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REGISTERED NUMBER: 04656812 (England and Wales)















Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Novatia Plc

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Income Statement 9

Other Comprehensive Income 10

Balance Sheet 11

Statement of Changes in Equity 12

Cash Flow Statement 13

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 14

Notes to the Financial Statements 15


Novatia Plc

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025







DIRECTORS: R J Sambrook-Smith
A P Wood





REGISTERED OFFICE: 1 Winnall Valley Road
Winchester
Hampshire
S023 0LD





REGISTERED NUMBER: 04656812 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Hardy & Company (Hyde) Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Onward Chambers
34 Market Street
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 1AH

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
Due to the reorganisation of the business activities the number of contracts carried out by the company have significantly reduced during the year and the directors have taken the decision in the short term to minimise future trading activity. All staff were transferred to an associated company at the start of the year and for the present all trading activity has been ceased.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company is exposed to a moderate level of price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cashflow risk. The company manages these risks by financing ts operations through retained profits, supplemented by long-term bank facilities where necessary to fund capital expenditure programmes.

The management objectives are to retain sufficient liquid funds to enable it to meet its day to day requirements, minimise the company's exposure to fluctuating interest rates, and match the repayment schedule of any external borrowings or overdrafts with the future cashflows expected to arise from the company's trading activities.

The company makes little use of financial instruments other than an operational bank account and so its exposure to price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cashflow is not material for the assessment of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The company holds or issues financial instruments in order to achieve three main objectives, being:
(a) to finance its operations;
(b) to manage its exposure to interest and currency risks arising from its operations and from its sources of finance; and
(c) for trading purposes.

In addition, various financial instruments (E.g. trade debtors, trade creditors, accruals and prepayments) arise directly from the company's operations.

The company monitors credit risk closely and considers that its current policies of credit checks meets its objectives of managing exposure to credit risk.

The company has no significant concentrations of credit risk. Amounts shown in the balance sheet best represent the maximum credit risk exposure in the event other parties fail to perform their obligations under financial instruments.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R J Sambrook-Smith - Director


29 September 2025

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of computer consultancy.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2025.

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

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

R J Sambrook-Smith
A P Wood

GOING CONCERN
The directors have commenced the winding down of the company as at 31 March 2025. The credit balances due to commonly controlled entities will not be paid in full. Once the unwinding of assets and liabilities is substantially complete it has been agreed that any balances which remain outstanding with commonly controlled entities will be written off. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.

No material adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.

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). 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;
-state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and
explained in the financial statements;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's 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 ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


AUDITORS
Hardy & Co will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





R J Sambrook-Smith - Director


29 September 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Novatia Plc


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Novatia Plc (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Other 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, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 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 failed to gain assurances over the recoverability of a debtor of £80,147, owed from a group undertaking.

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 qualified 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.

Emphasis of matter
We draw attention to note 2 in the financial statements, which indicated that the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key audit matters
ISA (UK) 705 makes clear that for entities within the scope of ISA (UK) 701, the auditor is still required to include a
key audit matters section even when issuing a qualified opinion. The matter giving rise to the qualification is by its
nature a key audit matter. However, this is not described in detail as part of the key audit matters section and the auditor needs to refer in that section to the basis for qualified opinion section of the audit report.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Novatia Plc


Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in 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.

As described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, we were unable to satisfy ourselves concerning the recoverability of a debtor of £80,147, owed from a group undertaking, as at 31 March 2025.

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.

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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Novatia Plc


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

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:
Based on our understanding of the Company we considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries to increase revenue or reduce expenditures, and management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements such as revenue recognition.

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
- discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with
laws and regulations and fraud.
- understanding of management's internal controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities.
- reviewing the litigation records in so far as it related to non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud.
- reviewing relevant meeting minutes.
- designing audit procedures to incorporate unpredictability around the nature, timing or extent of our testing.
- testing transactions entered into outside of the normal course of the Company's business; and
- identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with
laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. 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 Report of the Auditors.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Novatia Plc


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Paul Campbell (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Hardy & Company (Hyde) Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Onward Chambers
34 Market Street
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 1AH

29 September 2025

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 477,865 745,737

Cost of sales 405,284 473,918
GROSS PROFIT 72,581 271,819

Administrative expenses 52,060 254,202
OPERATING PROFIT 4 20,521 17,617

Interest receivable and similar income 4 8
20,525 17,625

Interest payable and similar expenses 5 25,697 19,900
LOSS BEFORE TAXATION (5,172 ) (2,275 )

Tax on loss 6 114 11,827
LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (5,286 ) (14,102 )

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes £    £   

LOSS FOR THE YEAR (5,286 ) (14,102 )


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

(5,286

)

(14,102

)

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes £    £   
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 97,693 489,122
Cash at bank and in hand 1,966 18,938
99,659 508,060
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 9 144,371 536,644
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (44,712 ) (28,584 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

(44,712

)

(28,584

)

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

10

2,210

13,052
NET LIABILITIES (46,922 ) (41,636 )

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 14 67,340 67,340
Retained earnings 15 (114,262 ) (108,976 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS (46,922 ) (41,636 )

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





R J Sambrook-Smith - Director


Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 April 2023 67,340 (94,874 ) (27,534 )

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (14,102 ) (14,102 )
Balance at 31 March 2024 67,340 (108,976 ) (41,636 )

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (5,286 ) (5,286 )
Balance at 31 March 2025 67,340 (114,262 ) (46,922 )

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 34,911 (50,976 )
Interest paid (25,697 ) (19,900 )
Net cash from operating activities 9,214 (70,876 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 4 8
Net cash from investing activities 4 8

Cash flows from financing activities
Loan repayments in year (9,577 ) (9,298 )
Amount introduced by directors - 9,250
Amount withdrawn by directors (16,613 ) -
Intercompany loan - 65,253
Net cash from financing activities (26,190 ) 65,205

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (16,972 ) (5,663 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

18,938

24,601

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 1,966 18,938

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


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

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Loss before taxation (5,172 ) (2,275 )
Finance costs 25,697 19,900
Finance income (4 ) (8 )
20,521 17,617
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 305,357 (42,302 )
Decrease in trade and other creditors (290,967 ) (26,291 )
Cash generated from operations 34,911 (50,976 )

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 March 2025
31.3.25 1.4.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 1,966 18,938
Year ended 31 March 2024
31.3.24 1.4.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 18,938 24,601


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

At 1.4.24 Cash flow At 31.3.25
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 18,938 (16,972 ) 1,966
18,938 (16,972 ) 1,966
Debt
Debts falling due within 1 year (10,000 ) - (10,000 )
Debts falling due after 1 year (13,052 ) 10,842 (2,210 )
(23,052 ) 10,842 (12,210 )
Total (4,114 ) (6,130 ) (10,244 )

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Novatia Plc is a private company , 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 preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgements and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These judgements and estimates are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

There are no significant judgements or estimates.

Turnover
Turnover represents amounts receivable for goods and services net of VAT and trade discounts.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 33% on cost

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and are subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.

Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in capital and reserves, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in capital and reserves in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately.

For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics.

Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, 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.

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.

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.

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Impairment
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.

Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in the Balance sheet and the amount of the provision as an expense.

Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to the amounts previously recognised are recognised in profit or loss unless the provision was originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset. When a provision is measured at the present value of the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation, the unwinding of the discount is recognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period it arises.

Going concern
The directors have commenced the winding down of the company as at 31 March 2025. As part of the process, it is anticipated that credit balances due to commonly controlled entities will not be paid in full. Once the unwinding of assets and liabilities is substantially complete it has been agreed that any balances which remain outstanding with commonly controlled entities will be written off. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.

No material adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Wages and salaries - 316,712
Social security costs - 30,432
Other pension costs - 10,592
- 357,736

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.3.25 31.3.24

Directors - 2
Direct & sales - 4
Administration - 5
Development - 1
- 12

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Directors' remuneration - 24,000

4. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Auditors' remuneration 5,750 4,000

5. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Bank interest 8,731 5,847
Factoring interest paid 4,428 4,496
Factoring charges 10,183 9,557
HMRC surcharge & interest 2,355 -
25,697 19,900

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the loss for the year was as follows:
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Deferred tax 114 11,827
Tax on loss 114 11,827

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Loss before tax (5,172 ) (2,275 )
Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19%
(2024 - 19%)

(983

)

(432

)

Effects of:
Utilisation of tax losses 983 432
Deferred taxation 114 11,827
Total tax charge 114 11,827

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fittings
£   
COST
At 1 April 2024
and 31 March 2025 57,626
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024
and 31 March 2025 57,626
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 -
At 31 March 2024 -

8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Trade debtors 11,006 103,505
Amounts owed by group undertakings 80,147 80,147
Deferred tax asset 6,540 6,654
Prepayments and accrued income - 298,816
97,693 489,122

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 11) 10,000 10,000
Trade creditors 549 189,142
Amounts owed to group undertakings 86,355 173,102
Social security and other taxes - 53,346
VAT 35,583 9,769
Other creditors 2 76,672
Directors' current accounts - 16,613
Accruals and deferred income 11,882 8,000
144,371 536,644

10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 11) 2,210 13,052

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


11. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 10,000 10,000

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 2,210 13,052

12. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

31.3.25 31.3.24
£    £   
Factoring account 2 76,050

13. DEFERRED TAX
£   
Balance at 1 April 2024 (6,654 )
Utilised during year 114
Balance at 31 March 2025 (6,540 )

14. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 31.3.25 31.3.24
value: £    £   
55,555 Ordinary £1 55,555 55,555
11,785 Ordinary B £1 11,785 11,785
67,340 67,340

15. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 April 2024 (108,976 )
Deficit for the year (5,286 )
At 31 March 2025 (114,262 )

16. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

The directors took the decision to wind down the company by 31 March 2025, no further operations will occur.

Novatia Plc (Registered number: 04656812)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025


17. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is Circle 8 Holdings Limited.