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| Directors | S Hodges |
| S S C Smith | |
| R Trollope |
| Secretary | S Hodges |
| Registered office | 2nd Floor |
| Maritime Place | |
| Quayside | |
| Chatham Maritime | |
| Chatham | |
| Kent | |
| ME4 4QZ | |
| United Kingdom |
| Company number | 09676144 (England and Wales) |
| Accountant | Kreston Reeves LLP |
| 2nd Floor, Maritime Place | |
| Quayside | |
| Chatham Maritime | |
| Chatham | |
| Kent | |
| ME4 4QZ |
In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Astro Technology Group Ltd for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the Balance Sheet and the related notes 1 to 7 from the Company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at www.icaew.com/regulation.
It is your duty to ensure that Astro Technology Group Ltd has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Astro Technology Group Ltd. You consider that Astro Technology Group Ltd is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the financial year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Astro Technology Group Ltd. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Quayside
Chatham Maritime
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4QZ
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| Investments | 3 |
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| Debtors | 4 |
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| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 5 | (
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| Net current liabilities | (200) | (200) | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 125 | 125 | ||
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| Called-up share capital | 6 |
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Astro Technology Group Ltd (registered number:
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S Hodges
Director |
The principal accounting policies are summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the financial year and to the preceding financial year, unless otherwise stated.
Astro Technology Group Ltd (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is 2nd Floor, Maritime Place, Quayside, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4QZ, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value, and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ issued by the Financial Reporting Council and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling which is the functional currency of the Company and rounded to the nearest £.
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each Balance Sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings as described below.
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value through profit or loss if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the Balance Sheet when, and only when there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.
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During the year the company paid dividends to the directors who were also shareholders of the company totalling £163,320 (2024: £175,060). All other transactions with related parties that arose during the current and prior years were done so under normal market conditions.
The company has taken advantage of the exemptions available under FRS102, section 33.5, not to disclose details of its transactions with members of the group headed by Astro Technology Group Ltd.