MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

02.06.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LANCAS SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD 

 

 

Formerly Known As :

ACCESS TRANSPORT (PTY) LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

2b Torsvale Crescent, La Lucia Office Estate, La Lucia Ridge, Durban, Kwazulu-Natal

 

 

Country :

South Africa

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

26.02.2003

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

2003/004426/07 

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Importers and exporters of mining supplies and equipment

 

 

No of Employees :

01

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ca

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

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

 

Status :

Moderate

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2013)

Current Rating

(31.03.2014)

South Africa

A2

A2

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderate Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderate High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 

 

South Africa ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors and a stock exchange that is the 16th largest in the world. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. The global financial crisis reduced commodity prices and world demand. GDP fell nearly 2% in 2009 but has recovered since then, albeit slowly with 2014 growth projected at about 2%. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is at nearly 25% of the work force, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Eskom, the state-run power company, has built two new power stations and installed new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa is operating on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until those plants come on line. South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation, however, the country has had significant budget deficits that restrict its ability to deal with pressing economic problems. The current government faces growing pressure from special interest groups to use state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth.

 

Source : CIA

 

 

 

Note:-

(The information contained in this report, other than statutory data and comment by outside authorities, has been voluntarily supplied by Officials of the subject)

 

 

COMPANY NAME

 

LANCAS SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

 

Formerly known as           

 

ACCESS TRANSPORT (PTY) LTD, the name having been changed on 6 January 2011

 

TRADING NAME

 

LANCAS

 

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

 

2B Torsvale Crescent

La Lucia Office Estate

LA LUCIA RIDGE

Durban

KwaZulu-Natal

 

 

POSTAL ADDRESS

 

2B Torsvale Crescent

La Lucia Office Estate

LA LUCIA RIDGE

Durban

KwaZulu-Natal

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER:            +27 31 566 0860

FAX NUMBER:              +27 86 572 1115


SHAREHOLDERS

 

·         60% HODARI GROUP (PTY) LTD

·         20% A E SHELVER

·         20% E A SHELVER (Brothers)

 

 

ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

 

The subject is stated to be associated to companies within the HODARI GROUP described as a privately held investment group focused on providing growth capital to private companies. They are stated to be committed long term investors and not volume transactors.

 

The Holding Company has interests in

·         TRADE CORP CHEMICALS (PTY) LTD

·         HODARI SERVICES (PTY) LTD

·         LANCAS INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD

 

One of the shareholders in the group is KEVIN LOUDON who established ACCESS FREIGHT GROUP in 1991 which group when he exited in 2013 was effecting a turnover of R1 000 000 000. LANCAS SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

E A SHELVER ID No. 7308065151086

J A CARR ID No. 7505305269087

 

It was, however, stated that the Directors are in the process of change.

 

 

BANKERS

 

NEDBANK, KwaZulu-Natal Corporate Branch. The subject does not require an overdraft facility as credit balances

are maintained at the bank.

 

DATE REGISTERED

 

26 February 2003

Registration Certificate Number: 2003/004426/07

 

The subject utilised a dormant company for registration purposes. The subject commenced trading in January 2013 as a new business

VAT NUMBER

 

4880249034

 

 

TAX NUMBER

 

9206517154

 

 

MAJOR OPERATION

 

Importers and exporters of mining supplies and equipment

 

MAJOR SUPPLIERS

 

The subject imports 95% of its supplies.

 

Previously, we have divulged the names of the major suppliers in our reports. We have discontinued this practice to protect our valuable sources of trade information. This has become necessary because we now give a description of the goods or services to which the trade references relate. This gives our client the ability to assess whether the purchases are vital to the subject’s operation and whether we have only been given their essential suppliers that must be paid promptly for the subject to maintain its operation.

 

MAJOR CUSTOMERS OR BUSINESS SECTORS

 

Mining industry

 

 

AREA OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING

 

South Africa

 

 

EXPORTS

 

African Countries

 

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

 

 1

 

 

OTHER PREMISES

 

None

 

 

OWNED OR LEASED

 

The premises are reported to be leased

 

 

AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL

 

R1 000 divided into 1 000 ordinary shares of R1 each

 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

 

 R100 LANCAS SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD

 

FINANCIALS

 

The following estimated financial situation was submitted as at 15 May 2014:

STOCK                                     Nil

DEBTORS                                R 700 000

CREDITORS                             Nil

TURNOVER per annum R7 000 000

 

 

AUDITORS

 

GRANT THORNTON

 

 


FINANCIAL YEAR END

 

FEBRUARY

 

 

INSURANCE BROKERS

 

Unknown

 

 

CURRENT TRADE REFERENCES

 

ACCOUNT        HIGHEST          AVERAGE        TERMS             PAYMENT        EXPERIENCE

OPENED          CREDIT            CREDIT                                    PATTERN

 

1 year               Declined           Declined           30 days            30 days            Very Good

 

 

NATURE OF GOODS OR SERVICES SUPPLIED

 

(These descriptions relate respectively by number to the above current trade transactions):

 

1. Freight forwarders

 

 

COMMENTS

 

This is a very newly operative business that is well-connected but which is not a general credit seeker locally.


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.59.03

UK Pound

1

Rs.98.91

Euro

1

Rs.80.33

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

MNL

 

 

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

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NB

                                       New Business

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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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