Dalziel & Pow Design Consultants Limited - Limited company accounts 23.2

REGISTERED NUMBER: 03994908 (England and Wales)

Strategic Report,

Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 July 2023

for

Dalziel & Pow Design Consultants Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Report of the Directors

3

Report of the Independent Auditors

4

Statement of Comprehensive Income

6

Balance Sheet

7

Notes to the Financial Statements

8

DIRECTORS:

Mr K D Ware

Mr D R Wright

Mrs S L Fairhurst

Mr M King

Mr T J Graveling

Mr R J Bennett

Mr P J West

SECRETARY:

Camamile Limited

REGISTERED OFFICE:

5-8 Hardwick Street

London

EC1R 4RG

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03994908 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Wright Vigar Limited

Statutory Auditors

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers

15 Newland

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN1 1XG

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 July 2023.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

We were able to maintain a favourable trading position throughout 2023 despite the challenging trading environment caused by unfavourable macro-economic factors throughout the year.

The Directors continue to meet twice a week to discuss business continuity, including client accounts and management, new business opportunities, marketing, workload and operations, cash flow and other financial and business matters. This ensures we manage any potential risks or uncertainties that are encountered by the Group and agree measures to mitigate against them.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Interest Risks and Liquidity Risks

The Group manages profits to fund growth, develop the business and maintain positive cash balances. Therefore, interest rate and liquidity risks are minimised.

Foreign Exchange Risk

The Group's preferred currency for all transactions is sterling. However, at times it is necessary to transact in other foreign currencies and this increases the risk of foreign exchange uncertainties. The Group monitors foreign exchange exposure on a regular basis and manages its accounts to maximise exchange rate benefit.

Credit Risk

The Group continuously reviews it credit risk with new and current clients. New clients, especially overseas clients, often have reduced credit terms with the requirement to make a payment on account to mitigate the Group's risk. We also regularly produce billing schedules to further minimise risk.

Client Satisfaction

We assess this on a direct one to one basis with the client and use feedback to improve the Group's client offer, match client expectations and retain existing clients. We have also employed a Client Service Director to support the client service and development of our key accounts.

Key Performance Indicators

Financial and non-financial key performance summary indicators are reviewed regularly by the Directors to measure performance against the business plan and budget, to ensure we can identify any risks or threats at the earliest possible opportunity and take the appropriate action.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Mr K D Ware - Director

11 December 2023

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 July 2023.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of design consultants.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 August 2022 to the date of this report.

Mr K D Ware

Mr D R Wright

Mrs S L Fairhurst

Mr M King

Mr T J Graveling

Mr R J Bennett

Mr P J West

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

Mr D J Dalziel - resigned 1 July 2023

Mr A Kean - resigned 18 October 2022

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

The company is committed to its Corporate Social Responsibility programme and commits to staff gifting a workday per year to charity. During the year the company also made charitable donations totalling £15 (2022: £471).

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 or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Mr K D Ware - Director

11 December 2023

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Dalziel & Pow Design Consultants Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2023 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet 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 July 2023 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; or

-	the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors.

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:

Our work is performed to include an assessment of the susceptibility of the entity's financial statements to material misstatement, including the risk of fraud. Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).

In identifying and assessing risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

-

We plan our work to gain an understanding of the significant laws and regulations that are of significance to the entity and the sector in which they operate. We perform our work to ensure that the entity is complying with its legal and regulatory framework.

-

We obtained an understanding of how the company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries to the management and people charged with governance.

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

-

Substantive procedures performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).

-

Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates.

-

Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular material journal entries and an assessment of year end journals.

-

Assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

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.

Jon O'Hern FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Wright Vigar Limited

Statutory Auditors

Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers

15 Newland

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN1 1XG

11 December 2023

TURNOVER

6,649,610

6,855,519

Cost of sales

2,009,215

1,890,196

GROSS PROFIT

4,640,395

4,965,323

Administrative expenses

3,829,832

3,869,182

810,563

1,096,141

Other operating income

3

231

5,943

OPERATING PROFIT

810,794

1,102,084

Interest receivable and similar income

6,196

107

816,990

1,102,191

Interest payable and similar expenses

1,246

3,881

PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

815,744

1,098,310

Tax on profit

164,996

117,635

PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

650,748

980,675

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

-

-

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

650,748

980,675

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

5

8,046

11,275

Tangible assets

6

141,543

153,670

149,589

164,945

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

7

1,261,893

1,695,548

Cash at bank and in hand

947,172

770,582

2,209,065

2,466,130

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

8

1,748,990

1,812,490

NET CURRENT ASSETS

460,075

653,640

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

609,664

818,585

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

9

-

(114,583

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

(30,351

)

(24,300

)

NET ASSETS

579,313

679,702

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

11

100

100

Retained earnings

579,213

679,602

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

579,313

679,702

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 11 December 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr K D Ware - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Dalziel & Pow Design Consultants 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" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Turnover

Turnover represents invoiced sales in respect of fees for services rendered and direct costs recovered as agreed with each client, excluding VAT.

Revenue is recognised when a service has been completed in accordance with the terms of agreement with the client. Where the provision of a service remains incomplete at the end of a period, a proportion of the income pertaining to the level of the service performed is accrued and is part of the debtors balance.

Where clients have invoiced in advance for services to be delivered at a future date, the income is deferred and becomes part of the creditors balance.

Patents and licences

Patents and licences are amortised over their estimated useful life of 5 years.

Tangible fixed assets

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

Short leasehold

-

over the lease term

Fixtures and fittings

-

25% on reducing balance

Computer equipment

-

33% on reducing balance

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 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

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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account as incurred.

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.	OTHER OPERATING INCOME

2023

2022

£

£

Sundry receipts

231

5,126

Government grants

-

817

231

5,943

During the year, the company received Coronavirus Job Retention Support grants amounting to NIL (2022 : £817).

4.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 54 (2022 - 53 ) .

5.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Other

intangible

assets

£

COST

At 1 August 2022

85,671

Additions

716

At 31 July 2023

86,387

AMORTISATION

At 1 August 2022

74,396

Charge for year

3,945

At 31 July 2023

78,341

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 July 2023

8,046

At 31 July 2022

11,275

6.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

Short

and

Computer

leasehold

fittings

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

£

COST

At 1 August 2022

877,455

201,176

310,476

1,389,107

Additions

2,648

20,454

13,405

36,507

Disposals

-

(17,743

)

(13,418

)

(31,161

)

At 31 July 2023

880,103

203,887

310,463

1,394,453

DEPRECIATION

At 1 August 2022

807,577

178,018

249,842

1,235,437

Charge for year

11,224

10,617

24,650

46,491

Eliminated on disposal

-

(15,965

)

(13,053

)

(29,018

)

At 31 July 2023

818,801

172,670

261,439

1,252,910

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 July 2023

61,302

31,217

49,024

141,543

At 31 July 2022

69,878

23,158

60,634

153,670

7.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Trade debtors

878,476

1,323,288

Amounts owed by group undertakings

42,755

33,630

Amounts recoverable on contracts

25,568

4,940

Other debtors

1,197

2,087

Prepayments and accrued income

313,897

331,603

1,261,893

1,695,548

8.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Trade creditors

217,867

287,216

Corporation tax

29,634

118,538

Social security and other taxes

129,879

131,096

VAT

82,030

91,403

Other creditors

159,168

117,717

Directors' current accounts

20,377

131,825

Accruals and deferred income

1,110,035

934,695

1,748,990

1,812,490

9.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2023

2022

£

£

Bank loans

-

114,583

10.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

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

2023

2022

£

£

Within one year

298,528

298,528

Between one and five years

1,194,113

1,194,113

In more than five years

99,509

398,038

1,592,150

1,890,679

11.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2023

2022

value:

£

£

1,000

Ordinary

10p

100

100

12.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

13.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Dalziel & Pow Holdings Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

The registered office and principal place of business of the parent undertaking is 5-8 Hardwick Street, London, EC1R 4RG.