Smoke Control Services Limited - Limited company accounts 20.1

REGISTERED NUMBER: 02776224 (England and Wales)

STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

FOR

SMOKE CONTROL SERVICES LIMITED

T/A

SCS GROUP

Page

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Report of the Directors

6

Report of the Independent Auditors

8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

12

Statement of Financial Position

13

Statement of Changes in Equity

15

Notes to the Financial Statements

16

DIRECTORS:

C A Jones

S Inwood

M J Card

REGISTERED OFFICE:

T2 Capital Business Park

Parkway

Cardiff

CF3 2PZ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

02776224 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Graham Paul Limited

(Statutory Auditor)

Court House

Court Road

Bridgend

CF31 1BE

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2021.

BUSINESS REVIEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

2021 (£'000

)

2020 (£'000

)

Change (%

)

Sales

13,161

12,704

3.6%

Operating Profit

1,457

895

62.79%

Profit after tax

1,223

793

54.22%

Equity shareholders' funds

3,696

3,060

21.00%

Average number of employees

55

54

1.85%

The company achieved £13.161 million in revenue

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

Turnover increased by 3.6% during the year, which was consistent with previous year, however this was lower than originally forecasted due to Covid-19 effecting the sales within 2020/21.

Although the turnover was lower than originally forecasted, the directors are satisfied with the yearly turnover achieved, considering the covid-19 pandemic. Stable profits have been maintained and Shareholders' funds have increased by 21%

The contract orderbook was £8.5 million at 31st March 2021

The company has delivered several high-profile projects during the last financial year including:

- Zone T - Kings Cross (Facebook Headquarters)

- University College London Hospital - Proton Beam Therapy Centre

- HMRC - Central Square - Cardiff

- One Crown Place - London

In addition to the existing order book, the following projects have been secured and will be delivered over the coming financial years.

- The Parkgate Hotel - Cardiff

- Cardiff Transport Interchange

- Swansea Arena

- Kenavon Drive - Reading

- The Broadway - London

The company was awarded Gold accreditation, Investors in People.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The principal risks and uncertainties facing the group are broadly grouped as - competitive, legislative and financial instrument risk.

Competitive Risk

The Company operates in the competitive tender marketplace, however a high percentage of turnover is from repeat business.

Being successful in the tender of these contracts is uncertain and based on financial and performance criteria.

Legislative Risk

In the UK, the equipment must be manufactured to EU standards. These standards are subject to continuous revision and any new Directive may have a material impact on the ability of the Company to manufacture and supply products at a profit. In addition, compliance imposes costs and failure to comply with the standards could materially affect the Company's ability to operate.

Financial Instrument Risk

The Company has maintained a risk and financial management framework whose primary objectives are to protect the Company from events that hinder the achievement of the Company's performance objectives.

The objectives aim to limit undue counterparty exposure, ensure sufficient working capital exists and monitor the management of risk at a business unit level.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

The Company/Group has a varied mix of financial instruments such as cash, leases, loans, trade payable and trade receivables in order to raise finance for its operations. The existence of these instruments exposes the Company to financial risks which are detailed below.

Liquidity risk / Cash Flow Risk

The Company seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient cash balances are available to meet its obligations as they fall due and to invest cash assets safely and profitably. The Company monitors cash flow using forecasting techniques to ensure that all obligations can be met as they fall due.

Interest Risk

The Company monitors its banking facilities and compliance against covenants as required. Company monies are also monitored to ensure that the minimum interest charges are paid with regards to charges.

Credit Risk

The principal credit risk for the Company arises from its trade receivables. In order to manage credit risk, the Directors have incorporated a range of credit control procedures to monitor bad debt levels, and to ensure that any debts are collected as they fall due. Aged debtors are reviewed by senior management monthly basis. In addition, the Company pays an annual premium for Credit Insurance to protect against any potential bad debts.

Capital Management

The Company's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and to maintain an optimal capital structure to minimise the cost of capital.

Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company uses forward foreign currency contracts to reduce exposure to the variability of foreign exchange rates by fixing the rate of any material payments in a foreign currency.

GOING CONCERN

The Company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect is future development, its financial position, financial risk management objectives, details of its financial instruments and derivative activities, and its exposures to price, credit, liquidity and cash flow risk are described in the Strategic Report.

The Company has considerable financial resources together with long-term contracts with a number of customers and suppliers across difference geographic areas. Consequently, the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook that the Covid-19 virus has created. As such the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

EMPLOYEES

The Company is committed to providing employment practices and policies which recognise the diversity of our workforce and ensure equality for employees regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientations or religious belief.

Employees are kept closely informed of major changes affecting them through such measures as team meetings, briefings and internal communications. There are well established procedures to ensure that the views of employees are considered in reaching decision, and ongoing training is provided when required.

Full and fair consideration is given to all applications for employment.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Company has defined procedures to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. In addition, there is regular communication with employee on safety matters.

ENVIRONMENT

The Company is committed to the protection of the environment and aims to minimise the impact of its business activities by ensuring the effective environmental management and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Management review environmental considerations as part of the decision-making process and will strive to improve performance by minimising waste and maximising recycling whenever possible. Management communicates with interested parties on environmental issues and provide training where appropriate.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

C A Jones - Director

21 December 2021

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2021.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the supply and installation of smoke control systems and the design and manufacture of switch gears, control panels and other electrical equipment.

DIVIDENDS

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 March 2021 was £587,000.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2020 to the date of this report.

C A Jones

S Inwood

M J Card

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, Graham Paul Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

C A Jones - Director

21 December 2021

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Smoke Control Services Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity 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 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 2021 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 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 six, 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:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

- The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the company's principle activity which is that of the supply and maintenance of agricultural and turf machinery in the new and second-hand market;

- We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;

- We assessed the extent of the compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

- Identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

- Making enquires of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

- Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

- Understanding the design of the company's remuneration policies.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

- Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

- Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out in note 2 where indicative of potential bias; and

- Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

- Agreeing financial statement disclosure to underlying supporting documentation;

- Reading the minutes of meeting of those charged with governance;

- Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

- Reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transaction, the less likely that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatement that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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.

Nigel Williams BCOM FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Graham Paul Limited

(Statutory Auditor)

Court House

Court Road

Bridgend

CF31 1BE

21 December 2021

TURNOVER

3

13,161,142

12,703,554

Cost of sales

9,791,530

9,223,055

GROSS PROFIT

3,369,612

3,480,499

Administrative expenses

2,079,522

2,585,568

1,290,090

894,931

Other operating income

4

167,720

-

OPERATING PROFIT and

PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

1,457,810

894,931

Tax on profit

8

234,110

101,534

PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

1,223,700

793,397

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

-

-

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

1,223,700

793,397

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

10

51,589

69,932

Investments

11

-

1

51,589

69,933

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

12

303,870

432,615

Debtors

13

8,301,715

6,430,979

Cash at bank

274,505

36,001

8,880,090

6,899,595

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

14

4,868,090

3,896,989

NET CURRENT ASSETS

4,012,000

3,002,606

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

4,063,589

3,072,539

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

15

(357,702

)

-

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

20

(9,520

)

(12,872

)

NET ASSETS

3,696,367

3,059,667

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

21

50,698

50,698

Share premium

22

57,930

57,930

Capital redemption reserve

22

65

65

Retained earnings

22

3,587,674

2,950,974

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

3,696,367

3,059,667

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 21 December 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

C A Jones - Director

Called up

Capital

share

Retained

Share

redemption

Total

capital

earnings

premium

reserve

equity

£

£

£

£

£

Balance at 1 April 2019

50,698

2,157,577

57,930

65

2,266,270

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

793,397

-

-

793,397

Balance at 31 March 2020

50,698

2,950,974

57,930

65

3,059,667

Changes in equity

Dividends

-

(587,000

)

-

-

(587,000

)

Total comprehensive income

-

1,223,700

-

-

1,223,700

Balance at 31 March 2021

50,698

3,587,674

57,930

65

3,696,367

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Smoke Control Services 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

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.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

•

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;

•

the requirement of paragraph 33.7.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The financial statements contain information about Smoke Control Services Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertaking are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, SCS Engineering Limited, T2 Capital Business park, Parkway, Cardiff, Wales CF3 2PZ.

Turnover

Turnover comprises the invoice value of goods supplied by the company, exclusive of trade discounts and value added tax.

Turnover is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer, usually on dispatch of the goods, the amounts of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Turnover in relation to contracts is recognised by reference to the stage of completion.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes the original purchase price, plus any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for intended use.

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

Leasehold improvements

- Over the life of the lease

Plant and machinery

- 25% on cost

Fixtures, fittings and equipment

- 33% on cost and 25% on cost

Motor vehicles

- 25% on cost

Government grants

The company receives government grants in relation to the UK government Covid-19 job retention scheme. These grants are recognised in the period in which they become receivable.

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Stocks

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

Cost includes all direct expenditure incurred in the normal course of business in bringing stocks to their present location and condition and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.

Net realisable value comprises actual or estimated selling price (net of trade discounts) less all further costs to completion or to be incurred in marketing and selling.

Financial instruments

The company has basic financial instruments comprising cash & cash equivalents such as cash at bank and in hand along with short term debtors and creditors. Cash & cash equivalents are recorded at transaction price including any related transaction costs.

Debtors and creditors are recorded initially at transaction price including transaction costs and subsequently measured at the expected settlement amount less any allowances for uncollectibility.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, 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 statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position 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 statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. The resulting exchange differences are dealt with in the profit and loss accounts and so 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.

Amounts recoverable under contracts

Profit is recognised on long-term contracts, if the final outcome can be assessed with reasonable certainty, by including in the profit and loss account turnover and related costs as contract activity progresses. Turnover is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of a contract.

Invoice discounting

Balances included within trade debtors are subject to factoring arrangements. The trade debtor balances have been transferred to the counterparty, though the transactions do not qualify for derecognition on the basis that the risks and rewards are retained by the company. The liability is recognised in creditors on note 14.

3.

TURNOVER

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

An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below:

2021

2020

£

£

Project Sales

9,570,117

9,042,724

Easivent Sales

2,598,468

2,683,105

Service Sales

992,229

976,925

Other Income

328

800

13,161,142

12,703,554

The amount of contract revenue recognised as revenue during the year is represented by project sales.

The gross amount due from customers for contract work at the year end was £4,810,873 (2020: £4,157,582).

4.	OTHER OPERATING INCOME

2021

2020

£

£

Government grants

167,720

-

5.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

2021

2020

£

£

Wages and salaries

2,471,367

2,620,773

Social security costs

102,237

135,040

Other pension costs

104,273

110,866

2,677,877

2,866,679

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

2021

2020

Management

3

4

Pre-Construction

7

7

Project Management

12

12

Factory

7

7

Commissioning

4

4

Service

7

6

Install Team

3

2

Support

6

6

Easivent

6

6

55

54

The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the company, is set out below.

6.	DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS

2021

2020

£

£

Directors' remuneration

335,039

339,811

Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes

18,987

19,750

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes

3

3

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:

2021

2020

£

£

Emoluments etc

129,443

131,050

Pension contributions to money purchase schemes

5,000

5,000

7.	OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2021

2020

£

£

Depreciation - owned assets

33,803

21,234

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

1

-

Auditors' remuneration

11,520

5,850

Auditors' remuneration for non audit work

610

1,815

8.

TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge

The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:

2021

2020

£

£

Current tax:

UK corporation tax

237,462

99,251

Deferred tax

(3,352

)

2,283

Tax on profit

234,110

101,534

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss

The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2021

2020

£

£

Profit before tax

1,457,810

894,931

Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% (2020 - 19%)

276,984

170,037

Effects of:

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

14,879

2,564

Capital allowances in excess of depreciation

-

(2,354

)

Depreciation in excess of capital allowances

3,376

-

Research & development enhanced deduction

(27,170

)

(36,462

)

Group relief

(30,607

)

(34,534

)

Deferred tax movement

(3,352

)

2,283

Total tax charge

234,110

101,534

9.

DIVIDENDS

2021

2020

£

£

Ordinary A shares of 1p each

Interim

587,000

-