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

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

Crouch Shipping Agency Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office and principal place of business is Baltic Wharf, Wallasea Island, Rochford, Essex, SS4 2HA.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Advantage has been taken of the exemption from the requirement to present a cash flow statement as part of the company's financial statements as the company is a qualifying entity, it being a member of a group that prepares publically available consolidated financial statements.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.true

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding value added tax.

Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised once the company's service obligations have been satisfied.

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.

The company applies the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments, which are classified as basic.

Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets are classified into specified categories. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of recognition.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans and loans from fellow group companies, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

The average monthly number of persons (excluding directors who are not remunerated) employed by the company during the year was 1 (2024: 1).

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

Contributions totalling £294 (2024: £290) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included within other creditors.

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

In our opinion the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 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.

In February 2025, all of Bergs Timber AB's bank loans were amortised. Bergs Timber AB then retained a revolving credit facility with Danske Bank A/S and AB Svensk Exportkredit (SEK) of SEK 200 million, which was not utilszed during the year and which was terminated in December 2025. In addition to this credit facility, Bergs Timber AB and its subidiaries had an overdraft facility with Danske Bank A/S of SEK 50 million.

In March 2026, the parent company took out a long-term loan from Danske Bank A/S of SEK 200 million for its long-term financing. The loan has a term of three years with the possibility of extension for a further two years. In addition, the overdraft facility with Danske Bank was increased to SEK 100 million from 1 January 2026. The loan agreement contains, in addition to customary financial covenant undertakings, restrictions regarding the pledging of assets, the taking out of loans or the provision of guarantees, the sale or transfer of assets, acquisitions, and the merging or consolidation of operations with another company; however there are no specific Group securities/guarantees for the UK Group entities in relation to this refinancing loan.

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

Bergs Timber AB prepares group financial statements and copies can be obtained from Bergs väg 13, SE-570 84, Mörlunda, Sweden. Accordingly the company has taken advantage of the exemptions available in paragraph 33.1A of FRS102 not to make disclosures concerning group related party transactions.

The balances due from and to group undertakings are disclosed in notes 4 and 5.

The immediate parent company is Bergs UK Holdings Limited (formerly Continental Wood Limited), a company registered in England, and the intermediate parent company is Bergs Timber AB, a company registered in Sweden.

The ultimate parent company is Norvik hf., a company registered in Iceland. Norvik hf forms the smallest and largest group for which group accounts are prepared and of which the company is a member. The registered office of Norvik hf. is Vallakor 4, 203 Koubavogira (Kopavogur), Iceland.