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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457 (England and Wales)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

FOR

MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Page |

| Company Information | 1 |

| Report of the Directors | 2 |

| Report of the Independent Auditors | 4 |

| Statement of Comprehensive Income | 8 |

| Balance Sheet | 9 |

| Statement of Changes in Equity | 10 |

| Cash Flow Statement | 11 |

| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 12 |

| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED |

COMPANY INFORMATION

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

| DIRECTORS: | S M Butler

| J A Edwards

| G Rudi

| S Spaccia

| R Farris

| REGISTERED OFFICE: | 3a Tournament Court

| Tournament Fields

| Warwick

| Warwickshire

| CV34 6LG

| REGISTERED NUMBER: | 03107457 (England and Wales)

| SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: | Richard Barnes FCCA

| AUDITORS: | Studholme-Bell Limited

| Chartered Certified Accountants

| Vantage House

| 3 East Terrace Business Park

| Euxton Lane, Euxton

| Chorley

| Lancashire

| PR7 6TB

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of provision of delivery and marketing services.

DIVIDENDS

The total distribution of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2024 will be £400,000.

DIRECTORS

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

S M Butler

J A Edwards

G Rudi

S Spaccia

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

P Cominone - resigned 10 July 2025

R Farris - appointed 10 July 2025

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES

The directors are responsible for preparing 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.

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

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:

S Spaccia - Director

23 June 2026

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF

MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Mail Boxes Etc. (UK) Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 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 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.

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 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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF

MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) 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 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; or

- | the directors were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page two, 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

MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) 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:

As Auditors of the above named entity, we have undertaken audit testing, discussions and examination of the company, that are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud are detailed below:

i) We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the Company and the industry in which it operates. We determined the Companies Act 2006 to be the most significant laws and regulations to the entity. We enquired of management whether there were any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations or whether they had any knowledge of actual or suspected fraud. We discussed and compared the result of our enquiries to supporting documentation. From the procedures performed we did not identify any matters relating to non-compliance with laws and regulation or matters in relation to fraud.

ii) We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

Evaluation of the processes and controls established to address the risks related to irregularities and fraud;

Testing manual journal entries, in particular journal entries relating to accounting estimates and entries that were deemed material and those that related to unusual transactions;

Identifying and testing related party transactions.

iii) The assessment of the appropriateness of the competence and capabilities of the engagement team included consideration of the engagement team's knowledge of the industry in which the client operates in and understanding of, together with the practical experience through training and participation with audit engagements of a similar nature.

iv) When assessing the potential risks of material misstatement to the financial statements, we obtained an understanding of:

The Company's operations, including the nature of its revenue sources, expected financial statement disclosures and business risks, that may result in a risk of material misstatement;

We undertake and document an analytical review at the planning and completion stage of our audit, to ensure that all material items have been identified and can be explained.

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

MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) 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.

Richard Barnes FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Studholme-Bell Limited

Chartered Certified Accountants

Vantage House

3 East Terrace Business Park

Euxton Lane, Euxton

Chorley

Lancashire

PR7 6TB

23 June 2026

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE

INCOME

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

| Notes | £ | £ |

TURNOVER | 7,909,282 |  | 6,727,525 |  |

Cost of sales | 4,079,168 |  | 3,565,542 |  |

GROSS PROFIT | 3,830,114 |  | 3,161,983 |  |

Administrative expenses | 2,919,253 |  | 2,645,398 |  |

OPERATING PROFIT and |

PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 910,861 |  | 516,585 |  |

Tax on profit | 6 | 243,038 |  | 138,213 |  |

PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR | 667,823 |  | 378,372 |  |

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - |  | - |  |

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR | 667,823 |  | 378,372 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

BALANCE SHEET

31 December 2025

| 31.12.25 | 31.12.24 |

| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets | 8 | 117,704 |  | 152,493 |  |

Tangible assets | 9 | 73,308 |  | 50,299 |  |

191,012 |  | 202,792 |  |

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks | 10 | 32,085 |  | 19,895 |  |

Debtors | 11 | 2,286,831 |  | 1,241,148 |  |

Cash at bank and in hand | 646,630 |  | 539,645 |  |

2,965,546 |  | 1,800,688 |  |

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year | 12 | 1,985,187 |  | 1,501,936 |  |

NET CURRENT ASSETS | 980,359 |  | 298,752 |  |

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,171,371 |  | 501,544 |  |

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 13 | 18,327 |  | 16,323 |  |

NET ASSETS | 1,153,044 |  | 485,221 |  |

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital | 14 | 250,000 |  | 250,000 |  |

Retained earnings | 15 | 903,044 |  | 235,221 |  |

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 1,153,044 |  | 485,221 |  |

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 23 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

S Spaccia - Director

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

| Called up |

| share |  | Retained |  | Total

| capital |  | earnings |  | equity

£ | £ | £ |

Balance at 1 January 2024 | 250,000 |  | 256,849 |  | 506,849 |  |

Changes in equity

Dividends | - |  | (400,000 | ) | (400,000 | ) |

Total comprehensive income | - |  | 378,372 |  | 378,372 |  |

Balance at 31 December 2024 | 250,000 |  | 235,221 |  | 485,221 |  |

Changes in equity

Total comprehensive income | - |  | 667,823 |  | 667,823 |  |

Balance at 31 December 2025 | 250,000 |  | 903,044 |  | 1,153,044 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

| Notes | £ | £ |

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash generated from operations | 1 | 287,443 |  | 835,137 |  |

Tax paid | (4,563 | ) | - |  |

Net cash from operating activities | 282,880 |  | 835,137 |  |

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of intangible fixed assets | (19,134 | ) | (41,459 | ) |

Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (25,112 | ) | (40,437 | ) |

Sale of tangible fixed assets | - |  | (15,944 | ) |

Net cash from investing activities | (44,246 | ) | (97,840 | ) |

Cash flows from financing activities

Movement on intercompany loans | (131,649 | ) | (432,013 | ) |

Equity dividends paid | - |  | (400,000 | ) |

Net cash from financing activities | (131,649 | ) | (832,013 | ) |

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 106,985 |  | (94,716 | ) |

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 2 | 539,645 |  | 634,361 |  |

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 646,630 |  | 539,645 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Profit before taxation | 910,861 |  | 516,585 |  |

| Depreciation charges | 61,082 |  | 60,025 |  |

| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - |  | 15,943 |  |

971,943 |  | 592,553 |  |

| Increase in stocks | (12,190 | ) | (2,996 | ) |

| (Increase)/decrease in trade and other debtors | (1,045,683 | ) | 121,727 |  |

| Increase in trade and other creditors | 373,373 |  | 123,853 |  |

| Cash generated from operations | 287,443 |  | 835,137 |  |

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 December 2025

| 31.12.25 |  | 1.1.25

£ | £ |

| Cash and cash equivalents | 646,630 |  | 539,645 |  |

| Year ended 31 December 2024

| 31.12.24 |  | 1.1.24

£ | £ |

| Cash and cash equivalents | 539,645 |  | 634,361 |  |

3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

| At 1.1.25 | Cash flow | At 31.12.25

£ | £ | £ |

| Net cash |

| Cash at bank and in hand | 539,645 |  | 106,985 |  | 646,630 |  |

539,645 |  | 106,985 |  | 646,630 |  |

| Total | 539,645 |  | 106,985 |  | 646,630 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION

| Mail Boxes Etc. (UK) 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. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

| 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.

3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES

| Basis of preparing the financial statements

| The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 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.

| Monetary amounts in the financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

| The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of World Options Holdings Limited (company number: 10111725). The financial statements of Mail Boxes Etc. (UK) Limited are consolidated into the group consolidated accounts of World Options Holdings Limited (registered office address as per page 1).

| Significant judgements and estimates

| 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.

| Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

| Significant judgements and estimates made by management in preparing these financial statements include:

| - Depreciation.

| - Amortisation

| - Financial Instruments.

| Income recognition

| Turnover represents the invoiced value of the supply of courier services, net of value added tax and trade discounts.

| The services provided to customers are invoiced on completion of the service and recognised on a daily basis.

| Intangible assets

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

| Patents and licences are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of five years.

| Development costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of ten years.

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| Tangible fixed assets

| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

| Improvements to property | - | 10% on cost

| Fixtures and fittings | - | 20% on cost

| Computer equipment | - | 20% on cost

| Stocks

| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

| Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition.

| Stocks held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured at the lower of cost and replacement cost, adjusted where applicable for any loss of service potential.

| At each reporting date, an assessment is made for impairment. Any excess of the carrying amount of stocks over its estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell is recognised as an impairment loss in profit or loss. Reversals of impairment losses are also recognised in profit or loss.

| 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.

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

| Hire purchase and leasing commitments

| Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

| The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit and loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit and 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.

| Financial instruments

| The company only enters into basic financial instruments transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable and loans to related parties.

| Debt instruments such as other accounts receivable and payable are initially measured at present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method; debt instruments that are payable or receivable with one year, typically trade payables and receivables, 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 case of an outright short-term loan not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially and subsequently, at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

| 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 profit or loss.

| For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract.

| For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the best estimate, which is an approximation, of the amount that the company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

| Trade and other debtors

| Trade and other debtors are initially recognised at the transaction price and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts except where the effect of discounting would be immaterial. In such cases, the debtors are stated at cost less impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.

| Trade and other creditors

| Trade and other creditors are initially recognised at fair value and thereafter stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the effect of discounting would be immaterial, in which case they are stated at cost.

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Wages and salaries | 1,425,731 |  | 870,099 |  |

| Social security costs | 107,038 |  | 70,140 |  |

| Other pension costs | 40,674 |  | 9,353 |  |

1,573,443 |  | 949,592 |  |

| The average number of employees during the year was as follows:

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

| Staff | 27 |  | 18 |  |

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Directors' remuneration | - |  | - |  |

5. | OPERATING PROFIT

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

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Hire of plant and machinery | 12,801 |  | 2,188 |  |

| Other operating leases | 41,764 |  | 51,651 |  |

| Depreciation - owned assets | 2,103 |  | 13,134 |  |

| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | - |  | 15,943 |  |

| Patents and licences amortisation | 7,546 |  | 7,567 |  |

| Development costs amortisation | 46,377 |  | 39,662 |  |

| Auditors' remuneration | 11,000 |  | 9,800 |  |

| Foreign exchange differences | 6,779 |  | (19,409 | ) |

| Preparation of financial statements and corporation tax returns | 2,878 |  | 2,260 |  |

6. | TAXATION

| Analysis of the tax charge

| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows:

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Current tax:

| UK corporation tax | 241,034 |  | 127,639 |  |

| Deferred tax | 2,004 |  | 10,574 |  |

| Tax on profit | 243,038 |  | 138,213 |  |

| UK corporation tax has been charged at 25% (2024 - 25%).

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 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:

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Profit before tax | 910,861 |  | 516,585 |  |

| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%) | 227,715 |  | 129,146 |  |

| Effects of:

| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | 18,103 |  | 8,857 |  |

| Revenue expenditure capitalised | (4,784 | ) | (10,364 | ) |

| Deferred tax | 2,004 |  | 10,574 |  |

| Total tax charge | 243,038 |  | 138,213 |  |

7. | DIVIDENDS

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Ordinary shares of £1 each

| Interim | - |  | 400,000 |  |

8. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Patents |

| and |  | Development |

| licences |  | costs |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 January 2025 | 75,463 |  | 218,470 |  | 293,933 |  |

| Additions | - |  | 19,134 |  | 19,134 |  |

| At 31 December 2025 | 75,463 |  | 237,604 |  | 313,067 |  |

| AMORTISATION

| At 1 January 2025 | 16,602 |  | 124,838 |  | 141,440 |  |

| Amortisation for year | 7,546 |  | 46,377 |  | 53,923 |  |

| At 31 December 2025 | 24,148 |  | 171,215 |  | 195,363 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 December 2025 | 51,315 |  | 66,389 |  | 117,704 |  |

| At 31 December 2024 | 58,861 |  | 93,632 |  | 152,493 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

9. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

| Improvements |  | Fixtures |

| to |  | and |  | Computer |

| property |  | fittings |  | equipment |  | Totals

£ | £ | £ | £ |

| COST

| At 1 January 2025 | 69,092 |  | 5,932 |  | 76,840 |  | 151,864 |  |

| Additions | - |  | 16,593 |  | 8,519 |  | 25,112 |  |

| At 31 December 2025 | 69,092 |  | 22,525 |  | 85,359 |  | 176,976 |  |

| DEPRECIATION

| At 1 January 2025 | 35,184 |  | 1,702 |  | 64,679 |  | 101,565 |  |

| Charge for year | (4,086 | ) | 3,010 |  | 3,179 |  | 2,103 |  |

| At 31 December 2025 | 31,098 |  | 4,712 |  | 67,858 |  | 103,668 |  |

| NET BOOK VALUE

| At 31 December 2025 | 37,994 |  | 17,813 |  | 17,501 |  | 73,308 |  |

| At 31 December 2024 | 33,908 |  | 4,230 |  | 12,161 |  | 50,299 |  |

10. | STOCKS

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Finished goods | 32,085 |  | 19,895 |  |

11. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Trade debtors | 978,131 |  | 206,502 |  |

| Amounts owed by group undertakings | 664,000 |  | 664,000 |  |

| Other debtors | 112,601 |  | 79,305 |  |

| Prepayments and accrued income | 532,099 |  | 291,341 |  |

2,286,831 |  | 1,241,148 |  |

12. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Trade creditors | 893,978 |  | 585,617 |  |

| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - |  | 131,649 |  |

| Tax | 369,166 |  | 127,639 |  |

| Social security and other taxes | 29,223 |  | 19,900 |  |

| VAT | 88,944 |  | 83,359 |  |

| Other creditors | 111,951 |  | 162,139 |  |

| Accruals and deferred income | 491,925 |  | 391,633 |  |

1,985,187 |  | 1,501,936 |  |

| MAIL BOXES ETC. (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03107457) |

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

13. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

| 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

£ | £ |

| Deferred tax | 18,327 |  | 16,323 |  |

| Deferred |

| tax |

£ |

| Balance at 1 January 2025 | 16,323 |  |

| Provided during year | 2,004 |  |

| Balance at 31 December 2025 | 18,327 |  |

14. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

| Allotted, issued and fully paid:

| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.12.25 |  | 31.12.24

| value: | £ | £ |

| 250,000 | Ordinary | £1 | 250,000 |  | 250,000 |  |

15. | RESERVES

| Retained

| earnings

£ |

| At 1 January 2025 | 235,221 |  |

| Profit for the year | 667,823 |  |

| At 31 December 2025 | 903,044 |  |

16. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

| World Options Holdings Limited is regarded by the directors as being the company's ultimate parent company.

17. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

| The ultimate controlling party is MBE Worldwide S.P.A.