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REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102 (England and Wales)





















STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

FOR

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 5

Statement of Comprehensive Income 8

Balance Sheet 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Cash Flow Statement 11

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 12

Notes to the Financial Statements 13


CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025







DIRECTORS: Mr G D Olden
Mr G Olden





REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 2 George Baylis Road
Berry Hill Industrial Estate
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 9RB





REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: E R Grove & Co Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Grove House
Coombs Wood Court
Steel Park Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B62 8BF

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

We aim to present a balanced and comprehensive review of the development and performance of our business during the year and its position at the year end. Our review is consistent with the size and complexity of our business and is written in the context of the risks and uncertainties that we face. The principal activities of the company during the year remained that of manufacturing and trading of plastics and allied products. The main operating facility continues to be based in Droitwich.

We consider that our key performance indicators are those that communicate the financial performance and strength of the company as a whole and some of these are set out below:

2025 2024
Sales growth -4.1% -4.1%
Gross margin £1,586,620 £1,834,530
Gross profit % 15.7% 17.4%
Profit after tax £14,708 £67,003

The company has been facing a challenging operating environment, and the financial results for the year reflect these difficulties. Despite the best efforts of our skilled and experienced professionals, our company experienced a decline in revenue and profitability. After the impact of covid the trading performance significantly improved in 2021 due to the bounce back affect from lockdown and the high demand for products. However, for the last four years the company's turnover has dropped, in 2025 it dropped by 4.1% (2024: 4.1%) as demand has now fallen back to normal levels.

The company has continued to experience price increases in polymers, energy and transport. Sales prices have been increased to absorb some of these costs, however due to increasing costs this year's gross profit margin has fallen to 15.7% (2024: 17.4%).

In this coming year, the company is expecting profitability to remain under pressure due to the risk and uncertainty surrounding the war in Ukraine and the current levels of high inflation being experienced in the UK. Polymer prices have continued to increase along with the continuing energy price rises.

Future Developments
The company continues to invest in improvements to its moulding facilities, increasing production capacity and making production more efficient. During the year the company had problems with its electrical transformer and had to invest in a new one in order to continue with production.

The company's balance sheet as detailed on page 9 shows a healthy position. Equity shareholders' funds are £2,114,018 (2024: £2,164,310). The overall order book remains healthy, and the board believes that the continued investment in plant will further strengthen the company's ability to increase market share.

Outlook after the year end
We anticipate the business environment will remain competitive and believe that the company is in a good financial position and that the risks that have been identified are being well managed. With careful focus on new markets and new products, as well as continuing to review the state of the market and the activities of competitors, we are confident in the company's ability to maintain and build on the current position.

Going concern
The directors have considered the financial position of the company which shows healthy reserves and cash balances. They have not identified any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt over the ability of the company to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, which is deemed to be at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts. In forming their opinion, they have considered current and anticipated turnover, profit and cashflow.


CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The company's principal financial instruments comprise bank balances, trade debtors and trade creditors. The main purpose of these instruments is to finance the company's operations.

In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by the continuity of funding and through the potential use of overdrafts at floating rates of interest. All of the company's cash balances are held in such a way that achieves a competitive rate of interest but with no risk to capital loss.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit offered to customers and monitoring of amounts outstanding. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debtors.

Trade creditors' liquidity risk is managed by ensuring that sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr G D Olden - Director


14 April 2026

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 September 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of manufacturing and trading of plastics and allied products.

DIVIDENDS
The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 30 September 2025 will be £ 65,000 .

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR
Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 October 2024 to the date of this report.

Mr G D Olden
Mr G Olden

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, E R Grove & Co Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr G D Olden - Director


14 April 2026

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Chess Plastics Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 September 2025 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 30 September 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 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 Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED


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 Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

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.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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.

Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risks of acts by the Company which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. These included but were not limited to compliance with the Companies Act 2006, the principles of United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and tax legislation.

We designed audit procedures to respond to the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion.

We focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement in the Company financial statements. Our tests included, but were not limited to:

- agreement of the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
- enquiries of management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
- review of minutes of Directors' board meetings throughout the year; and
- obtaining an understanding of the control environment in monitoring compliance with laws and regulations.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above, and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals, assessing and challenging the accounting estimates made and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the Directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.

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 Report of the Auditors.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED


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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Steven Lomas (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of E R Grove & Co Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Grove House
Coombs Wood Court
Steel Park Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B62 8BF

14 April 2026

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 10,111,428 10,543,385

Cost of sales 8,524,808 8,708,855
GROSS PROFIT 1,586,620 1,834,530

Administrative expenses 1,588,510 1,811,402
(1,890 ) 23,128

Other operating income 27,177 78,776
OPERATING PROFIT 5 25,287 101,904

Interest receivable and similar income 5,597 6,268
30,884 108,172

Interest payable and similar expenses 6 22,260 23,963
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 8,624 84,209

Tax on profit 7 (6,084 ) 17,206
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 14,708 67,003

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE
YEAR

14,708

67,003

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

BALANCE SHEET
30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 9 1,457,905 1,641,737

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 526,775 387,152
Debtors 11 1,869,274 1,473,091
Cash at bank and in hand 635,041 1,036,964
3,031,090 2,897,207
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 1,987,334 1,835,316
NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,043,756 1,061,891
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

2,501,661

2,703,628

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 13 (77,205 ) (190,600 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (310,438 ) (348,718 )
NET ASSETS 2,114,018 2,164,310

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 20,500 20,500
Retained earnings 18 2,093,518 2,143,810
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 2,114,018 2,164,310

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 14 April 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr G D Olden - Director


CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 October 2023 20,500 2,141,807 2,162,307

Changes in equity
Dividends - (65,000 ) (65,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 67,003 67,003
Balance at 30 September 2024 20,500 2,143,810 2,164,310

Changes in equity
Dividends - (65,000 ) (65,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 14,708 14,708
Balance at 30 September 2025 20,500 2,093,518 2,114,018

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 68,698 626,267
Interest paid 56 145
Interest element of hire purchase payments
paid

(22,316

)

(24,108

)
Tax paid (40,771 ) (19,370 )
Net cash from operating activities 5,667 582,934

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (70,663 ) (122,158 )
Interest received 5,597 6,268
Net cash from investing activities (65,066 ) (115,890 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Amounts owed by group undertaking (118,533 ) (118,631 )
Capital repayments in year (148,391 ) (156,402 )
Amount introduced by directors 42,400 53,000
Amount withdrawn by directors (53,000 ) -
Equity dividends paid (65,000 ) (65,000 )
Net cash from financing activities (342,524 ) (287,033 )

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (401,923 ) 180,011
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

1,036,964

856,953

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 2 635,041 1,036,964

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before taxation 8,624 84,209
Depreciation charges 254,494 281,889
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 16,737
Finance costs 22,260 23,963
Finance income (5,597 ) (6,268 )
279,781 400,530
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (139,623 ) 161,137
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (277,649 ) 197,749
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 206,189 (133,149 )
Cash generated from operations 68,698 626,267

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 30 September 2025
30.9.25 1.10.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 635,041 1,036,964
Year ended 30 September 2024
30.9.24 1.10.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 1,036,964 856,953


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.10.24 Cash flow At 30.9.25
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 1,036,964 (401,923 ) 635,041
1,036,964 (401,923 ) 635,041
Debt
Finance leases (377,340 ) 148,391 (228,949 )
(377,340 ) 148,391 (228,949 )
Total 659,624 (253,532 ) 406,092

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Chess Plastics Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Significant judgements and estimates
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 estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows:

- Useful economic lives of tangible assets
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors. In re-assessing asset lives, factors such as technological innovation, product life cycles and maintenance programmes are taken into account. Residual value assessments consider issues such as market conditions, the remaining life of the asset and projected disposal values.

- Stock provision
The company manufactures plastic products. As a result, it is necessary to consider recoverability of the cost of stock and the associated provisioning required. When calculating the stock provision, management considers the nature and condition of the stock, as well as applying assumptions around anticipated sale of finished goods and future usage of raw materials.

- Trade debtors
Trade debtors consist of amounts due from customers. The amounts presented in the balance sheet are net of allowances for doubtful debts, estimated by the company's management based on prior experience and their assessment of the current economic environment.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Turnover is recognised once the principal benefits and risks have passed to the customer, in particular that the goods are available and ready for delivery, and therefore legal title to the stock has passed.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Plant and machinery - 15% on reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings - 20% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 20% on reducing balance

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.


CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Research and development
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.


Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet 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.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company.

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2025 2024
£    £   
United Kingdom 9,309,370 9,824,908
Europe 802,058 718,477
10,111,428 10,543,385

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 2,921,833 2,792,169
Social security costs 306,449 275,434
Other pension costs 43,488 142,063
3,271,770 3,209,666

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Production 57 58
Administration 11 11
68 69

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 494,062 526,260
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 2,532 76,311

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 2 2

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Emoluments etc 251,398 272,914
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,211 58,100

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025 2024
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 161,056 150,293
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 93,439 131,595
Loss on disposal of fixed assets - 16,737
Auditors' remuneration 12,000 12,000
Foreign exchange differences 1,377 32
Operating lease charges 101,465 111,077
Government grants - revenue in nature 11,177 -

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Other interest (56 ) (145 )
Hire purchase 22,316 24,108
22,260 23,963

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax (credit)/charge
The tax (credit)/charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 32,196 40,764
(Under)/over provision - 1,908
Total current tax 32,196 42,672

Deferred tax (38,280 ) (25,466 )
Tax on profit (6,084 ) 17,206

UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2024 - 25%).

Reconciliation of total tax (credit)/charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 8,624 84,209
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

2,156

21,052

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 1,358 2,157
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 34,096 25,467
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods - 1,908
enhanced deduction
Deferred tax movement (38,280 ) (25,467 )

Group relief (5,414 ) (7,911 )
Total tax (credit)/charge (6,084 ) 17,206

8. DIVIDENDS
2025 2024
£    £   
Interim 65,000 65,000

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Plant and and Computer
machinery fittings equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 October 2024 5,294,776 5,351 88,473 5,388,600
Additions 68,756 - 1,907 70,663
At 30 September 2025 5,363,532 5,351 90,380 5,459,263
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2024 3,700,917 2,367 43,579 3,746,863
Charge for year 244,784 597 9,114 254,495
At 30 September 2025 3,945,701 2,964 52,693 4,001,358
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2025 1,417,831 2,387 37,687 1,457,905
At 30 September 2024 1,593,859 2,984 44,894 1,641,737

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Plant and Computer
machinery equipment Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 October 2024 921,934 18,777 940,711
Additions 51,802 - 51,802
Transfer to ownership (38,803 ) - (38,803 )
At 30 September 2025 934,933 18,777 953,710
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2024 358,116 313 358,429
Charge for year 89,746 3,693 93,439
Transfer to ownership (25,459 ) - (25,459 )
At 30 September 2025 422,403 4,006 426,409
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2025 512,530 14,771 527,301
At 30 September 2024 563,818 18,464 582,282

10. STOCKS
2025 2024
£    £   
Stocks 526,775 387,152

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 1,469,863 1,191,562
Amounts owed by group undertakings 292,196 173,662
Other debtors 3,000 11,383
Prepayments 104,215 96,484
1,869,274 1,473,091

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 151,744 186,740
Trade creditors 1,273,319 1,073,513
Tax 32,140 40,715
Social security and other taxes 152,614 158,529
VAT 207,705 149,959
Other creditors 55,692 74,702
Directors' current accounts 42,400 53,000
Accrued expenses 71,720 98,158
1,987,334 1,835,316

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 77,205 190,600

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase
contracts
2025 2024
£    £   
Gross obligations repayable:
Within one year 171,249 207,554
Between one and five years 90,232 217,219
261,481 424,773

Finance charges repayable:
Within one year 19,505 20,814
Between one and five years 13,027 26,619
32,532 47,433

Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 151,744 186,740
Between one and five years 77,205 190,600
228,949 377,340

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS - continued

Non-cancellable
operating leases
2025 2024
£    £   
Within one year 64,615 108,253
Between one and five years 8,559 73,174
73,174 181,427

15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 228,949 377,340

The company has granted its bank a debenture incorporating fixed and floating charges over its assets. No amounts were outstanding to the bank at 30 September 2025 (2024: £Nil).

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 310,438 348,718

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 October 2024 348,718
Decrease in provision (38,280 )
Balance at 30 September 2025 310,438

The deferred tax liability set out above relates to accelerated capital allowances.

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
20,500 Ordinary £1 20,500 20,500

18. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 October 2024 2,143,810
Profit for the year 14,708
Dividends (65,000 )
At 30 September 2025 2,093,518

CHESS PLASTICS LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 00931102)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

2025 2024
£ £

Amounts due from holding company 292,196 173,662

During the year management charges of £Nil (2024: £Nil) were paid to Chess P H Limited, the parent company.

20. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

There are no matters to report as post balance sheet events.

21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chess P H Limited, its ultimate parent company. Chess P H Limited produces consolidated group accounts which can be obtained from its registered office Unit 2, George Baylis Road, Berry Hill Industrial Estate, Droitwich, Worcestershire WR9 9RB.