for the Period Ended 28 February 2025
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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 28 February 2025
Principal activities of the company
Additional information
Post Balance Sheet Events The following have occurred in the during the period since 28 February 2025: - on 6 March 2025, 10% of the shares in Energydrive Systems Ltd were purchased by the Company from the final remaining minority shareholder for a consideration of £150,000, bringing the Company’s shareholding in Energydrive Systems Ltd to 100%; - on 6 March 2025, 45% of the shares in Energy Drive Projects (Pty) Ltd were purchased from minority shareholders by the Company’s subsidiary Energy Drive systems (Pty) Ltd for a consideration of ZAR4,832,159, bringing the latter’s direct shareholding, and the Company’s indirect shareholding, in Energy Drive Projects (Pty) Ltd to 100%; - on 28 April 2025 Pears Partnership Capital entered into certain investment agreements related to the purchase of shares in, and the investment of funds into, the Company. Pears Partnership Capital, via its Dramowner and Dramline companies, invested a net amount of £14,559,182 in the form of senior loan notes and ordinary share purchases. From this investment, £13,283,073 was used to settle certain amounts owed to erstwhileshareholders of Energy Drive Systems (Pty) Ltd in relation to consideration owed for an April 2024 share repurchase. At the date of signing of these accounts, Pears Capital Partnership (via its Dramowner and Dramline entities) holds 40.36% of the voting shares in the Company; - in April 2026, the remaining amounts owed to erstwhile shareholders of Energy Drive Systems (Pty) Ltd in relation to consideration owed for an April 2024 share repurchase were settled via a preference share issue in the Energy Drive Systems (Pty) Ltd entity; - various restructurings and insolvency procedures across Liberty Steel and Speciality Steel UK sites within mainland Europe and the United Kingdom have commenced (these sites being customers of Energydrive Systems Ltd). The Group is monitoring the situation closely in terms of the recoverability of amounts owed to it which, in aggregate and at 28 February 2025, summed to £129,372 and £332,608.
Directors
The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 March 2024
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28 February 2025
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 28 February 2025
Basis of measurement and preparation
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Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the Profit and loss reserve.
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