Combe III Shipping Ltd - Accounts to registrar (filleted)

REGISTERED NUMBER: 05504029 (England and Wales)

Combe III Shipping Ltd

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31st December 2024

Page

Company Information

1

Statement of Financial Position

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

Directors:

Mr J P Karlsen

Mr R G Verburgt

Registered office:

Artillery House

35 Artillery Lane

London

E1 7LP

Registered number:

05504029 (England and Wales)

Auditors:

Nigel Wilson & Co

Accountants & Statutory Auditor

4th Floor

100 Fenchurch Street

London

EC3M 5JD

Accountants:

Wilson Stevens

4th Floor

100 Fenchurch Street

London

EC3M 5JD

Current assets

Debtors

5

671,418

864,556

Cash at bank

8,196

393,000

679,614

1,257,556

Creditors

Amounts falling due within one year

6

2,219,530

2,746,778

Net current liabilities

(1,539,916

)

(1,489,222

)

Total assets less current liabilities

(1,539,916

)

(1,489,222

)

Capital and reserves

Called up share capital

7

1,000

Other reserves

170,605

Retained earnings

(1,711,521

)

(1,660,827

)

Shareholders' funds

(1,539,916

)

(1,489,222

)

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 26th September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr J P Karlsen - Director

1.	Statutory information

Combe III Shipping Ltd 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 US Dollar ($).

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" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared on a break up basis, in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable accounting standards in United Kingdom including Financial Reporting Standard 102, under the historical cost convention.

The Board considers this to be appropriate since the company ceased trading.

Turnover

Turnover represents the amounts, excluding value added tax, comprised of income from the principal activity and is derived from Charter hire to customers. Amounts are net of address commissions deducted from amounts received and commissions paid to commercial managers and brokers.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Where parts of an item of tangible fixed assets have different useful lives, they are accounted for as separate items of tangible fixed assets, for example vessel is treated separately from mechanical components.

The company assesses at each reporting date whether tangible fixed assets are impaired.

Depreciation is charged to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of tangible fixed assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

- Vessel 25 years

- Mechanical Components 5 years

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed if there is an indication of a significant change since last annual reporting date in the pattern by which the company expects to consume an asset’s future economic benefits.

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, 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 statement of financial position date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the Company's functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date.

3.	Employees and directors

The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2023 - 2 ) .

4.	Auditors' remuneration

2024

2023

$

Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the
company's financial statements

9,536

14,531

5.

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

2024

2023

$

Amounts owed by associates

663,281

826,281

Other debtors

8,137

38,275

671,418

864,556

6.

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024

2023

$

Amounts owed to associates

9,337

Taxation and social security

-

521,228

Other creditors

2,210,193

2,216,213

2,219,530

2,746,778

Shareholder's loans are included within other creditors. The loans are due to Norbulk Shipholdings Limited of $957,607 (2023: $957,607), Larsson Shipping AB of $245,981 (2023: $245,981), Perseverance Marine Holdings B.V. of $874,121 (2023: $874,121) and Alliance Tanker Management Cooperatief U.A. of $118,736 (2023: $118,736).

The amounts are interest free and are repayable on demand.

7.	Called up share capital

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2024

2023

value:

$

1,000

Ordinary shares

1

1,000

8.	Disclosure under Section 444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006

The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

David Hatchard BA FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Nigel Wilson & Co

9.	Contingencies

The company has entered into a deed of assignment of charter guarantee for the aggregate loan value outstanding from the company, Combe II Shipping Limited and Combe IV Shipping Limited with NIBC. At 31 December 2023, the aggregate loan value in total was $1,572,400 (2023: $3,836,000).

10.	Related party disclosures

A balance of $9,337 (2023: $9,337) was owed to Combe Shipping II Limited, a company which has common shareholders.

A balance of $663,281 (2023: $826,281) was owed by Combe Shipping IV Limited, a company which has common shareholders.

No interest is payable on these balances which are repayable as and when sufficient cash is available.