In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Espace EOT Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 set out on pages 2 to 4 from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at https://www.icaew.com/regulation.

This report is made solely to the board of directors of Espace EOT Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter dated 25 August 2023. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Espace EOT Limited and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the board of directors of Espace EOT Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Espace EOT Limited and its board of directors as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that Espace EOT Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and result of Espace EOT Limited. You consider that Espace EOT Limited is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Espace EOT Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income and expenditure account within the financial statements.

For the financial year ended 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

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

Espace EOT Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 5 Newlands Court, Attwood Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3GF.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Espace EOT Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Espace Global Freight Limited. The results of the companies are available from the registered office.

The company has not traded during the year. During this time the company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore no Income statement is presented in these financial statements.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, and bank overdrafts.

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

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

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the income and expenditure account.

The company is exempt from corporation tax, it being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit.

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

Cash and cash equivalents have been funded by amounts due to the parent company.

The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.

Espace EOT Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Espace Global Freight Limited and acts as the original trustee of The Espace Employee Ownership Trust.

During the year the company made the following transactions on behalf of The Espace Employee Ownership Trust :

The company received loans in the year totalling £NIL (2024 : £108,000) from Espace Global Freight Limited to enable the trust to pay deferred consideration for the purchase of the entire share capital of Espace Global Freight Limited and these loans were converted into a gift by Espace Global Freight Limited. The shares are registered in the name of Espace EOT Limited but are held on behalf of the trust and therefore not recorded as an investment of the company in these financial statements.