MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

19.07.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FUERST DAY LAWSON LIMITED

 

 

Formerly Known as:

R. VERNEY & CO. LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Devon House  58-60 Saint Katharines Way London E1W 1JP

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom

 

 

Financials (as on) :

27.12.2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

02.07.1958

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

00607374

 

 

Legal Form :

Private limited with Share Capital

 

 

Line of Business :

·         Manufacture Of Other Food Products N.E.C.

·         The supply of ingredients to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

 

 

No. of Employees

203

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

United Kingdom

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM – ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Over the past two decades, the government has greatly reduced public ownership. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining and the UK became a net importer of energy in 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, are key drivers of British GDP growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, has declined in importance but still accounts for about 10% of economic output. After emerging from recession in 1992, Britain’s economy enjoyed the longest period of expansion on record during which time growth outpaced most of Western Europe. In 2008, however, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Falling home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain’s economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets; these included nationalizing parts of the banking system, temporarily cutting taxes, suspending public sector borrowing rules, and moving forward public spending on capital projects. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated a five-year austerity program, which aimed to lower London’s budget deficit from about 11% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 1% by 2015. In November 2011, Chancellor of the Exchequer George OSBORNE announced additional austerity measures through 2017 largely due to the euro-zone debt crisis. The CAMERON government raised the value added tax from 17.5% to 20% in 2011. It has pledged to reduce the corporation tax rate to 21% by 2014. The Bank of England (BoE) implemented an asset purchase program of £375 billion (approximately $605 billion) as of December 2013. During times of economic crisis, the BoE coordinates interest rate moves with the European Central Bank, but Britain remains outside the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In 2012, weak consumer spending and subdued business investment weighed on the economy, however, in 2013 GDP grew 1.4%, accelerating unexpectedly in the second half of the year because of greater consumer spending and a recovering housing market. The budget deficit is falling but remains high at nearly 7% and public debt has continued to increase.

 

Source : CIA

 

REGISTERED NAME & COMPANY SUMMARY

 

Company Name:

FUERST DAY LAWSON LIMITED

Company Number:

00607374

 

Registered Address

DEVON HOUSE

Trading Address

Bowsers Lane

 

58-60 SAINT KATHARINES WAY

 

Little Walden

 

LONDON

 

Saffon Walden

 

E1W 1JP

 

Essex

 

 

 

CB10 1XQ

Website Address

http://www.fdl.co.uk

 

 

Telephone Number

02074880777

Fax Number

02072655285

TPS

No

FPS

Yes

Incorporate Date

02/07/1958

 

 

Previous Name

R. VERNEY & CO. LIMITED

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

Date of Change

23/01/1991

FTSE Index

-

Currency

GBP

Filing Date of Accounts

09/05/2014

SIC07

10890

Share Capital

£100,000

SIC07 Description

MANUFACTURE OF OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS N.E.C.

Principal Activity

The supply of ingredients to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

 

 

DIRECTORS/MANAGEMENT

 

Current Directors

Name

Maurice Day Lawson

Date of Birth

26/03/1952

Officers Title

Mr

Nationality

British

Present Appointments

12

Function

Director

Appointment Date

16/11/1991

 

 

Address

Devon House, 58-60 Saint Katharines Way, London, E1W 1JP

Other Actions

View Director Report

View Consumer Report

 

 

Name

Guy Neville Humphry Baker

Date of Birth

15/02/1954

Officers Title

Mr

Nationality

British

Present Appointments

22

Function

Director

Appointment Date

08/12/2003

 

 

Address

Devon House, 58-60 Saint Katharines Way, London, E1W 1JP

Other Actions

View Director Report

View Consumer Report

 

 

Name

Mac Mardi

Date of Birth

26/06/1960

Officers Title

Mr

Nationality

Danish

Present Appointments

9

Function

Director

Appointment Date

08/12/2006

 

 

Address

Devon House, 58-60 Saint Katharines Way, London, E1W 1JP

Other Actions

View Director Report

View Consumer Report

 

 

Previous Director/Company Secretaries

Name

Current Directorships

Previous Directorships

Christopher Richard Pegler

1

7

Roderick Dalmahoy Playfair

0

3

Joseph Beresiner

0

2

Martin Frederick Cox

0

2

John Richard Murray

0

2

Graham Moss Hyams

0

1

David Bruce Thomas

0

9

Stephen John Beaty

0

2

Francis James Horan

2

1

Ronald Garnet McCreery

2

16

Ronald Garnet McCreery

2

16

 

 

NEGATIVE INFORMATION

 

CCJ

Total Number of Exact CCJs -

0

Total Value of Exact CCJs -

Total Number of Possible CCJs -

0

Total Value of Possible CCJs -

Total Number of Satisfied CCJs -

0

Total Value of Satisfied CCJs -

Total Number of Writs -

-

 

 

 

Exact CCJ Details

No CCJs found

 

Possible CCJs Details

There are no possible CCJ details

 

Writ Details

No writs found

 

 

SHARE & SHARE CAPITAL INFORMATION

 

Top 20 Shareholders

Name

Currency

Share Count

Share Type

Nominal Value

% of Total Share Count

FUERST DAY LAWSON HOLDINGS LTD

GBP

88,635

ORDINARY

1

88.64

MAURICE DAY LAWSON

GBP

11,365

ORDINARY

1

11.37

 

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Mortgage Details

Mortgage Type:

DEBENTURE

Date Charge Created:

07/09/11

 

 

Date Charge Registered:

13/09/11

 

 

Date Charge Satisfied:

-

 

 

Status:

OUTSTANDING

 

 

Person(s) Entitled:

HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED AS SECURITY AGENT

Amount Secured:

ALL MONIES DUE OR TO BECOME DUE FROM THE COMPANY TO THE CHARGEE ON ANY ACCOUNT WHATSOEVER UNDER THETERMS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INSTRUMENT CREATING OR EVIDENCING THE CHARGE

Details:

FIXED AND FLOATING CHARGE OVER THE UNDERTAKING AND ALL PROPERTY AND ASSETS PRESENT AND FUTURE, INCLUDING GOODWILL, BOOKDEBTS, UNCALLED CAPITAL, BUILDINGS, FIXTURES, FIXED PLANT & MACHINERY SEE IMAGEFOR FULL DETAILS

 

 

Trade Debtors / Bad Debt Detail

 

 

Total Number of Documented Trade

Total Value of Documented Trade

Trade Debtors

1

£2,967

 

Company Name

Amount

Statement Date

Gold Star Soft Drinks Limited

£2,967

12/01/2010

 

Average Invoice Value

£3129.46

Invoices available

94

Paid

77

Outstanding

17

 

Trade Payment Data is information that we collect from selected third party partners who send us information about their whole sales ledger.

 

 

Within Terms

0-30 Days

31-60 Days

61-90 Days

91+ Days

Paid

10

39

23

4

1

Outstanding

9

4

2

1

1

 

 

GROUP STRUCTURE & AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Statistics

 

Group

8 companies

Linkages

0 companies

Countries

In 0 countries

 

Summary

Holding Company

FUERST DAY LAWSON HOLDINGS LIMITED

Ownership Status

Intermediately Owned

Ultimate Holding Company

FUERST DAY LAWSON HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

Group structure

 

Company Name

 

Registered Number

Latest Key Financials

Consol. Accounts

Turnover

FUERST DAY LAWSON HOLDIN…

 

02067286

27.12.2013

Y

£169,964,878

J.C. DUFFUS & COMPANY…

 

00491937

31.12.2012

N

 

FOX ROY MERCHANTS LIMITED

 

01041636

31.12.2012

N

 

FUERST DAY LAWSON LIMITED

 

00607374

27.12.2013

N

£152,564,314

FUERST DAY LAWSON (U.S…

 

01867013

27.12.2013

N

£17,162,366

REGENCY MOWBRAY COMPAN…

 

01255159

31.12.2012

N

 

UNION MERCHANTS OVERSE…

 

00615058

31.12.2012

N

 

R. VERNEY & CO. LIMITED

 

00503497

31.12.2012

N

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Profit & Loss

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Weeks

52

(%)

52

(%)

52

(%)

53

(%)

52

Currency

GBP

(%)

GBP

(%)

GBP

(%)

GBP

(%)

GBP

Consolidated A/cs

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

Turnover

£152,564,314

-6.1%

£162,423,950

-5%

£170,938,625

11%

£154,018,467

39%

£110,782,917

Export

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cost of Sales

£135,765,793

-7.4%

£146,563,099

-6.5%

£156,786,252

10.9%

£141,411,069

43.3%

£98,652,977

Gross Profit

£16,798,521

5.9%

£15,860,851

12.1%

£14,152,373

12.3%

£12,607,398

3.9%

£12,129,940

Wages & Salaries

£7,850,609

9.6%

£7,160,141

5.7%

£6,772,521

-6%

£7,207,925

61.8%

£4,454,760

Directors Emoluments

£1,402,885

1.4%

£1,382,989

18.6%

£1,165,967

12.3%

£1,037,939

-12.7%

£1,188,334

Operating Profit

£1,697,593

48.2%

£1,145,349

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation

£553,101

11.8%

£494,816

8.8%

£454,602

4.7%

£434,316

18.4%

£366,924

Audit Fees

£52,250

-

£52,250

3%

£50,750

-2%

£51,800

3.1%

£50,240

Interest Payments

£934,540

1%

£925,124

-28.9%

£1,300,416

203.7%

£428,241

74.9%

£244,899

Pre Tax Profit

£766,771

247%

£220,968

-4.5%

£231,474

-24.1%

£304,920

-46.3%

£567,373

Taxation

-£108,227

-330.3%

£46,994

291.8%

-£24,497

66.7%

-£73,567

52.9%

-£156,049

Profit After Tax

£658,544

145.8%

£267,962

29.5%

£206,977

-10.5%

£231,353

-43.8%

£411,324

Dividends Payable

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Retained Profit

£658,544

145.8%

£267,962

29.5%

£206,977

-10.5%

£231,353

-43.8%

£411,324

Balance Sheet

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Tangible Assets

£4,304,810

6.4%

£4,044,298

20.1%

£3,368,687

4.6%

£3,220,765

78.9%

£1,799,862

Intangible Assets

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

Total Fixed Assets

£4,304,810

6.4%

£4,044,298

20.1%

£3,368,687

4.6%

£3,220,765

78.9%

£1,799,862

Stock

£33,856,802

21.4%

£27,891,716

-2.1%

£28,480,056

13.1%

£25,184,323

20.3%

£20,939,964

Trade Debtors

£22,932,188

27.7%

£17,959,094

-13.1%

£20,675,002

14.8%

£18,015,915

-1.3%

£18,244,238

Cash

£5,581

999.9%

£402

-100%

£2,847,457

999.9%

£844

76.2%

£479

Other Debtors

£1,303,487

141.1%

£540,662

38.7%

£389,793

-51.8%

£808,687

362.6%

£174,807

Miscellaneous Current Assets

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

Total Current Assets

£58,098,058

25.2%

£46,391,874

-11.5%

£52,392,308

19%

£44,009,769

11.8%

£39,359,488

Trade Creditors

£20,902,488

17.6%

£17,773,166

-17.5%

£21,544,218

7.8%

£19,980,251

7.9%

£18,511,427

Bank Loans & Overdrafts

£21,682,413

26.5%

£17,142,985

-5.5%

£18,140,924

51.5%

£11,973,405

-21.7%

£15,287,555

Other Short Term Finance

£16,109,409

28.7%

£12,516,155

-6%

£13,309,368

4.2%

£12,775,894

158.1%

£4,949,873

Miscellaneous Current Liabilities

0

-

0

-100%

£8,130

-

0

-100%

£140,864

Total Current Liabilities

£58,694,310

23.7%

£47,432,306

-10.5%

£53,002,640

18.5%

£44,729,550

15%

£38,889,719

Bank Loans & Overdrafts and LTL

£21,756,504

26.7%

£17,170,928

-5.6%

£18,191,318

51.9%

£11,973,405

-21.7%

£15,287,555

Other Long Term Finance

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

-

0

Total Long Term Liabilities

£74,091

165.2%

£27,943

-44.6%

£50,394

-

0

-

0

Capital & Reserves

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Called Up Share Capital

£100,000

-

£100,000

-

£100,000

-

£100,000

-

£100,000

P & L Account Reserve

£3,534,467

22.9%

£2,875,923

10.3%

£2,607,961

8.6%

£2,400,984

10.7%

£2,169,631

Revaluation Reserve

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sundry Reserves

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shareholder Funds

£3,634,467

22.1%

£2,975,923

9.9%

£2,707,961

8.3%

£2,500,984

10.2%

£2,269,631

Other Financial Items

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Net Worth

£3,634,467

22.1%

£2,975,923

9.9%

£2,707,961

8.3%

£2,500,984

10.2%

£2,269,631

Working Capital

-£596,252

42.7%

-£1,040,432

-70.5%

-£610,332

15.2%

-£719,781

-253.2%

£469,769

Total Assets

£62,402,868

23.7%

£50,436,172

-9.5%

£55,760,995

18.1%

£47,230,534

14.8%

£41,159,350

Total Liabilities

£58,768,401

23.8%

£47,460,249

-10.5%

£53,053,034

18.6%

£44,729,550

15%

£38,889,719

Net Assets

£3,634,467

22.1%

£2,975,923

9.9%

£2,707,961

8.3%

£2,500,984

10.2%

£2,269,631

Cash Flow

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Net Cashflow from Operations

-£2,675,971

-999.9%

£172,002

109.9%

-£1,737,682

-128.5%

£6,107,666

74.5%

£3,499,158

Net Cashflow before Financing

-£4,534,249

-145.2%

-£1,849,116

44.3%

-£3,320,906

-200.2%

£3,314,515

19.2%

£2,781,663

Net Cashflow from Financing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Increase in Cash

-£4,534,249

-145.2%

-£1,849,116

44.3%

-£3,320,906

-200.2%

£3,314,515

19.2%

£2,781,663

Miscellaneous

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

(%)

28/12/12

(%)

30/12/11

(%)

31/12/10

(%)

25/12/09

Contingent Liability

YES

-

YES

-

YES

-

YES

-

YES

Capital Employed

£3,708,558

23.5%

£3,003,866

8.9%

£2,758,355

10.3%

£2,500,984

10.2%

£2,269,631

Ratios

Date Of Accounts

27/12/13

28/12/12

30/12/11

31/12/10

25/12/09

Pre-tax profit margin %

0.50

0.14

0.14

0.20

0.51

Current ratio

0.99

0.98

0.99

0.98

1.01

Sales/Net Working Capital

-255.87

-156.11

-280.07

-213.98

235.82

Gearing %

598.60

577

671.80

478.70

673.60

Equity in %

5.80

5.90

4.90

5.30

5.50

Creditor Days

49.87

39.83

45.87

48.12

60.82

Debtor Days

54.71

40.24

44.02

43.39

59.94

Liquidity/Acid Test

0.41

0.39

0.45

0.42

0.47

Return On Capital Employed %

20.67

7.35

8.39

12.19

24.99

Return On Total Assets Employed %

1.22

0.43

0.41

0.64

1.37

Current Debt Ratio

16.14

15.93

19.57

17.88

17.13

Total Debt Ratio

16.16

15.94

19.59

17.88

17.13

Stock Turnover Ratio %

22.19

17.17

16.66

16.35

18.90

Return on Net Assets Employed %

21.09

7.42

8.54

12.19

24.99

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

N/a

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Current Company Secretary

Name

Guy Neville Humphry Baker

Date of Birth

15/02/1954

Officers Title

Mr

Nationality

British

Present Appointments

22

Function

Company Secretary

Appointment Date

08/12/2003

 

 

Address

Devon House, 58-60 Saint Katharines Way, London, E1W 1JP

 

Number of Employees

203

8.6%

187

-3.1%

193

73.9%

111

44.2%

77

Auditors

DELOITTE LLP

Auditor Comments

The audit report contains no adverse comments

Bankers

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

Bank Branch Code

 

 

Status History

No Status History found

 

Event History

Date

Description

17/05/2014

New Accounts Filed

17/05/2014

New Accounts Filed

03/12/2013

Annual Returns

25/05/2013

New Accounts Filed

25/05/2013

New Accounts Filed

07/12/2012

Annual Returns

19/05/2012

New Accounts Filed

12/12/2011

Annual Returns

27/06/2011

New Accounts Filed

10/12/2010

Annual Returns

21/05/2010

New Accounts Filed

21/05/2010

New Accounts Filed

29/12/2009

Annual Returns

30/11/2009

Annual Returns

02/06/2009

New Accounts Filed

 

Previous Company Names

Date

Previous Name

23/01/1997

R.VERNEY & CO.LIMITED

 

 

NOTES & COMMENTS

 

Commentary

No exact match CCJs are recorded against the company.

 

Sales in the latest trading period decreased 6.1% on the previous trading period.

 

Net Worth increased by 22.1% during the latest trading period.

 

 

A 23.7% growth in Total Assets occurred during the latest trading period.

 

Pre-tax profits increased by 247% compared to the previous trading period.

 

The company saw an increase in their Cash Balance of 999.9% during the latest trading period.

 

The audit report contains no adverse comments.

 

No recent changes in directorship are recorded.

 

The company is part of a group.

 

The company was established over 55 years ago.

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.33

UK Pound

1

Rs.103.18

Euro

1

Rs.81.58

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

TPT

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

--

NB

New Business

 

--

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

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