BRITELITE_WINDOWS_LIMITED - Accounts

The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 January 2020.

Market conditions for the year were challenging. Turnover for the period to 31 January 2020 decreased to £14,316,792 (2019 - £15,337,016 ). Profit before tax was £209,690 (2019 - £179,955). Cash balances continued at a healthy level, with funding of new business areas coming from internal resources, and as at 31 January 2020 were £1,337,432 (2019 - £1,407,701 ) and total equity for 2020 rose to £1,527,105 (2019 - £1,383,361).

There are a number of potential risks and uncertainties which could impact the company's performance and these are considered by the board on a regular basis. The Board of Directors consider the risks of all significant business decisions and changes in the external environment and in the company's operations. The key risks affecting the business are as follows:

Operating Risk (Customer service and reputation)

The company's reputation and continued success depends on its ability to provide services which are valued by its customers. The company regularly reviews the quality of its services both internally and through formalised client feedback and evaluation. Responses from customers show a very high level of service quality being achieved.

Economic and Market Risk

The economic environment can affect the performance of the company in relation to sales and costs. Consumer confidence is a key influence on sales and world oil prices ultimately impact on prime costs. The company looks to maintain its marketing activities in order to sustain demand for its products. The company looks to mitigate cost pressures by maintaining good relationships with its suppliers and actively undertaking cost and efficiency reviews on a regular basis.

Personnel Risk

The company's performance is significantly affected by its ability to recruit and retain a high quality workforce and network of contractors. The directors continue to invest in its workforce training and development. The company also actively looks to incentivise its workforce by offering competitive remuneration and benefits packages and further career opportunities.

Financial and Liquidity risk

The company is principally funded from retained profits. Given the nature of the company's products and terms of business the company's operational cash flow is relatively predictable. A continual process of financial monitoring and forecasting is undertaken to maintain and control the company's financial position.

Covid19 will have an impact on the results for the current year ending January 2021.

During the lockdown introduced in March 2020 the company was unable to install any products.  When lockdown ended supplies of all products had long time delays as manufacturers had scaled back production, reduced stock levels and manufacturing capability due to social distancing.  The supply of products continues to be challenging and we have broadened our supplier base to allow us greater flexibility and to mitigate the impact of short supply going forward.

Fortunately prior to the commencement of lockdown in March 2020 the company had launched an online sales video presentation platform which enables us to sell at a distance and produce electronic contracts for our customers.  This platform has ensured that we continue to sell to customers, albeit at a lower level.

During the first six weeks of lockdown,95% of our staff were furloughed, there was a phased return to work and currently 15% of our workforce remains furloughed.  We have significantly reduced our marketing spend and removed a layer of sales management to reduce costs.

During the most recent lockdown we have been able to continue with installations at around 80% of normal levels, we are confident that once this second lockdown has ended we will return to expected turnover levels with reduced overheads.  Our order books remains as strong as the previous year.

The directors consider on a weekly basis a number of Key Performance Indicators to evaluate and control the management of the business. These include sales inflow, analysed by area and product group. Average order and product values. Customer leads by lead type generated, with lead conversion rates. The order book level, analysed by status and product group. Installation levels, amounts due and customer service levels. All this information is confidential to the Company.

Also reviewed are daily bank balances, there are no borrowings other than finance leases. Monthly accounts are issued with particular attention drawn to gross and net profit levels and margins. The annual amounts of these KPI figures are shown elsewhere within the accounts.

On behalf of the board

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2020.

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £50,000. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Investment of cash surpluses are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the board.

Payment terms for customers are controlled tightly. Where necessary provision is made for doubtful debts.

The UK economy for home improvements continues to be difficult but the company is confident that it will be able to maintain strong sales and that margins will be maintained.

The auditor, Goldblatts, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

We have audited the financial statements of Britelite Windows Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 January 2020 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows 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 FRS 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 2020 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 Auditor's 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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

• the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

• the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 our audit:

• the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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 and the directors' report.

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.

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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 is 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.

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 an auditor’s report 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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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 an auditor's report 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.

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

Britelite Windows Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4th Floor, 4 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4LU.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 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 under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue for home improvement is recognised upon completion of the installation. Management charges and hire of equipment are recognised monthly.

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. 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.

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.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

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

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

The Directors review the order book at the end of each financial period to develop the rationale behind the work in progress valuation.

The Directors regularly review the life of the fixed assets held by the company to ensure that the depreciation policies remain appropriate and the carrying value of the assets is correctly stated.

An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 1 (2019 - 1).

Investment income includes the following:

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.

The freehold land and buildings were revalued at 31 January 2017 based on an open market basis valuation dated 24th July 2017 by Coles Group, a firm of independent estate agents and valuers. In the directors opinion the value of the property has not changed materially between the year end and the date the external valuation was carried out.

If revalued assets were stated on a historical cost basis rather than a fair value basis, the total amounts included would have been as follows:

The amounts due owed by the parent and fellow group undertakings are interest free, with no security and no fixed repayment terms.

The amounts owed to fellow group undertakings are interest free, with no security and no fixed repayment terms.

Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for motor vehicles. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 4 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:

£20,000 of the deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse within 12 months and relates to accelerated capital allowances that are expected to mature within the same period.

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the company in respect of contract hire of vehicles.

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

The parent company of Britelite Windows Limited is Britelite Home Improvement Group Limited.

The ultimate controlling party is Mr John Baxter through his controlling interest in Britelite Home Improvement Group Limited.

Britelite Home Improvement Group Limited prepares group accounts in which Britelite Windows is consolidated. The group accounts are available from The Company Secretary, 4th Floor, 4 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4LC.

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:

Sales of goods to related parties were made at the company's usual list price. Purchases were made at market price.

The amounts outstanding are unsecured and will be settled in cash

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date: