The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 July 2025.

Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 sets out a number of general duties that directors owe to a company. These includes a general duty requiring directors to act in a way in which they consider, in good faith, will promote the success of the company for the benefit of shareholders as a whole.

In doing so a director of a company must have regard (amongst other matters) to:

a. The likely consequences of any decision in the long term;

b. The interests of the company’s employees;

c. The need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others;

d. The impact of the company’s operations on the community and the environment;

e. The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and

f. The need to act fairly as between members of the company.

Further detail on the performance of the business during the year and the longer-term activity is provided in this strategic report.

The Directors are pleased with the results for the year, this has been a strong year and is in line with the targets set by the board at the beginning of the year. All the areas targeted for growth by the board have been successfully achieved.

The Crown group was officially certified as Carbon Neutral in April 22 and are committed to the target of Net Zero Carbon by 2030. Nationwide has delivered carbon cutting solutions both internally to our offices, and externally to our customer base.

The shift from traditional to green fuels within our existing customer portfolio has continued to move forward, with many customers being drawn to the benefits of using our HVO or buying one of our Carbon Offset fuels to reduce their carbon footprint.

The company has continued in its long-term aim of strengthening both its infrastructure and staff resource throughout the year with further appointments being made in specific areas; This is a process that will continue in line with the organic growth of the company over the coming years.The long-term strategy of the Company continues to be targeted investment to enable the delivery of exceptional service levels to the customer base and prospective new markets at all levels of the business.

Nationwide has continued investment into the supply and use of renewable and sustainable fuels to meet legislated changes, in particular Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The board sees the considerable environmental benefits from use, with a reduction of up to 90% greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the NOx, PM, and CO emissions.

The board accepts that the sector in which it trades is a polluting one, but efforts have been made to reduce this impact, and emissions on fuel used for deliveries have been offset by the company in all prior years. However, the board has accepted for some years that it must do more.

We have now moved on to the fifth year of a budgeted program of works in the group, that will help us work towards the goal of becoming Net-Zero Carbon by 2030.

Nationwide uses financial instruments; these include cash, loans and other various items, such as trade debtors and trade creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the Company's operations.

The existence of these financial instruments exposes the Company to several financial risks. The Directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks which have remained unchanged from previous years and are described in more detail below.

Liquidity risk

The Company seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash safely and profitably.

Interest rate risk

The Company finances its operations through a combination of retained profits, directors' current accounts, other loans and cash. The Company manages its exposure to interest rate fluctuations on its finance leases by entering into fixed rate agreements.

Credit risk

The Company’s principal financial assets are cash and trade debtors. The risk associated with cash is limited. The principal credit risks arise therefore from trade debtors.

The price of oil has a direct impact upon the value of debt incurred on a supply. A low base commodity price of oil can have a positive impact upon the risks associated with trade debtors whereas a higher price can increase the risk.

To manage credit risk, the directors set limits for its customers based on a combination of payment history, third party credit references and commercial credit insurance availability. Credit limits are reviewed by the credit manager on a regular basis in conjunction with debt ageing, collection history and the continued availability of credit insurance on individual customers.

Currency risk

The Company is exposed to transaction foreign exchange risk.

Less than 1% of the Company's sales and purchases are transacted in a foreign currency.

Environmental and regulatory Risk

The Company is exposed to environmental and regulatory risks due to the nature of the products it delivers. The sector in which the company operates is heavily regulated and monitored and the Company ensures that it complies with all relevant laws and standards and has procedures and policies in place to manage the position. In addition, insurance policies are taken out to assist in mitigating any unforeseen events.

Commodity price risk

All the company’s fuel purchases are on a spot basis as is the case throughout the sector, accordingly any market movement to the costs price is reflected in the subsequent sale price and as such poses little, if any, commodity price risk.

The company has made good progress throughout the year in relation to the key elements of its strategy. The Board monitors the progress of the Company using the following Key Performance Indicators:

• Number of orders taken.

• Quantity delivered, by product and location.

• Debtor days and Debtors aging profile.

• Creditor days and Creditor aging profile.

• Gross Profit margin per product line.

• Overall balance sheet strength.

Performance is measured against the prior year and prior month for each of these measures and has been satisfactory for the current year. Management continues to monitor these KPIs monthly, and any significant variance is acted upon promptly.

On behalf of the board

The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2025.

The principal activity of the entity continues to be that of the wholesale of fuels and related products.

The results for the year are set out on page 9.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.

Investments of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board.

All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

The directors are responsible 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:

• 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.

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.

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

We have audited the financial statements of Nationwide Fuels and Lubricants Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2025 which comprise the statement of income and retained earnings, the balance sheet and notes to the financial statements, including 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 July 2025 and of its profit 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's 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 other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. 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. 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 course of 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 our audit:

• the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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 directors' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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.

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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.

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.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework.  Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.  This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

• Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud; 

• Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company through enquiry and inspection; 

• Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential 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 or non-compliance with regulation.  This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance.  The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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.

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

Nationwide Fuels and Lubricants Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Oil Centre, Bury New Road, Heap Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BL9 7HY.

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the wholesale of fuels and related products.

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.

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

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

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

• Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;

• Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;

• Section 26 ‘Share based Payment’: Share-based payment expense charged to profit or loss, reconciliation of opening and closing number and weighted average exercise price of share options, how the fair value of options granted was measured, measurement and carrying amount of liabilities for cash-settled share-based payments, explanation of modifications to arrangements;

• Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Crown Oil Holdings Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ

At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the truecompany has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors consider that the current and forecasted levels of cash will be sufficient to meet the company's liabilities as they fall due. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

In reaching this conclusion, the directors have considered the expected future performance of the company compared to its budgeted performance up to the date of signing the financial statements, the financial position of the company at the balance sheet date, the timing of repayments to related parties, and the expected future cash flows of the company in the 12 months following the date of signing the financial statements.

The directors continually monitor the company's cash reserves, and operate a central treasury function for the group, whereby cash surpluses can be distributed around the group as necessary to meet current cash requirements. The company has little external debt and are able to call upon funds from related parties if required.

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. On this basis, turnover is recognised once fuel has been delivered to the customer.

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

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 assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

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.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

All turnover and profits are derived from the company's principal activity.

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

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

Loans from related parties consist of amounts owed to the members of Nationwide Fuels & Lubricants LLP arising on the acquisition of the goodwill and trade and assets from Nationwide Fuels & Lubricants LLP, with the balance incurring a commercial rate of interest. The loan is repayable in instalments which commenced on 31 March 2022.

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

The rights attached to the preference shares are set out below:

The holders of the preference shares shall not be entitled to receive any preferential dividend.

On return of the assets whether in a winding up of reduction of capital, preference shareholders have the right to receive, in priority to any other class of shares, the sum of £1 on each preference share held. Any balance remaining will therefore be distributed to the ordinary shareholders in proportion to the number of ordinary shares held by them.

The holders of the preference shares shall have no right to receive notice of, or attend and vote at, any general meeting of the company.

The company may at any time redeem the preference shares either in their entirety or in part, subject to giving notice in writing to the members holding the preference shares, and the company shall pay on each preference share redeemed an amount equal to its issue price.

Accordingly, the preference shares are classified as equity.

The company have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102, Section 33, and has not disclosed transactions with group undertakings.

At the balance sheet date, £2,676,115 (2024: £3,342,391) was due from Crown Oil Limited, a fellow group undertaking. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

At the balance sheet date, £2,394 (2024: £nil) was due to Crown Oil (Environmental) Limited, a fellow group undertaking. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

At the balance sheet date, £983,751 (2024: £574,570) was due to Speedy Fuels Limited, a fellow group undertaking. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

At the balance sheet date, £105,182 (2024: £133,283) was due to Beesley Fuels Limited, a fellow group undertaking. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

At the balance sheet date, £nil (2024: £nil) was due to Crown Oil Holdings Limited, the immediate and ultimate parent of the company. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

During the year the company made purchases of £10,405 (2024: £9,465) from Crown Oil Property Limited, a related party by means of common ultimate ownership. At the balance sheet date, £693 (2024: £1,100 was due from) was due to Crown Oil Property Limited. The amount is unsecured and repayable on demand.

The directors consider that both the immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Crown Oil Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The largest and smallest group of undertakings for which the group accounts are drawn up is that headed by Crown Oil Holdings Limited. Crown Oil Holdings Limited are registered at the same address as Nationwide Fuels and Lubricants Limited.

Copies of the group financial statements can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.