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API Hero Ltd
Unaudited Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Company registration number 14441978
(England and Wales)

Company Information

For the year ended 31 December 2025
Directors James Ritchie
Matthew Aitken
Eric Allam
Daniel Patel

Registered office 3rd Floor
1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
WA14 2DT

Registered number 14441978

Accountant A C Dinardo Limited
2 Langston Close
Churchill
Chipping Norton
Churchill
OX7 6QT

Statement of Financial Position

As at 31 December 2025
Notes
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
5
247,504
13,833
Cash at bank and in hand
417,106
140,645
664,610
154,478
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
6
(366,488)
(13,974)
(366,488)
(13,974)
Net current assets (liabilities)
298,122
140,504
Total assets less current liabilities
298,122
140,504
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year
7
(2,530,356)
(1,132,454)
(2,530,356)
(1,132,454)
Net assets (liabilities)
(2,232,234)
(991,950)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
200,000
200,000
Profit and loss account
(2,432,234)
(1,191,950)
Total equity
(2,232,234)
(991,950)

The company is a private company limited by shares and registered in England and Wales. It was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors have chosen to not file a copy of the company's profit and loss account under section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have agreed to the preparation of abridged accounts for this accounting period in accordance with section 444 (2A) of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 17 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:

James Ritchie
James Ritchie
Director

Company registration number 14441978

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2025

1. Statutory information

The company is a private company and registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The financial statements are presented in sterling and this is the functional currency of the company.

2. Accounting policies

2.1. Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland including Section 1A Small Entities.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.

2.2. Going concern

The company reported a net loss of £1,240,284 for the year ended 31 December 2025 and had net liabilities of £2,232,234 at that date. The company is funded by way of an interest-free loan facility provided by its parent company, API Hero Inc, and is dependent on the continued support of that parent to meet its liabilities as they fall due.


The directors have concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis for the following reasons.


API Hero Inc is the ultimate parent company and shares common directors and senior management with API Hero Ltd. The UK company is the primary operating entity of the group, with API Hero Inc acting principally as a holding company. The directors therefore consider the continued funding of API Hero Ltd to be integral to the group's commercial operations and strategy.


During the year ended 31 December 2025, API Hero Inc provided £1,397,902 of funding to the company, and has continued to provide funding subsequent to the year end. The directors have confirmed that API Hero Inc has sufficient financial resources to continue supporting the company and has committed to providing ongoing funding for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.


On the basis of this commitment, and given the operational importance of API Hero Ltd to the wider group, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

3. Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

Application and subsequent treatment

In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.


The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

Revenue

Revenue represents subscription fees charged to customers for access to the company's software platform.

4. Employees

The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2024: 4).

5. Debtors

2025
2024
£
£
Trade debtors
118,320
-
Other debtors
129,184
13,833
Total due within one year
247,504
13,833
Total due after one year
-
-
Total
247,504
13,833

6. Creditors due within one year

2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
351,454
690
Taxation and social security
5,034
2,284
Accruals and deferred income
10,000
11,000
Total
366,488
13,974

7. Creditors due after one year

2025
2024
£
£
Other creditors
2,530,356
1,132,454
Total
2,530,356
1,132,454

An interest free loan facility is provided by the parent API Hero, Inc, a US company. The balance of this facility as at 31 December 2024 was £2,530,356 (2024: £1,132,454).

8. Related party transactions

API Hero Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of API Hero Inc, a company registered in the United States of America. API Hero Inc is therefore both a related party and the ultimate controlling party.


During the year, API Hero Inc provided funding to the company under an interest-free loan facility with no fixed repayment terms. Total drawdowns during the year amounted to £1,397,902 (2024: £728,573). At 31 December 2025 the balance outstanding on this facility was £2,530,356 (2024: £1,132,454).


Also included within the closing balance are two year-end adjustments: an accrual of £68,437 in respect of investor relations and business support services provided by API Hero Inc to the company, and a recharge of £10,234 in respect of US accounting fees. These amounts have been credited to other operating income and administrative expenses respectively in the income statement, and added to the intercompany loan balance.


No amounts have been written off or provided against during the year (2024: nil).

9. Controlling party

API Hero Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of API Hero Inc registered in the United States of America. API Hero Inc registered in the United States of America is the ultimate parent company.