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EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2 to 3

Notes to the Financial Statements

4 to 9

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Company Information

Director

Mr A M M Davies

Registered office

Offices 1 & 2 Block 2
Temple Works
Furnace
Llanelli
SA15 4HT

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

(Registration number: 12163808)
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

5

74,153

92,224

Current assets

 

Stocks

6

97,418

70,177

Debtors

7

152,557

204,564

Cash at bank and in hand

 

100,921

139,454

 

350,896

414,195

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

8

(318,064)

(289,862)

Net current assets

 

32,832

124,333

Total assets less current liabilities

 

106,985

216,557

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

8

(103,927)

(153,141)

Net assets

 

3,058

63,416

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

1,000

1,000

Profit and loss account

2,058

62,416

Total equity

 

3,058

63,416

For the financial year ending 31 August 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and the option not to file the Profit and Loss Account has been taken.

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

(Registration number: 12163808)
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2025

Approved and authorised by the director on 26 May 2026
 

.........................................
Mr A M M Davies
Director

   
     
 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Offices 1 & 2 Block 2
Temple Works
Furnace
Llanelli
SA15 4HT

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the director on 26 May 2026.

2

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 have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

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.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

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 company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company 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 company's activities.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current 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 company operates and generates taxable income.

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

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

20% reducing balance

Office equipment

Straight line over 3 years

Fixtures and fittings

25% reducing balance

Motor vehicles

20% reducing balance

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.

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 company 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.

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 company 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.

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 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 company has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

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 company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company 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.

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including the director) during the year, was 20 (2024 - 15).

4

Profit before tax

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2025
£

2024
£

Depreciation expense

25,210

23,407

5

Tangible assets

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 September 2024

23,461

23,299

58,022

59,011

163,793

Additions

790

4,000

2,348

-

7,138

At 31 August 2025

24,251

27,299

60,370

59,011

170,931

Depreciation

At 1 September 2024

10,774

10,523

37,613

12,659

71,569

Charge for the year

3,287

2,755

7,348

11,819

25,209

At 31 August 2025

14,061

13,278

44,961

24,478

96,778

Carrying amount

At 31 August 2025

10,190

14,021

15,409

34,533

74,153

At 31 August 2024

12,687

12,776

20,409

46,352

92,224

The company has allowed 2 fixed and floating charge over the Company’s assets, including freehold property with a carrying amount of £46,194, as security for the bank Loan to Dbw Investments Limited and a carrying amount of £30,000 as security for the bank loan to Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Limited.

6

Stocks

2025
£

2024
£

Work in progress

97,418

70,177

 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

7

Debtors

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Trade debtors

 

1,954

96,479

Prepayments

 

67,598

80,751

Other debtors

11

83,005

27,334

 

152,557

204,564

8

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due within one year

 

Bank loans and overdrafts

10

48,173

48,423

Trade creditors

 

27,383

89,665

Taxation and social security

 

231,962

145,646

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

2,535

1,338

Other creditors

 

8,011

4,790

 

318,064

289,862

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

Note

2025
£

2024
£

Due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

10

103,927

153,141

9

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2025

2024

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Share of £1 each

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

         
 

EX1 - Digital Forensic Services Ltd

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025

10

Loans and borrowings

2025
£

2024
£

Non-current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

89,915

133,124

HP and finance lease liabilities

14,012

20,017

103,927

153,141

2025
£

2024
£

Current loans and borrowings

Bank borrowings

42,168

42,418

HP and finance lease liabilities

6,005

6,005

48,173

48,423

11

Related party transactions

Transactions with directors

2025

At 1 September 2024
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 August 2025
£

Mr A M M Davies

Interest free loan repayable on demand

27,334

83,005

(27,334)

83,005

         
       

 

2024

At 1 September 2023
£

Advances to director
£

Repayments by director
£

At 31 August 2024
£

Mr A M M Davies

Interest free loan repayable on demand

21,330

27,334

(21,330)

27,334