Registration number:
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Registration number:
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara Mr Per Levin |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
The directors present their strategic report for the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is that of wholesale distribution of beauty and personal care products across key European markets.
Fair review of the business
The consolidated financial statements for the period provide a fair, balanced and comprehensive overview of the Group’s financial performance and position.
The Group delivered a step change in scale during the period, with turnover increasing from £10,872,275 in the prior period to £22,661,930. This performance reflects strong execution against the Group’s growth strategy, including the expansion of its brand portfolio, the deepening of relationships with key retail partners, and continued penetration of core European markets. When assessing performance, it should be noted that the current and comparative periods are not of equal duration, which contributes in part to the scale of the increase observed.
Gross profit increased significantly to £9,181,378 (2023: £4,757,066), driven by higher sales volumes. The underlying trading trajectory demonstrates substantial operational progress. Gross margins reduced modestly as a result of a deliberate and commercially attractive shift in product mix towards the faster-growing mass market personal care segment.
Administrative expenses increased in line with the Group’s scale and reflect a deliberate strategy to invest ahead of growth. This includes building a more robust organisational structure, strengthening commercial and operational capabilities, and investing in systems to support a significantly larger business. As a result, operating profit increased to £2,318,692 (2023: £1,639,669), highlighting the scalability of the underlying model.
During the period, the Group successfully completed its first external equity raise, complemented by long-term unsecured funding from new shareholders. This represents an important milestone in the Group’s evolution, providing a stable capital base to support continued expansion.
Interest payable and similar expenses increased materially during the period, reflecting the financing required to support accelerated growth, particularly in inventory to service new brands and large retail accounts. As a result, profit before tax decreased to £838,717 (2023: £1,175,755), and profit after tax attributable to shareholders amounted to £585,097 (2023: £829,879).
While short-term profitability has been impacted, this reflects a business that is scaling rapidly and investing with discipline in long-term value creation. The Group has strengthened its competitive positioning through the acquisition of high-quality brands, expansion into attractive segments, and the onboarding of large, strategically important retail customers.
Overall, the period represents a pivotal phase in the Group’s development, characterised by strong revenue growth, increasing market relevance, and the establishment of a platform capable of supporting further scalable expansion.
The Group achieved revenue growth of approximately 108%, reflecting strong commercial momentum and successful execution of its expansion strategy.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Strategic Report for the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
The reduction in gross margin (approximately 300 basis points) is attributable to a strategic evolution in product mix towards the high-growth mass market personal care segment, which is expected to contribute meaningfully to future scale.
Operating and net profit margins declined primarily due to increased investment in organisational capacity and higher financing costs associated with supporting rapid growth. These factors are consistent with a business transitioning to a larger scale and are expected to normalise as the group continues to mature.
The group's key financial and other performance indicators during the period were as follows (note that the 2025 KPIs are based on an 18-month period, and the 2023 KPIs are based on a period of 12 months):
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Financial KPIs |
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2023 |
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Revenue growth |
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108 |
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Gross profit margin |
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41 |
44 |
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Operating profit margin |
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10 |
15 |
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Net profit margin (after tax) |
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3 |
8 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Group operates within the mass-market beauty and personal care sector, which has historically demonstrated resilience and consistent consumer demand.
A key risk relates to changes in consumer behaviour and evolving brand relevance. This is mitigated through the active management and continuous expansion of a diversified portfolio of attractive and complementary brands.
Approved and authorised by the
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
The directors present their report and the for the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Directors of the group
The directors who held office during the period were as follows:
Dividends
The directors do not propose any final dividends for the period.
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The Group is exposed to a range of financial risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and price risk. Its risk management framework is designed to minimise adverse impacts on financial performance while supporting continued growth.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
Credit risk arises from exposure to a broad customer base. This is managed through disciplined credit control procedures, ongoing assessment of customer creditworthiness, a diversified portfolio of large and established retail customers, and the use of credit insurance to protect against potential losses.
Liquidity risk is inherent in a high-growth business, particularly due to the working capital requirements associated with inventory expansion. This is mitigated through careful cash flow management, maintaining sufficient financial resources, and access to external equity funding supported by long-term shareholders.
Interest rate risk arises from borrowings used to finance expansion. The directors monitor market conditions and manage financing structures accordingly.
Price risk is managed through strong supplier relationships, cost discipline, and appropriate pricing strategies.
As the Group scales, operational risks increase. These are addressed through ongoing investment in systems, processes, and experienced personnel, ensuring the organisation evolves in line with its growing scale and complexity. The directors maintain active oversight of all risks and regularly review policies to ensure they remain appropriate for the scale and complexity of the business, while continuing to strengthen the Group’s control environment.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Directors' Report for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Future developments
The directors believe the Group is entering a phase of sustained and scalable growth, supported by the successful execution of its strategy to date and the strength of its commercial platform. The continued expansion of the Group’s brand portfolio, particularly through long-term exclusive distribution agreements with high-quality and internationally recognised brands, is expected to further enhance its market positioning and relevance with key retail partners.
The Group is increasingly regarded as a strategic distribution partner by leading retailers across Europe, and this positioning is expected to drive deeper and more integrated commercial relationships over time. At the same time, further customer and geographical expansion within core European markets presents a significant opportunity to leverage existing infrastructure and capabilities, enabling efficient and capital-effective growth.
Ongoing investment in systems, working capital, and organisational capability will support this trajectory, ensuring that the Group can scale in a controlled and disciplined manner. As the business continues to grow, the directors expect increasing operational leverage and improved efficiency to support a progressive strengthening of profitability.
Taken together, these factors position the Group strongly for continued expansion, with a clear pathway to building a larger, more diversified, and increasingly valuable platform within the European beauty and personal care distribution market.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom 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 group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Albert Roger Holdings Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Cash Flows, 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 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 30 June 2025 and of the group's profit for the period then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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.
Key audit matters
We draw to your attention the fact that the corresponding figures for the year ended 31 December 2023 are unaudited.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Albert Roger Holdings Limited
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
• | adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the parent company 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 6], 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.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Auditor Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Material misstatements arising from irregularities, including fraud, can be difficult to detect by their very nature.
As part of the audit planning process the engagement team specifically discussed the risk of material misstatement arising from irregularities, including fraud. This involved a review of the industry and geographical territories in which the entity operates, as well as discussions with the entity's management, in order to gain an understanding of the laws and regulations that are relevant to the entity.
Our review concluded that the entity is not subject to any industry specific laws or regulations that might create an inherently higher risk of fraud. Work was carried out to identify evidence of any non-compliance with other laws and regulations including discussions with management, a review of correspondence and invoices from solicitors, and internet based searches. No evidence of non-compliance was identified. Written representations were also obtained from the entity's management confirming that they have no knowledge of any non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
The engagement team have also undertaken a detailed review of the entity's internal control environment to assess its overall susceptibility to fraud. The overall risk of misstatement due to fraud was assessed as low.
We have used specialist audit software to carry out Substantive Audit Data Analytics (SADA) at a moderate level. This facilitates data driven analysis on a significant scale and supports the engagement team in identifying patterns, anomalies, and trends in the underlying data that may be indicative of irregularities including fraud, and to plan appropriate procedures to respond to any risks identified.
The engagement team have also carried out extensive testing of journal entries and accounting estimates across the group entities. No material instances of management override or bias were identified.
The engagement team comprises individuals with considerable audit experience. They are considered to have the requisite technical skills and entity specific knowledge to facilitate detection of material misstatements arising due to irregularities including fraud. In accordance with ISAs (UK), the engagement team exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Albert Roger Holdings 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 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.
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For and on behalf of
Newport Pagnell
Buckinghamshire
MK16 8HJ
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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2025 |
2023 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
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Interest payable and similar expenses |
( |
( |
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Profit before tax |
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Tax on profit |
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Profit for the financial period |
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Profit/(loss) attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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2025 |
2023 |
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Profit for the period |
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Foreign currency translation gains/(losses) |
(25,911) |
- |
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Total comprehensive income for the period |
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Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 10192531)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025
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2025 |
2023 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Other financial assets |
1,391 |
1,391 |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
1,407,940 |
1,320,062 |
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Share premium reserve |
803,543 |
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Retained earnings |
917,501 |
1,173,315 |
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Equity attributable to owners of the company |
3,128,984 |
2,493,377 |
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Shareholders' funds |
3,128,984 |
2,493,377 |
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 10192531)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
(Registration number: 10192531)
Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025
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2023 |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
1,407,940 |
1,320,062 |
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Share premium reserve |
803,543 |
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Retained earnings |
(20,629) |
165,334 |
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Shareholders' funds |
2,190,854 |
1,485,396 |
The company made a profit after tax for the financial period of £629,037 (2023 - profit of £516,875).
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Equity attributable to the parent company
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Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
Total |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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- |
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Profit for the period |
- |
- |
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Foreign currency translation gains/(losses) |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
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Total comprehensive income |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
( |
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New share capital subscribed |
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- |
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At 30 June 2025 |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Profit for the period |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2023 |
1,320,062 |
1,173,315 |
2,493,377 |
2,493,377 |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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- |
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Profit for the period |
- |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
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New share capital subscribed |
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- |
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At 30 June 2025 |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2023 |
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Profit for the period |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2023 |
1,320,062 |
165,334 |
1,485,396 |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the period |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Profit from disposals of investments |
( |
- |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Finance costs |
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Income tax expense |
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Unrealised foreign exchange gains/losses |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Increase in stocks |
( |
( |
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(Increase)/decrease in trade debtors |
( |
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Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors |
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( |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
( |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Cash obtained on acquisition of subsidiaries (net of consideration paid) |
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- |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from disposal of investments in joint ventures and associates |
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- |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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2025 |
2023 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Interest paid |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares, net of issue costs |
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- |
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Amounts advanced to directors |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from bank borrowing draw downs |
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- |
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Repayment of bank borrowing |
( |
( |
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Payments to finance lease creditors |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from invoice factoring arrangements |
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- |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
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( |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
( |
( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
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Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held |
( |
( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June |
389,787 |
753,267 |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
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2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the period |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Profit from disposals of investments |
( |
- |
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Investment income |
( |
( |
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Finance costs |
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- |
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Income tax expense |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Increase in trade debtors |
( |
- |
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Increase in trade creditors |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Cash receipts from repayment of loans to subsidiaries and associates |
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- |
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Advances of loans to subsidiaries and associates |
( |
( |
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Dividend income |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Interest paid |
( |
- |
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Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares, net of issue costs |
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- |
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Amounts advanced to directors |
( |
( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
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( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
( |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June |
306,113 |
67,021 |
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales, 10192531.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
|
Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006'.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 30 June 2025.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
Disclosure of long or short period
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with the directors' assessment of the business. In the view of the directors there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue trading for the foreseeable future. The directors have made their assessment on the basis of a period of at least 12 months from the date that the financial statements are approved.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported as income and expenditure during the period. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. The directors have considered the key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, and have concluded that there are no significant risks of material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. |
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.
The group recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the group's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
There were foreign currency losses of £25,911 (2023: £Nil) on translation of the foreign entities financial statements for consolidation of the group accounts. These losses have been recognised within other comprehensive income.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
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 group operates and generates taxable income.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the consolidated financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
|
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
|
Plant and machinery |
At varying rates on cost |
|
Office equipment |
25% on cost |
|
Furniture and fittings |
10% on cost |
|
Leasehold improvements |
20% on cost |
|
Motor vehicles |
10% on cost |
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
|
Goodwill |
10 years |
|
Other intangible assets |
10 years |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the group does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions and are measured in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy on taxation.
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation.
Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the profit and loss account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the group’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
|
Turnover |
The analysis of the group's Turnover for the period from continuing operations is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Sale of goods |
|
|
The analysis of the group's Turnover for the period by market is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
Europe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other operating income |
The analysis of the group's other operating income for the period is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Insurance proceeds |
|
|
|
Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the group's other gains and losses for the period is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Gain from disposals of investments |
|
- |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
Amortisation expense |
|
|
|
Operating lease expense - property |
|
|
|
Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
|
|
|
Interest payable and similar expenses |
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Interest on bank overdrafts, borrowings, and other credit facilities |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange losses |
( |
- |
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
|
Other employee expense |
|
- |
|
|
|
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the period, analysed by category was as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Administration and support |
|
|
|
Sales |
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
Distribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors' remuneration |
The directors' remuneration for the period was as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Remuneration |
|
|
|
Sums paid to third parties for directors' services |
|
- |
|
75,799 |
21,624 |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Auditors' remuneration |
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Audit of these financial statements |
25,000 |
- |
|
Other fees to auditors |
||
|
Audit-related assurance services |
|
|
|
Taxation compliance services |
|
|
|
All other tax advisory services |
|
|
|
All other assurance services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Current taxation |
||
|
UK corporation tax |
|
|
|
Deferred taxation |
||
|
Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
|
|
|
Tax expense in the income statement |
|
|
The tax on profit before tax for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Profit before tax |
|
|
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Tax decrease from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
( |
( |
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
|
|
Effect of tax losses |
( |
( |
|
Tax increase from effect of unrelieved tax losses carried forward |
- |
|
|
Effect of foreign tax rates |
( |
( |
|
Deferred tax expense from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period |
|
|
|
Tax increase from effect of unrelieved loss on foreign subsidiaries |
|
- |
|
Further item of tax increase |
|
- |
|
Total tax charge |
|
|
Deferred tax
Group
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2025 |
Asset |
Liability |
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
2023 |
Asset |
Liability |
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
|
|
- |
|
The amount of the net reversal of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities expected to occur during the year beginning after the reporting period is £
Company
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2025 |
Asset |
Liability |
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
|
|
- |
|
The amount of the net reversal of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities expected to occur during the year beginning after the reporting period is £
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Intangible assets |
Group
|
Goodwill |
Other intangible assets |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
|||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
|
Acquired through business combinations |
|
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
|||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
- |
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
Amortisation of intangible assets is charged to administrative expenses.
Individually material intangible assets
|
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Company
|
Goodwill |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
Amortisation |
||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
Amortisation of intangible assets is charged to administrative expenses.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Tangible assets |
Group
|
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
||||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
- |
|
|
|
|
Acquired through business combinations |
- |
|
- |
|
|
Foreign exchange movements |
- |
( |
- |
( |
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
||||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
Charge for the period |
|
|
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
- |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
|
Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is £Nil (2023 - £1,275) in respect of short leasehold land and buildings.
Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Motor vehicles |
202,747 |
139,619 |
Restriction on title and pledged as security
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Company
|
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
Charge for the period |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
|
Investments |
Company
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
|
Investments in associates |
- |
|
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Subsidiaries |
£ |
|
Cost or valuation |
|
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
Additions |
- |
|
Disposals |
- |
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
Carrying amount |
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
|
Associates |
£ |
|
Cost |
|
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
Disposals |
( |
|
At 30 June 2025 |
- |
|
Carrying amount |
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
- |
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
The investments in associates shown above were disposed of during the current period. The associate entities were loss making and the company's share of those losses has not been recognised in these financial statements. The investments were carried at cost prior to disposal.
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
|
Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
|
|
2025 |
2023 |
|||
|
Subsidiary undertakings |
||||
|
|
22 St John Street
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Undertaking |
Registered office |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
|
|
|
Cruquiuskade 251
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
|
Avda. Diagonal 421
Spain |
|
|
|
|
|
39 Rue De Clery 39-41
France |
|
|
|
|
|
22 St John Street
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
|
22 St John Street
United Kingdom |
|
|
|
|
Associates |
||||
|
|
5 Barnfield Crecent
|
Ordinary |
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
||||
|
|
C/Andres Alvarez Caballero 22
|
Ordinary |
|
|
|
Spain |
||||
|
Subsidiary undertakings |
|
Albert Roger Limited The principal activity of Albert Roger Limited is |
|
Albert Roger Netherlands B.V. The principal activity of Albert Roger Netherlands B.V. is |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Albert Roger Iberica, S.L. The principal activity of Albert Roger Iberica, S.L. is |
|
Albert Roger France SASU The principal activity of Albert Roger France SASU is |
|
Albert Roger & Partner France Limited The principal activity of Albert Roger & Partner France Limited is |
|
Albert Roger Digital Limited The principal activity of Albert Roger Digital Limited is |
|
Associates |
|
Skin Sapiens Limited The principal activity of Skin Sapiens Limited is |
|
Logicos 3PL, S.L. The principal activity of Logicos 3PL, S.L. is |
|
Business combinations |
On
Albert Roger & Partner France Limited contributed £
The amounts recognised in respect of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as set out in the table below:
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Book value |
Revaluation adjustments |
Fair value |
|
|
Assets and liabilities acquired |
|||
|
Financial assets |
639,125 |
(98,011) |
|
|
Stocks |
163,503 |
- |
|
|
Tangible assets |
69,327 |
- |
|
|
Identifiable intangible assets |
7,089 |
- |
|
|
Financial liabilities |
(1,298,932) |
- |
( |
|
Total identifiable assets |
(419,888) |
(98,011) |
( |
|
Goodwill |
517,899 |
- |
|
|
Satisfied by: |
|||
|
Cash |
1 |
- |
|
|
Other |
49 |
- |
|
|
Total consideration transferred |
50 |
- |
|
|
Cash flow analysis: |
|||
|
Cash consideration |
1 |
- |
|
|
Less: cash and cash equivalent balances acquired |
(160,681) |
- |
( |
|
Net cash outflow/(inflow) arising on acquisition |
(160,680) |
- |
( |
|
|
|||
The useful life of goodwill is
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Other financial assets |
Group
|
Financial assets at cost less impairment |
Total |
|
|
Non-current financial assets |
||
|
Cost or valuation |
||
|
At 1 January 2024 |
1,391 |
1,391 |
|
At 30 June 2025 |
1,391 |
1,391 |
|
Carrying amount |
||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
1,391 |
|
At 31 December 2023 |
|
1,391 |
|
Stocks |
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Goods for resale |
|
|
- |
- |
Group
Impairment of inventories
The amount of impairment loss included in profit or loss is £Nil (2023 - £Nil). The amount of reversal of impairment recognised in profit or loss is £Nil (2023 - £Nil).
|
Debtors |
|
Group |
Company |
||||
|
Current |
Note |
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
Trade debtors |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Amounts owed by related parties |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
Other debtors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Group
At the balance sheet date £1,108,395 (2023: £nil) of the group's trade receivables are subject to a with-recourse factoring arrangement. The amounts due to the factor are £712,316 (2023: £nil) and are separately included in current liabilities.
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Cash at bank |
|
|
|
|
|
Bank overdrafts |
( |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows |
389,787 |
753,267 |
306,113 |
67,021 |
Non-cash transactions excluded from the consolidated cash flow statement
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Cost of new Tangible assets acquired under finance leases |
103,769 |
143,179 |
|
Disposal of investment in associate (Skin Sapiens Limited) |
(60,201) |
- |
Non-cash transactions excluded from the cash flow statement
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Disposal of investment in associate (Skin Sapiens Limited) |
(60,201) |
- |
The disposal of the investment in Skin Sapiens Limited did not result in any incoming cash during the period as the consideration remains outstanding on JA Roger Jara's director loan account.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Creditors |
|
Group |
Company |
||||
|
Note |
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Due within one year |
|||||
|
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Trade creditors |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Amounts due to related parties |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
Other payables |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Accruals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax liability |
278,531 |
423,360 |
76,324 |
11,418 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Due after one year |
|||||
|
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Provisions for liabilities |
Group
|
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
|
At 1 January 2024 |
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
||
Company
|
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
|
Additional provisions |
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
||
Deferred tax is recognised for temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets/liabilities. Assets are recognised only when it is probable that future taxable profits will allow utilisation. Measurement uses enacted tax rates expected to apply upon reversal, with no discounting applied.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the period represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £
|
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
|
2025 |
2023 |
|||
|
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
|
1,320,062 |
|
1,320,062 |
|
|
|
87,878 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rights, preferences and restrictions
|
Ordinary A have the following rights, preferences and restrictions: |
|
Ordinary B have the following rights, preferences and restrictions: |
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Loans and borrowings |
Non-current loans and borrowings
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Bank borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
Hire purchase contracts |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
Current loans and borrowings
|
Group |
Company |
|||
|
2025 |
2023 |
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Bank borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
Bank overdrafts |
|
- |
- |
- |
|
Hire purchase contracts |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
- |
- |
|
Group
Bank borrowings
|
Interest payable monthly in arrears. Principal amount repayble over 5 years with repayment commencing on the first anniversary of the loan. |
|
Principal and interest payable monthly over 3 years. |
Other borrowings
White Oak Finance Loan is denominated in British Pounds with a nominal interest rate of 14.5%, and the final instalment is due on 14 November 2028. The carrying amount at year end is £800,000 (2023 - £Nil).
Secured by way of fixed and floating charges over all assets of the group.
Interest only repayments for first 12 months. Repayments of principal amount commence in December 2025.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Per Levin AB Loan is denominated in Euros with a nominal interest rate of 9%, and the final instalment is due on 31 March 2027. The carrying amount at year end is £169,000 (2023 - £Nil).
Security is given by way of a floating charge over the display stands owned by companies within the group.
Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. Principal amount is repayable in full on the maturity date.
Wealins SA Loan is denominated in Euros with a nominal interest rate of 9%, and the final instalment is due on 31 March 2027. The carrying amount at year end is £279,000 (2023 - £Nil).
Security is given by way of a floating charge over the display stands owned by companies within the group.
Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. Principal amount is repayable in full on maturity.
Bisbita SA Loan is denominated in Euros with a nominal interest rate of 9%, and the final instalment is due on 31 March 2027. The carrying amount at year end is £339,000 (2023 - £Nil).
Security is given by way of a floating charge over the display stands owned by companies within the group.
Interest is payable quarterlyin arrears. Principal is repayable in full on maturity.
LDF Finance Loan 1 is denominated in British Pounds with a nominal interest rate of 8%, and the final instalment is due on 11 June 2024. The carrying amount at year end is £Nil (2023 - £63,085).
Principal and interest payable monthly.
LDF Finance Loan 2 is denominated in British Pounds with a nominal interest rate of 8%, and the final instalment is due on 27 March 2025. The carrying amount at year end is £Nil (2023 - £Nil).
Principal and interest payable monthly.
LDF Finance Loan 3 is denominated in with a nominal interest rate of 8%, and the final instalment is due on 24 January 2025. The carrying amount at year end is £Nil (2023 - £Nil).
Principal and interest payable monthly.
|
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Group
Finance leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Not later than one year |
|
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
|
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Not later than one year |
|
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
- |
|
|
|
The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the period was £
|
Dividends |
|
2025 |
2023 |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
|||
|
Interim dividend of £ |
815,000 |
357,000 |
||
No final dividends are proposed.
|
Commitments |
Group
Capital commitments
The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £Nil (2023 - £Nil).
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
Analysis of changes in net debt |
Group
|
At 1 January 2024 |
Cash flows |
Acquisition of subsidiaries |
New finance leases |
Foreign exchange movements |
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
||||||
|
Cash |
753,267 |
(519,469) |
160,861 |
- |
(4,872) |
|
|
Overdrafts |
- |
(87,564) |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
753,267 |
(607,033) |
160,861 |
- |
(4,872) |
||
|
Borrowings |
||||||
|
Long term borrowings |
(798,855) |
(938,171) |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Lease liabilities |
(122,432) |
42,357 |
- |
(87,769) |
- |
|
|
(921,287) |
(895,814) |
- |
(87,769) |
- |
||
|
|
||||||
|
( |
( |
|
( |
( |
||
|
At 30 June 2025 |
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
||||||
|
Cash |
389,787 |
|||||
|
Overdrafts |
(87,564) |
|||||
|
302,223 |
||||||
|
Borrowings |
||||||
|
Long term borrowings |
(1,737,026) |
|||||
|
Lease liabilities |
(167,844) |
|||||
|
(1,904,870) |
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
( |
||||||
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Company
|
At 1 January 2024 |
Cash flows |
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|||
|
Cash |
67,021 |
239,093 |
306,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Related party transactions |
Group
Key management compensation
|
2025 |
2023 |
|
|
Salaries and other short term employee benefits |
|
|
|
Post-employment benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions with directors |
|
2025 |
At 1 January 2024 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 30 June 2025 |
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
Interest free loan account |
|
|
( |
|
|
2023 |
At 1 January 2023 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 31 December 2023 |
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
Interest free loan account |
|
|
( |
|
All loans and advances to directors have been approved by the shareholders.
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Dividends paid to directors
|
2025 |
2023 |
|||
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
Interim |
815,000 |
357,000 |
||
|
Other transactions with directors |
During the current period, the group received a loan of €200,000 from an entity that is under the control of a company director. The loan is repayable in full on 31 March 2027 and non-compounding interest is chargeable at 9% per annum. The loan is secured by way of a floating charge over fixed assets owned by the companies within the group.The lender has the right to extend the loan term by 12 months and has first refusal on participation in any equity rounds with a 20% discount on the general offer price, until the loan balance is repaid in full.
An entity under the control of a company director invoiced the group £35,430 (2023: £Nil) in respect of consultancy services.
A director was provived with a company car at a cost of £20,401 (2023: £Nil), stud farm hire for a cost of £6,264 (2023: £12,528). and private medical cover for a cost of £60 (2023: £Nil).
Summary of transactions with associates
|
|
|
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
|
|
|
|
Summary of transactions with other related parties
|
|
|
|
|
Izzy Europe Limited (a company over which the director Joan Albert Roger Jara has significant influence).
|
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Company
|
Transactions with directors |
|
2025 |
At 1 January 2024 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 30 June 2025 |
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
Interest free loan |
|
|
( |
|
|
2023 |
At 1 January 2023 |
Advances to director |
Repayments by director |
At 31 December 2023 |
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
Interest free loan |
|
|
( |
|
All loans and advances to directors have been approved by the shareholders.
Dividends paid to directors
|
2025 |
2023 |
|||
|
Mr Joan Albert Roger Jara |
||||
|
815,000 |
357,000 |
|||
|
Other transactions with directors |
The company has issued guarantees relating to a loan that was provided to one of its subsidiaries by an entity under the control of a company director.
Summary of transactions with subsidiaries
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025
Summary of transactions with associates
|
|
|
|
Summary of transactions with other related parties
There were no transactions with the related party in the year ended 31 December 2023.
|
Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The ultimate controlling party is