| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE PERIOD |
| 4 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE PERIOD |
| 4 DECEMBER 2024 TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 4 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income | 8 |
| Balance Sheet | 9 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 10 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| 16 Davy Court |
| Castle Mound Way |
| Rugby, CV23 0UZ |
| Magma Audit LLP is part |
| Of the Dains Group |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024. |
| Principal Activities |
| Project Volta Bidco Limited is the holding company of Powersaving (Holdings) Limited. Its primary activity is to hold investments in subsidiary undertakings engaged in manufacture, hire, and sale of battery energy storage systems ("BESS"). |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| On 16 December 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Powersaving (Holdings) Limited, a transaction supported by Lloyds Development Capital plc (LDC). On the same date, LDC also acquired a minority interest in the Company's ultimate parent undertaking, Project Volta TopCo Ltd. This strategic investment strengthens the financial position and will provide additional funding to support product development and the expansion of the hire fleet. |
| During the period 31 December 2024, the Company generated turnover of £nil and had a loss before tax of £98,000. Net liabilities at 31 December 2024 were £98,000. |
| The group, of which the company is part of, continues to be instrumental in the growing use of battery energy storage within the plant hire and construction industry, securing a significant number of new customers and continuing to enhance the design and performance of its BESS fleet, including the launch of our new High Voltage units The Directors are confident that this group is well positioned to deliver further growth in turnover and profitability in 2025 despite the current uncertain economic environment which is creating some short term headwinds for the construction sector. |
| Key Performance Indicators |
| 2024 |
| £'000 |
| Net Liabilities | 98 |
| Loss before tax | 98 |
| Principal Risks and Uncertainties |
| Business Risk |
| The key risks facing the Company and the Group relate to general economic conditions and competitive pressures. While the industry currently has a limited number of competitors able to manufacture, sell, and hire BESS products, the competitive landscape is expanding. The Directors monitor market conditions closely and believe the Company and its Group holds a strong position through its established brand, Hussh Pod, which is widely recognised within the sector. |
| Financial Instruments and Financial Risk |
| The Company and the wider Group's principal financial instruments comprise cash balances, trade creditors, shareholder funding, and hire purchase arrangements, used primarily to finance ongoing operations. |
| Liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a prudent balance between working capital elements, regularly monitored by the Directors. |
| Foreign exchange risk arises from some purchases in foreign currencies. This is managed through forward purchasing arrangements. The majority of the company's and its wider group operations are conducted in sterling. |
| Competitive Risk |
| Increasing numbers of new entrants could drive pricing pressure and margin compression. The Company and the wider Group mitigates this risk by maintaining strong customer relationships, continuing to invest in product development, and leveraging the Hussh Pod brand's market recognition. |
| Regulatory Risk |
| The Company and the wider Group operates within a regulatory environment covering health and safety, employment, and operational compliance. Significant investment has been made in support networks to ensure compliance. The Directors place strong emphasis on fostering a culture of responsibility, supported by clear policies and communication across the workforce. |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Economic Risk |
| The market for BESS is expanding rapidly as customers increasingly recognise the economic and environmental benefits. However, global supply chain dependencies, particularly on China, pose risks relating to availability and cost of components. Tariff developments in the US and currency fluctuations also influence procurement costs. The Directors monitor these risks closely and believe the Company and the wider Group's strong supplier relationships, combined with the relative strength of sterling against the US dollar, provide a resilient position. |
| Credit Risk |
| The Company and the Wider Group has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread across a wide customer base. Customer creditworthiness is reviewed regularly, with limits set and monitored to manage exposure. |
| Future Developments |
| The Company and the wider Group is proud of its Hussh Pod brand, which has become well established in the market. With continued reinvestment of profits, the support of recent investors, and a strong focus on research and development. Future growth is anticipated from the development of new products and diversification into new sectors, building on the brand's reputation for innovation and reliability. |
| Sustainability remains at the core of the Company and the wider Group's strategy. By enabling customers to replace traditional diesel generators with clean, silent battery alternatives, the Hussh Pod directly supports carbon reduction, improved air quality, and compliance with tightening environmental regulations. The Company and the wider Group is also committed to embedding ESG principles in its operations, including responsible sourcing of components, extending product lifecycles through refurbishment and redeployment of hire fleet units, and fostering a culture of health, safety, and employee wellbeing. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024. |
| INCORPORATION |
| The company was incorporated on 4 December 2024 . |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of a holding company. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the period ended 31 December 2024. |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS |
| The Company and the wider Group is proud of its Hussh Pod brand, which has become well established in the market. With continued reinvestment of profits, the support of recent investors, and a strong focus on research and development, the Company and its wider Group expects to expand its product portfolio further. Future growth is anticipated from the development of new products and diversification into new sectors, building on the brand's reputation for innovation and reliability. |
| Sustainability remains at the core of the Company and the wider Group's strategy. By enabling customers to replace traditional diesel generators with clean, silent battery alternatives, the Hussh Pod directly supports carbon reduction, improved air quality, and compliance with tightening environmental regulations. The Company and the wider Group is also committed to embedding ESG principles in its operations, including responsible sourcing of components, extending product lifecycles through refurbishment and redeployment of hire fleet units, and fostering a culture of health, safety, and employee wellbeing. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors who have held office during the period from 4 December 2024 to the date of this report are as follows: |
| All the directors who are eligible offer themselves for election at the forthcoming first Annual General Meeting. |
| FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
| The principal financial instruments of the company comprise borrowings, trade creditors, loan notes, other debtors.The main purpose of these instruments is to raise funds for the company's operations and to finance its continuing operations. Liquidity risk is managed through selective use and active management of credit insurance along with efficient monitoring and forecasting of cash flow to ensure there are sufficient funds to meet liabilities. |
| 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; |
| - | prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued |
| 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. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Magma Audit LLP, were appointed on 8 May 2025 and will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| Magma Audit LLP has expressed its willingness to remain in office as auditors. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Project Volta Bidco Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of 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 December 2024 and of its loss 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 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 |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on pages four and five, 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. |
| The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: |
| Based on our understanding of the company and the industry, we identified the principle risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations, and considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006, health and safety regulations and employment law. 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 principle risks were related to posting inappropriate journal entries, and management bias in accounting estimates. |
| Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: |
- |
Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation, and fraud; |
- |
Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations, or with unusual descriptions; |
- |
Challenging assumptions made by management in their significant accounting estimates, in particular the carrying value of investments and recoverability of debtors. |
| 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 material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 16 Davy Court |
| Castle Mound Way |
| Rugby, CV23 0UZ |
| Magma Audit LLP is part |
| Of the Dains Group |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE |
| INCOME |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Notes | £'000 |
| TURNOVER |
| Administrative expenses | ( |
) |
| (31 | ) |
| Other operating income |
| OPERATING LOSS | 4 | ( |
) |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 5 | ( |
) |
| LOSS BEFORE TAXATION | ( |
) |
| Tax on loss | 6 |
| LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD |
( |
) |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 31 December 2024 |
| Notes | £'000 |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Investments | 7 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 8 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 9 | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
10 |
( |
) |
| NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 13 |
| Retained earnings | 14 | ( |
) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Changes in equity |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Project Volta Bidco Limited is a limited company, registered in England and Wales. Its registered office address is Units 1 To 7 Dukeries Court, Medenside, Meden Vale, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, NG20 9QU and the registered number is 16118415. |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional and presentational currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest thousand £. |
| The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Project Volta Topco Limited and the results of the company will be included in the consolidated financial statements of Project Volta Topco Limited which will be available from its registered office, Unit 1-7 Dukeries Court, Medenside, Meden Vale, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9QU. |
| Going concern |
| At 31 December 2024 the company had net current liabilities of £13,025k and net liabilities of £98k. For the period ended 31 December 2024 the company made a loss before tax of £98k. |
| The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis based upon continued financial support from PR Powersaving Solutions Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the company. PR Powersaving Solutions Limited is considered to have sufficient resources to support the company. |
| On this basis the directors are confident that the company can continue as a going concern. |
| 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 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. |
| Preparation of consolidated financial statements |
| The financial statements contain information about Project Volta Bidco Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, Project Vale Topco Limited, Unit 1-7 Dukeries Court, Medenside, Meden Vale, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9QU. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below. |
| (i) Carrying value of investments |
| The investment is held at cost and when assessing annually for impairment management consider factors including but not limited to the cash flows expected to arise from the investments. |
| (ii) Impairment of debtors |
| The company makes an estimate of the recoverable value of debtors. When assessing impairment of debtors, management considers factors including the ageing profile of debtors and historical experience. |
| Investments in subsidiaries |
| Investment in the subsidiary company is held at cost less accumulated impairment losses. |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| The group has chosen to adopt the Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments. |
| (i) Financial assets |
| Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances and investments are |
| initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. |
| Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| (ii) Financial liabilities |
| Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other payables, bank loans, other loans and loans from fellow group companies are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. |
| Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. |
| Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade payables are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Taxation |
| The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. |
| Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. |
| Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the Balance Sheet date, except that: |
| - The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and |
| - Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met. |
| Both current and deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| £'000 |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| The average number of employees during the period was as follows: |
| Directors | 7 |
| Management | 1 |
| £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| 4. | OPERATING LOSS |
| The operating loss is stated after charging: |
| £'000 |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| Auditors' remuneration for non audit work |
| 5. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| £'000 |
| Loan note interest |
| 6. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| No liability to UK corporation tax arose for the period. |
| 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: |
| £'000 |
| Loss before tax | ( |
) |
| Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
( |
) |
| Effects of: |
| Group relief | 25 |
| Total tax charge | - |
| 7. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertaking |
| £'000 |
| COST |
| Additions |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Registered office: Unit 1-7 Dukeries Court, Medenside, Meden Vale, Nottinghamshire, NG20 9QU |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| 31/12/24 |
| £'000 |
| Aggregate capital and reserves | ( |
) |
| Loss for the period | ( |
) |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| 8. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| £'000 |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings are repayable on demand and interest free. |
| 9. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| £'000 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Social security and other taxes |
| Other creditors |
| Accruals and deferred income |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings are repayable on demand and interest free. |
| 10. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| £'000 |
| Other loans (see note 11) |
| 11. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| £'000 |
| Amounts falling due between two and five years: |
| Loan notes |
| 12. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| £'000 |
| Loan Notes | 8,217 |
| Included within the note 15 Other Loans balance are Investor A1, A2, A3 and A4 loan notes measured at amortised cost of £15,620,943. Series A1 and A3 loan notes totalling £8,217,241 are secured. Interest of 12% is charged on the Investor A1, A2, A3 and A4 loan notes and is compounded quarterly. The repayment date for the loan notes and interest at the period end was 16 December 2029. |
| The secured loan notes are secured by fixed and floating charges covering all the property and undertakings of the company. |
| 13. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal |
| value: | £ |
| Ordinary A shares | £0.01 | 1 |
| 100 Ordinary A shares of £0.01 each were allotted and fully paid during the period. |
| PROJECT VOLTA BIDCO LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 16118415) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the period 4 December 2024 to 31 December 2024 |
| 14. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £'000 |
| Deficit for the period | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 | ( |
) |
| 15. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY, IMMEDIATE PARENT COMPANY AND CONTROLLING |
| As at 31 December 2024, Project Volta Topco Limited, a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales, was the immediate ultimate parent undertaking. |
| The registered address of the immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Units 1 - 7 Dukeries Court, Medenside, Meden Vale, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG20 9QU. |
| The largest group and smallest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Project Volta Topco Limited. |
| There is no utlimate controlling party as no one party has control by either voting rights or shareholding. |
| 16. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |