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KILFROST LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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KILFROST LIMITED
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KILFROST LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Kilfrost has entered its 91st year as a chemical company. Its legacy in Aircraft De-icing Fluids (ADF) is the foundation which all new products are based on. As such it continues to lead the way in product development. Its Speciality Fluids (SFD) continues to make inroads into the Market.
For the aviation industry the past 12 months have been the beginning of the recovery phase post COVID. Whilst passenger numbers have been depressed from previous years there was still very positive signs of recovery moving at a pace. The past 12 months were also noted for an average winter. Coupled together this meant a lower, than average, use of ADF. At the same time the cost of our major raw material (MPG) remained at a historic high. However, due our contractual pricing mechanisms we remained profitable.
In SFD we continued to make further inroads into Scandinavia which is becoming a core market. For the USA we continue to move ahead but further work needs to be done on Sales and Marketing. In summary Kilfrost had a good trading year and is in a strong position for the next phase of growth.
The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Company are broadly grouped as market, competitive, legislative and financial risk.
- Market risks The market for our ADF products is highly seasonal and significantly variable, depending on weather conditions. We aim to mitigate this risk going forward through further continuing development and growth in our Speciality Fluids Division. - Competitive risks The Company operates in a global market and services customers either directly or by way of licence agreements in more than 50 countries. These customers select suppliers and products based on a combination of factors including price, delivery, quality and reputation. The Company has a wide range of customers with no individual customer accounting for a significant proportion of the entire business with many customers having dealt with the Company for a number of decades. The Kilfrost brand is well respected in the global marketplace and viewed as a leader in its field. However, our main market is the UK where we account for a large percentage of that space. - Legislative risks The Company is governed by a wide range of legislation, particularly in the supply of fluids to the aircraft industry. The Company takes great care to keep up to date with all new initiatives to ensure that it can maintain its position at the forefront of the industry.
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KILFROST LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
- Financial risks The Company's main areas of financial risks are credit, foreign currency and liquidity risks. The Company's policy is to minimise credit risk by ensuring that credit terms are only granted to customers who demonstrate an appropriate history and credit position. Credit insurance is held with Atradius. The Company manages foreign currency risk through transacting business in only three currencies, namely Sterling, Euro and US Dollars. Each currency is managed by matching income and expenditure whenever possible. Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The Company aims to mitigate liquidity risk by managing cash generation from its activities on a regular basis, utilising appropriate credit facilities for working capital and longer-term investments. Our new Speciality Fluids products are going into a steady mature market dominated by a few key players. Our aim is to show a new innovative way of servicing this market by showing better performance and safety without compromise on either. Financially the business has sufficient liquidity to cover at least the next 12 months trading after the accounts are finalised.
The Company's key financial performance indicators for the year were:
This report was approved by the board on 8 September 2023 and signed on its behalf.
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KILFROST LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £2,785,000 (2022 - £1,557,000).
The director who served during the year was:
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 to 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.
The Company will seek to minimise adverse impacts on the environment from its activities, whilst continuing to address health, safety and economic issues. The Company has complied with all applicable legislation and regulations.
The business will continue to look at how to further diversify over the coming years.
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KILFROST LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The R&D team continue to invest in research and development activities in respect of both SFD and ADF with patents currently being applied for. Costs charged during the year amounted to £472,000 (2022 : £524,000).
The director has performed an assessment of the Company’s ability to continue trading as a going concern by reference to trading forecasts and financing requirements for a period, in excess of 15 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The director is satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements is appropriate.
In assessing the Company’s ability to continue trading as a going concern for the next 15 months the director has examined all of the potential uncertainties which surround the business and the only significant uncertainty is the weather. This uncertainty is mitigated by the present structure of the business. The director has considered these uncertainties and believes that there is sufficient financial headroom available for the forthcoming 15 months to mitigate the associated risks. The direction of the business is set with a combination of continued R&D activity, ADF activity in the British Isles and invigorated activities in the Speciality Fluids Division.
The auditors, Ryecroft Glenton, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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KILFROST LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KILFROST LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Kilfrost Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 March 2023, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, 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).
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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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.
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KILFROST LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KILFROST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The directors are 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.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
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KILFROST LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KILFROST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, 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 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 sector in which the company operates; • 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 and taxation legislation; • we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and • we ensured that the 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 enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud and their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and • considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. 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; and • assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias.
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KILFROST LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF KILFROST LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; • reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; • enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and • reviewing correspondence with HMRC, and the Company’s legal advisers where appropriate. There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is 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 misstatements 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 Auditors' Report.
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
32 Portland Terrace
NE2 1QP
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KILFROST LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 00297731
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 00297731
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 13 to 32 form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Company is a private limited company, which is incorporated and registered in England (no. 00297731). The address of the registered office is Albion Works, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 0HJ. The principal activity of the Company during the period was that of the manufacture of anti-icing and de-icing fluids, predominantly for the aircraft market.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Company.
Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £'000.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
∙the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
∙the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
∙the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Kilfrost Group Limited as at 31 March 2021 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House, Cardiff.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The Company financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.
The director has performed an assessment of the Company’s ability to continue trading as a going concern by reference to trading forecasts and financing requirements for a period, in excess of 15 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The director is satisfied that the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements is appropriate. In assessing the Company’s ability to continue trading as a going concern for the next 15 months the director has examined all of the potential uncertainties which surround the business and the only significant uncertainty is the weather. This uncertainty is mitigated by the present structure of the business. The director has considered these uncertainties and believes that there is sufficient financial headroom available for the forthcoming 15 months to mitigate the associated risks. The direction of the business is set with a combination of continued R&D activity, ADF activity in the British Isles and invigorated activities in the Speciality Fluids Division.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
At each Balance Sheet date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Grants of a revenue nature are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income in the same period as the related expenditure.
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations. The contributions are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds. Defined benefit pension plan The Company operates a defined benefit plan for certain employees. A defined benefit plan defines the pension benefit that the employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent upon several factors including but not limited to age, length of service and remuneration. A defined benefit plan is a pension plan that is not a defined contribution plan. The asset/liability recognised in the Balance Sheet in respect of the defined benefit plan is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the Balance Sheet date less the fair value of plan assets at the Balance Sheet date (if any) out of which the obligations are to be settled. The defined benefit obligation is calculated using the projected unit credit method. Annually the Company engages independent actuaries to calculate the obligation. The present value is determined by discounting the estimated future payments using market yields on high quality corporate bonds that are denominated in sterling and that have terms approximating to the estimated period of the future payments ('discount rate'). The fair value of plan assets is measured in accordance with the FRS 102 fair value hierarchy and in accordance with the Company's policy for similarly held assets. This includes the use of appropriate valuation techniques.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined benefit pension plan (continued)
Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to other comprehensive income. These amounts together with the return on plan assets, less amounts included in net interest, are disclosed as 'Remeasurement of net defined benefit liability'. The cost of the defined benefit plan, recognised in profit or loss as employee costs, except where included in the cost of an asset, comprises: a) the increase in net pension benefit liability arising from employee service during the period; and b) the cost of plan introductions, benefit changes, curtailments and settlements. The net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net balance of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets. This cost is recognised in profit or loss as a 'finance expense'. Provisions are charged as an expense to profit or loss in the year that the Company becomes aware of the obligation, and are measured at the best estimate at the balance sheet date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties. When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Balance Sheet.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
If it is not possible to distinguish between the research phase and the development phase of an internal project, the expenditure is treated as if it were all incurred in the research phase only.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The whole of the turnover is attributable to net invoiced sales of goods excluding value added tax and relates to the continuing principal activity of the Company. An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:
Analysis of turnover by country of destination:
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
12.Taxation (continued)
There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Proceeds of factored debts and stock financing was secured at the year end by way of a fixed and floating charge over certain of the Company's assets.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Share premium account
On 27 December 2022 the board passed a special resolution cancelling the share premium which was transferred to the profit and loss reserve.
Capital redemption reserve
Other reserves
Capital contribution This reserve records the total value of capital contributions made by the shareholders of the Company. On 22 March 2023 the board approved the transfer of the realisable capital contribution reserve to the profit and loss reserve.
Profit and loss account
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Company operates a Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
The Company operates a defined benefit scheme in the UK which is now closed to future accrual and new entrants. The last full actuarial valuation of this scheme was carried out by a qualified independent actuary on 31 July 2019. The calculations below are based on the actuarial valuation as at 31 July 2019 and allowing for movements to 31 March 2023.
During the year, £146,000 was paid by the employer as agreed deficit funding (2022 : £146,000). Management estimate that contributions to the scheme going forwards will total £146,000 per annum. This is the recommended level of deficit funding provided in the latest actuarial valuation. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that actuarial assumptions are suitably updated to reflect changing economic conditions and they confirm that the assumptions at 31 March 2023 have been carefully reviewed with the actuary. During the year, the company sponsored an enhanced transfer exercise where members were offered a top up, funded by the company, on the standard plan transfer values, along with financial advice. As a result of this exercise 4 members transferred out of the plan in November 2022. This constitutes a settlement event under FRS102, and so the difference between the assets paid out; the transfer value plus the top up enhancement made by the company, and the liabilities settled, the transferring individuals' liabilities determined on the accounting assumptions, is recorded as a settlement in the profit and loss account. The liabilities settled have been determined using assumptions at the year-end 31 March 2023. Whilst the enhanced transfer values have been paid to the members, the actual enhancement contributions which are funded by the company totalling £104,000 have yet to be paid to the plan. The pension scheme has not invested in the Company itself.
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
24.Pension commitments (continued)
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
24.Pension commitments (continued)
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KILFROST LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The Company's parent undertaking is Kilfrost Group Limited, the address of the registered office is Albion Works, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 0HJ. Kilfrost Group Limited is the parent of the only group to which Kilfrost Limited belongs and for which financial statements are drawn up. In the opinion of the directors, Kilfrost Group Limited has outright control of the Company though no individual shareholder has outright control of Kilfrost Group Limited. Copies of Kilfrost Group Limited financial statements can be obtained from Companies House, Cardiff.
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