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

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

Mala Maintenance Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is East Wing, Goffs Oak House, Goffs Lane, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, EN7 5GE.

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 £.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As at 31 March 2025, the company had net liabilities of c£456k (2024: c£393k). However, this includes c£447k (2024: c£425k) owed to its fellow subsidiaries and Mala Engineering Limited, companies which are under common control. These amounts will not be requested for the foreseeable future. The shareholders will continue to support the company for a period of no less than one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Turnover represents amounts receivable in respect of work undertaken or goods delivered during the year net of value added tax in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

Where a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, assets are allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can be identified.

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

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 balance sheet 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.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generated income.

Full provision is made for deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from all timing differences between the recognition of gain and losses in the financial statements and recognition in the tax computation.

A net deferred tax asset is recognised only if it can be regarded as more likely than not there will be suitable taxable profits from which the future reversal of the underlying timing differences can be deducted.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated at the tax rates expected to be effective at the time the timing differences are expected to reverse.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund.

Rentals under operating leases are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term.

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

As in previous years, the audit fee was paid through a related company, Mala Engineering Limited.

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

Included within trade debtors are trade balances of £625 (2024: £13,434) owed by its fellow subsidiaries and Mala Engineering Limited, companies which are under common control.

Included within trade creditors are trade balances of £367,716 (2024: £424,577) owed to its fellow subsidiaries and Mala Engineering Limited, companies which are under common control.

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

The company has given a cross guarantee and debenture securing the bank borrowings of Mala Investments Limited and its subsidiaries and Mala Engineering Limited, a company in which K Crane and P F Zumeris are directors and shareholders. At 31 March 2025, the borrowings of these companies amounted to £nil (2024: £nil).

The company's parent undertaking is Mala Investments Limited whose registered office is East Wing, Goffs Oak House, Goffs Lane, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, EN7 5GE. The company's ultimate controlling party is K Crane.

During the year, the company undertook the following transactions with its fellow subsidiaries and Mala Engineering limited, companies which are under common control.

Subcontract works provided: £nil (2024: £314)

Subcontracted turnover: £10,284 (2024: £52,613)

Group service charge paid £95,912 (2024: £179,640)

At 31 March 2025, the net amount due by the company to its fellow subsidiaries and Mala Engineering Limited was £447,090 (2024: £411,143).