Rico Auto Industries (UK) Limited - Limited company accounts 20.1

REGISTERED NUMBER: 04975219 (England and Wales)

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

FOR

RICO AUTO INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED

Page

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Report of the Directors

3

Report of the Independent Auditors

5

Income Statement

8

Other Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Cash Flow Statement

12

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement

13

Notes to the Financial Statements

14

DIRECTORS:

Arvind Kapur

OM Prakash Aggarwal

Shri Naresh Kumar Sethi

Sandeep Rajpal

Rakesh Kumar Sharma

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Unit 1, Lewis House

99 Victoria Road

London

NW10 6DJ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

04975219 (England and Wales)

SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR:

Khurram Masood Ahmed Khan

AUDITORS:

Agnon LLP (Statutory Auditor)

Kelvin House

Kelvin Way

Crawley

RH10 9WE

BANKERS:

Barclays Bank Plc

London Corporate Banking

99, Hatton Garden

London

EC IN 8DN,

United Kingdom

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2022.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND REVIEW OF BUSINESS

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of sale and distribution of auto components manufactured by its parent company, Rico Auto Industries Limited, and to provide support services including customer management and logistic services.

The company's financial and other performance indicators during the year were turnover, operating profit and shareholders' funds.

Turnover has decreased by 9.0% from £562,303 to £511,858. Operating loss has increased by 61.9% from £20,529 to £33,239. Shareholders' funds have decreased by 3.1% from £704,055 to £681,921.

The directors intend to promote the principal activities and continue to seek growth through improved products.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

From time to time, the risks faced by the company are considered. The principal risks and uncertainties faced by the company is that relating to foreign currency exposure.

CURRENCY RISK

Almost all of the products sold are purchased in a foreign currency. As such the profitability of the company can be affected by movements in exchange rates, however majority of sales are also made in same foreign currency as that of purchase.

The company manages liquidity and credit risk by focussing on cash generation of its operations and applying cash collection targets.

BUSINESS RISK

In the UK, we continued to monitor COVID-19 related impact on the business. No adjustments are required to reported amounts in the financial statements, as a result of COVID-19, for the year ended 31 March 2022.

In light of the war in Ukraine which commenced on 24 February 2022, the Company has considered whether any adjustments are required to reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company does not have any operations in Ukraine or Russia. The Company is therefore not affected by trading restrictions or sanctions, but could be affected in future by possible wider macroeconomic consequences should the situation develop further. This could include an increase in domestic inflation from supply chain disruption, commodity shortages or commodity price increases affecting cash flows, or changes in market discount rates and valuations.

The Board will continue to assess and monitor the potential risks and impacts on the Company and its stakeholders as a whole, while taking mitigation measures to address challenges as appropriate.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Rakesh Kumar Sharma - Director

24 May 2022

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

DIVIDENDS

No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2022.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2021 to the date of this report.

Arvind Kapur

OM Prakash Aggarwal

Shri Naresh Kumar Sethi

Sandeep Rajpal

Rakesh Kumar Sharma

GOING CONCERN

It is the current intention of the Company's parent undertaking, Rico Auto Industries Limited, to continue to financially support the Company so as to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due and to carry on its business without any significant curtailment of operations for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.

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.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Agnon LLP (Statutory Auditor), will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Rakesh Kumar Sharma - Director

24 May 2022

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Rico Auto Industries (UK) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 March 2022 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.

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 three, 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:

We considered the nature of the Company's industry and its control environment, and reviewed the Company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the Company operates in, and identified the key laws and regulations that:

- had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. This includes the UK Companies Act as applied to the Company; and

- do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the Company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

- reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;

- performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;

- enquiring of management and in-house / external legal counsel concerning actual and potential litigation and claims, and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

- reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

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.

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.

Khurram Masood Ahmed Khan (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Agnon LLP (Statutory Auditor)

Kelvin House

Kelvin Way

Crawley

RH10 9WE

24 May 2022

TURNOVER

3

511,858

562,303

Cost of sales

(495,052

)

(552,259

)

GROSS PROFIT

16,806

10,044

Administrative expenses

(50,045

)

(40,573

)

(33,239

)

(30,529

)

Other operating income

-

10,000

OPERATING LOSS and

LOSS BEFORE TAXATION

(33,239

)

(20,529

)

Tax on loss

6

11,105

-

LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

(22,134

)

(20,529

)

LOSS FOR THE YEAR

(22,134

)

(20,529

)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

-

-

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

(22,134

)

(20,529

)

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

7

176

259

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

8

14,898

154,911

Debtors

9

457,611

544,470

Cash in hand

220,032

22,455

692,541

721,836

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

10

(10,796

)

(18,040

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

681,745

703,796

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

681,921

704,055

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

12

20,000

20,000

Retained earnings

13

661,921

684,055

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

681,921

704,055

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 24 May 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Rakesh Kumar Sharma - Director

Called up

share

Retained

Total

capital

earnings

equity

£

£

£

Balance at 1 April 2020

20,000

704,584

724,584

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

(20,529

)

(20,529

)

Balance at 31 March 2021

20,000

684,055

704,055

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

(22,134

)

(22,134

)

Balance at 31 March 2022

20,000

661,921

681,921

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

1

215,426

(173,972

)

Tax paid

11,105

-

Net cash from operating activities

226,531

(173,972

)

Cash flows from financing activities

Amounts from/(to) group undertakings

(28,954

)

169,834

Net cash from financing activities

(28,954

)

169,834

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

197,577

(4,138

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

2

22,455

26,593

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2

220,032

22,455

1.	RECONCILIATION OF LOSS BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2022

2021

£

£

Loss before taxation

(33,239

)

(20,529

)

Depreciation charges

83

121

(33,156

)

(20,408

)

Decrease/(increase) in stocks

140,013

(8,445

)

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors

115,813

(46,294

)

Decrease in trade and other creditors

(7,244

)

(98,825

)

Cash generated from operations

215,426

(173,972

)

2.	CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 March 2022

31/3/22

1/4/21

£

£

Cash and cash equivalents

220,032

22,455

Year ended 31 March 2021

31/3/21

1/4/20

£

£

Cash and cash equivalents

22,455

26,593

3.	ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1/4/21

Cash flow

At 31/3/22

£

£

£

Net cash

Cash at bank and in hand

22,455

197,577

220,032

22,455

197,577

220,032

Total

22,455

197,577

220,032

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Rico Auto Industries (UK) 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.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

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

Turnover

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods.

Sale of goods

Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has transferred to the buyer. This is usually at the point that the customer has signed for the delivery of the goods.

Tangible fixed assets

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

Fixtures and fittings

-

25% on reducing balance

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

Stocks

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

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 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.

Foreign currencies

i. Functional currency and presentation currency

The company’s functional and presentation currency is the Pound Sterling.

ii. Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the profit and loss account.

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.

Going concern

It is the current intention of the Company's parent undertaking, Rico Auto Industries Limited, to continue to financially support the Company so as to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due and to carry on its business without any significant curtailment of operations for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.

3.

TURNOVER

The turnover and loss before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2022

2021

£

£

United Kingdom

64,643

57,330

Europe

447,215

504,973

511,858

562,303

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

2022

2021

£

£

Wages and salaries

30,726

30,726

Other pension costs

922

922

31,648

31,648

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

2022

2021

General Administration

1

1

2022

2021

£

£

Directors' remuneration

-

-

5.	OPERATING LOSS

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

2022

2021

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

83

121

Auditors' remuneration

6,000

6,000

Foreign exchange differences

349

(5,171

)

6.

TAXATION

Analysis of the tax credit

The tax credit on the loss for the year was as follows:

2022

2021

£

£

Current tax:

UK corporation tax

(11,105

)

-

Tax on loss

(11,105

)

-

7.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

Computer

fittings

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 April 2021

and 31 March 2022

1,171

3,996

5,167

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2021

1,136

3,772

4,908

Charge for year

9

74

83

At 31 March 2022

1,145

3,846

4,991

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2022

26

150

176

At 31 March 2021

35

224

259

8.

STOCKS

2022

2021

£

£

Components-Imported

8,849

40,173

Goods in transit

6,049

114,738

14,898

154,911

9.

DEBTORS

2022

2021

£

£

Amounts falling due within one year:

Trade debtors

52,108

149,078

Amounts owed by group undertakings

402,409

373,455

VAT

-

18,568

Prepayments

962

1,237

455,479

542,338

Amounts falling due after more than one year:

Other debtors

2,132

2,132

Aggregate amounts

457,611

544,470

10.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2022

2021

£

£

Trade creditors

234

6,010

Social security and other taxes

144

568

VAT

1,226

-

Other creditors

-

1,804

Accrued expenses

9,192

9,658

10,796

18,040

11.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

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

2022

2021

£

£

Between one and five years

11,715

11,715

12.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2022

2021

value:

£

£

20,000

Ordinary shares

1

20,000

20,000

13.

RESERVES

Retained

earnings

£

At 1 April 2021

684,055

Deficit for the year

(22,134

)

At 31 March 2022

661,921

14.	FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The company entered into interminable indemnities with their bankers to guarantee a total of £60,000 (2021: £60,000) duty deferments in favour of HM Revenue and Customs.

15.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

During the year the company made purchases of £443,627 (2021: £530,430) from Rico Auto Industries Limited.

As at the balance sheet date, the company was owed £402,409 (2021: £373,455) by Rico Auto Industries Limited and included within debtors. The receivable is unsecured, no guarantees have been received and is due in 30 days (2021: 30 days).

All transactions were at arms length.