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| DIRECTORS | G B N Cardozo MBE |
| P S Dunn (Resigned 16 March 2026) | |
| A E Head | |
| G M Zambellas |
| REGISTERED OFFICE | 22 Chancery Lane |
| London | |
| WC2A 1LS | |
| United Kingdom |
| COMPANY NUMBER | 07120913 (England and Wales) |
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| Intangible assets | 3 |
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| Tangible assets | 4 |
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| Investments | 5 |
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| 257,680 | 275,993 | |||
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| Debtors | 6 |
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| Cash at bank and in hand |
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| 3,896,633 | 1,716,197 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 7 | (
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| Net current assets | 2,658,960 | 1,479,733 | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 2,916,640 | 1,755,726 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | 8 | (
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Directors' responsibilities:
The financial statements of Rotron Aerospace Limited (registered number:
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A E Head
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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.
Rotron Aerospace Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, domiciled and incorporated in England and Wales (registered number: 07120913). The registered office address is 9 Chaldicott Barns, Tokes Lane, Semley, Shaftesbury, SP7 9AW, England, United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
Group accounts exemption s399
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
Exchange differences are recognised in the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which they arise except for exchange differences arising on gains or losses on non-monetary items which are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Contract turnover represents amounts earned from contracts with customers and is recognised when control of the promised goods transfers to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. Where a contract contains more than one performance obligation, the transaction price is allocated to each obligation based on their relative standalone selling prices. Contract turnover is recognised over time where the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the Company’s performance, controls the asset as it is created, or where the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date; otherwise, revenue is recognised at a point in time when control transfers. The Company measures progress towards completion of a performance obligation using the input method, based on costs incurred at the period end as a proportion of total expected costs for the contract.
Defined contribution schemes
The company operates a defined contribution scheme. The amount charged to the Profit and Loss Account in respect of pension costs and other post-retirement benefits is the contributions payable in the financial year. Differences between contributions payable in the financial year and contributions actually paid are included as either accruals or prepayments in the Balance Sheet.
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
All other borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
The R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) is recognised as other operating income in the profit and loss account in the period in which the related expenditure is incurred.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that:
· The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
· Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and Laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date
Amortisation is calculated to write off the cost of the patents in equal annual instalments over their useful life of 10 years.
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If it is not possible to distinguish between the research phase and the development phase of an internal project, the expenditure is treated as if it were all incurred in the research phase only.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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 Profit and Loss Account as described below.
Fixed asset investments comprise of investments in subsidiary companies. These investments are initially measured at cost less subsequent impairment.
At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Balance Sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Trade and other debtors and creditors are classified as basic financial instruments and measured at initial recognition at transaction price. Debtors and creditors are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. A provision is established when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due.
Cash and cash equivalents are classified as basic financial instruments and comprise cash in hand and at bank, short-term bank deposits with an original maturity of three months or less and bank overdrafts which are an integral part of the Company's cash management.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Company are classified in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its Liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.
Convertible loan notes
The component parts of compound instruments issued by the company are classified separately as financial liabilities and equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. On initial recognition, the financial liability component is recorded at its fair value. At the date of issue, in the case of a convertible bond denominated in the functional currency of the issuer that may be converted into a fixed number of equity shares, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for a similar non-convertible instrument. The equity component is determined by deducting the amount of the liability component from the fair value of the compound instrument as a whole. This is recognised and included in the equity reserve within equity and is not subsequently remeasured.
The amount recognised as a provision is the management’s best estimate of the consideration required to settle that obligation at the Balance Sheet date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.
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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| At 31 December 2025 | 13,981 | 194,162 | 4,030 | 2,343 | 36,373 | 5,241 | 256,130 | ||||||
| At 31 December 2024 | 16,072 | 213,223 | 10,204 | 5,482 | 24,348 | 5,414 | 274,743 |
Investments in subsidiaries
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Investments in shares
| Name of entity | Registered office | Principal activity | Class of shares |
Ownership 31.12.2025 |
Ownership 31.12.2024 |
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P.O. Box 33472 Washington DC 20033-0742 | Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery |
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Other loans comprise long-term debt of £2,000,000 plus interest, repayable in November 2026. The loan is personally guaranteed by one of the directors.
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Other provisions relates to provisions for dilapidations.
At 31 December the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:
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| Not later than 1 year | 87,500 | 87,500 | |
| Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years | 350,000 | 350,000 | |
| Later than 5 years | 96,875 | 184,375 | |
| 534,375 | 621,875 |