Company registration number 13334907 (England and Wales)
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr P S Wells
Ms BJ Curtis
Mr N W J Andrews
Company number
13334907
Registered office
69 Leadenhall Street
City of London
London
England
EC3A 2BG
Auditor
Lawrence Grant LLP
2nd Floor
Hygeia House
66 College Road
Harrow
Middlesex
United Kingdom
HA1 1BE
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 7
Income statement
8
Statement of financial position
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 22
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

 

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of providing support services to the trading companies in the group headed by its parent company, Kastor Holdings Limited.

Review of the business

Kastor Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kastor Holdings Limited.

 

The company received income from group companies during the year, which took into account incurred overhead administrative costs in the year.

 

Future developments

It is the intention of the directors that company will continue to provide various administrative support services to the companies in the group with activity increasing as the group expands.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company does not have any key risks as it only provides support services to the companies in its group.

On behalf of the board

Mr N W J Andrews
Director
3 February 2026
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of providing support services to the trading companies in the group headed by its immediate parent company, Kastor Holdings Limited.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 8.

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

Directors

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

Mr P S Wells
Ms BJ Curtis
Mr N W J Andrews
Supplier payment policy

The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to follow the Confederation of British Industry's Prompt Payers Code (copies are available from the CBI, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6HN).

 

The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to:

 

Trade creditors of the company at the year end were equivalent to 30 days purchases, based on the average daily amount invoiced by suppliers during the year.

Auditor

The auditor, Lawrence Grant LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

United Kingdom 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 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the United Kingdom. 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, International Accounting Standard 1 requires that directors:

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.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

Each director in office at the date of approval of this annual report confirms that:

 

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of section 418 of the Companies Act 2006.

Small companies exemption

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.

On behalf of the board
Mr N W J Andrews
Director
3 February 2026
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Kastor Services Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the income statement, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows 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 UK adopted international accounting standards.

In our opinion the financial statements:

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:

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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 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:

Responsibilities of directors

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.

Auditor's 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.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with law and regulations, was as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

The areas that we identified as being susceptible to misstatement through fraud were:

 

 

We did not identify any matters relating to non-compliance with laws and regulation or relating to fraud.

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.

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.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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V R Thayalan (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Lawrence Grant LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
2nd Floor
Hygeia House
66 College Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1BE
United Kingdom
4 February 2026
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Other operating income
21,441
33,401
Administrative expenses
(21,561)
(33,417)
Operating loss
(120)
(16)
Investment revenues
5
120
16
Profit before taxation
-
-
Income tax expense
6
(2,129)
-
Loss and total comprehensive income for the year
(2,129)
-
0
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
- 9 -
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
7
8,514
-
0
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
8
12,619
29,752
Cash and cash equivalents
32,178
19,860
44,797
49,612
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
10
53,211
49,512
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(8,414)
100
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
11
2,129
-
0
Net (liabilities)/assets
(2,029)
100
Equity
Called up share capital
13
100
100
Retained earnings
(2,129)
-
0
Total equity
(2,029)
100

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

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 3 February 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr N W J Andrews
Director
Company registration number 13334907 (England and Wales)
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Retained earnings
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2024
100
-
0
100
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Balance at 31 December 2024
100
-
0
100
Year ended 31 December 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(2,129)
(2,129)
Balance at 31 December 2025
100
(2,129)
(2,029)
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
17
21,776
14,279
Net cash inflow from operating activities
21,776
14,279
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(9,578)
-
0
Interest received
120
16
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities
(9,458)
16
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
12,318
14,295
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
19,860
5,565
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
32,178
19,860
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Kastor Services Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 69 Leadenhall Street, City of London, London, England, EC3A 2BG. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.

1.1
Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted for use in the United Kingdom and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS, except as otherwise stated.

 

The accounting policies adopted by the company for all periods presented are in compliance with the IFRS.

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.

1.2
Going concern

The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the truecompany has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment 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:

Computers
33% straight line

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 recognised in the income statement.

1.4
Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

At each reporting end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible 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 in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 13 -

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.

1.5
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents 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.

1.6
Financial assets

Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the nature and purpose of the financial assets.

 

At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

When any of the above-mentioned conditions for classification of financial assets is not met, a financial asset is classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss are recognized initially at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss when incurred. A gain or loss on a financial asset measured at fair value through profit or loss is recognised in profit or loss, and is included within finance income or finance costs in the statement of income for the reporting period in which it arises.

Financial assets held at amortised cost

Financial instruments are classified as financial assets measured at amortised cost where the objective is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest. They arise principally from the provision of goods and services to customers (eg trade receivables). They are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to their acquisition or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for impairment where necessary.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

Debt instruments are classified as financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income where the financial assets are held within the company’s business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

 

A debt instrument measured at fair value through other comprehensive income is recognised initially at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to the asset. After initial recognition, each asset is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income. Accumulated gains or losses recognised through other comprehensive income are directly transferred to profit or loss when the debt instrument is derecognised.

The company has made an irrevocable election to recognize changes in fair value of investments in equity instruments through other comprehensive income, not through profit or loss. A gain or loss from fair value changes will be shown in other comprehensive income and will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss. Equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are recognized initially at fair value plus transaction cost directly attributable to the asset. After initial recognition, each asset is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income. Accumulated gains or losses recognized through other comprehensive income are directly transferred to retained earnings when the equity instrument is derecognized or its fair value substantially decreased. Dividends are recognized as finance income in profit or loss.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets carried at amortised cost and FVOCI are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

The expected credit losses associated with these assets are estimated on a forward-looking basis. A broad range of information is considered when assessing credit risk and measuring expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.

 

For trade receivables, the simplified approach permitted by IFRS 9 is applied, which requires expected lifetime losses to be recognised from initial recognition of the receivables.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.

1.7
Financial liabilities

The company recognises financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.

Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability, interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.9
Taxation

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

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement 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

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary 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 income statement, 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.

1.10
Employee benefits

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 inventories or non-current 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.

1.11
Retirement benefits

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

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2
Adoption of new and revised standards and changes in accounting policies

In the current year, the following new and revised standards and interpretations have been effective and may have an effect on the current period or a prior period or on the future periods:

 

a) New standards, interpretations and amendments adopted from 1 January 2025

 

The following amendments are effective for the period beginning 1 January 2025:

 

 

On 15 August 2023, the IASB issued Lack of Exchangeability which amended IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (the Amendments). The Amendments introduce requirements to assess when a currency is exchangeable into another currency and when it is not. The Amendments require an entity to estimate the spot exchange rate when it concludes that a currency is not exchangeable into another currency.

 

These amendments had no effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

The following illustrative examples have been issued during 2025 with no effective date:

 

Illustrative examples on reporting uncertainties in financial statements. On 28 November 2025, the IASB issued Disclosures about Uncertainties in the Financial Statements – Illustrative examples, which amended multiple IFRS Accounting Standards to include illustrative examples demonstrating how companies can apply IFRS Accounting Standards when reporting the effects of uncertainties in their financial statements. The illustrative examples are accompanying materials to IFRS Accounting Standards and do not have an effective date. The IASB had issued a near-final staff draft of the illustrative examples in July 2025.

 

The Company has considered these illustrative examples in its preparation of the consolidated financial statements and no additional disclosures or changes in presentation were considered necessary.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2
Adoption of new and revised standards and changes in accounting policies
(Continued)
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Standards which are in issue but not yet effective

b) New standards, interpretations and amendments not yet effective

 

There are a number of standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations which have been issued by the IASB that are effective in future accounting periods that the Company has decided not to adopt early.

 

The following amendments are effective for the period beginning 1 January 2026:

 

 

The following standards and amendments are effective for the annual reporting period beginning 1 January 2027:

 

 

The Company is currently assessing the impact of these new accounting standards and amendments.

 

IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, which was issued by the IASB in April 2024 supersedes IAS 1 and will result in major consequential amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards including IAS 8 Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements (renamed from Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors). Even though IFRS 18 will not have any effect on the recognition and measurement of items in the consolidated financial statements, it is expected to have a significant effect on the presentation and disclosure of certain items. These changes include categorisation and sub-totals in the statement of profit or loss, aggregation/disaggregation and labelling of information, and disclosure of management-defined performance measures.

 

The Company does not expect to be eligible to apply IFRS 19.

3
Critical accounting estimates and judgements

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, 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 believe that there are no estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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4
Employees

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

2025
2024
Number
Number
Management
3
3
Wages and salaries
6,850
8,482
Social security costs
855
861
Pension costs
407
275
8,112
9,618

The employee costs were recharged to other group companies in the year.

5
Investment income
2025
2024
£
£
Interest income
Financial instruments measured at amortised cost:
Bank deposits
120
16
Income above relates to assets held at amortised cost, unless stated otherwise.
6
Income tax expense
2025
2024
£
£
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
2,129
-
0

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the loss per the income statement as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Loss before taxation
-
-
Expected tax charge based on a corporation tax rate of 25.00% (2024: 25.00%)
-
0
-
0
Deferred tax
2,129
-
0
Taxation charge for the year
2,129
-
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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7
Property, plant and equipment
Computers
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024 and 1 January 2025
-
0
Additions
9,578
At 31 December 2025
9,578
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024 and 1 January 2025
-
0
Charge for the year
1,064
At 31 December 2025
1,064
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
8,514
8
Trade and other receivables
2025
2024
£
£
Amount owed by parent undertaking
-
0
4,294
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
4,195
21,141
Prepayments
8,424
4,317
12,619
29,752
9
Trade receivables - credit risk
Fair value of trade receivables

The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables is approximately equal to their fair value.

No significant receivable balances are impaired at the reporting end date.

10
Trade and other payables
2025
2024
£
£
Trade payables
-
0
332
Amount owed to parent undertaking
24,359
-
0
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
25,466
46,260
Accruals
3,386
2,920
53,211
49,512
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
10
Trade and other payables
(Continued)
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Trade payables and accruals principally comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases and ongoing costs. The company has financial risk management policies in place to ensure that all payables are paid within the pre-agreed credit terms.

 

The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade payables approximates to their fair value.

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Deferred taxation
Liabilities
2025
2024
£
£
Deferred tax balances
2,129
-
0

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon during the current and prior reporting period.

Accelerated capital allowances
£
Liability at 1 January 2024 and 1 January 2025
-
0
Deferred tax movements in current year
Charge/(credit) to profit or loss
2,129
Liability at 31 December 2025
2,129
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Retirement benefit schemes
2025
2024
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
407
275

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. Contributions totalling £Nil (2024: £Nil) were payable to the schemes at the balance sheet date.

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Share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100
100
100
100
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Capital risk management

The company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.

KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Related party transactions

1. Transactions with the immediate parent company, Kastor Holdings Limited, were as follows:

 

a. As at the year end date, a loan of £Nil (2024: £4,294) was receivable from the immediate parent company and is included in amount owed by parent undertaking in trade and other receivables.

b. As at the year end date, an amount of £24,359 (2024: £0) was payable to the immediate parent company and is included in amount owed to parent undertaking in trade and other payables.

 

2. Transactions with other group companies were as follows:

 

a. An amount of £25,466 (2024: £46,260) was payable to these companies at the year end and is included in amounts owed to fellow group undertakings in trade and other payables.

b. An amount of £4,195 (2024: £21,141) was receivable from these companies at the year end and is included in amounts owed by fellow group undertakings in trade and other receivables.

c. Other operating income was receivable from these companies during the year under review in the sum of £21,441(2024: £29,164) for services provided and is disclosed in the income statement.

d. During the year an amount of £8,111 (2024: £9,618) was paid to other group companies in respect of staffing and overhead costs.

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Controlling party

For the year under review, the immediate parent undertaking was Kastor Holdings Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom.

 

The ultimate parent company was Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, a company registered in Israel.

 

The smallest group for which Kastor Services Limited is a member for which group financial statements are prepared is Kastor Holdings Limited, whose copies can be obtained from 69 Leadenhall Street, City of London, London, England, EC3A 2BG.

 

The largest group for which Kastor Services Limited is a member for which group financial statements are prepared is Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, whose copies can be obtained from 9 Andrei Sakharov Street, P.O. Box 15067, Matam, Haifa 3190500, Israel.

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Cash generated from operations
2025
2024
£
£
Adjustments for:
Investment income
(120)
(16)
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment
1,064
-
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables
17,133
(6,552)
Increase in trade and other payables
3,699
20,847
Cash generated from operations
21,776
14,279
KASTOR SERVICES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Analysis of changes in net funds
1 January 2025
Cash flows
31 December 2025
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
19,860
12,318
32,178
1 January 2024
Cash flows
31 December 2024
Prior year:
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
5,565
14,295
19,860
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