REGISTERED NUMBER: 06892226 (England and Wales)

Directors' Report and

Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2025

for

Payplan (IVA) Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Directors' Report

2

Directors' Responsibilities Statement

3

Independent Auditors' Report

4

Statement of Income and Retained Earnings

7

Statement of Financial Position

8

Notes to the Financial Statements

9

DIRECTORS:

Mrs R E Duffey

Mr J Fairhurst

SECRETARY:

Mrs H Briggs

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Kempton House

Kempton Way

Dysart Road

Grantham

NG31 7LE

REGISTERED NUMBER:

06892226 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited

Statutory Auditor

3 Castlegate

Grantham

Lincolnshire

NG31 6SF

The directors present their report with the audited financial statements of Payplan (IVA) Limited (the "company") for the year ended 31st December 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

The principal activities of the company during the year were the administration of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) and the provision of administration services to companies offering IVAs in the Payplan Limited group.

EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR

Information relating to events since the end of the year is given in the notes to the financial statements.

DIRECTORS

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1st January 2025 to the date of this report.

Mrs R E Duffey

Mr J Fairhurst

DIRECTORS' INDEMNITIES

Totemic (2014) Holdings Limited provided qualifying third-party indemnity provisions on behalf of all directors and officers for all members of the Totemic (2014) Holdings group of companies including this company during the year. From 12 December 2025, Ravenco 1 Limited provides qualifying third-party indemnity provisions on behalf of all directors and officers for all members of the Ravenco group of companies including this company and this remains in force at the date of this report.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITOR

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 or she ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS

Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited have indicated their willingness to be re-appointed and appropriate arrangements have been put in place for them to be deemed re-appointed as auditor in the absence of an AGM.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

APPROVED AND SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:

Mrs R E Duffey - Director

2nd June 2026

The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report 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). 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.

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Payplan (IVA) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31st December 2025 which comprise the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings, Statement of Financial Position and 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 31st December 2025 and of its loss 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 Directors' Report and the Directors' Responsibilities Statement, but does not include the financial statements and our Auditors' Report 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.

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

-	the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

-	the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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 Directors' Report.

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; or

- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from preparing the Director's Report or in preparing the Strategic Report.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page three, 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.

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 an Auditors' Report 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:

We have identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial experience, knowledge of the sector, a review of regulatory and legal correspondence and through discussions with Directors and other management obtained as part of the work required by auditing standards. We have also discussed with the Directors and other management the policies and procedures relating to compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated laws and regulations throughout the team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.

The potential impact of different laws and regulations varies considerably. Firstly, the company is subject to laws and regulations that directly impact the financial statements (for example financial reporting legislation) and we have assessed the extent of compliance with such laws as part of our financial statements audit. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates as well as the risk of inappropriate journal entries to increase reported profitability. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included the identification and testing of material and unusual journal entries and challenging management on key estimates, assumptions and judgements made in the preparation of the financial statements. We carried out detailed substantive tests on accounting estimates, including reviewing the methods and data used by management to make those estimates, re-performing the calculation and reviewing the outcome of prior year estimates.

Secondly, the company is subject to other laws and regulations where the consequence for non-compliance could have a material effect on the amounts or disclosures in the financial statements. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: Employment laws.

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Directors and other management and inspection. This inspection included a review of minutes of meetings of those charged with governance, in addition to an assessment of the company's legal expenses and possible contingencies. Through these procedures, if we became aware of any non-compliance, we considered the impact on the procedures performed on the related financial statement items.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. The further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. As with any audit, there is a greater risk of non-detection of irregularities as these may involve collusion, intentional omissions of the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

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 Auditors' Report.

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 an Auditors' Report 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.

Rachel Rudkin FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited

Statutory Auditor

3 Castlegate

Grantham

Lincolnshire

NG31 6SF

5th June 2026

TURNOVER

8,746,336

10,531,193

Cost of sales

(299

)

-

GROSS PROFIT

8,746,037

10,531,193

Administrative expenses

(14,432,012

)

(10,582,091

)

OPERATING LOSS and

LOSS BEFORE TAXATION

(5,685,975

)

(50,898

)

Tax on loss

-

-

LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

(5,685,975

)

(50,898

)

Retained earnings at beginning of year

114,134

165,032

RETAINED EARNINGS AT END OF YEAR

(5,571,841

)

114,134

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

72,506

125,651

Cash at bank

1,831

3,637

74,337

129,288

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

(5,646,177

)

(15,153

)

NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS

(5,571,840

)

114,135

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

(5,571,840

)

114,135

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

1

1

Retained earnings

(5,571,841

)

114,134

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

(5,571,840

)

114,135

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 2nd June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mrs R E Duffey - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Payplan (IVA) 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.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

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" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Going concern

The directors have considered the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis in preparation of these financial statements. Having considered the risks and uncertainties to which the company is subject, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The directors believe there are no critical judgements in applying the company's accounting policies and no key sources of estimation uncertainty which impact on the financial statements of the company.

Turnover

Turnover comprises management services and Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) supervisor fees.

Management services are recognised at the invoiced value of management services provided during the period.

IVA supervisor fees for services provided during the arrangement are recognised at the point of recovery.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less amortisation and any impairment losses.

Amortisation is calculated to write off the cost of the assets over their useful economic lives on a straight-line basis and charged to administrative expenses in the income statement.

Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment as and when necessary if circumstances emerge that indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

The estimated useful economic life of customer lists is four years.

Financial instruments

Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Financial assets

Financial assets including trade debtors, are initially recognised at transaction cost which is considered to be fair value and subsequently held at amortised cost. At each statement of financial position date, the company assesses whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset has become impaired. Impairment losses are recorded as charges in the income statement and the carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by establishing an impairment loss provision. Impairment loss provisions are maintained at the level that management deems sufficient to absorb incurred losses. Financial assets are subsequently carried at transaction cost less provision for impairment.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are presented as such in the statement of financial position. Where the contractual obligations of financial instruments (including share capital) are equivalent to a similar debt instrument, those financial instruments are classed as financial liabilities and held at amortised cost. Finance costs and gains or losses relating to financial liabilities are included in the income statement. Finance costs are calculated so as to produce a constant rate of return on the outstanding liability.

Dividends and distributions relating to equity instruments are debited directly to equity.

Taxation

Current tax and deferred tax are provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recovered) using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the Statement of Financial Position date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the Statement of Financial Position date where transactions or events have occurred at that date that will result in an obligation to pay more, or a right to pay less or to receive more tax.

Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that the directors consider that it is more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits from which the future reversal of the underlying differences can be deducted.

Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which timing differences reverse.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 154 (2024 - 129 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Customer

list

£

COST

At 1st January 2025

and 31st December 2025

80,000

AMORTISATION

At 1st January 2025

and 31st December 2025

80,000

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31st December 2025

-

At 31st December 2024

-

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade debtors

50,664

-

Amounts owed by group undertakings

-

111,769

Other debtors

21,842

13,882

72,506

125,651

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Amounts owed to group undertakings

5,602,175

10,800

Taxation and social security

2,779

458

Other creditors

41,223

3,895

5,646,177

15,153

7.	CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

8.	EVENTS SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR

On 20 April 2026, a fixed and floating charge over the company's assets was given as a guarantee for a £38.5m loan to a group company.

9.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY