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Synventive Molding Solutions Limited

Registered number: 02838649
Annual Report
For the year ended 31 December 2024

 
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
D W McNeilly 
M V Kennedy 




Registered number
02838649



Registered office
The Pinnacle
160 Midsummer Boulevard

Milton Keynes

MK9 1FF




Independent auditor
Forvis Mazars LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

Floor 8

Assembly Building C

Cheese Lane

Bristol

BS2 0JJ





 
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Directors' report
 
1 - 2
Directors' responsibilities statement
 
3
Independent auditor's report
 
4 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
 
8
Statement of financial position
 
9
Statement of changes in equity
 
10
Notes to the financial statements
 
11 - 24


 
SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

The directors present their Annual Report and the audited financial statements for Synventive Molding Solutions Limited ('the company') for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activity and review of the business

The principal activity of the company is to act as a sales agent for Synventive group products within the UK market. The group is engaged in the development, manufacturing and trading of injection moulding applications.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £44,965 (2023: loss of £83,856).

The directors do not recommend payment of a dividend this year (2023: £nil).

Directors

The directors who served during the year and to the date of this report were:

D W McNeilly 
M V Kennedy 

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The company remains assured of the financial support by Industrial Holdco LP, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management Inc. (refer to note 21). The directors have received confirmation that the ultimate parent company will continue to support the company and provide it with adequate funds when necessary to enable it to meet its debts as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Third party indemnity

The group has provided to all directors limited indemnities in respect of the cost of defending claims against them and third party liabilities. These are all third party indemnity provisions for the purpose of the Companies Act 2006 and are all currently in force.

Provision of information to the auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware; and

the directors have taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as directors in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.

Post balance sheet events

On 27 January 2025, the ultimate parent company, Barnes Group Inc. was acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc. a company registered in the USA.

Auditor

The auditor, Forvis Mazars LLPwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Small companies note

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
 





D W McNeilly
Director

Date: 23 April 2026

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

The directors are responsible for preparing the directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards, have 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Synventive Molding Solutions Limited (the ‘company’) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, the 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, including FRS 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 December 2024 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.
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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

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 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 have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In 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; or
the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the Directors' Report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.
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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

Responsibilities of Directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement 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 intend either 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.
 
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.
 
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. 

Based on our understanding of the company and its industry, we considered that non-compliance with the following laws and regulations might have a material effect on the financial statements: employment regulation, health and safety regulation and anti-money laundering regulation.

To help us identify instances of non-compliance with these laws and regulations, and in identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect to non-compliance, our procedures included, but were not limited to:
Inquiring of management and, where appropriate, those charged with governance, as to whether the company is in compliance with laws and regulations, and discussing their policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations;
Inspecting correspondence, if any, with relevant licensing or regulatory authorities;
Communicating identified laws and regulations to the engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout our audit; and
Considering the risk of acts by the company which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.  

We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the preparation of the financial statements, such as tax legislation, pension legislation, and the Companies Act 2006. 
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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

In addition, we evaluated the directors' and management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements, including the risk of override of controls, and determined that the principal risks were related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance, management bias through judgements and assumptions in significant accounting estimates, in particular in relation to impairment and significant one-off or unusual transactions.

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:
Making enquiries of the directors and management on whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
Gaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud;
Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud; and
Addressing the risks of fraud through management override of controls by performing journal entry testing.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of the audit 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.




Jonathan Marchant (Senior statutory auditor)  
for and on behalf of Forvis Mazars LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor
Floor 8
Assembly Building C
Cheese Lane
Bristol
BS2 0JJ

24 April 2026
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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Turnover
 5 
202,018
142,009

Gross profit
  
202,018
142,009

Administrative expenses
  
(139,043)
(221,005)

Operating profit/(loss)
 6 
62,975
(78,996)

Interest payable and similar expenses
 10 
(4,860)
(4,860)

Profit/(loss) before tax
  
58,115
(83,856)

Tax on profit/(loss)
 11 
(13,150)
-

Profit/(loss) for the financial year
  
44,965
(83,856)

Other comprehensive income
  
-
-

Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the year
  
44,965
(83,856)

The statement of comprehensive income has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02838649

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

2024
2023
Note
£
£

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 12 
878,452
845,792

Cash and cash equivalents
 13 
39,521
712

  
917,973
846,504

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 14 
(1,499,747)
(1,473,243)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(581,774)
 
 
(626,739)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
(581,774)
(626,739)

Net liabilities
  
(581,774)
(626,739)


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 16 
10,000
10,000

Profit and loss account
 17 
(591,774)
(636,739)

Total equity
  
(581,774)
(626,739)


The company's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




D W McNeilly
Director

Date: 23 April 2026

The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024


Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£


At 1 January 2023
10,000
(552,883)
(542,883)


Comprehensive expense for the year

Loss for the year
-
(83,856)
(83,856)
Total comprehensive expense for the year
-
(83,856)
(83,856)



At 1 January 2024
10,000
(636,739)
(626,739)


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
44,965
44,965
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
44,965
44,965


At 31 December 2024
10,000
(591,774)
(581,774)


The notes on pages 11 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1.


General information

The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of its registered office is The Pinnacle, 160 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1FF. The registered number of the company is 02838649.
Synventive Molding Solutions Limited (the 'company') is the sales agent for Synventive group products within the UK market. The group is engaged in the development, manufacturing and trading of injection molding applications.

2.


Statement of compliance

The individual financial statements of Synventive Molding Solutions Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared in compliance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102, “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Companies Act 2006.

3.Accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

  
3.1

Basis of preparation

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with FRS 102 requires use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 4.
The financial statements have been presented in Pounds Sterling as this is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates and is rounded to the nearest pound.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied: 

 
3.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A; and
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Barnes Group Inc as at 31 December 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from Barnes Group Inc., 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut, USA.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

3.Accounting policies (continued)

 
3.3

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The company remains assured of the financial support by Industrial Holdco LP, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management Inc. (refer to note 21). The directors have received confirmation that the ultimate parent company will continue to support the company and provide it with adequate funds when necessary to enable it to meet its debts as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

 
3.4

Turnover

Turnover is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the turnover can be reliably measured. Turnover is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before turnover is recognised:

Sale of goods

Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
the company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Rendering of services

Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

3.Accounting policies (continued)

 
3.5

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

The company's functional and presentation currency is Pounds Sterling.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the statement of comprehensive income within 'interest payable and similar expenses'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the statement of comprehensive income within 'administrative expenses'.

 
3.6

Interest payable and similar expenses

Interest payable and similar expenses are charged to the statement of comprehensive income over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. 

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

3.Accounting policies (continued)

 
3.7

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

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

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.


 
3.8

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
3.9

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
3.10

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

3.Accounting policies (continued)

 
3.11

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in the statement of comprehensive income when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the statement of financial position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds.

 
3.12

Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position 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

Basic financial assets, which include other debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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 the statement of comprehensive income.

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial assets have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the assets original effective interest rate.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

3.Accounting policies (continued)


3.12
Financial instruments (continued)

Impairment of financial assets (continued)
If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

Basic financial liabilities

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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Derecognition of financial instruments

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

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

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

4.


Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In applying the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions in determining the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. The directors’ judgements, estimates and assumptions are based on the best and most reliable evidence available at the time when the decisions are made, and are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be applicable. Due to the inherent subjectivity involved in making such judgements, estimates and assumptions, the actual results and outcomes may differ.
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.
4.1 Critical judgements in applying the entity’s accounting policies
The directors do not consider there to be any critical judgements made in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies.
4.2 Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The directors do not consider there to be any key sources of estimation uncertainty.


5.


Turnover

2024
2023
£
£

Recharge for services to group entities
75,100
125,927

Commissions from group entities
126,918
16,082

202,018
142,009


All turnover arose within Europe.


6.


Operating profit/(loss)

The operating profit/(loss) is stated after (crediting)/charging:

2024
2023
£
£

Gain on foreign exchange transactions
(54,059)
(18,689)

Defined contribution pension cost
4,308
2,178

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

7.


Auditor's remuneration

During the year, the company obtained the following services from the company's auditor:


2024
2023
£
£

Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
6,655
6,460

Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the group's annual financial statements
43,672
42,400

Fees payable to the company's auditor in respect of:

Taxation compliance services
5,722
5,610

All other services
4,021
3,670








8.


Employees

2024
2023
£
£

Wages and salaries
90,674
82,014

Social security costs
12,962
10,063

Cost of defined contribution scheme
4,308
2,178

107,944
94,255


The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2024
        2023
            No.
            No.







Directors
2
2



Sales, servicing and engineering
1
1

3
3


9.


Directors' remuneration and key management personnel

No directors received emoluments in respect of services to the company in the current year or prior year. There are no directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under money purchase pension schemes (2023: no directors).
Key management personnel comprise the executive directors only.



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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

10.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
2023
£
£


Interest payable on group loans
4,860
4,860


11.


Tax on profit/loss


2024
2023
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profit/loss for the year
13,455
-

Total current tax
13,455
-

Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
(305)
(2,649)

Adjustments in respect of prior periods
-
2,649

Total deferred tax
(305)
-


Tax on profit/loss
13,150
-
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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
 
11.Tax on profit/loss (continued)


Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is lower than (2023: higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023: 23.52%). The differences are explained below:

2024
2023
£
£


Profit/(loss) before tax
58,115
(83,856)


Profit/(loss) multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023: 23.52%)
14,529
(19,723)

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
-
47

Capital allowances for year in excess of depreciation
1,155
1,086

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods - deferred tax
-
2,649

Remeasurement of deferred tax for changes in tax rates
-
4

Movement in deferred tax not recognised
(2,534)
(2,731)

Group relief surrendered
-
18,668

Total tax result for the year
13,150
-

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
 
11.Tax on profit/loss (continued)


Factors that may affect future tax charges

On 1 April 2023, the rate of corporation tax in the UK increased from 19% to 25%, resulting in a 'blended rate' of corporation tax in above reconciliation of 23.52% for 2023. Deferred tax in the current and prior year is calculated at 25%.


12.


Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

2024
2023
£
£

Amounts owed by group undertakings
800,121
765,320

Other debtors
76,493
75,736

Prepayments
1,533
4,736

Deferred taxation
305
-

878,452
845,792


Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and payable on demand.


13.


Cash and cash equivalents

2024
2023
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
39,521
712


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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

14.


Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2024
2023
£
£

Trade creditors
2,428
-

Amounts owed to group undertakings
1,443,647
1,378,094

Corporation tax
13,455
-

Other taxation and social security
3,406
3,406

Accruals
36,811
91,743

1,499,747
1,473,243


Included within amounts owed to group undertakings is a loan of £141,173 (2023: £136,313) to a group company which is repayable on demand and attracts an interest rate of 4.86% (2023: 4.86%). The remainder of amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.


15.


Deferred taxation



2024


£



At beginning of year
-


Credited to the Statement of comprehensive income
305



At end of year
305

The deferred tax asset is made up as follows:

2024
£


Fixed asset differences
305

305

The company has estimated tax asset of approximately £138,777 (2023: tax asset of £141,311) available for carry forward against future trading profits.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

16.


Called up share capital

2024
2023
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



10,000 (2023: 10,000) ordinary shares of £1 each
10,000
10,000

The company has one class of ordinary shares; each carried one voting right per share but no right to fixed income.


17.


Reserves

Profit and loss account

This reserve represents the cumulative profits and losses.


18.


Contingent liabilities

A cross guarantee agreement is filed at Companies House between the company and a number of its fellow group undertakings whereby each company has guaranteed the bank accounts and bank borrowings of the others.
There are no such borrowings as at 31 December 2024 (2023: £nil).


19.


Pension commitments

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund. Contributions payable by the company for the year ended 31 December 2024 amounted to £4,308 (2023: £2,178). There were no outstanding contributions at the end of the year.


20.


Related party transactions

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Synventive Acquisition Inc. and has taken advantage of the exemption permitted by Section 33 'Related Party Disclosures' not to provide disclosures of transactions entered into with other wholly owned members of the group.
The company and its subsidiary undertakings are included within the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent Barnes Group Inc., which are publicly available and can be obtained from Barnes Group Inc. 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut, USA.


21.


Post balance sheet events

On 27 January 2025, the ultimate parent company, Barnes Group Inc. was acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc. a company registered in the USA.

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SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

22.


Parent undertaking and ultimate controlling party

The immediate parent company is Synventive Acquisition Inc., a company incorporated in the USA. At 31 December 2024, the directors consider the company's ultimate parent and controlling company to be Barnes Group Inc., a company incorporated in the USA.
Barnes Group Inc. is the parent undertaking of the largest and smallest group of which the company is a member and for which group accounts are prepared. Copies of the group accounts of Barnes Group Inc. can be requested from 123 Main Street, Bristol, Connecticut, USA.

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