Company Registration No. 09119960 (England and Wales)
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr A Frenkel
Company number
09119960
Registered office
Unit 3
Woking8
Forsyth Road
WOKING
GU21 5SB
Auditor
Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
1st Floor Cloister House
Riverside, New Bailey Street
Manchester
M3 5FS
Business address
Unit 3
Woking8
Forsyth Road
WOKING
GU21 5SB
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Director's report
2 - 3
Director's responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Profit and loss account
8
Statement of comprehensive income
9
Balance sheet
10
Statement of changes in equity
11
Statement of cash flows
12
Notes to the financial statements
13 - 23
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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The director presents the strategic report for the year ended 31 July 2021.
Fair review of the business
The company continues to supply
goods
to retailers and wholesalers and
also continues
developing its own brands
.
The director is satisfied with the results, despite turnover decreasing by 5.20% in the year. This decrease has been mitigated by a 0.72% increase in gross profit margin.
The director continues to maintain trading activity and seek new opportunities.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company's principal financial risks comprise the management of its banking facilities, trade creditors, trade debtors, loans to the company and finance leases.
Key performance indicators
The results for the year and the financial position at the year end were considered satisfactory by the directors who expect to
see
increased profits in the foreseeable future.
Other performance indicators
The key financial highlights are as follows:-
2021 2020
£ £
Turnover 9,978,007 10,525,481
Gross profit 22.62% 21.90%
Return on capital employed 50.35% 29.93%
Mr A Frenkel
Director
29 July 2022
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2021.
Principal activities
T
he
company's principal activity during the year continued to that of the wholesale of perfumery goods and accessories.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £267,000. The director does not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Mr A Frenkel
Financial instruments
Liquidity risk
In respect of bank facility liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a balance between the continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of invoice financing and trade line for payments to suppliers.
Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.
Interest rate risk
In respect of loans from trading partners and directors, no interest is charged and repayment is postponed to benefit cash flow where appropriate.
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is considered to be limited to foreign contracts. This is managed by using forward contracts and option contracts to limit the effects of movements in exchange rates on contract prices and on cash flow.
Credit risk
Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring, through a dedicated credit controller of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits, and for many customers credit insurance.
Other risk
The director
s
consider that the principal risks for the company, other than financial, are those of protection of the company's assets when in transit and retention of staff as much of the business arises from personal relationships regarding procurement and sales.
Assets are protected by ensuring that insurance cover is adequate, warehouse security is continually updated to limit the potential risk of theft or robbery and systems have been put in place to minimise the risk by requiring all deliveries to be checked on receipt and monitoring entry onto site and to the warehouse.
Auditor
The auditor, Lopian Gross Barnett & Co, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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Statement of disclosure to auditor
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.
On behalf of the board
Mr A Frenkel
Director
29 July 2022
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The director is 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. He is 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.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Lovely Distribution Company Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2021 which comprise the profit and loss account, 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 significant accounting policies.
In our opinion the financial statements:
-
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 July 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.
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
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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.
As described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, we were unable to satisfy ourselves that investment properties re included in the accounts at fair value. We have concluded that where the other information refers to the investment property valuation or related balances such as fair value adjustments through profit and loss account, it may be materially misstated for the same reason.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
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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 director's
r
eport for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements
; and
-
the strategic report and the director's report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In respect solely of the limitation on our work relating to stock, described above:
-
we have not obtained all the information and explanations that we considered necessary for the purpose of our audit; and
-
we were unable to determine whether adequate accounting records had been maintained.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identifie
d
material misstatements in the strategic report and the director's
r
eport
.
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
remuneration specified by law are not made; or
-
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's
r
esponsibilities
s
tatement, the director is 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 director determines 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
director is
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
director
either
intends
to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's 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 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
.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below:
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
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Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
This report is made solely to the company's
members
. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to him 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.
Jonathan Brodie FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Lopian Gross Barnett & Co
29 July 2022
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
1st Floor Cloister House
Riverside, New Bailey Street
Manchester
M3 5FS
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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2021
2020
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
9,978,007
10,525,481
Cost of sales
(7,720,781)
(8,220,696)
Gross profit
2,257,226
2,304,785
Distribution costs
(264,492)
(347,433)
Administrative expenses
(1,504,318)
(1,702,205)
Operating profit
4
488,416
255,147
Interest payable and similar expenses
6
(9,147)
Profit before taxation
488,416
246,000
Tax on profit
7
(84,175)
(46,793)
Profit for the financial year
404,241
199,207
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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2021
2020
£
£
Profit for the year
404,241
199,207
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
404,241
199,207
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 JULY 2021
31 July 2021
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2021
2020
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
46,552
Investments
10
230
230
46,782
230
Current assets
Stocks
12
2,422,887
2,244,541
Debtors
13
5,772,330
4,992,957
Cash at bank and in hand
11,199
134,091
8,206,416
7,371,589
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
(7,420,395)
(6,706,257)
Net current assets
786,021
665,332
Total assets less current liabilities
832,803
665,562
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
(30,000)
Net assets
802,803
665,562
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
17
200
200
Profit and loss reserves
802,603
665,362
Total equity
802,803
665,562
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 29 July 2022
Mr A Frenkel
Director
Company Registration No. 09119960
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 August 2019
200
2,610,705
2,610,905
Year ended 31 July 2020:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
199,207
199,207
Dividends
8
-
(2,144,550)
(2,144,550)
Balance at 31 July 2020
200
665,362
665,562
Year ended 31 July 2021:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
404,241
404,241
Dividends
8
-
(267,000)
(267,000)
Balance at 31 July 2021
200
802,603
802,803
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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2021
2020
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
20
198,847
615,443
Interest paid
(9,147)
Income taxes paid
(288,442)
(388,784)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities
(89,595)
217,512
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(50,600)
Receipts from associates
(230)
Receipts arising from loans made
243,053
1,889,550
Net cash generated from investing activities
192,453
1,889,320
Financing activities
Payment of finance leases obligations
41,250
Dividends paid
(267,000)
(2,144,550)
Net cash used in financing activities
(225,750)
(2,144,550)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(122,892)
(37,718)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
134,091
171,809
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
11,199
134,091
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
The Lovely Distribution Company Limited is a
private
company
limited by shares
incorporated in
England and Wales
.
The registered office is
Unit 3, Woking8, Forsyth Road, WOKING, GU21 5SB.
1.1
Accounting convention
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 a
mounts
in these financial statements are
rounded to the nearest £.
1.2
Turnover
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 from the sale of goods 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 amount 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.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
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:
Motor vehicles
25% straight line
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
.
1.4
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date
and
any
impairment
losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in
profit
or
loss
.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company
. Control is
the power to govern the financial and operating policies of
the
entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities
.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting
period
end date, the
company
reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible
assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the
company
estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in
profit
or
loss
, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit)
in
prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in
profit
or
loss
, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.6
Stocks
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.
Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
are basic financial assets
and
include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.8
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised 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 LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include
debtors
and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest
method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in
profit
or
loss
, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those
held
at
fair value through profit and loss
, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected.
If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when
the company
transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including
creditors
, bank loans, loans from
fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are
initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a
financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of
the future
paymen
ts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective
interest rate method.
Trade creditors
are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired
in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A
m
ounts payable are classified as
current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented
as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors
are recognised initially at transaction price
and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts,
are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are
s
ubsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in
profit
or
loss
in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as
being measured at
fair value th
r
ough profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations
expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable
.
Current 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 LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.11
Employee benefits
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.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.12
Leases
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.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair
value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
1.13
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation
in the period
are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is 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.
3
Turnover and other revenue
2021
2020
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Derived from principal business activity
9,978,007
10,525,481
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
3
Turnover and other revenue
(Continued)
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2021
2020
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
UK
9,957,410
10,475,610
Overseas
20,597
49,871
9,978,007
10,525,481
4
Operating profit
2021
2020
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging:
£
£
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
12,000
12,000
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets held under finance leases
4,048
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2021
2020
Number
Number
Directors
1
1
Administrative staff
2
-
Total
3
1
2021
2020
£
£
Wages and salaries
204,931
Social security costs
32,050
7,935
236,981
7,935
6
Interest payable and similar expenses
2021
2020
£
£
Other finance costs:
Other interest
9,147
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
- 19 -
7
Taxation
2021
2020
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
84,175
46,793
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:
2021
2020
£
£
Profit before taxation
488,416
246,000
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.00% (2020: 19.00%)
92,799
46,740
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
220
53
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(8,844)
Taxation charge for the year
84,175
46,793
8
Dividends
2021
2020
£
£
Interim paid
267,000
2,144,550
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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9
Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles
£
Cost
At 1 August 2020
Additions
50,600
At 31 July 2021
50,600
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 August 2020
Depreciation charged in the year
4,048
At 31 July 2021
4,048
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2021
46,552
At 31 July 2020
The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.
2021
2020
£
£
Motor vehicles
46,552
10
Fixed asset investments
2021
2020
Notes
£
£
Investments in associates
11
230
230
11
Associates
Details of the company's associates at 31 July 2021 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Richsense Limited
England & Wales
Ordinary A and C
42.85
The Bespoke Beauty Company Ltd
England & Wales
Ordinary
46.25
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
- 21 -
12
Stocks
2021
2020
£
£
Finished goods and goods for resale
2,422,887
2,244,541
13
Debtors
2021
2020
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
573,027
1,034,774
Corporation tax recoverable
483,404
483,384
Other debtors
4,715,899
3,474,799
5,772,330
4,992,957
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2021
2020
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
11,250
Trade creditors
4,977,028
3,547,363
Corporation tax
84,175
288,422
Other taxation and social security
360,782
372,154
Other creditors
1,717,075
1,865,705
Accruals and deferred income
270,085
632,613
7,420,395
6,706,257
15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2021
2020
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
30,000
16
Finance lease obligations
2021
2020
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
11,250
In two to five years
30,000
41,250
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
16
Finance lease obligations
(Continued)
- 22 -
Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. 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.
17
Share capital
2021
2020
2021
2020
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary A shares of £1 each
85
85
85
85
Ordinary B shares of £1 each
85
85
85
85
Ordinary C shares of £1 each
30
30
30
30
200
200
200
200
18
Related party transactions
The turnover figure includes goods to the value of £9,943,683 (2020 - £10,525,481) relating to transactions with CRM Trading Limited, a company in which Mr A Frenkel is a shareholder.
The company incurred management and administrative services from CRM Trading Limited to the value of £418,304 (2020 - £360,000) during the period. There were also expenses paid for by CRM Trading Limited on behalf of the company, these amounts were not material.
At the balance sheet date the company owed £4,519,424 (2020 - £3,021,885) to CRM Trading Limited.
During the year the company has made payments to, and on behalf of Flawless Distribution LP, an associate entity incorporated in the USA.
At the balance sheet date the company owed £2,104,358 (2020: £1,417,900) to Flawless Distribution LP.
During the year the company has made payments to, and on behalf of Richsense Limited, an associated company.
At the balance sheet date the company owed £2,610,933 (2020: £1,813,846) to Richsense Limited.
19
Directors' transactions
Dividends totalling £0 (2020 - £1,320,050) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.
THE LOVELY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
- 23 -
20
Cash generated from operations
2021
2020
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
404,241
199,207
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
84,175
46,793
Finance costs
9,147
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
4,048
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in stocks
(178,346)
157,584
Increase in debtors
(1,022,406)
(3,222,372)
Increase in creditors
907,135
3,425,084
Cash generated from operations
198,847
615,443
21
Analysis of changes in net funds/(debt)
1 August 2020
Cash flows
31 July 2021
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
134,091
(122,892)
11,199
Obligations under finance leases
-
(41,250)
(41,250)
134,091
(164,142)
(30,051)
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