Year Ended
Registration number:
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr E G Gardiner Mr D G Mabbott Mr A P Metcalfe Mr M J H Osborne Mr B Dale |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 October 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the company is that of a management company.
Fair review of the business
The role of the company within the group is to hold the group financing and investment balances. The details below cover the activities of the group as a whole.
The cycling sector continued to face challenging trading conditions during the year ending October 2024, with the macroeconomic factors noted in previous years’ financial statements persisting longer than anticipated. Sector-wide overstocking remained a significant issue, resulting in elevated levels of discounting as brands, distributors and retailers competed to reduce their own inventory to support liquidity. Despite this backdrop, Silverfish’s carefully curated brand portfolio and disciplined operational management supported a broadly stable trading performance, with sales remaining in line with the prior year. This stabilisation follows two years of decline and suggests that demand in the sector, while still subdued, has begun to level out.
Liquidity remains strong, with approximately £3 million cash headroom at the time of writing. This position reflects prudent working capital management and the successful completion of a sale and leaseback of the Saltash property in October 2025, which provided an additional £1.5 million of liquidity. Further information is provided in the Financial Risks section.
The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
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Financial KPIs |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Profit / (Loss) for the financial period |
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(5,813,048) |
643,783 |
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Investments |
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2,605,794 |
7,730,601 |
The Group recorded an operating loss of £2,516k (2023: £2,210k). This includes £495k of goodwill amortisation (2023: £530k) and an impairment of goodwill (£572k), the latter of which is detailed in exceptional items below. While the loss is disappointing, it is broadly consistent with expectations given the prevailing trading environment.
The directors remain focused on supporting the Group’s long-term success by maintaining sufficient cash headroom. The current liquidity position, together with new brand acquisitions and the bank’s ongoing support-including its commitment to further covenant resets-provide the directors with confidence that there is no immediate threat to the Group’s going-concern status. Securing the renewal of bank facilities beyond December 2026 remains a priority, and the directors consider the bank’s recent support for the sale and leaseback as a positive indicator in this regard.
Exceptional items
The prolonged market challenges have meant a review of the carrying value of the companies investment. The discounted cash flow methodology was considered the most appropriate way of conducting this and generated an investment impairment of £5.1m.
There were no other exceptional items in the year ending October 2024. The prior year figures included a £2.2m bank loan write-down, presented as an exceptional item, and a £17m shareholder loan note write-down, presented as a capital contribution within equity.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
Principal risks and uncertainties
Competitive markets
The Group operates in a highly competitive sector subject to supplier dynamics, retailer performance and wider economic conditions. These risks are mitigated through:
• Continued investment in Silverfish’s differentiated distribution model,
• Careful alignment of purchasing with demand,
• Active management of inventory,
• Ongoing improvements to systems and processes, and
• Strong relationships with brand partners, who have remained supportive throughout recent market challenges.
Financial risks
The Group is exposed to credit, liquidity and foreign exchange risks, each managed through established controls.
Credit risk
Arises primarily from trade receivables. Historically, bad debts have been low, and the Group continues to apply robust credit control procedures.
Foreign exchange risk
Managed through forward contracts that hedge approximately half of expected future currency exposures.
Liquidity risk
Managed through regularly updated short and long range cash flow forecasts. These forecasts identified the need for additional financing in late 2025, leading to the sale and leaseback of the Saltash premises, which was completed in October 2025 and contributed approximately £1.5 million to the Group’s cash balance, which stands at around £3 million at the time of writing. The directors remain committed to taking further actions if required to maintain adequate headroom.
The directors are also mindful of the bank loan maturity date of December 2026. An extension has been requested and will be formally reviewed in 2026. The bank’s support in recent years—including writing down debt at refinancing, resetting covenants, and releasing security to enable the sale and leaseback—provides confidence in a constructive outcome.
Covenant compliance
The senior lender ThinCats has remained supportive of the business and we expect to reset covenants in the near future and it has confirmed its intention to waive historical breaches as part of the reset.
Stock obsolescence
The prevailing market conditions have increased stock risk in recent years. Silverfish’s stock peaked at £10.5m in January 2023 and remained elevated at approximately £9m at the start of the financial year. Through targeted stock reduction initiatives-including detailed reviews of aged stock and selective customer discounting-the Group reduced stock levels to under £6m by year-end. A careful review identified some remaining obsolete items, meaning a year end provision was maintained, albeit at a much smaller value than the preceding year end.
Legislation changes
The Group may be affected by regulatory changes relating to the manufacture, sale and use of bicycles and related products. Ongoing communication with brand partners and membership of national cycling bodies help ensure the Group remains informed of potential changes and can respond appropriately.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2024.
Directors of the company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The group effectively manages its working capital through a range of established controls, including key performance indicators, a treasury management policy and the use of a revolving credit facility with its primary lender. To manage exposure to currency volatility, the Group uses foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge a proportion of anticipated surpluses and deficits.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
Operational and financial risks are managed through a combination of forward planning, benchmarking of purchase prices, and regular credit assessments supported by external credit checking tools. Cash flow risk is addressed through detailed cash flow modelling, frequent reviews of liquidity and covenant headroom, and proactive communication with finance providers. These controls collectively support the Group’s ability to respond effectively to changes in market conditions.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
Going concern
The principal risk to the Group’s going concern position relates to liquidity, reflecting the impact of recent sector-wide challenges on working capital and profitability. Further details are provided in the Strategic Report.
The sale and leaseback of the Saltash property, completed in October 2025, significantly strengthened the Group’s cash position. As a result, the directors have concluded that the Group remains a going concern, and the financial statements have been prepared on this basis.
The Board’s assessment is supported by:
• The bank’s stated intention to undertake a further covenant reset,
• The Group’s strong liquidity position (approximately £3m cash as at November 2025),
• Detailed forward-looking forecasts, and
• The continued support of shareholders, the bank and key suppliers.
At the time of signing, the group is in breach of certain financial covenants attached to its senior bank debt, which in turn has triggered a related breach of the shareholder loan notes. As a result, these balances, which totalled £13,215,076 at the balance sheet date, are technically repayable on demand. As the breaches occurred pre year end the debt is presented as a current liability at the balance sheet date. If the breaches are waived, the debts remain scheduled for final repayment at the end of the 2026 calendar year. The group does not currently hold sufficient cash to settle these amounts in full were they to be demanded immediately, although the directors expect the waivers and loan rescheduling to be agreed in the normal course of discussions.
The directors recognise that certain matters require consideration when assessing going concern at the date of approval. The directors acknowledge these facts currently represent a material uncertainty that, if they were not addressed, would have the potential to cast doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern at the date of approval. However they note that these matters are being addressed, the covenant reset on the bank debt is expected to be completed without difficulty, reflecting the bank’s recent approach, including its agreement to release security to enable the sale and leaseback. The reset would have been finalised prior to approval of these financial statements had it not been for the imminent filing deadline. The directors are also confident that an extension to the facility repayment date, which is scheduled for negotiation in Autumn 2026, will be agreed in the normal course of discussions, at which point these going concern uncertainties would be resolved. On this basis, the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.
Disclosure of information to the auditors
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report 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:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Silverfish Group Holdings Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 October 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, 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 October 2024 and of its loss 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 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 auditor 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.
Material uncertainty relating to going concern
We draw attention to Note 2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the group is in breach of the covenants on its debt facilities, which are currently due for repayment at the end of the 2026 calendar year. As stated in Note 2, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 2 indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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. 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.
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 7, 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 is 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.
Auditor 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 an auditor’s report 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:
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
As part of our audit planning we obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that is applicable to the entity and the sector in which it operates to identify the key laws and regulations affecting the entity. The key laws and regulations we identified were employment and health and safety legislation.
We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements, including, but not limited to the reporting framework (FRS 102), the Companies Act and the relevant tax compliance regulations in the UK.
As part of our planning procedures, we assessed the risk of any non-compliance with laws and regulations on the entity’s ability to continue operating and the risk of material misstatement to the accounts. Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations. Our procedures involved the following:
• Reviewed legal and professional costs to identify legal costs in respect of non compliance;
• Enquiries with management whether there have been any known instances, allegations or suspicions of fraud or non compliance with laws and regulations;
• Reviewed minutes of board meetings.
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 fraudulent financial reporting. Our proceedures involved the following;
• Review of significant accounting estimates for bias.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements. 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 omissions, collusion, forgery, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are also less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Silverfish Group Holdings 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 an auditor’s report 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.
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Profit and Loss Account
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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2023 |
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Turnover |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Operating profit |
301,189 |
71,352 |
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Net gain on debt write off |
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Amounts provided against investments |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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(6,114,237) |
882,186 |
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(Loss)/profit before tax |
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Tax on (loss)/profit |
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(Loss)/profit for the financial year |
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.
The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Balance Sheet
31 October 2024
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Company Registration Number: 13664853
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Share capital |
Capital contribution reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 November 2023 |
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Loss for the year |
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Total comprehensive income |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Share capital |
Capital contribution reserve |
Profit and loss account |
Total |
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At 1 November 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Capital contribution on debt write off |
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17,128,502 |
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17,128,502 |
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At 31 October 2023 |
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17,128,502 |
(10,562,433) |
6,566,070 |
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
England
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Summary of disclosure exemptions
FRS 102 grants a qualifying entity exemptions from the full requirements of FRS 102. The following exemptions have been taken in these financial statements as the company is deemed to be a qualifying entity.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption, under FRS 102 paragraph 1.12(b), from preparing a Statement of Cash Flows on the basis that it is a qualifying entity and its ultimate parent company, Silverfish Holdings Limited, includes the company’s cash flows in its own consolidated financial statements. The company is also taking exemption from disclosure of key management personnel compensation and exemption from disclosure of related party transactions entered into between the company and other members of the Silverfish Holdings Limited Group.
Name of parent of group
These financial statements are consolidated in the financial statements of Silverfish Holdings Limited.
The financial statements of Silverfish Holdings Limited may be obtained from Companies House.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
Group accounts not prepared
The company is exempt under section 401 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its ultimate parent, Silverfish Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales
Going concern
The principal risk to the Group’s going concern position relates to liquidity, reflecting the impact of recent sector-wide challenges on working capital and profitability. Further details are provided in the Strategic Report.
The sale and leaseback of the Saltash property, completed in October 2025, significantly strengthened the Group’s cash position. As a result, the directors have concluded that the Group remains a going concern, and the financial statements have been prepared on this basis.
The Board’s assessment is supported by:
• The bank’s stated intention to undertake a further covenant reset,
• The Group’s strong liquidity position (approximately £3m cash as at November 2025),
• Detailed forward-looking forecasts, and
• The continued support of shareholders, the bank and key suppliers.
At the time of signing, the group is in breach of certain financial covenants attached to its senior bank debt, which in turn has triggered a related breach of the shareholder loan notes. As a result, these balances, which totalled £13,215,076 at the balance sheet date, are technically repayable on demand. As the breaches occurred pre year end the debt is presented as a current liability at the balance sheet date. If the breaches are waived, the debts remain scheduled for final repayment at the end of the 2026 calendar year. The group does not currently hold sufficient cash to settle these amounts in full were they to be demanded immediately, although the directors expect the waivers and loan rescheduling to be agreed in the normal course of discussions.
The directors recognise that certain matters require consideration when assessing going concern at the date of approval. The directors acknowledge these facts currently represent a material uncertainty that, if they were not addressed, would have the potential to cast doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern at the date of approval. However they note that these matters are being addressed, the covenant reset on the bank debt is expected to be completed without difficulty, reflecting the bank’s recent approach, including its agreement to release security to enable the sale and leaseback. The reset would have been finalised prior to approval of these financial statements had it not been for the imminent filing deadline. The directors are also confident that an extension to the facility repayment date, which is scheduled for negotiation in Autumn 2026, will be agreed in the normal course of discussions, at which point these going concern uncertainties would be resolved. On this basis, the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
Judgements
The company has made the significant judgement to recognise no deferred tax asset of £793,652 (2023: £621,592) related to carried forward tax losses at this time. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The company holds an investment balance in the holding company Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited. Each year the Directors complete an impairment review and when necessary consider the likely recoverable amount of the investment and whether any impairment provision is required. This is supported by a discounted cash-flow projection completed by management. The projection is subject to significant uncertainty regarding the key underlying assumptions such as discount rate and the future cash flows. The carrying amount is £2,605,794 (2023 - £7,730,601).
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of management services to companies in the Silverfish Holdings Limited group. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company. Turnover is recognised in the same period as the underlying management services are provided.
Tax
Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
Deferred tax is recognised on all timing differences at the balance sheet date unless indicated below. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and the results as stated in the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Computer equipment |
33% Straight line |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Financial instruments
Classification
• Short term trade and other debtors and creditors;
• Other loans;
• Bank loans; and
• Cash and bank balances.
All financial instruments are classified as basic.
Recognition and measurement
Financial instruments are recognised when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and derecognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the company’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled.
Except for bank loans, such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.
Bank and others loans are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Turnover |
The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
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2023 |
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Rendering of services |
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The analysis of the company's Turnover for the year by market is as follows:
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2023 |
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Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
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Wages and salaries |
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Social security costs |
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Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
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The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:
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2023 |
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Administration and support |
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Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:
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2024 |
2023 |
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Remuneration |
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Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
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137,659 |
76,948 |
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Auditor's remuneration |
Auditor's remuneration is borne by the trading subsidiary Silverfish UK Limited. The audit fee in relation to Silverfish Group Holdings Limited is £5,775 (2023 - £5,250).
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Interest on bank loans |
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Interest on other loans |
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Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the profit and loss account
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2024 |
2023 |
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Deferred taxation |
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Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
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The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
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2024 |
2023 |
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(Loss)/profit before tax |
( |
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Corporation tax at standard rate |
( |
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Effect of revenues exempt from taxation |
- |
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Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Increase from tax losses for which no deferred tax asset was recognised |
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Deferred tax credit relating to changes in tax rates or laws |
- |
( |
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Decrease from effect of tax incentives |
- |
( |
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Total tax charge |
- |
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
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2024 |
Asset |
Liability |
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Fixed asset timing difference |
( |
- |
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Tax losses carried forward |
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- |
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- |
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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2023 |
Asset |
Liability |
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Fixed asset timing difference |
( |
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Tax losses carried forward |
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- |
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- |
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There are £3,174,609 of unused tax losses (2023 - £2,486,368) for which no deferred tax asset is recognised in the balance sheet.
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Tangible assets |
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Computer equipment |
Total |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 November 2023 |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 November 2023 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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At 31 October 2023 |
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Investments |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Subsidiaries |
£ |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 November 2023 |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Provision |
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At 1 November 2023 |
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Provision |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 October 2024 |
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At 31 October 2023 |
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Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
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Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Units 3B & 3C
England and Wales |
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Units 3B & 3C
England and Wales |
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
* indicates direct investment of the company
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited* The principal activity of Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited* is |
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Silverfish UK Limited The principal activity of Silverfish UK Limited is |
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Debtors |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Amounts owed by group companies |
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Other debtors |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Cash at bank |
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Creditors |
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Note |
2024 |
2023 |
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Due within one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Trade creditors |
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Social security and other taxes |
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Other creditors |
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Due after one year |
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Loans and borrowings |
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Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
2023 |
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Bank borrowings |
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Other borrowings |
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Current loans and borrowings
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2024 |
2023 |
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Bank borrowings |
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Other borrowings |
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Bank borrowings
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The loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge of all property and undertakings of the company. The chargors are the 4 constituent companies of the Silverfish Holdings Limited group. |
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The loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge of all property and undertakings of the company. The chargors are the 4 constituent companies of the Silverfish Holdings Limited group.
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Other borrowings
Loan notes D is denominated in £ with a nominal interest rate of 12%, and the final instalment is due on 23 December 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £3,602,063 (2023 - £3,245,231).
The loan notes D are secured by a fixed and floating charge of all property and undertakings of the company. The chargors are the 4 constituent companies of the Silverfish Holdings Limited group
Loan notes E is denominated in £ with a nominal interest rate of 12%, and the final instalment is due on 23 December 2026. The carrying amount at year end is £1,760,346 (2023 - £1,588,140).
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
Loan covenants
On 30 April 2024 the group breached a financial covenants on its bank borrowings, the senior debt facility, causing a cross-default on the other borrowings.
Prior to the year end on 27 August 2024 the bank agreed to amend the loan agreement to alter loan covenant thresholds and waive historical breaches.
On 30 September 2024 the group breached a financial covenants on its bank borrowings, the senior debt facility, causing a cross-default on the other borrowings. As a result these liabilities are presented as current at year end.
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2024 |
2023 |
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No. |
£ |
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1 |
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1 |
Rights, preferences and restrictions
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Ordinary shares have the following rights, preferences and restrictions: |
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The company's immediate parent is
The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is
The ultimate controlling party is
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Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Related party transactions |
The company has taken advantage of the exemption provided by FRS102 to not disclose transactions entered in to between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member.
Silverfish Group Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 October 2024
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Transactions with directors |
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2024 |
At 1 November 2023 |
Interest incurred by company payable to director |
At 31 October 2024 |
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Director 1 |
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Loan notes B |
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Loan notes E |
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172,205 |
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1,588,140 |
172,205 |
1,760,345 |
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2023 |
At 1 November 2022 |
Loan notes issued to director |
Interest incurred by company payable to director |
Written off |
At 31 October 2023 |
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Director 1 |
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Loan notes B |
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216,199 |
(7,607,608) |
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Loan notes E |
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146,987 |
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8,199,562 |
633,000 |
363,186 |
(7,607,608) |
1,588,140 |
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Loan notes are held by a Director of the company, their spouse and a Trust for which the Director and their spouse act as Trustees. The loan notes B incurred interest at 10% and were written off in the prior year as part of the re-finance package. The loan notes E incur interest at 12% are are repayable in December 2026. Balances presented above include interest accrued at the balance sheet date.
Other transactions
During the prior year, the company bore total costs of £19k on behalf of a director related to the loan note write off.
During the prior year a director received an asset with a net book value of £26,177. This was transferred in part consideration for the loan note write off in Silverfish Group Holdings Limited.