Crown Oil Treasury Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Oil Centre, Prettywood, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7HY.
The principal activity of the company is to be that of a funding provider.
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 £.
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 4 (2024: 4).
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 taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102, section 33, and has not disclosed transactions with fellow group undertakings.
During the year the company advanced funds of £1,480,000 (2024: £950,000) and received principal repayments of £nil (2024: £nil) from AMA FIC Limited, a related party by means of common familial control. Interest was charged at an arms length basis totalling £658,443 (2024: £586,460). At the balance sheet date, the company was owed £8,661,556 (2024: £7,010,391) by AMA FIC Limited, which comprises the principal and any outstanding interest. The balance is repayable on demand, and has been disclosed in debtors due within one year.
During the year the company advanced funds of £420,291 (2024: £456,883) and received principal repayments of £600,000 (2024: £150,000) from Caspian Assured Limited, a related party by means of common familial control over one entity and significant familial influence in another. Interest was charged at an arms length basis totalling £424,825 (2024: £460,229). At the balance sheet date, the company was owed £6,360,500 (2024: £6,546,826) by Caspian Assured Limited, which comprises the principal and any outstanding interest, disclosed in debtors, of which £5,727,174 is secured and due more than one year and less than five years.
During the year the company advanced funds of £nil (2024: £nil) and received principal repayments of £615,385 (2024: £615,385) from General All Purpose Plastics Limited, a related party by means of familial control over one entity and significant familial influence in another. Interest was charged at an arms length basis totalling £54,691 (2024: £107,642). At the balance sheet date, the company was owed £410,256 (2024: £1,025,641) by General All Purpose Plastics Limited, which comprises the principal and any outstanding interest, disclosed in debtors, of which £82,051 is due more than one year.
During the year the company advanced funds of £2,825,000 (2024: £nil) and received principal repayments of £450,000 (2024: £nil) from Crown Oil Property Limited, a related party by means of common familial control. Interest was charged at an arms length basis totalling £168,524 (2024: £58,247). At the balance sheet date, the company was owed £3,181,619 (2024: £764,650) by Crown Oil Property Limited, which comprises the principal and any outstanding interest. The balance is repayable on demand, and has been disclosed in debtors due within one year.
During the year the company advanced funds of £400,000 (2024: £nil) and received principal repayments of £nil (2024: £nil) from Bridgemere Limited, a related party by means of common familial control. Interest was charged at an arms length basis totalling £13,169 (2024: £nil). At the balance sheet date, the company was owed £408,792 (2024: £nil) by Bridgemere Ltd
At the balance sheet date, the company owed £20,033,680 (2024: £17,182,662) to Crown Oil Limited, a fellow group subsidiary. The amount is repayable on demand and is disclosed in creditors due within one year.