| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Silex Limited |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Silex Limited |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
| Income Statement | 9 |
| Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 11 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 12 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 13 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 14 |
| Silex Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Statutory Auditors |
| 2 Oriel Court |
| Omega Park |
| Alton |
| Hampshire |
| GU34 2YT |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31st October 2024. |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Silex Limited are leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of silicone rubber products to international markets. |
| The company serves the needs of some of the best known brands across the globe, selling into a diverse range of applications and industries, including the automotive/F1, pharmaceutical, energy, food, aerospace, rail, mechanical engineering and domestic appliance sectors. |
| The company stocks only the highest quality silicone compounds and products from Rogers Corp, Wacker Chemie, Dow Corning , momentive and Elkem, producing extremely high-quality products to tight tolerances, suitable for almost any application. The company produces silicones to FDA, WRAS, KTW, BFR XV and USP Class VI standards, underpinning our premium market position. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The company delivered turnover of £7,983,849 for the financial year ended 31st October 2024. On the 1st of May 2024, Bordon Industries acquired Silex Limited. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The greatest risk to the company, and to the industry as a whole, are supply interruptions with key suppliers. |
| Other key performance indicators |
| We continue to monitor staffing levels across the company and are ready to respond should market demand change. Staff attrition levels remain low, and the majority of the team has been with the business for many years. |
| Whilst the Company does not conduct any formal customer satisfaction research, the majority of our custom comes from repeat business and referral, and it's from our continued growth that we draw the conclusion that we continue to offer the best quality product at the best prices. |
| OTHER KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| We continue to monitor staffing levels and are ready to respond should market demand change. Staff attrition levels remain low, and the majority of the team have been with the business for many years. |
| Whilst the company does not conduct any formal customer satisfaction research, the majority of our custom comes from repeat business and referral, and it's from our continued growth that we draw the conclusion that we continue to offer the best quality product at the best prices. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st October 2024. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| During the period interim dividends of £596,237 were paid. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The Directors continue to focus on effective supply chain management and integration to maximise the speed and service that we are able to provide. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors who have held office during the period from 1st November 2023 to the date of this report are as follows: |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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 and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements 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 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. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Sheen Stickland, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Silex Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Silex Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31st October 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 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 31st October 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 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 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 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. |
| Other information |
| The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Silex Limited |
| 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 Report of the Directors. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: |
| - | adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or |
| - | certain disclosures of directors' 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page three, the directors are 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 directors determine 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 directors are 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 directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Silex Limited |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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: |
| We ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
| The laws and regulations applicable to the company were identified through discussions with the director and other management, also from our commercial knowledge and experience of the company. Of these laws and regulations, we focused on those that we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including but not limited to The Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation. |
| The extent of compliance with these laws and regulations identified above was assessed through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal expenditure and correspondence. The identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team, 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: |
| - | considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and understanding the design of the company's remuneration policies. |
| - | making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, them knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; |
| To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we: |
| - | tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
| - | performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
| - | assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; |
| - | and investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions. |
| 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; |
| - | enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| - | and reviewing correspondence relevant regulators and the company's legal advisors. |
| Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
| 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 Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Silex Limited |
| 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 a Report of the Auditors 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 Auditors |
| 2 Oriel Court |
| Omega Park |
| Alton |
| Hampshire |
| GU34 2YT |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Income Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Distribution costs |
| Administrative expenses |
| 3,436,628 | 3,572,296 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 |
| Income from shares in group undertakings |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 609,705 | 8,066 |
| 1,069,800 | 666,068 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 6 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 7 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31st October 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| Investments | 12 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 |
| Debtors | 14 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 18 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 19 |
| Retained earnings | 20 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1st November 2022 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31st October 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31st October 2024 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 |
| Interest paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Interest element of hire purchase payments paid |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| Tax paid | ( |
) |
| Net cash from operating activities |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of intangible fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets |
| Loans to group entities | ( |
) |
| Interest received |
| Dividends received |
| Net cash from investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Capital repayments in year | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Equity dividends paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from financing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (786,892 | ) | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
1,790,968 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes | (33,781 | ) | 38,325 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 736,214 | 1,556,887 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation |
| Depreciation charges |
| (Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Foreign exchange losses/(gains) | 33,781 | (38,325 | ) |
| Finance costs | 27,208 | 13,008 |
| Finance income | (609,705 | ) | (8,066 | ) |
| 590,961 | 743,956 |
| Decrease/(increase) in stocks | ( |
) |
| Decrease in trade and other debtors |
| Decrease in trade and other creditors | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31st October 2024 |
| 31.10.24 | 1.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 736,214 | 1,556,887 |
| Year ended 31st October 2023 |
| 31.10.23 | 1.11.22 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,556,887 | 1,790,968 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.11.23 | Cash flow | At 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank | 1,556,887 | (820,673 | ) | 736,214 |
| 1,556,887 | (820,673 | ) | 736,214 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | (39,914 | ) | 24,206 | (15,708 | ) |
| (39,914 | ) | 24,206 | (15,708 | ) |
| Total | 1,516,973 | (796,467 | ) | 720,506 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Silex Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The functional and presentational currency is GBP, and the figures have been rounded to the nearest pound sterling. |
| Preparation of consolidated financial statements |
| The financial statements contain information about Silex Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertaking are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, Bordon Industries Limited, 73 Cornhill, London, England, EC3V 3QQ. |
| Changes in accounting policies |
| The financial statements prepared previously were consolidated to include a subsidiary, however these financial statements have been prepared for the individual company only. Comparative financial statements and notes have been restated to reflect this. However no changes to the underlying individual company statements and the figures contained within have been made. |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Intangible assets |
| Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. |
| Website costs are amortised at a rate of 15% on reducing balance. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Leasehold improvements | - |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Investments in subsidiaries |
| Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost. |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Cost is based on the average cost of purchases on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads. |
| At each reporting 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. |
| Financial instruments |
| Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
| These comprise cash at bank and other short term liquid investment. |
| Debtors |
| Short term debtors are stated at their nominal value. Loans receivable are measured initially at their nominal value and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Appropriate allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts are recognised in the Profit and loss account when there is objective evidence that the asset is impaired. |
| Creditors |
| Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter. |
| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| United Kingdom |
| Europe |
| Rest of the World | 808,679 | 725,610 |
| All turnover arose from the sale of goods. The goods produced by the company are silicone products and other related materials. |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| Directors | 2 | 2 |
| Administration | 19 | 18 |
| Production | 47 | 55 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery |
| Other operating leases |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts |
| (Profit)/loss on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Website costs amortisation |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| Prior auditors remuneration |
| Auditors' remuneration for non audit work |
| Foreign exchange differences | ( |
) |
| 6. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest |
| Other interest payable |
| Hire purchase |
| 7. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 7. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2023 - |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Income not taxable for tax purposes | ( |
) |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Utilisation of tax losses | ( |
) |
| Total tax charge | 52,947 | 146,944 |
| 8. | DIVIDENDS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary shares shares of 1 each |
| Interim |
| 9. | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT |
| The financial statements are now prepared for the individual company excluding consolidation of its subsidiary, the accounts include statements notes and disclosures that relate to the individual entity only. |
| 10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Website |
| costs |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| and 31st October 2024 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| Amortisation for year |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| At 31st October 2023 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Leasehold | Plant and | and | Motor |
| improvements | machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| At 31st October 2023 |
| The net book value of tangible fixed assets includes £ 64,234 (2023 - £ 80,080 ) in respect of assets held under hire purchase contracts. |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| and 31st October 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| At 31st October 2023 |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Registered office: Hertzstraße 11, 69469 Weinheim, Germany |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Aggregate capital and reserves |
| Profit for the year |
| The subsidiary undertaking is consolidated in Bordon Industries Limited, Silex Limited is exempt from producing consolidated accounts under section 400 of the companies act. |
| 13. | STOCKS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 14. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Tax |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
| Trade creditors |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 107,886 | 80,707 |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| Hire purchase finance is secured against the corresponding asset. |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) |
| 17. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Hire purchase contracts |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| Non-cancellable operating | leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 18. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances |
| Other timing differences | (781 | ) | (850 | ) |
| 157,054 | 162,584 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1st November 2023 |
| Credit to Income Statement during year | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31st October 2024 |
| There is no expiry date on timing differences. |
| Silex Limited (Registered number: 01951973) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31st October 2024 |
| 19. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | as restated |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary shares | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| 20. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1st November 2023 |
| Profit for the year |
| Dividends | ( |
) |
| At 31st October 2024 |
| 21. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| At the balance sheet date the company had defined contribution pension payments outstanding of £7,389 (2023: £7,720). |
| 22. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY |
| Euston Holdco VI Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company. |
| Bordon Industries Limited is the company's intermediate parent company. |
| The ultimate controlling party are the shareholders of Euston Holdco VI Limited. |
| 23. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| At the year end the company was owed £1,598,000.00 as a loan to parent company Bordon Industries Limited. The loan is interest free and is repayable on demand of Silex Limited. |
| Silex Limited was also owed at the balance sheet date £44,730 (2023: £51,640) from subsidiary MVQ Silicones GmbH, through ordinary trade. Sales were made by Silex Limited to MVQ Silicones GmbH during the period of £452,915 (2023: 451,590). |
| Both balances are shown in debtors: amounts falling due within one year. |