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Registration number: 00171839

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Directors' Report

2

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

3

Independent Auditor's Report

4 to 7

Profit and Loss Account

8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Balance Sheet

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Notes to the Financial Statements

12 to 21

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr A Porter

Mr S Palmieri

Registered office

Higher Woodcroft
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 5QF

Auditors

Harts Limited Westminster House
10 Westminster Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 1BX

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Small companies provision statement

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to small companies exemptions. The company has taken the small companies exemption to not disclose the strategic report.

Directors' of the company

The directors, who held office during the year, were as follows:

Mr A Porter

Mr S Palmieri

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is the manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements.

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 auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

Approved by the board on 23 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr A Porter
Director

 

Powertrain Services UK 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 Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' ('FRS 101'). 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 apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether FRS 101 has been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Powertrain Services UK Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Powertrain Services UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework', in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to small companies exemptions.

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the 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.

Emphasis of matter

We draw attention to note 2 of the financial statements where it is indicated that the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis since it is the intention of Management to liquidate the Company as soon as the liquidation arrangements can be made. Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.

Conclusions relating to going concern

The financial statements have been prepared under a basis other than going concern. Please refer to our emphasis of matter for more detail.

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.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Powertrain Services UK Limited (continued)

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Directors' Report has 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 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; or

the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to small companies exemptions in preparing the Directors' Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 3], 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Powertrain Services UK Limited (continued)

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management;

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including legislation such as the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, employment, Environmental Agency and health and safety legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations through making enquiries of management and reviewing legal and professional fee invoices.

 

We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

 

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries posted during the period and at the period end to identify unusual transactions; and

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

 

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;

reviewing correspondence and agreements with HMRC;

reviewing legal and professional fees incurred during the period to identify any potential indications of non-compliance with laws and regulations.

 

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

 

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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.

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.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Powertrain Services UK Limited (continued)

......................................
David Taylor BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Harts Limited, Statutory Auditor
 Westminster House
10 Westminster Road
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 1BX

24 December 2025

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

113,442

1,226,747

Impairment loss

 

(4,442,100)

(285,500)

Other expenses

 

(1,219,427)

322,614

Other losses

 

-

(2,071,151)

Operating loss

4

(5,548,085)

(807,290)

Interest receivable and similar income

311,935

426,168

Amounts written off investments

 

2,192,000

(2,192,000)

Interest payable and similar expenses

(122,975)

(194,267)

 

2,380,960

(1,960,099)

Loss before tax

 

(3,167,125)

(2,767,389)

Loss for the year

 

(3,167,125)

(2,767,389)

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2024
£

2023
£

Loss for the year

(3,167,125)

(2,767,389)

Total comprehensive income for the year

(3,167,125)

(2,767,389)

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

(Registration number: 00171839)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investments

8

1,854,604

319,001

Current assets

 

Trade and other debtors

9

1,230,836

6,258,264

Cash at bank and in hand

10

9,189

327,808

 

1,240,025

6,586,072

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

11

(5,197,601)

(5,840,920)

Net current (liabilities)/assets

 

(3,957,576)

745,152

Net (liabilities)/assets

 

(2,102,972)

1,064,153

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

12

103

103

Share premium reserve

 

14,231,336

14,231,336

Retained earnings

 

(16,334,411)

(13,167,286)

Shareholders' (deficit)/funds

 

(2,102,972)

1,064,153

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to small companies exemptions.

With the proper authorisation, the financial statements can be amended after issue.

Approved by the board on 23 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
Mr A Porter
Director

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2024

103

14,231,336

(13,167,286)

1,064,153

Loss for the year

-

-

(3,167,125)

(3,167,125)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

(3,167,125)

(3,167,125)

At 31 December 2024

103

14,231,336

(16,334,411)

(2,102,972)

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Retained earnings
£

Total
£

At 1 January 2023

103

14,231,336

(10,399,897)

3,831,542

Loss for the year

-

-

(2,767,389)

(2,767,389)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

(2,767,389)

(2,767,389)

At 31 December 2023

103

14,231,336

(13,167,286)

1,064,153

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Higher Woodcroft
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 5QF

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the board on 23 December 2024.

2

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.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

These financial statements are also prepared in accordance with the requirements of FRC's Ethical Standard.

The functional and presentation of the company is GBP.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

In these financial statements, the company has taken advantage of the exemptions available under FRS 101 in respect of the following disclosures:

Paragraph 33(c) of IFRS 5 - ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations’ (disclosure of net cash flows attributable to operating, investing and financing activities of discontinued operations).

IFRS 7 - ‘Financial instruments: Disclosures’.

Paragraphs 91 to 99 of IFRS 13 - ‘Fair value measurement’ (disclosure of valuation techniques and inputs used for fair value measurement of assets and liabilities).

The requirements of the second sentence of paragraph 110 and paragraphs 113(a), 114, 115, 118, 119(a) to (c), 120 to 127 and 129 of IFRS 15 - ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ (disaggregation of revenue, significant changes in contract assets and liabilities, details on transaction price allocation, timing of the satisfaction of performance obligations and significant judgements made in the application of IFRS 15).

The requirements of paragraph 52 [lessee], the second sentence of paragraph 89, and paragraphs 90, 91 and 93 [lessor] of IFRS 16 - ‘Leases’ (lessee disclosures and lessor disclosures in relation to finance leases and lease income on operating leases).

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

Paragraph 38 of IAS 1 - ‘Presentation of financial statements’ (comparative information requirements in respect of):

The following paragraphs of IAS 1 - ‘Presentation of financial statements’ (removing the requirement to present):

IAS 7 - ‘Statement of cash flows’.

Paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 - ‘Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors’ (requirement for the disclosure of information when an entity has not applied a new IFRS that has been issued but is not yet effective).

Paragraph 17 of IAS 24 - ‘Related party disclosures’ (key management compensation).

The requirements in IAS 24, ‘Related party disclosures’ (to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group).

The requirements of paragraphs 134(d) to 134(f) and 135(c) to 135(e) of IAS 36, 'Impairment of Assets'

Going concern

The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis since it is the intention of Management to liquidate the Company as soon as the liquidation arrangements can be made.

Exemption from preparing group accounts

The financial statements contain information about Powertrain Services UK Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group.
The company is exempt under section 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 parent, WPG B.V., a company incorporated in the Netherlands.

Changes in accounting policy

None of the standards, interpretations and amendments effective for the first time from 1 January 2024 have had a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

Revenue recognition

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Invoices are generated at that point in time. Invoices are usually payable within 30 to 90 days. The company has generally concluded that it is the principal in its revenue arrangements, because it typically controls the goods or services before transferring them to the customer.

Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and services in the ordinary course of the company's activities. Revenue is shown net of value-added tax and discounts. For contracts that permit the customer to return an item, revenue is recognised to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur. Therefore, the amount of revenue recognised is adjusted for expected returns, which are estimated based on the historical data for specific types of goods. In these circumstances, a refund liability and a right to recover returned goods asset are recognised. The right to recover returned goods asset is measured at the former carrying amount of the goods less expected costs to recover goods. The refund liability is included in other payables and the right to recover returned goods is included in inventory. The company reviews its estimate of expected returns at each reporting date and updates the amounts of the asset and liability accordingly.


A provision for warranties is recognised when the underlying goods or services are sold, based on historical warranty data and weighting of possible outcomes against their associated probabilities.

Government grants

Grants from the government are recognised at their fair value in profit or loss where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and the company has complied with all attached conditions. Grants received where the company has yet to comply with all attached conditions are recognised as a liability (and included in deferred income within trade and other payables) and released to income when all attached conditions have been complied with.

Finance income and costs policy

Interest income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the
amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the
principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts
estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset's net carrying amount
on initial recognition.

Where financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, interest expense is
recognised on an effective yield basis in profit or loss within finance costs.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

Current taxes are based on the results shown in the financial statements and are calculated according to local tax
rules, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted by the statement of financial position date.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

Investments

Investments in subsidiaries are stated at cost less provision for impairment. Dividend income from investments is recognised when the shareholders' rights to receive payment have been established (provided that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably).

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. If collection is expected in one year or less (or in the normal operating cycle of the business if longer), they are classified as current assets. If not, they are presented as fixed assets.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less (or in the normal operating cycle of the business if longer). If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Borrowings

All borrowings are initially recorded at the amount of proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in finance costs.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date.

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

Impairment of non-financial assets

At each balance sheet date, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where the asset does not generate cash flows that are independent from other assets, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

3

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Company's accounting policies, the Directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The Directors consider the impairment of investments in subsidiaries to be the only significant judgement, and it is considered that there are no significant estimates within these financial statements.

4

Operating loss

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Impairment loss

4,442,100

285,500

Foreign exchange losses/(gains)

1,209,488

(354,404)

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

5

Staff costs

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Other departments

2

3

2

3

6

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

5,100

4,900


 

7

Income tax

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 23.5%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Loss before tax

(3,167,125)

(2,767,389)

Corporation tax at standard rate

(791,781)

(650,336)

Tax decrease from utilisation of tax losses

-

(130,311)

Increase (decrease) from effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)

1,110,940

582,213

Decrease (increase) from effect of revenues exempt from taxation

(576,361)

(288,286)

Increase (decrease) from effect of unrelieved tax losses carried forward

257,202

-

Increase (decrease) from effect of unrelieved losses on foreign subsidiaries

-

486,720

Total tax charge/(credit)

-

-

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

8

Investments

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

1

Additions

5,977,703

At 31 December 2024

5,977,704

Provision

Provision

4,123,100

At 31 December 2024

4,123,100

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

1,854,604

At 31 December 2023

1

Details of the subsidiaries as at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of subsidiary
 

Registered office
 

Holding
 

Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held
2024

2023

Powertrain Services (UK Newco) Ltd

Higher Woodcroft, Leek, Staffordshire

England and Wales

Ordinary

100%

100%

Walterscheid Brasil Industria De Equipamentos Agricolas Ltda.

R. Ver. José Stuart da Silva, 1010 - Vila da Paz, Cachoeirinha - RS, 94930-550, Brazil

Brazil

Ordinary share

84.35%

0%

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

Associates

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

1,251,756

At 31 December 2024

1,251,756

Provision

At 1 January 2024

932,756

Provision

319,000

At 31 December 2024

1,251,756

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

-

Details of the associates as at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of associate

Registered office

Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held
2024

2023

Walterscheid Russia LLC *

Leninskaya Sloboda 19 room 21k, 115280 Moscow, Russia

50%

50%

* indicates direct investment of WPG UK Holdco Limited

Significant judgements and estimates
The Directors form a judgement as to the carrying value of the investments and whether any impairment is required.

This requires estimation of the cash flows the investment will generate in the future. Following an annual impairment review of investments in subsidiaries and associates, management have concluded a provision is required against the investment in Walterscheid Russia LLC and Walterscheid Brasil Industria de Equipamentos Agricolas Ltda.

Walterscheid Russia LLC has distributed all of its assets to its shareholders and the residual balance is estimated to be £nil and as such has been fully provided for. Following the end of the financial year Walterscheid Russia LLC was dissolved on 7th March 2025.

Walterscheid Brasil Industria de Equipamentos Agricolas Ltda has been written down to the net asset value of the company. The directors believe the company holds no goodwill or intangible value and as such have based their valuation of the carrying value of the investment at the net asset value of the company.




 

 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

9

Trade and other debtors

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Loans to related parties

1,230,836

6,258,264

Trade and other debtors falling due after more than one year

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

10

Cash at bank and in hand

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Cash at bank

9,189

327,808

Bank overdrafts

(25)

(22)

Cash at bank and in hand in statement of cash flows

9,164

327,786

11

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

31 December
2024
£

31 December
2023
£

Accrued expenses

15,267

7,245

Amounts due to related parties

4,955,361

5,606,705

Other creditors

226,948

226,948

Loans and borrowings

25

22

5,197,601

5,840,920

The company's exposure to market and liquidity risks, including maturity analysis, relating to trade and other creditors is disclosed in note "".

12

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

31 December
2024

31 December
2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

103

103

103

103

       
 

Powertrain Services UK Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)

The shares have attached to them full voting, dividend and capital distribution (including on winding up) rights; they do not confer any rights of redemption. There are no restrictions placed on the distribution of dividends.

13

Parent of group in whose consolidated financial statements the company is consolidated

The name of the parent of the group in whose consolidated financial statements the company's financial statements are consolidated is Comer Industries S.p.A..

  These financial statements are available upon request from Via Magellano, 27 - 42046 Reggiolo (RE), Italy.
 

14

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is WPG UK Holdco Limited.

The ultimate parent is Comer Industries S.p.A..

The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is Comer Industries S.p.A.. These financial statements are available upon request from Via Magellano, 27 - 42046 Reggiolo (RE), Italy

Relationship between entity and parents

The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Comer Industries S.p.A., incorporated in Italy.

The address of Comer Industries S.p.A. is:
Via Magellano, 27 - 42046 Reggiolo (RE), Italy

The parent of the smallest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Comer Industries S.p.A., incorporated in Italy.

The address of Comer Industries S.p.A. is:
Via Magellano, 27 - 42046 Reggiolo (RE), Italy