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Registered number: 00134606









Porritts & Spencer Limited









Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2024

 
Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
Company Information


Directors
W Dickinson 
M W Johnson (appointed 20 November 2024)




Company secretary
M W Johnson



Registered number
00134606



Registered office
Manchester Road
Ashton Under Lyne

Manchester

OL7 0ED




Independent auditors
Hurst Accountants Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

3 Exchange Square

Stockport

Cheshire

SK1 3GG





 
Porritts & Spencer Limited
 

Contents



Page
Strategic Report
 
1 - 2
Directors' Report
 
3 - 4
Independent Auditors' Report
 
5 - 8
Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
9
Balance Sheet
 
10
Statement of Changes in Equity
 
11
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
12 - 25


 
Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
Strategic Report
For the year ended 31 December 2024

Introduction
 
The directors present the audited annual report and accounts for the period ending 31 December 2024.

Business review
 
Porritts & Spencer Limited is a 100% directly owned subsidiary of Mativ Luxembourg SarL which is part of Mativ Holdings Inc. The principal activity of Porritts & Spencer Limited (“the Company”) is to act as an intermediate holding company within the Mativ Group of companies. There have not been any significant changes in the Company's principal activities in the period under review and the directors are not aware, at the date of this report, of any likely major changes in the next financial year.
Review of developments and performance during the period
The Company delivered a loss before tax totalling £8,122k (2023: Loss before tax £10,331k).
As at 31 December 2024, the Company had net assets of £52,308k
 (2023: £92,408k) and net cash and cash equivalents of £4k (2023: £250k).
During the year, the company allotted and issued 27,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.25 each for cash. The shares were allotted on 18 December 2024 at par, resulting in aggregate consideration received of £6,750,000. The shares carry full rights to vote, to dividends, and to capital distribution (including on winding up), and are not redeemable.

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mativ Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MATV). The directors of Mativ Holdings Inc. manage the Group's risks at a Group level, rather than at an individual subsidiary level. Porritts & Spencer Limited has net assets which are dependent upon the recoverability of intercompany debtors and are therefore reliant on the trading entities’ performance, with the risks and uncertainties of those entities being indirectly relevant to Porritts & Spencer Limited. In addition, the Company’s risks and uncertainties are also aligned with those of Mativ Holdings Inc. The principal risks and uncertainties of Mativ Holdings Inc, which include those of the Company, are discussed in the business review in the group's annual report which does not form part of this report.

Financial key performance indicators
 
No KPIs have been used during the year as management deems metrics on non-trading companies to be not applicable.

Directors' statement of compliance with duty to promote the success of the Company
 
The directors take their duties and responsibilities seriously when managing the company. 
Section 172(1) Statement
The directors of the Company are responsible for overseeing the operations and strategic direction of the Company and are committed to fulfilling their duties under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006. In performing their responsibilities, the directors have had regard to the interests of the company’s key stakeholders, including shareholders, subsidiary companies, regulators, and other relevant parties.
Stakeholder Considerations in Decision-Making
As a holding company, the Company does not have direct employees or external customers, but it plays a vital role in supporting and overseeing its subsidiaries and principally in the appointment of Directors and the allocation of capital within the Group’s subsidiaries. The directors engage with the management teams of subsidiary companies to ensure that strategic decisions align with the group’s long-term objectives and the interests of shareholders. 
 
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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 

Strategic Report (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024

The board regularly considers:
 
The financial performance and capital requirements of subsidiary companies, ensuring appropriate funding and governance structures.
The distribution of profits through dividends and reinvestment decisions to promote sustainable long-term growth.
The regulatory and legal frameworks in which the group operates, ensuring compliance with all relevant obligations.
The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) responsibilities of the group as a whole.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.



W Dickinson
Director

Date: 22 September 2025

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Directors' Report
For the year ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the strategic report, the directors' report 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK 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 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

Results and dividends

The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £4,065,007 (2023 -loss £12,409,749).

Dividends of £42,784,677 (2023: £nil) were paid during the year. The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

W Dickinson 
V Rao (resigned 2 February 2024)
T R Jackson (appointed 24 March 2024, resigned 20 November 2024)
M W Johnson (appointed 20 November 2024)

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Directors' Report (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024

Future developments

The directors expect the general level of activity to remain consistent with the year ended 31 December 2024 in the forthcoming year.
Going concern
Having considered the net asset position of the company and given appropriate consideration of the potential risks in the foreseeable future, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements – see Note 2.4.
Greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy efficiency action
The Company has not disclosed information in respect of greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy efficiency action as its energy consumption in the United Kingdom for the year is 40,000kWh or lower.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.

Auditors

The auditorsHurst Accountants Limitedwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
 



W Dickinson
Director

Date: 22 September 2025

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Porritts & Spencer Limited
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Porritts & Spencer Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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 31 December 2024 and of its loss 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur 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. 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 course of 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.


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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Porritts & Spencer Limited (continued)


Opinion 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 directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the strategic report and the directors' report 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 Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 3, 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 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 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.


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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Porritts & Spencer Limited (continued)


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 an auditors' 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:

Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities
In identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:

The nature of the industry and sector in which the company operates; the control environment and business performance including key drivers for directors' remuneration, bonus levels and performance targets.
The outcome of enquiries of local management and parent company management, including whether management was aware of any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations, and whether management had knowledge of any actual, suspected, or alleged fraud. 
Supporting documentation relating to the Company's policies and procedures for:
Identifying, evaluating, and complying with laws and regulations
Detecting and responding to the risks of fraud
The internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations.
The outcome of discussions amongst the engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
The legal and regulatory framework in which the Company operates, particularly those laws and regulations which have a direct effect on the financial statements, such as the Companies Act 2006, pensions and tax legislation, or which had a fundamental effect on the operations of the Company, including General Data Protection requirements, and Anti-bribery and Corruption.

Audit response to risks identified
Our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with the provisions of those relevant laws and regulations which have a direct effect on the financial statements.
Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud.
Evaluation of the operating effectiveness of management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities.
Enquiring of management about any actual and potential litigation and claims.
Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships which may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Porritts & Spencer Limited (continued)


We have also considered the risk of fraud through management override of controls by:

Testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments to identify accounting transactions which may pose a heightened risk of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Challenging assumptions made by management in their significant accounting estimates, and assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and
Evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above, and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations are from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of them.  Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.


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 auditors' 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 2006Our 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.




Helen Besant-Roberts (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Hurst Accountants Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
3 Exchange Square
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3GG

22 September 2025
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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Administrative expenses
  
(74,962)
566,626

Exceptional items
 12 
(3,381,000)
(5,992,000)

Operating loss
 4 
(3,455,962)
(5,425,374)

Income from fixed assets investments
 7 
1,252,269
-

Interest receivable and similar income
 8 
2,180,772
2,720,244

Interest payable and similar expenses
 9 
(8,098,921)
(7,626,337)

Loss before tax
  
(8,121,842)
(10,331,467)

Tax on loss
 10 
4,056,835
(2,078,282)

Loss for the financial year
  
(4,065,007)
(12,409,749)

There was no other comprehensive income for 2024 (2023:£NIL).

The notes on pages 12 to 25 form part of these financial statements.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
Registered number: 00134606

Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Investments
 13 
166,165,125
167,638,125

Current assets
  

Debtors
 14 
20,978,371
61,286,876

Cash at bank and in hand
 15 
4,034
250,500

  
20,982,405
61,537,376

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 16 
(385,925)
(1,184,417)

Net current assets
  
 
 
20,596,480
 
 
60,352,959

Total assets less current liabilities
  
186,761,605
227,991,084

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 17 
(134,452,946)
(135,582,741)

  

Net assets
  
52,308,659
92,408,343


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 19 
6,750,000
-

Foreign exchange reserve
 20 
6,373,290
6,373,290

Profit and loss account
 20 
39,185,369
86,035,053

  
52,308,659
92,408,343


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 



W Dickinson
Director

Date: 22 September 2025

The notes on pages 12 to 25 form part of these financial statements.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 

Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2024


Called up share capital
Foreign exchange reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£


At 1 January 2023
-
6,373,290
98,444,802
104,818,092


Comprehensive income for the year

Loss for the year
-
-
(12,409,749)
(12,409,749)
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
(12,409,749)
(12,409,749)



At 1 January 2024
-
6,373,290
86,035,053
92,408,343


Comprehensive income for the year

Loss for the year
-
-
(4,065,007)
(4,065,007)
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
(4,065,007)
(4,065,007)


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(42,784,677)
(42,784,677)

Shares issued during the year
6,750,000
-
-
6,750,000


Total transactions with owners
6,750,000
-
(42,784,677)
(36,034,677)


At 31 December 2024
6,750,000
6,373,290
39,185,369
52,308,659


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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

1.


General information

Porritts & Spencer Limited (‘the Company’) is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL7 0ED and the company registration number is 00134606. 
The principal activity of the Company is to act as an intermediate holding company within the Mativ Holdings Inc. group.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Mativ Holdings Inc. as at 31 December 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from Company Secretary, Mativ Holdings Inc., 100 Kimball Place, Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009, USA.

 
2.3

Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements

The Company is a parent company that is also a subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of
a larger group by a parent undertaking established under the law of a state other than the United Kingdom and
is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 401 of the
Companies Act 2006.
Copies of the consolidated financial statements of Mativ Holdings Inc. may be obtained from its registered office, Mativ Holdings Inc., 100 Kimball Place, Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009, USA.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Going concern

In presenting the annual financial statements, the Directors aim to present a fair, balanced and understandable assessment of the Group’s position and prospects.
Having considered the net asset position of the Company and given appropriate consideration of the potential risks in foreseeable future, the directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

 
2.5

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the statement of comprehensive income within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'administrative expenses'.

 
2.6

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

 
2.7

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.8

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


 
2.9

Exceptional items

Exceptional items are transactions that fall within the ordinary activities of the Company but are presented separately due to their size or incidence.

 
2.10

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.11

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.12

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.13

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 
2.14

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

 
2.15

Financial instruments

The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, which includes investments in equity instruments which are not classified as subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the recognised transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with the changes in fair value being recognised in the profit or loss. Where other financial assets are not publicly traded, hence their fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss. 

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.15
Financial instruments (continued)

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Other financial instruments

Derivatives, including forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, are not classified as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into, with costs being charged to the profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in the profit or loss.

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions as set out in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss. This recognition and measurement would also apply to financial instruments where the performance is evaluated on a fair value basis as with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.
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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.15
Financial instruments (continued)


Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

 
2.16

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.


3.


Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are described in note 2, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Carrying value of investments in subsidiaries/loans with subsidiaries – the assessment of the discounted cash flows and the key inputs into the future forecasts for the overall Mativ Group involves the use of a market participant discount rates calculated at cash generating unit level. This includes the addition of a premium to reflect the current size and market capitalisation of the Group and compares this to a set of relevant comparators. The cashflows for the Group have been calculated using a Board approved forecast.
Critical judgements in applying the Company’s accounting policies
The directors have considered whether critical judgements have been made in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies and have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in financial statements. The directors do not consider there to be any critical judgements applied. 


4.


Operating loss

The operating loss is stated after charging:

2024
2023
£
£

Exchange differences gains/(losses)
74,962
(566,646)

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

5.


Auditors' remuneration

During the year, the Company obtained the following services from the Company's auditors:


2024
2023
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the Company's financial statements
3,155
2,955

Accounts preparation
2,375
2,215


The fees for the audit of the financial statements and accounts preparation were borne by a fellow group company in the current and prior year.





6.


Employees



The Company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration (2023 -£NIL).


7.


Income from investments

2024
2023
£
£



Dividends received from subsidiaries
1,252,269
-


During the year, the company received dividends totalling MYR 7,500,000 from a wholly owned subsidiary. These were recognised in the profit and loss account at a sterling equivalent of £1,252,269 (2023: £nil),


8.


Interest receivable

2024
2023
£
£


Interest receivable from group undertakings
2,180,772
2,720,244


9.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
2023
£
£


Interest payable on loans to group undertakings
8,098,921
7,626,337

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

10.


Taxation


2024
2023
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
(994,128)
-

Adjustments in respect of previous periods
(575,863)
-

Total current tax
(1,569,991)
-

Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
-
1,395,153

Changes to tax rates
-
683,129

Adjustments in respect of previous periods
(2,486,844)
-

Total deferred tax
(2,486,844)
2,078,282

 
(4,056,835)
 
2,078,282

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2023 -higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 -23.52%). The differences are explained below:

2024
2023
£
£


Loss on ordinary activities before tax
(8,121,842)
(10,331,467)


Loss on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 23.52%)
(2,030,461)
(2,429,961)

Effects of:


Non-tax deductible impairment charge
-
1,409,294

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
1,349,400
1,239,833

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of prior periods
(575,863)
-

Non-taxable income less expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill and impairment
(313,067)
-

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods - deferred tax
(2,486,844)
683,129

Impact of change in tax rate
-
82,562

Group relief
-
1,093,425

Total tax charge for the year
(4,056,835)
2,078,282

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
 
10.Taxation (continued)


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.


11.


Dividends

2024
2023
£
£


Dividends paid
42,784,677
-

During the year, the company declared and paid a dividend of £42,784,677 (2023: £nil) to its immediate parent undertaking.


12.


Exceptional items

2024
2023
£
£


Impairment charge/(reversal)
(5,992,000)
5,992,000

Investment Impairment
9,373,000
-

3,381,000
5,992,000

In the prior year, the company impaired a loan owed by fellow group company First Water Limited by £5,992,000 which has been reversed in the current year following an improvement in the financial position of the company.
Following a review of the carrying value of its investment in Scapa UK Limited at the year end, an impairment charge of £9,373,000 was recognised, reflecting the subsidiary’s net asset position. This impairment has been classified as exceptional due to its nature and size.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

13.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2024
229,538,747


Additions
7,900,000



At 31 December 2024

237,438,747



Impairment


At 1 January 2024
61,900,622


Charge for the period
9,373,000



At 31 December 2024

71,273,622



Net book value



At 31 December 2024
166,165,125



At 31 December 2023
167,638,125

During the year, the Company increased its investment in its subsidiary, Scapa No2 Ltd, by £7,900,000 through the subscription of additional share capital.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

Subsidiary undertakings


The following were subsidiary undertakings of the Company:

Name

Registered office

Principal activity

Holding

Scapa UK Limited
Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, England
Trading company
100%
Scapa General Partner Limited
2 Semple Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-trading company
100%
Scapa (No.2) Limited
Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, England
Non-trading company
100%
Scapa Pension Trustees Limited
Manchester Road, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester, England
Trading company
100%
Scapa Scottish Limited Partnership
2 Semple Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Non-trading company
100%
Scapa Group Holdings GmbH
Nottendorfer Gasse 11, 1030 Wien, Austria
Holding company
100%
Scapa Holdings GmbH
Carl-Reuther-Straße 3, 68305, Mannheim,
Germany
Holding company
100%
Scapa (HK) Holdings Limited
Level 54, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong Hong Kong
Holding company
100%
Scapa Brazil Ltda
Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 1720, Sala 2615, Agua Branca, São Paulo, Brazil
Trading company
100%
Scapa (Shanghai) Intl Trading Company Ltd
Section 1-17, 1st Floor No.55, Hua Shen Road, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai 200131, China
Trading company
100%
Scapa Deutschland GmbH
Carl-Reuther-Straße 3, 68305, Mannheim, Germany
Trading company
100%
Scapa Tapes Malaysia Snd Bhd
8 Jalan Kartunis U1/47 Temasya Ind Park, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Trading company
100%
Scapa Tapes India Private Ltd
17/2B3, Pudupakkam Village, Thiruporur TK, Kancheepuram Dist, Tamilnadu, 603 103, India
Trading company
100%
Scapa Italia SpA
Via Viltoio Emanuele 2nd 27, 13030, Ghislarengo VC, Italy
Trading company
100%

All shareholdings are in ordinary shares. The companies listed are wholly owned subsidiaries of the group, either directly or indirectly through intermediate holding companies, and are incorporated and operate in the countries stated.
Scapa Hong Kong Ltd was liquidated on 27 August 2024.





14.


Debtors

2024
2023
£
£
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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

14.Debtors (continued)


Due after more than one year

Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,670,022
56,141,251

Other debtors
-
126,549

Deferred tax asset
2,956,317
469,473

4,626,339
56,737,273

Due within one year

Amounts owed by group undertakings
16,348,968
4,549,603

Deferred taxation
3,064
-

20,978,371
61,286,876


Amounts owed by subsidiary undertakings comprise loans and interest. The loans are unsecured and carry interest at rates linked to SONIA plus a margin ranging from 0% to 2%.


15.


Cash and cash equivalents

2024
2023
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
4,034
250,500



16.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2024
2023
£
£

Amounts owed to group companies
380,829
1,184,417

Foreign currency derivatives
5,096
-

385,925
1,184,417


Amounts owed to parent and fellow subsidiary undertakings are unsecured loans with repayment terms of less than one year carrying an interest rate of 0%. 

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

17.


Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2024
2023
£
£

Amounts owed to group undertakings
134,452,946
135,582,741


Amounts owed to parent and fellow subsidiary undertakings are unsecured loans with repayment terms of more than one year. The loans carry variable interest rates ranging from 0% to 6.25%.


18.


Deferred taxation




2024
2023


£

£






At beginning of year
2,956,317
2,547,755


Credited / (charged) to profit or loss
3,064
(2,078,282)



At end of year
2,959,381
469,473

The deferred tax asset is made up as follows:

2024
2023
£
£


Losses carried forward
2,959,381
469,473


19.


Share capital

2024
2023
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



27,000,001 (2023 -1) Ordinary shares of £0.25 each
6,750,000
-


During the year, the company allotted and issued 27,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.25 each for cash. The shares were allotted on 18 December 2024 at par, resulting in aggregate consideration received of £6,750,000. The shares carry full rights to vote, to dividends, and to capital distribution (including on winding up), and are not redeemable.

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Porritts & Spencer Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024

20.


Reserves

Foreign exchange reserve

The foreign exchange reserve relates to the previous treatment of certain loans and investments as permanent as equity with related foreign exchange movements being recognised directly in equity.

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss reserve represents cumulative profits, net of dividends.


21.


Related party transactions

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has transactions with other wholly owned companies within the group. Advantage has been taken of the exemption permitted by FRS 102 section 33 not to disclose transactions with other wholly-owned entities that are part of the group.


22.


Controlling party

The Company's immediate parent company is Mativ Luxembourg S.a.R.L.
The ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Mativ Holdings Inc., which is the parent undertaking of the smallest and largest group to consolidate these financial statements.
Copies of the consolidated financial statements of Mativ Holdings Inc. may be obtained from its registered office, from the Company Secretary, Mativ Holdings Inc., 100 Kimball Place, Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009, USA.

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