| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| for |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and |
| Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| for |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 3 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 5 |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income | 9 |
| Balance Sheet | 10 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 12 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 13 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 15 |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| Company Information |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 1 Lucas Bridge Business Park |
| 1 Old Greens Norton Road |
| Towcester |
| Northamptonshire |
| NN12 8AX |
| BANKERS: |
| Corporate Centre |
| P O Box 21 |
| 41 The Drapery |
| Northampton |
| NN1 2EY |
| SOLICITORS: |
| Nene House |
| 4 Rushmills |
| Northampton |
| NN4 7YB |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Strategic Report |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| The company's principal activity is that of a metal stockholder. The company has been trading since 1980 and has 3 depots in the United Kingdom. |
| Results and performance |
| The results of the company, as set out on page 9, show a profit on ordinary activities before tax of £296,191 (2024 -: £375,317). The shareholders' funds of the company on page 10 total £6,548,876 (2024 - £6,717,093). |
| The performance of the company during the year has produced an expected result. The business has traded well, throughout the year, despite the continuing, challenging market conditions. |
| Business environment |
| The market continues to be competitive, with the the long term impact of Brexit as yet uncertain. The Directors appreciate that it is essential that the company keeps abreast of continuing challenges, in the market place. |
| Strategy |
| The company's success is dependent on the proper selection of it's products. Risks are minimised in order to achieve maximum profit in a competitive marketplace. We have refocused our service levels and our strong distribution network allows us to maintain and enhance our market share. |
| The company will continue to consolidate its position and concentrate on achieving maximum growth. We aim to improve efficiency in all areas of our operations with disciplined cost control. Customer service remains a top priority. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The process of risk acceptance and risk management is addressed through a framework of policies, procedures and internal controls. All policies are subject to Board approval and ongoing review by management. Compliance with regulation, legal and ethical standards is a priority for the company. The director is responsible for satisfying itself that a proper internal control framework exists to manage financial risks and that controls operate effectively. The principal risks from our business arise from inaccurate pricing; and price fluctuations. In addition, the company is exposed to financial risk, discussed in the section of this report dealing with financial instruments. |
| FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| The director has monitored the progress of the overall company strategy and the individual strategic elements by reference to certain financial key performance indicators. |
| Gross Profit margin 26.48% (2024 - 24.93%) |
| Decline in net assets: 2.6% (2024 - 1.5%) |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of metal stockholders and dealers. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| Dividends were paid on the Ordinary £1 shares at various times in the year which totalled £388,889 (2024 - £397,778). |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 November 2024 to the date of this report. |
| FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
| The company uses various financial instruments including cash, trade debtors, and trade creditors that arise directly from the company's operations. |
| The existence of these financial instruments exposes the company to a number of financial risks, which are described in more detail below. |
| The main risks arising from the company's financial instruments are liquidity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. The directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below: |
| LIQUIDITY RISK |
| The company seeks to manage finance risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and profitably. |
| INTEREST RATE RISK |
| The company finances its operations through a mixture of retained profits and cash balances. Cash is managed to maximise income from interest while avoiding inherent risk. |
| CREDIT RISK |
| The company's principle financial assets are cash and trade debtors. |
| In order to manage credit risk the directors set limits for customers based on a combination of payment history and third party credit references. Credit limits are reviewed by the credit controller on a regular basis in conjunction with debt ageing and collection history. |
| POLITICAL DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE |
| During the year donations amounting to £4,903 (2024 - £629) were made by the company. These were not politically related donations. |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Report of the Directors |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: |
| - | select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; |
| - | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
| - | 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 company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of 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 company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of ASC Metals Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 October 2025 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, 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 company's affairs as at 31 October 2025 and of its profit for the year 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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company 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. |
| Conclusions relating to going concern |
| In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are 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 in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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. |
| 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 this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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. |
| Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
| In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
| In the light of the 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 or the Report of the Directors. |
| 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, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
| - | the 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 four, 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 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. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASC Metals Limited |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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: |
| - The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non compliance with applicable laws and regulations; |
| - we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management; |
| - we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, employment environmental and health and safety legislation; |
| - we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above; |
| - we communicated identified laws and regulations within the audit team who remained alert to instances of non-compliance. |
| We assessed the susceptibility of the company's financial statements to material misstatement including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by; |
| - making enquiries of management as to whether they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; |
| - considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and |
| - understanding the design of the company's remuneration policies. |
| To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we; |
| - performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships; |
| - tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions; |
| In response to the risk of non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to; |
| - agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation; |
| - enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and |
| - reviewing correspondence with HMRC and the company's legal advisors. |
| There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. |
| Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion. |
| A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors. |
| Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of |
| ASC Metals 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Chartered Accountants |
| 1 Lucas Bridge Business Park |
| 1 Old Greens Norton Road |
| Towcester |
| Northamptonshire |
| NN12 8AX |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Statement of Comprehensive Income |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Distribution costs |
| Administrative expenses |
| 2,972,108 | 2,820,226 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 5 |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
| Tax on profit | 6 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| Movement in Share Option Reserve | ( |
) |
| Income tax relating to other comprehensive income |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX |
( |
) |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 8 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 9 |
| Debtors | 10 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 11 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 14 |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 15 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 16 |
| Retained earnings | 16 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Balance Sheet - continued |
| 31 October 2025 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Statement of Changes in Equity |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| Called up | Capital |
| share | Retained | redemption | Other | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | reserves | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2023 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | - | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 October 2024 |
| Changes in equity |
| Dividends | - | ( |
) | - | - | ( |
) |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 |
| Tax paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from operating activities |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets |
| Interest received |
| Net cash from investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Amount introduced by directors | 895,614 | 837,799 |
| Amount withdrawn by directors | (935,200 | ) | (1,262,754 | ) |
| Equity dividends paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from financing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
3,694,738 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 3,247,990 | 3,583,455 |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before taxation |
| Depreciation charges |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Share based payments | - | (46,639 | ) |
| Finance income | (71,389 | ) | (103,014 | ) |
| 373,400 | 342,207 |
| (Increase)/decrease in stocks | ( |
) |
| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors | ( |
) |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31 October 2025 |
| 31.10.25 | 1.11.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,247,990 | 3,583,455 |
| Year ended 31 October 2024 |
| 31.10.24 | 1.11.23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,583,455 | 3,694,738 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.11.24 | Cash flow | At 31.10.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 3,583,455 | (335,465 | ) | 3,247,990 |
| 3,583,455 | ( |
) | 3,247,990 |
| Total | 3,583,455 | (335,465 | ) | 3,247,990 |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| ASC Metals Limited is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£). |
| Turnover |
| Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax. Turnover is recognised once the metal has been despatched from the warehouse to the customer. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Plant and machinery | - |
| Fixtures and fittings | - |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost, using the FIFO method, and selling price less costs to complete and sell. |
| Financial instruments |
| The company only enters into basis financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in non-puttable ordinary shares. |
| Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate or in a case of an out-right short term loan not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially, at the present value of the future cash flow discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and subsequently at amortised cost. |
| Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income. |
| For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the Company would receive if the asset were to be sold at the reporting date. |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| Going concern |
| The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern, including reviewing forecasts, working capital requirements, and bank facilities. Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the leased asset to the group. All other leases are classified as operating leases. |
| Assets held under finance leases are recognised initially at the fair value of the leased asset (or, if lower, the present value of minimum lease payments) at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are apportioned between finance charges and reduction of the lease obligation using the effective interest method so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance |
| charges are deducted in measuring profit or loss. Assets held under finance leases are included in tangible fixed assets and depreciated the same way as owned assets. |
| Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. |
| The aggregate benefit of lease incentives are recognised as a reduction to the expense recognised over the lease term on a straight line basis. |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| Revenue recognised in the period all relates to the sale of metal products £12,074,790 (2024 - £12,406,638). |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| Sales staff | 10 | 10 |
| Warehouse staff | 16 | 16 |
| Administration | 14 | 15 |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
| Money purchase schemes |
| 5. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | ( |
) |
| Auditors' remuneration |
| 6. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax |
| Deferred tax | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 6. | TAXATION - continued |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of (2024 - |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | - | ( |
) |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | - |
| tax period |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (12,462 | ) | 50,380 |
| Profit on the sale of fixed assets | 1,624 | (360 | ) |
| Marginal relief | - | (1,522 | ) |
| Share Option Movement | - | (11,660 | ) |
| Total tax charge | 75,519 | 85,979 |
| Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income |
| There were no tax effects for the year ended 31 October 2025. |
| 31.10.24 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Movement in Share Option Reserve | ( |
) | - | (46,640 | ) |
| 7. | DIVIDENDS |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Ordinary shares shares of £1 each |
| Dividends paid |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 8. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Fixtures |
| Plant and | and | Motor |
| machinery | fittings | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 November 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 October 2025 |
| At 31 October 2024 |
| 9. | STOCKS |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| 10. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade debtors |
| Other debtors |
| Directors' current accounts | 490,183 | 491,813 |
| Tax |
| Prepayments and accrued income |
| 11. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Trade creditors |
| Tax |
| Social security and other taxes |
| VAT | 195,357 | 185,592 |
| Other creditors |
| Directors' current accounts | - | 41,216 |
| Accrued expenses |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 12. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| In more than five years |
| The total amount of lease payments recognised as an expense in the profit and loss amounted to £240,000. |
| 13. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The company has given a fixed and floating charge over all of it's assets to National Westminster Bank Plc to secure its overdraft facility. |
| 14. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax provided | 158,694 | 171,157 |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 November 2024 |
| Accelerated capital allowances | (12,463 | ) |
| Balance at 31 October 2025 |
| 15. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.10.2024 | 31.10.2023 |
| value: |
| 1,000 | Ordinary shares | £1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 100,000 | Ordinary "L" shares | 1p | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 100,000 | Ordinary "N" shares | 1p | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 100,000 | Ordinary "P" shares | 1p | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 100,000 | Ordinary "W" shares | 1p | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 5,000 | 5,000 |
| ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 October 2025 |
| 16. | RESERVES |
| Capital |
| Retained | redemption |
| earnings | reserve | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| At 1 November 2024 | 6,712,093 |
| Profit for the year |
| Dividends | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 October 2025 | 6,543,876 |
| 17. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to directors subsisted during the years ended 31 October 2025 and 31 October 2024: |
| 31.10.25 | 31.10.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Balance outstanding at start of year |
| Amounts advanced |
| Amounts repaid | ( |
) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year |
| Balance outstanding at start of year |
| Amounts advanced |
| Amounts repaid | ( |
) |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year |
| 18. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| At the year end there is a balance outstanding owed to Nextday Metals Limited a commonly owned company with the balance being £24,448 (2024 - £24,448). |
| The company rents all the warehouses from the personal pension scheme, of one of the Directors (Philip Wilkinson). |
| 19. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is |
| 20. | SHARE OPTIONS |
| The Company had granted options to certain employees in respect of 1p shares under an Enterprise Management Scheme (EMI), as at 31 October 2024 the company had no outstanding options as all granted options lapsed by 31 October 2024. No further share options have been issued since this date. |