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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01857473 (England and Wales)














Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

Oil Salvage Limited

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Statement of Comprehensive Income 7

Balance Sheet 8

Statement of Changes in Equity 9

Cash Flow Statement 10

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


Oil Salvage Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024







DIRECTORS: V R Vernon
M Vernon
Miss L Vernon
J R Vernon





SECRETARY: Miss L Vernon





REGISTERED OFFICE: Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW





REGISTERED NUMBER: 01857473 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Douglas Fairless Partnership
Chartered Certified Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.

2024 has seen Oil Salvage Ltd maintain it's position as one of Britain's largest specialist waste oil management and oil recycling organisations and deliver one of our most successful years to date. The company remain committed to an ongoing capital expenditure programme to help satisfy ever changing waste oils legislation, which has seen large amounts of capital used to develop the site and plant & machinery which has led to continued compliance with waste oils legislation and improved margins.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The directors consider turnover, gross profit margins, net profit margins and cash flows to be the key performance indicators of the business.Turnover during 2024 has decreased, as expected, due to the drop in oil barrel price. Turnover for 2024 has come in at £20,011,141 compared to £26,488,846 in 2023, which is a 24.45% year on year decrease.

Gross profit margins have decreased due to the global oil price decreasing during the year, gross profit margins for the year have come in at 29.09% (2023 - 31.51%). The strong gross profit margins over the past few years have ensured that net profit margins have also remained healthy. The net profit before taxation for this year is coming in at £2,430,181 which is a 9.98% return (2023 - £4,393,787 - 16.59%).

The business will continue to invest in new plant & machinery to increase the purity of the oil they produce to open up new revenue streams and improve margins and comply with vehicle emissions standards, over £1.66 million has been invested in 2024 in our fixed assets (see page 16). As previously mentioned, significant investment has taken place during 2024 and the 5 years prior to this, in specific plant & machinery, further investment in the site will continue through 2025, which is expected to allow further growth for Oil Salvage Ltd in 2025 and beyond.

The business has been delivering cash surpluses from trading activities for a number of years, which has now been invested in the construction of a new refinery and new low emission vehicles. Further site expansion is expected to be completed in 2025 without any outside finance, whilst still maintaining a positive cash position. The capital investment throughout 2024 the business has shown a decrease in cashflow of £66,250 at 31/12/24, as detailed on page 11, with available cash at 31/12/24 being a healthy position of £5,000,957.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Routine Environment Agency site visits have not raised any concerns and show Oil Salvage Ltd's commitment to minimising the impact of the business on the environment. Possible breach of environmental legislation and resulting fines will continue to be a risk to the business and will keep management on their toes. Further changes to regulations regarding the quality of waste oils could result in increases to direct costs, but the business has the margins to be able to absorb additional costs without it affecting the business significantly. There are added pressures on cash flows at the moment due to the plant improvement project, but as this is coming to an end and the business still has available cash and continues to generate cash surpluses, this will not impact on the business.The spike in global energy prices in recent years, will continue to impact the net profit margins for the foreseeable future, but due to the economies of scale that the business is currently achieving, these increases in energy prices will be easily absorbed without impacting seriously on profit margins.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





V R Vernon - Director


22 September 2025

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of acquisitions, refinement and sale of oil.

DIVIDENDS
Interim dividends per share were paid as follows:
Ordinary £1 shares £900 - 31 January 2024
Preference £1 shares £1.50 - 31 January 2024


The directors recommend that no final dividends be paid.

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2024 will be £ 900,000 .

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Oil Salvage Ltd is committed to a continuing research & development program. Area's of research involve the development of processes to improve the quality of re-cycled oils and improvements to processes to improve the efficiency of the business.

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

V R Vernon
M Vernon
Miss L Vernon
J R Vernon

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), 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 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 or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





V R Vernon - Director


22 September 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Oil Salvage Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Oil Salvage Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of 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 31 December 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.

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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Oil Salvage Limited


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.

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.

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
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.

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

- the nature of the industry and sector, the control environment and the impact of business performance on Directors earnings.
- results of our enquiries of management and key finance persons about their own identification and assessment of the risks and irregularities.
- any matters we identified after obtaining and reviewing company policies and procedures relating to; identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations. Detecting and responding to risks of fraud. The internal controls in place to mitigate the risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations.

From this assessment, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, then design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis of our opinion. Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:

- reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
- enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
- performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
- reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, reviewing correspondence with HMRC; and
- in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls; we have tested the operational effectiveness of internal controls relevant to the financial statements, tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; 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.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not 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 Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Oil Salvage Limited





Mr Gregory Newton FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Douglas Fairless Partnership
Chartered Certified Accountants
and Statutory Auditors
Seymour Chambers
92 London Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5NW

22 September 2025

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Statement of Comprehensive
Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 20,011,141 26,488,846

Cost of sales 14,188,908 18,142,228
GROSS PROFIT 5,822,233 8,346,618

Administrative expenses 5,650,383 6,321,641
171,850 2,024,977

Other operating income 2,101,722 2,247,070
OPERATING PROFIT 5 2,273,572 4,272,047

Interest receivable and similar income 156,609 121,740
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 2,430,181 4,393,787

Tax on profit 6 433,400 875,478
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1,996,781 3,518,309

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR
THE YEAR

1,996,781

3,518,309

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 10 8,972 -
Tangible assets 11 10,601,882 9,946,251
10,610,854 9,946,251

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 1,711,250 2,756,712
Debtors 13 3,905,960 4,948,747
Cash at bank and in hand 5,000,957 5,109,032
10,618,167 12,814,491
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 1,844,156 4,721,902
NET CURRENT ASSETS 8,774,011 8,092,589
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

19,384,865

18,038,840

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 18 2,219,553 1,970,309
NET ASSETS 17,165,312 16,068,531

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 19 101,000 101,000
Retained earnings 20 17,064,312 15,967,531
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 17,165,312 16,068,531

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 22 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





V R Vernon - Director


Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 101,000 20,319,222 20,420,222

Changes in equity
Dividends - (7,870,000 ) (7,870,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 3,518,309 3,518,309
Balance at 31 December 2023 101,000 15,967,531 16,068,531

Changes in equity
Dividends - (900,000 ) (900,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 1,996,781 1,996,781
Balance at 31 December 2024 101,000 17,064,312 17,165,312

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 2,767,181 7,497,032
Tax paid (422,157 ) (1,018,443 )
Net cash from operating activities 2,345,024 6,478,589

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of intangible fixed assets (9,500 ) -
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (1,658,383 ) (2,375,367 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets - 445,000
Interest received 156,609 121,740
Net cash from investing activities (1,511,274 ) (1,808,627 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Equity dividends paid (900,000 ) (7,870,000 )
Net cash from financing activities (900,000 ) (7,870,000 )

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (66,250 ) (3,200,038 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year

2

5,067,207

8,267,245

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 5,000,957 5,067,207

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

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

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Profit before taxation 2,430,181 4,393,787
Depreciation charges 984,808 976,134
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 18,473 133,117
Government grants (2 ) 1
Finance income (156,609 ) (121,740 )
3,276,851 5,381,299
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 1,045,462 (437,137 )
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 1,274,077 (226,581 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (2,829,209 ) 2,779,451
Cash generated from operations 2,767,181 7,497,032

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 31 December 2024
31.12.24 1.1.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 5,000,957 5,109,032
Bank overdrafts - (41,825 )
5,000,957 5,067,207
Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 5,109,032 8,402,764
Bank overdrafts (41,825 ) (135,519 )
5,067,207 8,267,245


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.24 Cash flow At 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 5,109,032 (108,075 ) 5,000,957
Bank overdrafts (41,825 ) 41,825 -
5,067,207 (66,250 ) 5,000,957
Total 5,067,207 (66,250 ) 5,000,957

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Oil Salvage Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Significant judgements and estimates
The directors have made judgements regarding the depreciation of fixed assets and provision for sludge within stock.

Turnover
Turnover represents net invoice value of goods or services provided, excluding value added tax.

Revenue is recognised based on delivery date of goods sold or date of performance of services.

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.

Computer software is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of three years.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Short leasehold - Straight line over 20 years
Plant and machinery - 10% on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 10% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.

No depreciation has been charged on the costs to date contained within Plant & Machinery which represent an asset under construction, as the asset is not in use, depreciation will be charged once the asset is fully live.

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for any waste and evaporation element. Cost is based on the purchase price of oils determined by the average rate at the year end and including direct costs in relation to chemicals used to purify the oils in to a resalable product.

Financial instruments
The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from third parties and loans to and from related parties.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in 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.

Tax credits resulting from research & development claims are recognised in the year in which the tax credits are received.

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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.

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is charged to the profit & loss account in the year in which it is incurred. The costs are pure research & development directly related to improving the purity of the waste oil & the recycling processes.

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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
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 class of business is given below:

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Sale of goods 17,639,751 24,036,023
Rendering of services 2,371,390 2,452,823
20,011,141 26,488,846

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 4,239,361 4,016,607
Social security costs 438,114 408,020
Other pension costs 133,388 127,120
4,810,863 4,551,747

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23

Management 4 5
Administration 23 22
Drivers & yard operatives 64 65
91 92

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 551,642 581,298

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Emoluments etc 148,791 146,136

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Hire of plant and machinery 421 1,986
Depreciation - owned assets 984,279 976,135
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 18,473 133,117
Computer software amortisation 528 -
Auditors' remuneration 14,000 12,600
Other non- audit services 14,608 14,974
Foreign exchange differences (13,537 ) 66,622

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 377,468 645,501
Corporation tax adjustment (193,313 ) (204,169 )
Total current tax 184,155 441,332

Deferred tax 249,245 434,146
Tax on profit 433,400 875,478

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:

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Profit before tax 2,430,181 4,393,787
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2023 - 23.521%)

607,545

1,033,463

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 12,291 11,386
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (241,057 ) (398,248 )
Research & Development Enhancement Deduction (193,313 ) (204,169 )
Deferred tax movement 249,245 434,146

Group relief (1,311 ) (1,100 )
Total tax charge 433,400 875,478

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

6. TAXATION - continued

Corporation tax adjustment of £193,313 related a research and development claim for financial year ended 31/12/23.

7. DIVIDENDS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Ordinary shares of £1 each
Interim 750,000 7,720,000
Preference shares of £1 each
Interim 150,000 150,000
900,000 7,870,000

8. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme.The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £133,388 (2023 - £124,549). At the balance sheet date £20,010 (2023 - £19,002) was owing to the fund contained within other creditors.

9. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The total amount of research & development expenditure charged to the profit & loss account for 2024 was £142,559 (2023 - £245,351).

10. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
software
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 2,500
Additions 9,500
At 31 December 2024 12,000
AMORTISATION
At 1 January 2024 2,500
Amortisation for year 528
At 31 December 2024 3,028
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 8,972
At 31 December 2023 -

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Short Plant and and
leasehold machinery fittings
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2024 619,895 13,180,204 99,248
Additions - 1,260,554 1,095
Disposals - (233,517 ) (20,292 )
At 31 December 2024 619,895 14,207,241 80,051
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 230,190 5,265,314 56,504
Charge for year 30,994 510,324 4,024
Eliminated on disposal - (217,839 ) (17,497 )
At 31 December 2024 261,184 5,557,799 43,031
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 358,711 8,649,442 37,020
At 31 December 2023 389,705 7,914,890 42,744

Motor Computer
vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 January 2024 3,013,107 88,587 17,001,041
Additions 388,074 8,660 1,658,383
Disposals - (17,919 ) (271,728 )
At 31 December 2024 3,401,181 79,328 18,387,696
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 1,454,343 48,439 7,054,790
Charge for year 422,181 16,756 984,279
Eliminated on disposal - (17,919 ) (253,255 )
At 31 December 2024 1,876,524 47,276 7,785,814
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 1,524,657 32,052 10,601,882
At 31 December 2023 1,558,764 40,148 9,946,251

Contained within the cost amount for Plant & Machinery is £3,872,014 for a refinery under construction, the asset is expected to be completed and go live in January 2025. No depreciation has been charged on this element of Plant & Machinery, depreciation will be charged once the asset is in use.

12. STOCKS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Raw materials 918,776 258,556
Finished goods 792,474 2,498,156
1,711,250 2,756,712

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 2,813,186 3,464,977
Amounts owed by group undertakings 421,000 785,462
Corporation tax 344,490 113,200
VAT 20,811 281,585
Accruals 94,418 87,698
Prepayments 212,055 215,825
3,905,960 4,948,747

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 15) - 41,825
Trade creditors 1,204,348 2,195,220
Amounts owed to group undertakings 9,850 1,899,850
Corporation taxation - 6,712
Social security and other taxes 104,939 107,809
Other creditors 20,010 19,002
Accruals and deferred income 3,724 11,172
Accrued expenses 446,245 357,872
Deferred government grants 55,040 82,440
1,844,156 4,721,902

15. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank overdrafts - 41,825

16. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Within one year 194,400 194,400
Between one and five years 57,600 237,600
In more than five years 129,600 144,000
381,600 576,000

A lease was issued by Vernon Developments Ltd in 2005 for a period of 20 years with monthly rental amounts payable.

A lease was issued by the landlord of 53a Strand Road in 2018 for a period of 20 years with monthly rental amounts payable.

17. SECURED DEBTS

HSBC has a debenture including fixed charge over all present freehold and leasehold property. First charge over book and other debts, chattels, goodwill and uncalled capital, both present and future. Also the first floating charge over all assets and undertaking both present and future dated 16th December 2014.

Unlimited multilateral guarantee dated 06 July 2020 given by Oil Salvage Ltd, Lyster Holdings Ltd, Vernon Developments UK Ltd.

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

18. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Deferred tax 2,219,553 1,970,309

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2024 1,970,309
Accelerated capital allowances 249,244
Balance at 31 December 2024 2,219,553

19. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.12.24 31.12.23
value: £    £   
1,000 Ordinary £1 1,000 1,000
100,000 Preference £1 100,000 100,000
101,000 101,000

The Ordinary Shares and the Preference Shares shall rank pari passu in all respects save that:

The Preference Shareholders shall be entitled to a fixed cash dividend of £1.50 per share per annum to be paid to the Preference Shareholders on a monthly basis.

20. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 January 2024 15,967,531
Profit for the year 1,996,781
Dividends (900,000 )
At 31 December 2024 17,064,312

21. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

Lyster Holdings Ltd is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

The registered office of the parent is as follows.

Head Office Works
Lyster Road
Bootle
England
L20 1AS

22. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Contracted but not provided for in the
financial statements - 250,000

Oil Salvage Limited (Registered number: 01857473)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

23. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the entity
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Dividends paid 900,000 7,870,000
Amount due to related party 9,850 1,899,850

Key management personnel of the entity or its parent (in the aggregate)
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Rent 360,000 330,000
Land Purchase - 445,000
Subscriptions 3,095 3,000
Amount due from related party 421,000 713,462
Amount due to related party 50,000 -

The loans from the related parties are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.