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REGISTERED NUMBER: 01450113 (England and Wales)















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: P A Wilkinson
L Wilkinson



SECRETARY: Mrs S Kovacs



REGISTERED OFFICE: Unit 3
Jackdaw Close
Crow Lane Industrial Park
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 9ER



REGISTERED NUMBER: 01450113 (England and Wales)



AUDITORS: CED Accountancy Services Limited
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants
1 Lucas Bridge Business Park
1 Old Greens Norton Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 8AX



BANKERS: National Westminster Bank plc
Corporate Centre
P O Box 21
41 The Drapery
Northampton
NN1 2EY



SOLICITORS: Howes Percival
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:





P A Wilkinson - Director


12 May 2026

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.

P A Wilkinson
L Wilkinson

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:





P A Wilkinson - Director


12 May 2026

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.




Duncan J E Mitchell FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of CED Accountancy Services Limited
Statutory Auditors
Chartered Accountants
1 Lucas Bridge Business Park
1 Old Greens Norton Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 8AX

12 May 2026

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 12,074,790 12,406,638

Cost of sales 8,877,880 9,314,109
GROSS PROFIT 3,196,910 3,092,529

Distribution costs 1,985,753 1,861,651
Administrative expenses 986,355 958,575
2,972,108 2,820,226
OPERATING PROFIT 5 224,802 272,303

Interest receivable and similar income 71,389 103,014
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 296,191 375,317

Tax on profit 6 75,519 85,979
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 220,672 289,338

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Movement in Share Option Reserve - (46,640 )
Income tax relating to other comprehensive
income

-

-
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

-

(46,640

)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

220,672

242,698

ASC Metals Limited (Registered number: 01450113)

Balance Sheet
31 October 2025

31.10.25 31.10.24
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 8 651,538 702,457

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 9 2,559,441 2,032,632
Debtors 10 3,501,842 3,016,446
Cash at bank and in hand 3,247,990 3,583,455
9,309,273 8,632,533
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 11 3,253,241 2,446,740
NET CURRENT ASSETS 6,056,032 6,185,793
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

6,707,570

6,888,250

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 14 158,694 171,157
NET ASSETS 6,548,876 6,717,093

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 15 5,000 5,000
Capital redemption reserve 16 1,000 1,000
Retained earnings 16 6,542,876 6,711,093
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 6,548,876 6,717,093

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 12 May 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





P A Wilkinson - Director


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 5,000 6,819,533 1,000 46,640 6,872,173

Changes in equity
Dividends - (397,778 ) - - (397,778 )
Total comprehensive income - 289,338 - (46,640 ) 242,698
Balance at 31 October 2024 5,000 6,711,093 1,000 - 6,717,093

Changes in equity
Dividends - (388,889 ) - - (388,889 )
Total comprehensive income - 220,672 - - 220,672
Balance at 31 October 2025 5,000 6,542,876 1,000 - 6,548,876

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 1 154,897 1,094,296
Tax paid (35,598 ) (161,933 )
Net cash from operating activities 119,299 932,363

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (98,528 ) (326,928 )
Sale of tangible fixed assets 850 3,001
Interest received 71,389 103,014
Net cash from investing activities (26,289 ) (220,913 )

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 (388,889 ) (397,778 )
Net cash from financing activities (428,475 ) (822,733 )

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (335,465 ) (111,283 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year

2

3,583,455

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 296,191 375,317
Depreciation charges 142,101 117,984
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 6,497 (1,441 )
Share based payments - (46,639 )
Finance income (71,389 ) (103,014 )
373,400 342,207
(Increase)/decrease in stocks (526,810 ) 477,446
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors (321,589 ) 694,574
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors 629,896 (419,931 )
Cash generated from operations 154,897 1,094,296

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 (335,465 ) 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 private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

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
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life.
Plant and machinery - 10% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 10% on cost
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance

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 1,432,046 1,333,717
Social security costs 142,448 132,552
Other pension costs 103,105 105,290
1,677,599 1,571,559

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
40 41

31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 88,579 88,747
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 1,761 1,761

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 2 2

5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 142,100 139,213
Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets 6,497 (1,441 )
Auditors' remuneration 10,000 10,000

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 87,982 35,598

Deferred tax (12,463 ) 50,381
Tax on profit 75,519 85,979

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 296,191 375,317
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

74,048

93,829

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 1,471 5,332
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation - (50,020 )
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 10,838 -
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 ) - (46,640 )

7. DIVIDENDS
31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Ordinary shares shares of £1 each
Dividends paid 388,889 397,778

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 908,394 248,572 570,305 1,727,271
Additions 95,340 3,188 - 98,528
Disposals (38,260 ) - - (38,260 )
At 31 October 2025 965,474 251,760 570,305 1,787,539
DEPRECIATION
At 1 November 2024 464,587 194,038 366,189 1,024,814
Charge for year 83,302 7,769 51,029 142,100
Eliminated on disposal (30,913 ) - - (30,913 )
At 31 October 2025 516,976 201,807 417,218 1,136,001
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 October 2025 448,498 49,953 153,087 651,538
At 31 October 2024 443,807 54,534 204,116 702,457

9. STOCKS
31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Stocks 2,559,441 2,032,632

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Trade debtors 2,565,891 2,355,175
Other debtors 10,526 12,663
Directors' current accounts 490,183 491,813
Tax 165,437 -
Prepayments and accrued income 269,805 156,795
3,501,842 3,016,446

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.10.25 31.10.24
£    £   
Trade creditors 2,600,344 2,082,943
Tax 253,419 35,598
Social security and other taxes 33,933 29,050
VAT 195,357 185,592
Other creditors 26,648 26,648
Directors' current accounts - 41,216
Accrued expenses 143,540 45,693
3,253,241 2,446,740

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 240,000 240,000
Between one and five years 960,000 960,000
In more than five years 120,000 360,000
1,320,000 1,560,000

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 171,157
Accelerated capital allowances (12,463 )
Balance at 31 October 2025 158,694

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 6,711,093 1,000 6,712,093
Profit for the year 220,672 220,672
Dividends (388,889 ) (388,889 )
At 31 October 2025 6,542,876 1,000 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
£    £   
L Wilkinson
Balance outstanding at start of year - 25,773
Amounts advanced 42,948 -
Amounts repaid - (25,773 )
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 42,948 -

P A Wilkinson
Balance outstanding at start of year 491,813 -
Amounts advanced 447,235 491,813
Amounts repaid (491,813 ) -
Amounts written off - -
Amounts waived - -
Balance outstanding at end of year 447,235 491,813

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 P A Wilkinson.

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.