REGISTERED NUMBER: 04100501 (England and Wales)

Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2024

for

S.C.A - Shipping Consultants Associated

Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Group Strategic Report

2

Report of the Directors

4

Report of the Independent Auditors

7

Consolidated Income Statement

11

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income

12

Consolidated Balance Sheet

13

Company Balance Sheet

14

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

15

Company Statement of Changes in Equity

16

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

17

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

18

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

19

DIRECTORS:

M J Harrison

J Landi

REGISTERED OFFICE:

25 Military Road

Chatham

Kent

ME4 4JG

REGISTERED NUMBER:

04100501 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Beak Kemmenoe

Chartered Accountants

& Statutory Auditors

1-3 Manor Road

Chatham

Kent

ME4 6AE

The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31st December 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS

During the year the company's principal activity was that of a global contractor for the provision of maritime and inland logistics services and supplies, including but not limited to catering and food supply, fuel supply, aviation support and ground handling services, humanitarian mission support and disaster relief.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The nature of the group's business involves risks and uncertainties through interactions within and with multi-national organisations. The group has a diverse management structure without national priorities which allows it to compete on fair terms in an international market. Competitive tendering of larger contracts provides benefits but also uncertainties around financial planning. The Directors have built up a strong financial base which mitigates against this risk. The contractual obligations inherent in the tenders sought are carefully monitored to give a fair balance between risk and reward. The concentration by the Directors on the provision of a quality service provides a strong mitigation against the contractual risk and allows the group to compete fairly, and with confidence in their ability to service contracts.

Geographic Risk: The principal risks and uncertainties for the Group results from reliance on the use of agents and local suppliers in countries worldwide. This risk is mitigated by having a well established network of agents and suppliers in addition to a customer feedback process that forms part of the contract and gives a detailed assessment of the services received by the customers and allows the company to impose its reputation for quality service on its agents. This risk was further mitigated by increasing the number of area-specific operational managers.

Attract and retain personnel: The Group is an attractive choice for new personnel. It has become increasingly important to retain staff to facilitate the delivery of the highest standard of service whilst allowing the business to grow. We also aim to employ experienced staff, provide continuous training in-house as well as externally, offering competitive reward packages and a flexible workplace where all staff contributions are valued.

Foreign Currency Risk: Customers are invoiced and suppliers invoice in different currencies, depending on the location of the service. The risk of relying on one strong currency is therefore not applicable.

Liquidity/Cashflow Risk: The Group needs to meet its cash flow requirements in order to support the operations (as no advance payments are received from customers) as well as supporting the ability to invest for the future. The Company mitigates this exposure by reviewing cash requirements on a continuous basis and retains tight control over debtor balances, thereby managing this risk. With the growth of the business comes the necessity for additional working capital and the directors have addressed this by utilising the group's resources.

Information and cybersecurity systems: The Group has strict rules with regard to the backups, data protection, access and security of its hardware and software systems. The Group is continually adjusting to new cyber threats with investment in systems to detect and react to cyber attacks. Employees are constantly made aware of best practice in cyber security and the Company implements policies to ensure information held is secure.

Changes in regulations: The regulatory environment in which S.C.A. - Shipping Consultants Associated Limited operates is constantly evolving and becoming more extensive and complicated. Non-compliance with local and international regulations could lead to risk of penalties, including financial penalties and reputational damage. Through its operational and support departments, the Company monitors changes to existing regulation and aims to anticipate emerging regulation so that it can identify and plan fo any potential impact on the business.

Risks are formally reviewed by the directors and appropriate processes are in place to mitigate them.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The Directors consider the key performance indicators as turnover, the number of operations and diversity of the customer base. Gross margin is important for the return to shareholders and the availability of working capital to fund key contracts. The Directors are please to report that the group turnover increased by 14.7% to £217,087,990 (2023: £189,225,926). This result was achieved by maintaining existing activities combined with the award of new and expanded contracts worldwide. The business has entered into several large tenders and expects, as a result, that its performance will be at an enhanced level in the following years whilst maintaining its customers satisfaction with the services provided.

The number of operations increased by 19.8%. The increase was not isolated to one region showing the company does not rely on a specific region, nor on a specific customer.

The result for the year was substantially improved by the increase in turnover which cushioned the effect of the fall in gross profit margin.

MAIN TRENDS AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENTITY

The Group is required to provide an efficient, time sensitive and cost-effective service and relies on the whole of its workforce to maintain and improve this. The trend in all tenders is to ensure that local suppliers are able to deliver on targets both in service and commercial terms. This is a positive trend for the group as its strength lies in this area. The increased use of own assets and equipment enhance the group and allows it to be more flexible and at the same time more successful in an always more competitive market. The Directors continue to strengthen the company's financial base which will also be a factor in its growth plans.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

The Group is building up a worldwide reputation for the quality of its service in its field of expertise and is now being asked to tender at diverse locations all around the world. The directors continue to be optimistic about expanding its linked services to these customers as well as expanding into aviation and inland logistics services, including catering, fuel and food supply for current and new customers.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

M J Harrison - Director

8th September 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31st December 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

During the year the Group's (SCA) principal activity was that of a global contractor for the provision of maritime and inland logistics services and supplies, including catering and food supply.

DIVIDENDS

No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31st December 2024.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st January 2024 to the date of this report.

M J Harrison

J Landi

DISABLED PERSONS

The following statements of policy are practiced by the Group:

Full and fair consideration is given to applications for employment made by disabled persons, having regard to their particular aptitudes and abilities;

Continued employment and training of staff is offered to those who become disabled whilst they are employees of the Group;

The Group continues to offer general training, career development and promotion of disabled persons employed by them.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The Group does not discriminate against age, gender, being in a marriage or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

To prevent discrimination the Group has formulated and implemented the following policies:

- Having an equality, diversity and inclusion policy.

- Providing regular anti-discrimination training.

- Clear guidance if discrimination happens.

THE MODERN SLAVERY ACT 2015

Respect for human rights is fundamental to the culture of integrity we want for SCA. It is integral to our approach to sustainable development, and governs how we behave towards our employees, contractors, suppliers, and the community in which we work.

In 2024 we updated our human rights policies to make our commitment to oppose the use of forced or compulsory labour, human trafficking and all forms of modern slavery (both within our own operations and in our supply chain) even more explicit and to publicly report on what we are doing to prevent it on an annual basis.

COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Whilst the S.C.A. - Shipping Consultants Associated Limited Group has, by design, minimum direct impact on the local community given the nature of its trade, SCA, as a group, actively engages with local educational establishments and charities make a positive contribution in terms of creating economic and social value through employment, procurement, taxation and sustainable development initiatives and through strong risk management and respect for human rights. To achieve this, we aim to take a partnership approach, listening to the concerns of stakeholders at site, country and segment levels, to give them the confidence that SCA will address the impacts it has on them and their environment in a positive way.

BUSINESS ETHICS

SCA promotes a culture of integrity backed by a Code of Business Conduct and policies on human rights, anti-corruption, and fair trading. All employees receive role and mandatory health & safety training, with additional resources for mental health, cybersecurity, and anti-bribery. SCA upholds high conduct standards and holds TRACE certification and is a member of RoSPA. SCA holds multiple ISO certifications including ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System and ISO 27001 Information Security Management System.

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENTS

The Group is aware of its responsibilities to its employees and the key part that they play in the group's progress. The benefits of low staff turnover in the provision of continuity and quality of services to customers cannot be overestimated and all employees are encouraged to undertake further training, both in house and via external providers, to allow them to achieve their professional and personal aspirations.

The Group has regular consultation and participation meetings with its employees at all levels to provide them with information on areas that concern them as employees, and to ensure that there is a common awareness throughout the group of the financial and wider economic factors that affect the performance of the group.

The group consults with its employees or their representatives so that their views can be taken into account when making decisions that are expected to affect their interests, and makes efforts to encourage involvement in these forums in order that they are aware of, and can positively gain, from that involvement.

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT

The directors recognise that the future of the business depends on the trust and confidence of its stakeholders to operate sustainably in the long term. The directors seek to put its customers’ best interests first, invests in its employees, supports the communities in which it operates and strives to generate sustainable profits.

The directors have acted in accordance with their duties codified in law, which include their duty to act in the way in which they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the group, having regard to the stakeholders and matters set out in section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006.

STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING

S.C.A. - Shipping Consultants Associated Limited is now classified as a large company. The Company consumed less than 40,000 kWh of energy in the reporting period, therefore disclosure is not required.

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT

The directors have disclosed their review of the business, the key performance indicators, principal risks and uncertainties along with future developments in the Strategic Report.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing the Group 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group 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;

-	state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

-	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 and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group 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 group'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 group's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

The auditors, Beak Kemmenoe, are deemed to be reappointed.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

M J Harrison - Director

8th September 2025

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of S.C.A - Shipping Consultants Associated Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31st December 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated 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 group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31st December 2024 and of the group's 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 group 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 group's and the parent 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 Group 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 Group 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 Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have 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 group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group 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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

-	the parent company 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 six, 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

- The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

- We identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the logistic services and supplies businesses;

- We focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment and health and safety legislation;

- We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and

- Identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and 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:

- Making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

- Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

- Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

-Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

- 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 with HMRC, relevant regulators including the Health and Safety Executive, and the company's legal advisors.

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.

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.

Ronald Price FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Beak Kemmenoe

Chartered Accountants

& Statutory Auditors

1-3 Manor Road

Chatham

Kent

ME4 6AE

8th September 2025

TURNOVER

3

217,087,990

189,225,926

Cost of sales

194,644,975

162,141,127

GROSS PROFIT

22,443,015

27,084,799

Administrative expenses

15,564,046

14,891,064

OPERATING PROFIT

5

6,878,969

12,193,735

Interest receivable and similar income

297,146

214,385

7,176,115

12,408,120

Interest payable and similar expenses

6

4,317

16,688

PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

7,171,798

12,391,432

Tax on profit

7

777,558

520,064

PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

6,394,240

11,871,368

Profit attributable to:

Owners of the parent

5,794,077

10,198,764

Non-controlling interests

600,163

1,672,604

6,394,240

11,871,368

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR

6,394,240

11,871,368

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Foreign exchange

(1,225,912

)

44,808

Income tax relating to other comprehensive income

-

-

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

(1,225,912

)

44,808

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

5,168,328

11,916,176

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the parent

4,701,175

10,228,935

Non-controlling interests

467,153

1,687,241

5,168,328

11,916,176

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

9

2,571,520

2,269,660

Investments

10

-

-

2,571,520

2,269,660

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

11

57,595,802

51,812,622

Investments

12

497,520

120,831

Cash at bank

26,348,068

25,488,684

84,441,390

77,422,137

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

13

48,436,724

46,098,401

NET CURRENT ASSETS

36,004,666

31,323,736

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

38,576,186

33,593,396

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

14

(80,924

)

(151,848

)

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

15

(440,235

)

(421,840

)

NET ASSETS

38,055,027

33,019,708

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

16

100

100

Translation reserve

17

(975,649

)

250,262

Retained earnings

17

34,717,467

28,923,390

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

33,741,918

29,173,752

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

4,313,109

3,845,956

TOTAL EQUITY

38,055,027

33,019,708

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 8th September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

M J Harrison - Director

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

9

1,792,882

1,728,196

Investments

10

655,923

628,092

2,448,805

2,356,288

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

11

47,307,037

48,873,963

Investments

12

497,520

119,508

Cash at bank

19,325,453

14,864,030

67,130,010

63,857,501

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

13

59,723,987

58,350,004

NET CURRENT ASSETS

7,406,023

5,507,497

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

9,854,828

7,863,785

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

15

438,094

419,699

NET ASSETS

9,416,734

7,444,086

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

16

100

100

Translation reserve

17

(258,927

)

60,531

Retained earnings

17

9,675,561

7,383,455

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

9,416,734

7,444,086

Company's profit for the financial year

2,292,106

1,919,898

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 8th September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

M J Harrison - Director

Called up

share

Retained

Translation

capital

earnings

reserve

£

£

£

Balance at 1st January 2023

100

18,724,626

205,454

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

10,198,764

44,808

Balance at 31st December 2023

100

28,923,390

250,262

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

5,794,077

(1,225,911

)

Balance at 31st December 2024

100

34,717,467

(975,649

)

Non-controlling

Total

Total

interests

equity

£

£

£

Balance at 1st January 2023

18,930,180

2,158,715

21,088,895

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

10,243,572

1,687,241

11,930,813

Balance at 31st December 2023

29,173,752

3,845,956

33,019,708

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

4,568,166

467,153

5,035,319

Balance at 31st December 2024

33,741,918

4,313,109

38,055,027

Called up

share

Retained

Translation

Total

capital

earnings

reserve

equity

£

£

£

£

Balance at 1st January 2023

100

5,463,557

75,809

5,539,466

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

1,919,898

(15,278

)

1,904,620

Balance at 31st December 2023

100

7,383,455

60,531

7,444,086

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income

-

2,292,106

(319,458

)

1,972,648

Balance at 31st December 2024

100

9,675,561

(258,927

)

9,416,734

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations

1

3,605,477

7,754,425

Interest paid

(4,317

)

(16,688

)

Tax paid

(465,225

)

(512,862

)

Net cash from operating activities

3,135,935

7,224,875

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of tangible fixed assets

(857,868

)

(1,093,913

)

Purchase of current assets investment

(376,688

)

-

Sale of intangible fixed assets

-

119,469

Sale of tangible fixed assets

19,781

307,052

Sale of fixed asset investments

-

15,125

Non-controlling interest adjustment

(133,010

)

14,637

Interest received

297,146

214,385

Net cash from investing activities

(1,050,639

)

(423,245

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

2,085,296

6,801,630

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

2

25,488,684

18,642,246

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

(1,225,912

)

44,808

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2

26,348,068

25,488,684

1.	RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2024

2023

£

£

Profit before taxation

7,171,798

12,391,432

Depreciation charges

522,325

333,973

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

13,902

-

Finance costs

4,317

16,688

Finance income

(297,146

)

(214,385

)

7,415,196

12,527,708

Increase in trade and other debtors

(5,783,180

)

(5,019,426

)

Increase in trade and other creditors

1,973,461

246,143

Cash generated from operations

3,605,477

7,754,425

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 December 2024

31.12.24

1.1.24

£

£

Cash and cash equivalents

26,348,068

25,488,684

Year ended 31st December 2023

31.12.23

1.1.23

£

£

Cash and cash equivalents

25,488,684

18,642,246

3.	ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.24

Cash flow

At 31.12.24

£

£

£

Net cash

Cash at bank

25,488,684

859,384

26,348,068

25,488,684

859,384

26,348,068

Liquid resources

Current asset investments

120,831

376,689

497,520

120,831

376,689

497,520

Total

25,609,515

1,236,073

26,845,588