The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The company has been dormant throughout the period and it is anticipated that it will remain so for the foreseeable future.

The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Horstmann Group Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise, the statement of financial position and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the board of directors of Horstmann Group Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 1 January 2017. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Horstmann Group Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of Horstmann Group Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Horstmann Group Limited and its board of directors as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Horstmann Group Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and result of Horstmann Group Limited. You consider that Horstmann Group Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Horstmann Group Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

The notes on page 5 form part of these financial statements.

For the financial year ended 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Horstmann Group Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Secure House, Lulworth Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO53 3TL.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has been dormant as defined in section 1169 of the Companies Act 2006 throughout both periods. During this time, the company did not receive any income or incur any expense and therefore no income statement is presented in these financial statements.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand.

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

There were no employees in the current and preceding years.

The parent company is Secure Meters (UK) Limited, incorporated in the UK with registered office at Secure House, Lulworth Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3TL.