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REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518 (England and Wales)









Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 October 2025

for

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Contents of the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025










Page

Company Information 1

Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Income Statement 10

Other Comprehensive Income 11

Balance Sheet 12

Statement of Changes in Equity 13

Notes to the Financial Statements 14


ETM RECYCLING LIMITED

Company Information
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025







DIRECTORS: E T McCormack
A J McCormack





SECRETARY: H McCormack





REGISTERED OFFICE: 81 Hartcliffe Way
Bedminster
Bristol
BS3 5RN





REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Gravita Audit Western Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
2nd Floor, South
One Castle Park
Tower Hill
Bristol
BS2 0JA

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Strategic Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 October 2025.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
The principal activities of the company include serviced skip hire and commercial recycling and waste management.

The directors report a decrease in turnover for the year ended 31 October 2025 of 4%. This is a result of the exceptional performance in the year to 31 October 2024 which showed a 19% increase in revenue, together with a tightening of economic spend both within the B2B and B2C sectors.

The company's key financial and other performance indicators include the company's sales levels and gross and net profit margins. These indicators are shown on the face of the income statement. The directors are of the opinion that further analysis using KPIs is not necessary for an understanding of the development, performance or financial position of the company.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The directors recognise that the performance of the company is dependent upon key risks. Some of these risks are outside the company's control. The main risks are set out below. The directors review and agree policies and procedures for managing each of these and they are summarised below.

Business performance risk
This is the risk that the company may not perform as expected due to either internal and external factors. This risk is managed through ensuring an appropriate management team is in place, business planning, monthly financial reporting and cash management.

Social, ethical and environmental risk
This is the risk that the company does not meet the standards expected of it and suffers reputational damage. The company has strict quality control operational procedures in place and these are regularly monitored by management.

Liquidity risk
The company uses the Group's revolving credit facility as well as using hire purchase facilities of it's own. The company does not enter into any speculative financial transactions nor does it use financial instruments for risk management purposes. Management have a tightly controlled cash management policy and consistently review expected future cash inflows and outflows to ensure adequate liquidity exists in the business.

Credit risk
The company's principal financial assets are cash and trade debtors. The company deposits are short term deposits with its bankers. Company policy is aimed at minimising credit risk and has credit control procedures to ensure appropriate credit limits on customers are adhered to.

Interest rate risk
The company reduces exposure to interest rates through a mixture of agreed fixed and variable interest rates for the hire purchase arrangements.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The directors believe that the company will continue to grow as increasing emphasis is placed upon environmentally sound treatment of waste. The directors have taken steps to enhance capacity for that growth and see the recycling sector as key to future group ambitions.


ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Strategic Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The company has invested significant resources to have a state of the art infrastructure to manage the growing waste levels. The directors have a policy to ensure that research is continued to enable the company to stay at the forefront of the industry and maintain competitive advantage.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





E T McCormack - Director


29 July 2026

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Report of the Directors
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


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

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of serviced skip hire and commercial recycling and waste management.

DIVIDENDS
Interim dividends of £nil were paid on the A Ordinary shares and £276,000 were paid on the B Ordinary shares.

The directors recommend that no final dividend is paid.

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

E T McCormack
A J McCormack

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

A L McCormack - resigned 5 August 2025

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.

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Report of the Directors
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 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:





E T McCormack - Director


29 July 2026

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
ETM Recycling Limited


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of ETM Recycling Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 October 2025 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, 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 the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 October 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 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
ETM Recycling 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 four, 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
ETM Recycling 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. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances on non-compliance with laws and regularities. 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:

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the Company and the sector in which it operate. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant: The Companies Act 2006, UK GAAP, the UK Corporate Governance Code, UK corporate tax laws, and the Data Protection Act.

We obtained an understanding of how the Company are complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks and made enquiries to the management of known or suspected instances of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. We corroborated our enquiries through our review of board minutes and review of correspondence with regulatory bodies.

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

o Identifying and assessing the controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud;

o Understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;

o Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular journal entries posted with unusual account combinations; and

o Assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations are from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusions.

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
ETM Recycling 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.




Matthew Bracher BSc FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Gravita Audit Western Limited
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
2nd Floor, South
One Castle Park
Tower Hill
Bristol
BS2 0JA

29 July 2026

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Income Statement
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 3 26,248,778 27,404,619

Cost of sales (19,485,904 ) (19,829,733 )
GROSS PROFIT 6,762,874 7,574,886

Administrative expenses (6,627,458 ) (5,368,930 )
OPERATING PROFIT 5 135,416 2,205,956

Interest receivable and similar income 6 - 12,330
135,416 2,218,286

Interest payable and similar expenses 7 (37,890 ) (70,958 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 97,526 2,147,328

Tax on profit 8 289,617 (130,318 )
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 387,143 2,017,010

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Other Comprehensive Income
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 387,143 2,017,010


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

387,143

2,017,010

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Balance Sheet
31 OCTOBER 2025

2025 2024
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 10 2,659,241 3,244,928

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 11 4,508,918 4,958,359
Cash at bank and in hand 785,570 834,450
5,294,488 5,792,809
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 (4,516,124 ) (5,153,377 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 778,364 639,432
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

3,437,605

3,884,360

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one year 13 (62,375 ) (467,873 )

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 16 (563,850 ) (716,250 )
NET ASSETS 2,811,380 2,700,237

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 17 100 100
Retained earnings 18 2,811,280 2,700,137
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 2,811,380 2,700,237

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





E T McCormack - Director


ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Statement of Changes in Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 November 2023 100 2,613,127 2,613,227

Changes in equity
Profit for the year - 2,017,010 2,017,010
Total comprehensive income - 2,017,010 2,017,010
Dividends - (1,930,000 ) (1,930,000 )
Balance at 31 October 2024 100 2,700,137 2,700,237

Changes in equity
Profit for the year - 387,143 387,143
Total comprehensive income - 387,143 387,143
Dividends - (276,000 ) (276,000 )
Balance at 31 October 2025 100 2,811,280 2,811,380

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


1. COMPANY INFORMATION

ETM Recycling 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 company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the Directors' Report.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of "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 on the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate any adverse conditions, and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
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.

Significant judgements and estimates
Estimates and judgements are inherent in the preparation of financial statements. The directors consider that in respect of these financial statements, judgements relating to the recoverability of accrued income and debtors, and the useful economic life of tangible assets are the most significant. The financial statements contain no key estimates.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes. Revenue is recognised at the point the ownership of goods is passed or the point at which services are completed.

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.
Improvements to property - 20% on cost
Plant and machinery - 10% on cost

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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

Financial instruments
The company 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 when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with 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
Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, amounts due from group undertakings and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost. Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company 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.

Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and amounts due to group undertakings 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. Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company's contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the income statement 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.

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Research and development
Revenue expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts are capitalised in the balance sheet and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or 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 or 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.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the principal activity of the company, arising wholly within the United Kingdom.

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2025 2024
£    £   
Wages and salaries 3,790,378 3,477,657
Social security costs 389,636 309,243
Other pension costs 66,045 58,236
4,246,059 3,845,136

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2025 2024

Direct operations 68 64
Administrative and management 15 17
83 81

2025 2024
£    £   
Directors' remuneration - -

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


5. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025 2024
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 176,609 303,080
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 505,289 505,289
Auditors' remuneration 6,900 6,500
Taxation compliance services 2,300 2,070
Other non- audit services 1,650 2,100
Hire of plant and machinery 271,057 413,586

Research and development expenditure is not separately analysed as it is included in the relevant expense categories.

6. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
2025 2024
£    £   
Deposit account interest - 12,330

7. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase interest 37,890 70,958

8. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax (credit)/charge
The tax (credit)/charge on the profit for the year was as follows:
2025 2024
£    £   
Current tax:
UK corporation tax 85,205 224,322
Over provision in prior year (222,422 ) -
Total current tax (137,217 ) 224,322

Deferred tax (152,400 ) (94,004 )
Tax on profit (289,617 ) 130,318

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

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


8. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax (credit)/charge included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2025 2024
£    £   
Profit before tax 97,526 2,147,328
Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25%
(2024 - 25%)

24,382

536,832

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 3,042 3,352
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances 145,281 124,138
Group relief - (332,500 )
Research and development tax credit (87,500 ) (107,500 )
Deferred tax (152,400 ) (94,004 )
Overprovision in prior years (222,422 ) -
Total tax (credit)/charge (289,617 ) 130,318

9. DIVIDENDS
2025 2024
£    £   
Ordinary A shares of 1 each
Interim - 1,580,000
Ordinary B shares of 1 each
Interim 276,000 350,000
276,000 1,930,000

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
to Plant and Computer
property machinery equipment Totals
£    £    £    £   
COST
At 1 November 2024 1,505,742 5,052,894 116,745 6,675,381
Additions - 96,211 - 96,211
At 31 October 2025 1,505,742 5,149,105 116,745 6,771,592
DEPRECIATION
At 1 November 2024 1,130,252 2,230,154 70,047 3,430,453
Charge for year 153,260 505,289 23,349 681,898
At 31 October 2025 1,283,512 2,735,443 93,396 4,112,351
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 October 2025 222,230 2,413,662 23,349 2,659,241
At 31 October 2024 375,490 2,822,740 46,698 3,244,928

Improvements to property represent capital expenditure on the premises occupied. The lease is held by the parent company.

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Plant and
machinery
£   
COST
At 1 November 2024 5,052,894
Transfer to ownership (3,404,944 )
At 31 October 2025 1,647,950
DEPRECIATION
At 1 November 2024 2,230,154
Charge for year 505,289
Transfer to ownership (2,203,219 )
At 31 October 2025 532,224
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 October 2025 1,115,726
At 31 October 2024 2,822,740

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Trade debtors 3,350,625 3,698,578
Amounts owed by group undertakings - 643,956
Other debtors 523,608 529,760
Tax 72,350 -
Prepayments 562,335 86,065
4,508,918 4,958,359

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 253,467 488,834
Trade creditors 2,273,252 3,356,133
Amounts owed to group undertakings 628,654 -
Corporation tax 85,204 224,322
Social security and other taxes 84,998 77,115
VAT 508,886 604,700
Other creditors 34,222 21,207
Directors' current accounts 144,865 153,510
Accruals and deferred income 502,576 227,556
4,516,124 5,153,377

Pension costs of £10,676 (2024 - £544) not paid over to the pension provider at the year-end are included in other creditors.

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR
2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts (see note 14) 62,375 467,873

14. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:

2025 2024
£    £   
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 253,467 488,834
Between one and five years 62,375 467,873
315,842 956,707

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


15. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

2025 2024
£    £   
Hire purchase contracts 315,842 956,707

Hire purchase arrangements are secured against the assets to which they relate.

16. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES
2025 2024
£    £   
Deferred tax
Accelerated capital allowances 563,850 716,250

Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 November 2024 716,250
Credit to Income Statement during year (152,400 )
Balance at 31 October 2025 563,850

17. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2025 2024
value: £    £   
80 Ordinary A 1 80 80
20 Ordinary B 1 20 20
100 100

The Ordinary A and Ordinary B shares rank equally in terms of rights to capital and voting rights.

18. RESERVES
Retained
earnings
£   

At 1 November 2024 2,700,137
Profit for the year 387,143
Dividends (276,000 )
At 31 October 2025 2,811,280

ETM RECYCLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 06915518)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025


19. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The company is registered with HMRC as a member of a group for VAT purposes and, as a result, is jointly and severally liable on a continuing basis for amounts owing by other members of that VAT group in respect of any unpaid VAT. The total value of VAT owed by the group at the year-end was £496,448 (2024 - £576,811).

The company has given a fixed and floating charge over its assets to National Westminster Bank PLC in respect of the borrowings of its parent company. Parent company liabilities to National Westminster Bank PLC amounted to £4,500,000 at the year-end.

20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company is an 80% subsidiary of E T M Construction & Recycling Holdings Limited. Transactions with other group companies are as follows:

E T M Construction & Recycling Holdings Limited charged £3,657,322 (2024 - £1,962,494) in respect of the provision of group services.

E T M Contractors Limited charged £4,462,233 (2024 - £3,142,989 ) in respect of shared costs to the company.

E T M Commercials Limited charged £4,328 (2024 - £7,151) in respect of vehicle servicing costs.

All transactions are carried out on arms length terms.

21. PARENT UNDERTAKING

The ultimate parent of the smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn up, of which the company is a member, is E T M Construction & Recycling Holdings Limited, whose registered office is 81 Hartcliffe Way, Bristol, England, BS3 5RN.

The ultimate controlling parties are Mr E McCormack and Mrs H McCormack by virtue of their shareholding in ETM Construction & Recycling Holdings Limited.