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Company registration number: 11108727
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Financial statements
30 June 2024
Pearlman Rose
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
Suite 1, First Floor
Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London, E14 9YQ
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Contents
Directors and other information
Strategic report
Director's report
Independent auditor's report to the members
Statement of comprehensive income
Statement of financial position
Statement of changes in equity
Statement of cash flows
Notes to the financial statements
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Directors and other information
Director Mr P R Allan
Company number 11108727
Registered office Fifth Floor
2 London Bridge
London
SE1 9RA
Auditor Pearlman Rose
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London
E14 9YQ
Bankers NatWest Bank plc
10 Southwark Street
London Bridge
London
SE1 1TJ
Citibank
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Strategic report
Year ended 30 June 2024
The Director presents this report for Ashley Chartering Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 30 June 2024. This report is specific to the Company and not the wider Ashley Group.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the Company during the year continued to be that of the provision of chartering and shipping services to third party customers and to its fellow subsidiary companies. There have been no significant changes in the Company's principal activities during the period and the Director is not aware at the date of this report, of any likely changes in the Company's activities in the forthcoming year.
Results and performance
The Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year is set out on page 10. The Company's total comprehensive income for the year £3,609,629 (2023: £1,191,869) has been transferred to reserves. The total Shareholders' Funds have increased during the year from £4,075,237 to £6,914,866.
The Company's asset management activity is carried out through its investment arm ACL Holding Ltd (ACLH), and with selected strategic partners. And significantly the Company diversified its commercial activities through performing commercial management for vessels owned by third parties as well as for Group-owned vessels.
The purchase options on four 2019-2020 built dry bulk carriers which were acquired by ACLH in October 2023 were exercised during the year as follows:-
- The option on the first vessel was exercised in March 2024 and the vessel subsequently sold and leased back on the same date. The transaction has been recorded as a lease arrangement.
- The option on the second vessel was exercised in April 2024 and immediately sold.
- The option on the third vessel was exercised in May 2024 but was not completed until after the Balance Sheet date. It has been recognised as a prepayment in the accounts.
- The option on the fourth vessel has not yet been exercised.
Also, during the year, MV Isabella M, MV Elizabeth M and Jenny M were sold.
Future developments
As part of the Ashley Group, the Company is well positioned to take advantage of future opportunities in a highly competitive and cost-efficient market. Where possible the Company has responded with innovation and reorganisation to drive down costs and find better, more efficient solutions. A focused strategy has been effective in strengthening market position and changing the industry dynamics.
Going forward. the Group aims to continue growing in the UK and internationally. This will be achieved organically meeting clinical needs with existing products, through product development, and through acquisitions. With a dedicated team in place, we have confidence we will adapt to these rapid changes in the marketplace.
The period of global uncertainty looks set to continue, however with our continued investment and innovation, we remain confident in our ability to respond effectively to these challenges and maintain our robust operational and financial performance.
Directors' statutory responsibilities
The Director is aware of the duties and responsibilities placed upon him by the Companies Acts and therefore they carry out the duties in a way that he consider would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members, and in doing so have regard to a range of matters when making decisions for the short and long term.
Responsibilities during the period
During the year, the Director set out a plan for their tasks for the ensuing year, which includes a review of strategy, objectives and their implementation, and the review and monitoring of the Company's financial performance.
It is the duty of the accounts function to provide the Director with appropriate, precise, and timely information on the operations and financial performance of the Company.
Examples include:-
- Detailed forecasting and scenario testing.
- Regularly reviewing actual performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Ensuring that exposure to foreign exchange is minimised through prompt payment of intergroup current accounts and managing currency balances as appropriate.
- Taking sufficient insurance cover including business interruption.
- Maintaing centralised policies and procedures.
Risk management and internal control
The Director acknowledges his responsibility for the Company's system of internal control and for reviewing its effectiveness. The Company's system of internal control is designed to manage any potential operational or financial risks.
The Company adopts internal controls appropriate to its business activities and geographical spread and has in place clearly defined lines of responsibility and limits of delegated authority. Comprehensive procedures provide for the appraisal, approval, control, and review of capital expenditure.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business and the execution of the Company's strategy are subject to several risks. The Company is subject to management processes applicable to the entire Group. The Group's risk management programme seeks to limit the adverse effects of these factors on the financial performance of group companies. Information on how the risks specific to the Company arise are set out below, as are the objectives, policies and processes for their management and the methods used to measure each risk. The key business risks and uncertainties affecting the Company include:
The Company is part of the Group's centralised financing arrangements which, through committed banking facilities, seeks to meet the working capital requirements of all group companies and finance the acquisition or construction of new assets. The Group actively maintains a mixture of long-term and short-term committed facilities that are designed to ensure the Group has sufficient available funds for operations and planned expansions. The Group has access to committed external facilities and other sources of external finance which can be made available to the Company as required. The Company has access to these sources of funding through a working capital facility provided by a fellow group company.
In the opinion of the Director the Company is well placed to successfully manage the principal risks and uncertainties.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 19 November 2024 and signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr P R Allan
Director
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Director's report
Year ended 30 June 2024
The director presents his report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Director
The director who served the company during the year was as follows:
Mr P R Allan
Dividends
Particulars of recommended dividends are detailed in note 12 to the financial statements.
Director's responsibilities statement
The director is responsible for preparing the strategic report, director's 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 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 judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- 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 him 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.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a director at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
- so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and - they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordance with section 487 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 19 November 2024 and signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr P R Allan
Director
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Independent auditor's report to the members of
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Year ended 30 June 2024
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED (the 'company') for the year ended 30 June 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, statement of financial position, statement of changes in equity, statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion, the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 June 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the 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.
Other Information
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. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the strategic report and the director's report 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 has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the director's report. 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 the returns; or - certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, 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, 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: - enquiry of management about the Group’s policies, procedures and related controls regarding compliance with laws and regulations and if there are any known instances of non-compliance; - examining supporting documents for all material balances, transactions and disclosures; - review of the board meeting minutes; - enquiry of management and review and inspection of relevant correspondence; - evaluation of the selection and application of accounting policies related to subjective measurements and complex transactions; - analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; - testing the appropriateness of journal entries recorded in the general ledger and other adjustments made in the preparation of the financial statements; and - review of accounting estimates for biases. 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 auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in 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.
Mohammad Jilani (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of
Pearlman Rose
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Jack Dash House
2 Lawn House Close
London
E14 9YQ
21 November 2024
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Statement of comprehensive income
Year ended 30 June 2024
2024 2023
Note £ £
Turnover 4 98,886,610 47,101,643
Cost of sales ( 94,813,312) ( 46,140,247)
_______ _______
Gross profit 4,073,298 961,396
Administrative expenses ( 148,271) ( 98,165)
Other operating income 5 805,831 618,344
_______ _______
Operating profit 6 4,730,858 1,481,575
Income from other fixed asset investments 7 - ( 77,474)
Other interest receivable and similar income 8 82,868 122,109
Interest payable and similar expenses 9 ( 635) ( 25,598)
_______ _______
Profit before taxation 4,813,091 1,500,612
Tax on profit 10 ( 1,203,462) ( 308,743)
_______ _______
Profit for the financial year and total comprehensive income 3,609,629 1,191,869
_______ _______
All the activities of the company are from continuing operations.
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Statement of financial position
30 June 2024
2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 13 4,278 5,033
Investments 14 19,297,537 20,720,837
_______ _______
19,301,815 20,725,870
Current assets
Debtors 15 26,898,345 20,139,371
Cash at bank and in hand 4,032,050 6,200,235
_______ _______
30,930,395 26,339,606
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year 16 ( 43,317,344) ( 42,990,239)
_______ _______
Net current liabilities ( 12,386,949) ( 16,650,633)
_______ _______
Total assets less current liabilities 6,914,866 4,075,237
_______ _______
Net assets 6,914,866 4,075,237
_______ _______
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 17 1,000 1,000
Profit and loss account 18 6,913,866 4,074,237
_______ _______
Shareholders funds 6,914,866 4,075,237
_______ _______
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 19 November 2024 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr P R Allan
Director
Company registration number: 11108727
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Statement of changes in equity
Year ended 30 June 2024
Called up share capital Profit and loss account Total
£ £ £
At 1 July 2022 1,000 3,032,368 3,033,368
Profit for the year 1,191,869 1,191,869
_______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income for the year - 1,191,869 1,191,869
Dividends paid and payable ( 150,000) ( 150,000)
_______ _______ _______
Total investments by and distributions to owners - ( 150,000) ( 150,000)
_______ _______ _______
At 30 June 2023 and 1 July 2023 1,000 4,074,237 4,075,237
Profit for the year 3,609,629 3,609,629
_______ _______ _______
Total comprehensive income for the year - 3,609,629 3,609,629
Dividends paid and payable ( 770,000) ( 770,000)
_______ _______ _______
Total investments by and distributions to owners - ( 770,000) ( 770,000)
_______ _______ _______
At 30 June 2024 1,000 6,913,866 6,914,866
_______ _______ _______
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Statement of cash flows
Year ended 30 June 2024
2024 2023
£ £
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the financial year 3,609,629 1,191,869
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of tangible assets 755 888
Income from other fixed asset investments - 77,474
Other interest receivable and similar income ( 82,868) ( 122,109)
Interest payable and similar expenses 635 25,598
Tax on profit 1,203,462 308,743
Accrued expenses/(income) 3,100 3,522
Changes in:
Trade and other debtors ( 6,758,974) ( 18,019,390)
Trade and other creditors 159,327 1,588,630
_______ _______
Cash generated from operations ( 1,864,934) ( 14,944,775)
Interest paid ( 635) ( 25,598)
Interest received 82,868 122,109
Tax paid ( 307,834) ( 545,790)
_______ _______
Net cash used in operating activities ( 2,090,535) ( 15,394,054)
_______ _______
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash advances and loans granted - ( 6,802,123)
Cash receipts from the repayment of advances and loans 1,423,300 -
Proceeds from sale of other investments - ( 77,474)
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Net cash from/(used in) investing activities 1,423,300 ( 6,879,597)
_______ _______
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings ( 66,659) ( 800,004)
Proceeds from loans from group undertakings ( 664,291) 28,803,472
Equity dividends paid ( 770,000) ( 150,000)
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Net cash (used in)/from financing activities ( 1,500,950) 27,853,468
_______ _______
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ( 2,168,185) 5,579,817
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 6,200,235 620,418
_______ _______
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 4,032,050 6,200,235
_______ _______
ASHLEY CHARTERING LIMITED
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 30 June 2024
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England & Wales. The address of the registered office is Fifth Floor, 2 London Bridge, London, SE1 9RA.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Consolidation
The company has taken advantage of the exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements contained in Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 on the basis that it is a subsidiary undertaking and its immediate parent undertaking is established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.
Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied and services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the buyer (usually on despatch of the goods); the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; it is probable that the associated economic benefits will flow to the entity; and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transactions can be measured reliably.
Taxation
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Foreign currencies
Foreign currency transactions are initially recorded in the functional currency, by applying the spot exchange rate as at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the reporting date, with any gains or losses being taken to profit or loss.
Tangible assets
tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in capital and reserves, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Fittings fixtures and equipment - 15 % reducing balance
If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in depreciation rate, useful life or residual value of tangible assets, the depreciation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in profit or loss.
Impairment
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Where investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary shares or preference shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment. Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
4. Turnover
Turnover arises from:
2024 2023
£ £
Sale of goods 98,886,610 47,101,643
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5. Other operating income
2024 2023
£ £
Management charges receivable 805,831 618,344
_______ _______
6. Operating profit
Operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):
2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation of tangible assets 755 888
Foreign exchange differences 719,054 593,247
Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements 12,600 9,500
_______ _______
7. Income from other fixed asset investments
2024 2023
£ £
Gain/loss on disposal of other FA investments (-) (77,474)
_______ _______
8. Other interest receivable and similar income
2024 2023
£ £
Bank deposits - 2,248
Loans to group undertakings 82,868 119,861
_______ _______
82,868 122,109
_______ _______
9. Interest payable and similar expenses
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts 635 25,598
_______ _______
10. Tax on profit
Major components of tax expense
2024 2023
£ £
Current tax:
UK current tax expense 1,203,462 308,743
_______ _______
Tax on profit 1,203,462 308,743
_______ _______
Reconciliation of tax expense
The tax assessed on the profit for the year is higher than (2023: higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00 % (2023: 19.00%).
2024 2023
£ £
Profit before taxation 4,813,091 1,500,612
_______ _______
Profit multiplied by rate of tax 1,203,273 285,116
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes - 924
Effect of capital allowances and depreciation 189 169
Effect of different UK tax rates on some earnings - 22,534
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Tax on profit 1,203,462 308,743
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11. Earnings per share
Basic earnings/(loss) per share
The earnings/(loss) and weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of basic earnings/(loss) per share are as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Profit for the year attributable to the owners of the company 3,609,629 1,191,869
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Diluted earnings/(loss) per share
The earnings/(loss) and weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings/(loss) per share are as follows:
2024 2023
£ £
Earnings/(loss) used in calculation of basic earnings/(loss) per share 3,609,629 1,191,869
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12. Dividends
Equity dividends
2024 2023
£ £
Dividends paid during the year (excluding those for which a liability existed at the end of the prior year) 770,000 150,000
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13. Tangible assets
Fixtures, fittings and equipment Total
£ £
Cost
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 7,800 7,800
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Depreciation
At 1 July 2023 2,767 2,767
Charge for the year 755 755
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At 30 June 2024 3,522 3,522
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Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024 4,278 4,278
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At 30 June 2023 5,033 5,033
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14. Investments
Shares in group undertakings Loans to group undertakings Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 July 2023 380 20,720,457 20,720,837
Disposals - ( 1,423,300) ( 1,423,300)
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At 30 June 2024 380 19,297,157 19,297,537
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Impairment
At 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 - - -
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Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024 380 19,297,157 19,297,537
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At 30 June 2023 380 20,720,457 20,720,837
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Investments in group undertakings
Registered office Class of share Percentage of shares held
Subsidiary undertakings
ACL Holding Ltd Marshall Islands Ordinary 100
15. Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Trade debtors 2,802,272 5,809,965
Amounts owed by group undertakings 11,864,439 13,856,547
Prepayments and accrued income 12,231,634 472,859
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26,898,345 20,139,371
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16. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Bank loans and overdrafts - 66,659
Trade creditors 1,983,191 1,823,427
Amounts owed to group undertakings 39,910,756 40,575,047
Accruals and deferred income 23,600 20,500
Corporation tax 1,203,086 307,458
Other creditors 196,711 197,148
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43,317,344 42,990,239
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17. Called up share capital
Issued, called up and fully paid
2024 2023
No £ No £
Ordinary shares of £ 1.00 each 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
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18. Reserves
Profit and loss account:This reserve records retained earnings and accumulated losses.
19. Analysis of changes in net debt
At 1 July 2023 Cash flows At 30 June 2024
£ £ £
Cash and cash equivalents 6,200,235 (2,168,185) 4,032,050
Bank overdrafts - 6,130 6,130
Debt due within one year (40,641,706) 730,950 (39,910,756)
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( 34,441,471) ( 1,431,105) ( 35,872,576)
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20. Charge on assets
The bank had a fixed and floating charge over all the assets of the company to secure the bank loan in connected companies which was removed following the payment in full of the loan in August 2023.
21. Related party transactions
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Balance owed by/(owed to)
2024 2023
£ £
Ashley Global Shipping Limited ( 35,625,957) ( 26,917,695)
Alfa Commodities Limited 11,864,439 ( 13,507,352)
ACL Holding Limited ( 3,514,799) 12,634,518
Alfa Agro Limited - 1,222,029
Ashley Group Holdings Limited ( 770,000) ( 150,000)
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22. Controlling party
The ultimate controlling party is Ashley Group Holdings Employee Ownership Trustee Limited.
23. Parent undertaking
The company's parent undertaking is Ashley Group Holdings Limited.