company Limited(The) - Accounts to registrar (filleted) - small 18.2

REGISTERED NUMBER: 00313089 (England and Wales)

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

for

ALBANY ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

4

DIRECTOR:

C Allen

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Church Road

Lydney

Gloucestershire

GL15 5EQ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

00313089 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Haines Watts

Chartered Accountants

Bath House

6-8 Bath Street

Bristol

BS1 6HL

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

-

-

Tangible assets

5

266,749

33,885

266,749

33,885

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

666,676

722,464

Debtors

6

897,685

844,739

Cash at bank and in hand

392,154

329,107

1,956,515

1,896,310

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

(945,345

)

(831,090

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

1,011,170

1,065,220

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

1,277,919

1,099,105

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

(32,592

)

-

NET ASSETS

1,245,327

1,099,105

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

9

19,500

19,500

Retained earnings

1,225,827

1,079,605

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

1,245,327

1,099,105

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2020.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the director and authorised for issue on 10 December 2020 and were signed by:

C Allen - Director

1.	COMPANY INFORMATION

Albany Engineering Company Limited(The) 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.

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the manufacture and sale of pumping equipment and this activity continued throughout the year.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" of Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102") and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The director has a reasonable expectation that despite the adverse effects COVID-19 is having on both the company and the economy as a whole the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis, the director has concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes.

Goodwill

Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2017.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Improvements to property

-

Straight line over the life of the lease

Plant and machinery

-

20% on cost

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

-

25% on cost and 10% on cost

Motor vehicles

-

25% on cost

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost comprises direct materials and where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

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 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, which include trade and other debtors, amounts due from group undertakings and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost. Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and amounts due to group undertakings 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. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company's contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Profit and Loss Account, 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.

Research and development

Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Foreign currencies

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 59 (2019 - 66 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Goodwill

£

COST

At 1 April 2019

and 31 March 2020

21,572

AMORTISATION

At 1 April 2019

and 31 March 2020

21,572

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2020

-

At 31 March 2019

-

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures,

Improvements

fittings

to

Plant and

and

Motor

property

machinery

equipment

vehicles

Totals

£

£

£

£

£

COST

At 1 April 2019

-

2,755,557

254,049

57,909

3,067,515

Additions

9,680

168,733

36,012

64,663

279,088

At 31 March 2020

9,680

2,924,290

290,061

122,572

3,346,603

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2019

-

2,731,563

244,158

57,909

3,033,630

Charge for year

484

25,145

12,133

8,462

46,224

At 31 March 2020

484

2,756,708

256,291

66,371

3,079,854

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2020

9,196

167,582

33,770

56,201

266,749

At 31 March 2019

-

23,994

9,891

-

33,885

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2020

2019

£

£

Trade debtors

727,423

673,070

Other debtors

97,622

117,709

Prepayments

72,640

53,960

897,685

844,739

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2020

2019

£

£

Trade creditors

409,626

351,382

Social security and other taxes

40,877

39,780

VAT

17,553

6,288

Other creditors

362,712

245,072

Accrued expenses

114,577

188,568

945,345

831,090

8.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

2020

2019

£

£

Within one year

41,000

44,946

Between one and five years

164,000

164,000

In more than five years

615,000

656,000

820,000

864,946

9.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2020

2019

value:

£

£

19,500

Ordinary

£1

19,500

19,500

10.	OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The company has provided a guarantee in respect of deferred consideration payments due to the former owners of the company's parent, Albany Engineering Group Limited, which arose on the acquisition of that company in 2015 by Albany Pumps Trustees Limited.

These amounts, which are payable annually until 2024, total £770,833.33 and are secured by a fixed and floating charge over the company's assets.

11.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is Albany Engineering Group Limited.

The ultimate controlling party is Albany Pumps Trustees Limited.