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REGISTERED NUMBER: SC423284 (Scotland)















Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Audited Financial Statements For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

for

Mellex Group Limited

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)






Contents of the Financial Statements
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4

Statement of Comprehensive Income 8

Statement of Financial Position 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 10

Notes to the Financial Statements 11


Mellex Group Limited

Company Information
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024







DIRECTORS: L Aitchison
D F Mellish





REGISTERED OFFICE: Crossmill
Glasgow Road
Barrhead
Glasgow
G78 1TG





REGISTERED NUMBER: SC423284 (Scotland)





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS: Robb Ferguson
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Strategic Report
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
During the period, turnover was £4.3m, and EBITDA was £1.3m. It is the director's strategy to expand upon the continued growth of the group and seek to further expand the business.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The process of risk acceptance and risk management is addressed through internal controls and policies discussed and adopted through Board approval and ongoing review by management. The Board is responsible for satisfying itself that adequate internal controls are in place to manage financial risks and that controls operate effectively. The Board identify the risks that each business activity, and the Company as a whole, is exposed to and their impact on business performance. This Board decision making process takes places through formal meetings and is risk based, focusing on ensuring we have the
financial strength and capital adequacy to support the growth of the business. Primarily the business is exposed to the following risks and uncertainties:

CREDIT RISK
Credit limits are set by the directors for customers based upon the customers payment history in combination with credit references. These limits are reviewed regularly in combination with debt ageing and collection history.

LIQUIDITY RISK
The company mitigates liquidity risks through regular review of cash levels to ensure sufficient cash to meet its operational needs.

PRICE RISK
None of the company's financial instruments are subject to any market movements affecting price risk and so exposure to price risk is not material.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The directors continuously monitor the performance of the group in terms of financial KPI's such as turnover, net profit, EBITDA and net assets. The group also monitors its operational KPI's to ensure that its customers, employees and assets are fully cared for.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





L Aitchison - Director


21 July 2026

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Report of the Directors
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024.

DIVIDENDS
No interim dividend was paid during the period. The directors recommend a final dividend of £155 per share.

The total distribution of dividends for the period ended 31 December 2024 will be £ 62,000 .

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 August 2024 to the date of this report.

L Aitchison
D F Mellish

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). 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 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
The auditors, Robb Ferguson, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





L Aitchison - Director


21 July 2026

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Mellex Group Limited

Qualified Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Mellex Group Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity 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, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the basis for qualified opinion section of our report, the financial statements;
- give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profits 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 Qualified 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. We have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence in respect of the accuracy of the stock figure reported on the Statement of Financial Position. The group did not perform a stocktake at 31 December 2024. We were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence by alternative means concerning stock quantities and values held at 31 December 2024.

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
Mellex Group 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 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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
Mellex Group 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:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively 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, and from our wider knowledge and experience;
- 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 and FRS 102.
- We assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and - Identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

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 where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations

Audit response to risks identified
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;
- Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates set out were indicative of potential bias; and
- Investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
- Agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
- Reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
- Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
- Requesting correspondence with HMRC, Companies House 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
Mellex Group 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.




Graham Cantlay CA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Robb Ferguson
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ

21 July 2026

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Statement of Comprehensive
Income
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 4,320,233 5,156,962

Cost of sales 4,168,369 5,106,460
GROSS PROFIT 151,864 50,502

Administrative expenses 411,300 597,430
(259,436 ) (546,928 )

Other operating income 731,032 984,213
OPERATING PROFIT 4 471,596 437,285

Interest receivable and similar income 20,493 61,680
492,089 498,965

Interest payable and similar expenses 5 314,974 269,425
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 177,115 229,540

Tax on profit 6 88,816 158,051
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD 88,299 71,489

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE PERIOD

88,299
Prior year adjustment (173,750 )
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS SINCE
LAST ANNUAL REPORT

(102,261

)

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2024

2024 2024
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 8 - 3,698
Tangible assets 9 9,978,196 8,193,814
9,978,196 8,197,512

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 10 263,739 395,385
Debtors 11 6,312,740 6,488,937
Cash at bank 550,161 1,144,420
7,126,640 8,028,742
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 4,377,693 4,038,155
NET CURRENT ASSETS 2,748,947 3,990,587
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

12,727,143

12,188,099

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 13 (5,339,300 ) (4,915,371 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 (1,354,649 ) (1,265,833 )
NET ASSETS 6,033,194 6,006,895

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 18 4 4
Retained earnings 19 6,033,190 6,006,891
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 6,033,194 6,006,895

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 21 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





L Aitchison - Director


Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Statement of Changes in Equity
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2024 4 6,121,152 6,121,156
Prior year adjustment - (173,750 ) (173,750 )
As restated 4 5,947,402 5,947,406

Changes in equity
Dividends - (12,000 ) (12,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 71,489 71,489
Balance at 31 July 2024 4 6,006,891 6,006,895

Changes in equity
Dividends - (62,000 ) (62,000 )
Total comprehensive income - 88,299 88,299
Balance at 31 December 2024 4 6,033,190 6,033,194

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Mellex Group Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in Scotland. 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" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

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.

Significant judgements and estimates
The company considers on an annual basis the judgements that are made by management when applying its significant accounting policies that would have the most significant effect on amounts that are recognised in the financial statements. The directors consider there are no such significant judgements.

Turnover
Turnover represents the invoiced value of services provided during the period excluding value added tax. The company's policy is to recognise a sale when all the risks and rewards in connection with the services have been passed to the customer.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2014, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of ten years.

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.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Freehold property - in accordance with the property
Fixed plant and equipment - 25% on reducing balance
Motor vehicles - 25% on reducing balance
Computer equipment - 25% on reducing balance

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

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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, loans from banks and loans to and from related parties.

Debt instruments like loans and 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 within one year, typically trade debtors and trade creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received.

Financial assets measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for evidence of impairment and if found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts, when applicable, are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Taxation
Taxation represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax. The company's liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

The charge for taxation takes into account taxation deferred as a result of timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes. In general, deferred taxation is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. However, 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 timing differences can be deducted. Deferred taxation is measured on a non-discounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which the timing differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

With the exception of changes arising on the initial recognition of a business combination, the tax expense is presented either in profit or loss, other comprehensive income or statement of changes in equity depending on the transaction that resulted in the tax expense.

Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors.

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 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 where substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis.

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.

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Impairment of non-financial assets
At each reporting date non-financial assets not carried at fair value, like property, plant and equipment, are reviewed to determine whether there is an indication that an asset may be impaired. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount which is the higher of value in use and the fair value less cost to sell, is estimated and compared with the carrying amount. If the recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit and loss.

Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be reliably estimated. Provisions are recognised at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,439,902 1,889,985
Social security costs 5,125 4,664
Other pension costs 26,762 36,062
1,471,789 1,930,711

The average number of employees during the period was as follows:
Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24

Directors 2 2
Management & Administration 28 23
Service 42 47
72 72

Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 44,722 44,412
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 550 770

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

4. OPERATING PROFIT

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

Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 147,522 208,135
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 691,772 969,752
Profit on disposal of fixed assets (86,532 ) (65,733 )
Goodwill amortisation 3,698 25,890
Auditors' remuneration 8,000 8,000

5. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Bank loan interest 26,467 17,141
VAT interest 101,754 -
Hire purchase 186,753 252,284
314,974 269,425

6. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge
The tax charge on the profit for the period was as follows:
Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Deferred tax 88,816 158,051
Tax on profit 88,816 158,051

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

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

6. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the period is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Profit before tax 177,115 229,540
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

44,279

57,385

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 27,168 38,572
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (271,657 ) (143,787 )
Deferred tax 88,816 158,051
Losses c/fwd 200,210 47,830
Total tax charge 88,816 158,051

7. DIVIDENDS
Period Period
1.8.24 1.1.24
to to
31.12.24 31.7.24
£    £   
Ordinary A shares of 1 each
Final 62,000 12,000

8. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill
£   
COST
At 1 August 2024
and 31 December 2024 443,820
AMORTISATION
At 1 August 2024 440,122
Amortisation for period 3,698
At 31 December 2024 443,820
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 -
At 31 July 2024 3,698

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixed
Freehold plant and Motor Computer
property equipment vehicles equipment Totals
£    £    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 August 2024 785,466 11,665,653 2,997,718 17,043 15,465,880
Additions 942,500 1,522,913 170,320 - 2,635,733
Disposals - (50,513 ) - - (50,513 )
At 31 December 2024 1,727,966 13,138,053 3,168,038 17,043 18,051,100
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2024 - 5,708,023 1,550,024 14,019 7,272,066
Charge for period - 681,081 157,898 315 839,294
Eliminated on disposal - (38,456 ) - - (38,456 )
At 31 December 2024 - 6,350,648 1,707,922 14,334 8,072,904
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 1,727,966 6,787,405 1,460,116 2,709 9,978,196
At 31 July 2024 785,466 5,957,630 1,447,694 3,024 8,193,814

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Fixed
plant and Motor
equipment vehicles Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 August 2024 7,394,826 1,369,860 8,764,686
Additions 1,352,450 170,320 1,522,770
Transfer to ownership (95,500 ) - (95,500 )
At 31 December 2024 8,651,776 1,540,180 10,191,956
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2024 2,310,711 396,980 2,707,691
Charge for period 583,334 108,438 691,772
Transfer to ownership (63,814 ) - (63,814 )
At 31 December 2024 2,830,231 505,418 3,335,649
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 5,821,545 1,034,762 6,856,307
At 31 July 2024 5,084,115 972,880 6,056,995

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

10. STOCKS
2024 2024
£    £   
Stocks 263,739 395,385

11. DEBTORS
2024 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 1,941,546 1,948,971
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,037,259 600,000
Other debtors - 10,080
Tax 133,034 133,034
Prepayments and accrued income 102,316 904,611
3,214,155 3,596,696

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Other debtors 3,098,585 2,892,241

Aggregate amounts 6,312,740 6,488,937

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2024
£    £   
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 14) 100,000 100,000
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 2,009,243 1,552,847
Trade creditors 749,080 846,854
Amounts owed to group undertakings - 502,099
Social security and other taxes 95,477 82,216
VAT 543,598 228,423
Other creditors 13,141 13,291
Directors' current accounts 689,018 664,962
Accruals and deferred income 178,136 47,463
4,377,693 4,038,155

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2024 2024
£    £   
Bank loans (see note 14) 440,555 466,667
Hire purchase contracts (see note 15) 4,898,745 4,448,704
5,339,300 4,915,371

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

14. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

2024 2024
£    £   
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Bank loans 100,000 100,000

Amounts falling due between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years 50,000 100,000

Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years 150,000 150,000

Amounts falling due in more than five years:

Repayable by instalments
Bank loans more 5 yr by instal 240,555 216,667

15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Hire purchase
contracts
2024 2024
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 2,009,243 1,552,847
Between one and five years 4,898,745 4,448,704
6,907,988 6,001,551

Non-cancellable
operating leases
2024 2024
£    £   
Within one year 14,000 14,000
Between one and five years 56,000 56,000
In more than five years 35,000 40,833
105,000 110,833

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

16. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2024 2024
£    £   
Bank loans 540,555 566,667
Hire purchase contracts 6,907,988 6,001,551
7,448,543 6,568,218

The bank holds a floating charge over the company assets. Hire purchase obligations are secured over the assets that they relate to.

17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2024 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax 1,354,649 1,265,833

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 August 2024 1,265,833
Provided during period 88,816
Balance at 31 December 2024 1,354,649

Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be reliably estimated. Provisions are recognised at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

18. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:



Number


Class



Nominal
value


Opening capital


Share
capital
issued


Closing capital

100 A Ordinary £0.01 1 1
100 B Ordinary £0.01 1 1
100 C Ordinary £0.01 1 1
100 D Ordinary £0.01 1 1

4 4

Mellex Group Limited (Registered number: SC423284)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
For The Period 1 August 2024 to 31 December 2024

19. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 August 2024 6,006,891
Profit for the period 88,299
Dividends (62,000 )
At 31 December 2024 6,033,190

20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

At the balance sheet date the company owed £689,018 (July 2024 - £664,962 ) to its directors. This amount is included in creditors and is unsecured, interest free and has no fixed repayment terms.

During the period Mellex Group Limited provided a loan of £153,076 (July 2024 - £72,775) to Mellex Property Limited, a company related by virtue of common control in the year. The total amounts due from the related entity at year end is £1,688,849 (July 2024 - £1,535,773). There is interest charged at 2.5% per annum on this debt.

During the period Mellex Group Limited provided a loan of £117,733 (July 2024 - £110,506) to Seahorse Marinetime IKE, a company related by virtue of common control in the year. The total amounts due from the related entity at year end is £1,409,736 (July 2024 - £1,356,468). No interest is charged on this debt. A provision of £64,465 (July 2024 - £115,000) has been made against this debt in the period.