The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025 for the group companies within Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. ("the Group").
The results for the year show an increase in revenue to £15,762,770 (2024: £14,419,595); operating profit was £393,238 (2024: loss £149,783).
2024 was an unusual and challenging year, shaped by elections worldwide, particularly in the UK and USA, and the resulting uncertainty over economic policy. These conditions continued into 2025, affecting our Systems Integration business as clients remained cautious about capital project decisions.
The strong second-half performance in 2024 in our Live Event Rental business continued throughout 2025, and we finished the year with turnover of £7,849,296 (2024: £5,714,696), representing growth of 37.4%.
Our Staging and Scenery offering in our Live Event Rental division, re-established during 2023, contributed strongly to that growth.
Gross margin is one of our key performance indicators and this increased in Live Event Rentals to £3,166,915 from £2,435,032 in 2024, an uplift of 30.0%. The gross margin percentage fell to 40.4% in 2025 from 42.6% in 2024.
The gross margin percentage reduction is largely due to an increase in cross-hire spend, which is a result of the group's decision to support our clients on projects where we have fewer available specialist assets in our fleet. We believe that supporting clients in this way assists client relationships both now and in the future. The group analyses gross margin performance diligently, and this informs our decisions on capital expenditure for our fleet.
We have also continued to invest in our audio-visual equipment fleet, with a spend in 2025 of £124,448.
As noted above, our Systems Integration business saw a continued cautious approach to capital projects, recording a decrease in turnover from £6,665,181 in 2024 to £5,514,268 in 2025, a reduction of 17.3%. The gross margin achieved in 2025 was £1,989,924, a reduction from £2,101,282 in 2024.
Our design and large format printing division continued to show turnover growth and finished the year with turnover of £2,399,206, an increase of 17.6% from 2024. It showed a decrease in its gross margin percentage from 56.8% to 55.2% and, in monetary terms, delivered £1,324,198, an increase of 14.3% over 2024.
We continued our investment in new printing equipment, with a spend of £165,760.
Following the losses made in 2024, the group has sought to stabilise its workforce, with the average number employed being 78 in 2025 compared with 80 in 2024.
The group continues to take pride in its technical creativity and delivery and, to do this, places importance on design technology to deliver truly innovative solutions to our clients. This is assisted by our research and development tax credit, which is reflected in the accounts.
The business ended 2025 with confidence and has traded successfully so far in 2026. The Board remains confident in the strength and future of the business.
There is an ongoing process for identifying, evaluating and managing the significant risks faced by our business. Risk reviews are undertaken regularly by the respective business areas throughout the year to identify and assess the key risks associated with the achievement of our business objectives.
The principal risks and uncertainties facing Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. are:
Financial instruments
The group's principal financial instruments comprise bank loans and trade payables. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the group's operations. The group has various other financial assets such as trade receivables, cash and short-term deposits which arise directly from its operations.
The main risks arising from the group's financial instruments are credit risk, liquidity risk, foreign currency exposure and interest rate risk. The Board reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below.
Credit risk
The group's credit risk is primarily attributable to its trade receivables. The group operates to ensure that the payment terms of customers are matched to the group's own contractual obligations in terms of delivery of contracted services. Credit risk is assessed in relation to knowledge of the customer or by credit references.
Liquidity risk
The group seeks to manage financial risk to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable needs and to invest cash assets safely and profitably. Some liquidity risk arises from the nature of principal activities, which does not always arise in an even manner, and the group's policy is to forecast its cash needs to ensure there are sufficient cash reserves to meet liabilities during such periods. Short-term flexibility is provided through the availability of an invoice financing facility and bank overdraft facilities.
Currency risk
Whilst the significant majority of the group's activity is undertaken in sterling, the group does operate in overseas markets and is subject to exposures on transactions undertaken during the year. The group's exposure to exchange rate fluctuations is small based on its revenue and cost base.
Interest rate risk
The group finances its operations at present through equity, bank overdraft and working capital. The group manages its exposure to interest rate fluctuations by mixing the duration of its deposits and borrowings to reduce the impact of interest rate fluctuations.
Year 2025 2024
£ £
Turnover 15,762,770 14,419,595
Gross profit 6,481,037 5,694,975
EBITDA 815,021 199,272
Profit / (loss) before taxation 175,144 (329,227)
The overall turnover increased by 9.3% in the year due to the increased business within both the Rental Division of Media Powerhouse and the Design and Print within The Creative Place - The Creative Place showed growth of 17.6% in the year, recording turnover of £2,399,206 (2024: £2,039,718).
Overall, the consolidated gross profit % was 41.1% compared to 39.5% in 2024, due to the increase in turnover, along with cost cutting measures implemented in the year.
EBITDA increased to £815,021, an increase of £615,750 from the previous year and net profit increased to £175,144. The group was profit making in 2025 after bouncing back from a challenging 2024, and this growth has continued into financial year 2026.
Business confidence in face-to-face meetings remains strong, while the Systems Integration business continues to be influenced by customers’ capital expenditure decisions. The group has achieved growth in the current trading period, reflecting the resilience of the business and the benefits of its continued investment in people and operational capability. These actions leave the group well positioned for future growth.
The group continues to monitor performance and forecasts closely. Confirmed and expected business for the remaining months of the year indicates continued profitability and strong cash generation.
On behalf of the board
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The results for the year are set out on page 9.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
The auditor, RDP Newmans LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
The principal activity, principal risks and uncertainties facing the group and the company, future developments and key financial performance indicators have been considered in the group strategic report.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to groups and companies entitled to the exemptions of the medium-sized companies regime.
United Kingdom company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the group and parent company 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 group and parent company, and of the profit or loss of the group 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;
state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group and parent company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group’s and parent company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and parent 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 group and parent company, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
We have audited the financial statements of Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2025 which comprise the group statement of comprehensive income, the group balance sheet, the company balance sheet, the group statement of changes in equity, the company statement of changes in equity, the group statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including 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).
Basis for 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 group's and parent 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
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
The information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
The strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. 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 group through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;
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 group, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery and employment, environmental and healthy and safety legislation;
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 group'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.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
reviewed and tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business;
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates 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:
reviewing and agreeing financial statement disclosures and testing to underlying supporting documentation;
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
reviewing correspondence with HMRC and bankers.
No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. 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 is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the parent 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 parent company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's 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 parent company and the parent company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
As permitted by s408 Companies Act 2006, the company has not presented its own profit and loss account and related notes. The company’s profit for the year was £12,000 (2024 - £12,000).
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. (“the company”) is a private company limited by shares domiciled and incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Parkbury Estate, Unit 13, Handley Page Way, Colney Street, St Albans, AL2 2DQ.
The group consists of Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. and all of its subsidiaries.
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.
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 £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include the revaluation of plant and machinery assets and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements for parent company information presented within the consolidated financial statements:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for financial instruments not measured at fair value; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
The consolidated group financial statements consist of the financial statements of the parent company Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. together with all entities controlled by the parent company (its subsidiaries).
All financial statements are made up to 31 December 2025. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the group.
All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.
Subsidiaries are consolidated in the group’s financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have 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.
Turnover is recognised as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer (usually on dispatch of the goods), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
Rendering of services
Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.
Rental income is recognised net of VAT on an accruals basis in accordance with the relative rental agreements.
Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated.
Research and development tax credits are available for qualifying expenditure, which is recognised in the period that they are incurred.
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the profit and loss account.
In the parent company financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
At each reporting period end date, the group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
The carrying amount of the investments accounted for using the equity method is tested for impairment as a single asset. Any goodwill included in the carrying amount of the investment is not tested separately for impairment.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
The group has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the group's balance sheet when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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.
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the group transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
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 group after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 payments 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.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the group's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
Equity instruments issued by the group 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 group.
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 group’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 tax 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 if, and only if, there is 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 demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.
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.
Invoice discounting
The invoice discounting account is recorded in creditors and is measured at the transaction price.
In the application of the group’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.
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.
Management have included a dilapidations provision in the financial statements for potential dilapidations due at the end of the current leases of property. The dilapidations provision is based on potential amounts to be paid to put the property back to its original condition. Uncertainties in this estimate relate to the actual cost of work that could be required.
Stock comprises cables, set stock and installation stock which are recorded initially at cost. Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value is determined by assessing the estimated useful life, obsolescence and the age of the stock items.
Management review the useful economic lives of depreciable assets at each reporting date so as to allocate the costs of assets, less their residual value, over their estimated useful lives. Uncertainties in these estimates relate to the actual life of the tangible fixed assets.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group and company during the year was:
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
The actual charge/(credit) for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge/(credit) for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
Included within tangible fixed assets are assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, as follows:
The fair value of the plant and machinery has been arrived at on the basis of a valuation carried out at 31 December 2025 by the directors.
The revaluation surplus is disclosed in note 25.
If the assets above were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows:
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2025 are as follows:
Stock is stated after provision for impairment of £191,169 (2024: £91,987).
Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
Included within bank loans and overdrafts are invoice discounting accounts totalling £1,096,548 (2024: £877,377) that have been secured by fixed charges on all assets of the group and by an aggregate personal guarantee from Mr R Chinchanwala and Mr M Breen of £50,000 (2024: £50,000).
Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
Bank loans amounting to £12,758 (2024: £133,180) have been secured by way of a fixed and floating charge over various assets of the company. The loans mature between 2025 and 2026, with a variable interest rate of 4.1% above the Bank of England base rate.
Included within creditors with respect to finance leases for which security has been given against the relevant assets amounted to £433,955 (2024: £606,169).
Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company or group for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 3 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.
Dilapidations costs will arise when the company is released from its rent lease obligations and a provision for this has been provided.
The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the group and company:
Included within deferred tax asset is £165,373 (2024: £262,693), which relates to deferred tax asset greater than one year.
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. The outstanding contributions at the reporting date are £19,876 (2024: £17,537).
The revaluation reserve relates to fair value movements on plant and machinery of Media Powerhouse Limited.
Other movements represent the reversal of previously recognised fair value gains on plant and machinery disposed of by Media Powerhouse Limited.
At the reporting end date the group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
During the year the group entered into the following transactions with related parties:
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
Other related parties include transactions and balances with companies with common shareholdings with Media Powerhouse Group Ltd and close family members of key management personnel.
No disclosure has been made of the company's transactions with other wholly owned group companies in accordance with FRS 102 Section 33.paragraph 33.1A.