| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Director and |
| Financial Statements for the Period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Director and |
| Financial Statements for the Period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Director | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |
| Income Statement | 8 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 9 |
| Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 11 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| DIRECTOR: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Certified Accountants |
| Statutory Auditors |
| 42 Pitt Street |
| Barnsley |
| South Yorkshire |
| S70 1BB |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| The director presents his strategic report for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES |
| The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the operation as a payroll intermediary offering outsourced self-employed and PAYE pay models to contingent workers who are engaged on temporary assignments through recruitment agencies. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The director made the decision to extend the accounting period to 31st March 2025. The basis of this decision was to align our financial year with the tax year end. The period to 31 March 2025 was a transitional period for the business. We experienced a decline in annualised sales which adversely affected Turnover and Gross Margin. Turnover and Gross Margin for the 17 month period ended 31 March 2025 were £139m and £1.4m compared with £123m and £1.2m in the previous financial year. This was due to adverse market conditions which impacted the whole sector. We also experienced a number of large debtors who defaulted on payment plans which resulted in write offs to the Income Statement of £292k. In order to mitigate these, a business review was conducted which resulted in significant cost savings arising from improved processes and efficiency savings. This had no impact on operations or customer service levels. |
| The recruitment sector has experienced a lengthy stagnant phase which has curtailed demand for temporary workers. Whilst there is an element of caution regarding any potential upturn, the process and efficiency improvements made during the period have put the business in a strong position to endure a prolonged downturn or scale up quickly if the market improves in 2025. |
| The bad debt write offs in the period relate to debts from previous years where a payment plan had been agreed, however the debtors had subsequently defaulted on the plan. The remaining debt on the sales ledger is now within agreed terms and fully collectable. |
| From April 2026 agencies clients supplying temporary workers will become legally responsible for ensuring correct PAYE and National Insurance contributions are made. Moreover, there will be joint and several liability between umbrella companies, agencies and end clients for unpaid tax. It is felt that these changes will be a major opportunity as we have invested heavily in compliance and hold numerous accreditations. In particular our Saferec accreditation gives customers assurance that all tax and national insurances have been calculated correctly and also that they have been paid over to HMRC. We are expecting Saferec’s certification to help increase sales through late 2025 and into 2026 due to the expected tightening of Saferec-specific agency PSL’s in line with the joint and several liability legislation. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The principal risks still include adhering to HMRC legislation and any sudden changes to how it interprets compliance enforcement for payroll intermediaries. |
| The business is sensitive to downturns in the construction industry and is seeking to mitigate this by targeting business within other areas such as education and healthcare. |
| FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The director uses the following key performance indicator to monitor performance of the business: |
| Gross Margin: 1.0% (2023: 1.0%) |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Report of the Director |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| The director presents his report with the financial statements of the company for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the period ended 31 March 2025. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| We are hopeful that 2025-26 will see an upturn in the general economy and the construction sector in particular. We are fully aware of forthcoming legislation to transfer responsibility for the tax and national insurance liability to the recruitment agencies which could be a significant opportunity to gain market share from non Saferec accredited payroll competitors. |
| DIRECTOR |
| DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
| As permitted by S414c(11) of the Companies Act 2006 certain information to be contained in the directors' report as required by Schedule 7 to SI 2008/410 is included in the company's strategic report. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The director is responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Director and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. |
| Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is 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 director is 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 him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is 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 director is 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 he 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. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Paul Howley & Co Ltd, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Orbital Management Services Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity and 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 March 2025 and of its profit for the period 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 director's 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 director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. |
| Other information |
| The director is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Director, 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 Director 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 Director have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| 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 Director. |
| 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 director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - | we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. |
| Responsibilities of director |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Director's Responsibilities set out on page three, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| 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. |
| 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 and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to 2006 Companies Act, relevant tax legislation, environmental and consumer rights regulation and anti-bribery and corruption legislation, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including risk of override of controls), and determined the principal risks. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: |
| - The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to recognize non compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
| - Enquiries of the directors and management to identify any instances of non-compliance including consideration of known or suspected instances of fraud; |
| - Evaluation of management's internal controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities; |
| - Review of meeting minutes, and where applicable, correspondence with HMRC and other relevant regulatory authorities; |
| - Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
| - Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions; |
| - Reviewing legal and professional costs to identify any indicators of litigation; |
| - Reviewing the general ledger entries during the year to identify unusual transactions; |
| - Detailed testing of journal entries and assumptions made. |
| 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 it the financial statements. 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 |
| Orbital Management Services Limited |
| 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Certified Accountants |
| Statutory Auditors |
| 42 Pitt Street |
| Barnsley |
| South Yorkshire |
| S70 1BB |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Income Statement |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses |
| (705,943 | ) | (77,781 | ) |
| Other operating income | 4 |
| OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT | 6 | ( |
) |
| Group company debt waiver | 7 |
| (64,272 | ) | (1,935,359 | ) |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 8 |
| 69,343 | (1,933,756 | ) |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 9 |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit/(loss) | 10 |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD |
( |
) |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Other Comprehensive Income |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD |
( |
) |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 March 2025 |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 12 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 13 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 15 |
| NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 16 |
| Retained earnings | 17 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| The financial statements were approved by the director and authorised for issue on |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2022 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 October 2023 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Orbital Management Services Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Going concern |
| At the balance sheet date, the Company had net liabilities of £2m due to impairment of historical debt owed by fellow companies in the Orbital Payroll Group Limited group of companies (the "Group") which in its entirety is profitable. After due consideration of forecasts for the Group which take into account plausible scenarios and available cash resources in the period 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. |
| 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 FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland": |
| • | the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows; |
| • | the requirement of paragraph 3.17(d); |
| • | the requirements of paragraphs 11.42, 11.44, 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c); |
| • | the requirements of paragraphs 12.26, 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A; |
| • | the requirement of paragraph 33.7. |
| This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Orbital Payroll Group Limited as at 31 March 2025 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| No significant judgements have had to be made by management in preparing these financial statements. |
| The Company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimate will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimate and assumption that has the greatest level of uncertainty is addressed below: |
| (i) Impairment of debtors |
| The Company makes an estimate of the recoverable value of trade and other debtors. When assessing |
| impairment of trade and other debtors, management considers factors including the current credit rating of |
| the debtor, the ageing profile of the debtors and historical experience. The bad debt provision as at the |
| year end was £17,000 (2023: £140,587). |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| Turnover represents the fair value of consideration received or receivable from the sale of consultancy services. Fair value reflects the amount agreed in the form of contractual charges for each type of service. Fee income is stated net of amounts collected on behalf of third parties such as sales taxes, goods and services taxes and value added taxes. |
| Turnover is recognised to the extent that the Company obtains the right to consideration in exchange |
| for its performance. Right to consideration is based on the Company confirming completion of its contractual obligations in relation to the services provided. |
| The contractor will complete an assignment for an agency who will then pay Orbital Management Services Limited the agreed contract rate (after deducting their fee). Orbital Management Services Limited will then recognise the gross revenue in respect of this assignment and the cost of the contractor. Once the contractor then submits their timesheet, Orbital Management Services Limited will transfer the remuneration due to the contractor to them after deducting the fee (margin). |
| This means that there are two elements of revenue recognised; the gross revenue received from the agency which is recognised when the money is received from the agency (which is net nil as it is equal to the cost of the contractors), and the margin recognised when processing timesheets. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Computer equipment | - |
| Financial instruments |
| The company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities such as bank and cash balances, trade and other accounts receivable and payable, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to and from related parties. |
| Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at the transaction price and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade payables or receivables, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However, if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially, at the present value of the future cash flow discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and subsequently at amortised cost. |
| Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when |
| there is an 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. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the period 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. |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 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 period 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. |
| 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 (2023 - loss) before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| 4. | OTHER OPERATING INCOME |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Management charges | 641,671 | 426,608 |
| 5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| The average number of employees during the period was as follows: |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| Director | 1 | 1 |
| Administration | 25 | 25 |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Director's remuneration |
| 6. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
| The operating loss (2023 - operating profit) is stated after charging: |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery |
| Other operating leases |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| 7. | EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Group company debt waiver | ( |
) |
| The exceptional cost of £2,284,186 in the year ended 31 October 2023 relates to an impairment of a debtor balance owed by another entity in the group which ceased trading and was released prior to the company being dissolved. |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 8. | INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest receivable |
| Other interest receivable |
| 9. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Other interest |
| 10. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the period was as follows: |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax |
| Prior year adjustment | - | 601 |
| Total current tax |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit/(loss) |
| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2023 - 22%). |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 10. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| Period |
| 1.11.23 |
| to | Year ended |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | ( |
) |
| Profit/(loss) multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
( |
) |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods |
| Group relief | (3,408 | ) | (51,573 | ) |
| Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rates | - | (83 | ) |
| Other adjustments | (4,615 | ) | 705 |
| Total tax charge | 30,996 | 30,560 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| and | Motor | Computer |
| fittings | vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2023 |
| Additions |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2023 |
| Charge for period |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 March 2025 |
| At 31 October 2023 |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 12. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| Directors' loan accounts | 47,120 | 45,928 |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 13. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 2,585,302 | 3,549,529 |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| 14. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| 15. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances |
| Other timing differences | 170 | (170 | ) |
| 11,481 | 1,371 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 |
| Charge to Income Statement during period |
| Balance at 31 March 2025 |
| Orbital Management Services Limited (Registered number: 06435616) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the period 1 November 2023 to 31 March 2025 |
| 16. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 100 | 100 |
| Called up share capital represents the nominal value of shares that have been issued. |
| All ordinary shares rank pari passu. |
| 17. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £ |
| At 1 November 2023 | ( |
) |
| Profit for the period |
| At 31 March 2025 | ( |
) |
| Retained earnings includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses. |
| 18. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY |
| Orbital Payroll Group Limited is regarded by the director as being the company's ultimate parent company. |
| The registered office of Orbital Payroll Group Limited is situated at the Digital Media Centre, County Way, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2JW. Consolidated financial statements are prepared for Orbital Payroll Group Limited which can be obtained from Companies House. |
| 19. | DIRECTOR'S ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the period ended 31 March 2025 and the year ended 31 October 2023: |
| 31.3.25 | 31.10.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Balance outstanding at start of period |
| Amounts advanced |
| Amounts repaid |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of period |
| All advances to directors are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. |
| 20. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The Company operates a defined contribution 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 £28,300 (2023: £11,210). |
| Contributions totalling £2,847 (2023: £2,011) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date. |