Registration number:
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Year Ended
Acopia Investments Ltd
Contents
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Company Information |
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Strategic Report |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Profit and Loss Account |
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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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Balance Sheet |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
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Statement of Cash Flows |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Company Information
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Directors |
Mr Timothy Malcolm Lynes Mr Russell John Lynes Mr Wayne Anthony Lynes |
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Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Acopia Investments Ltd
Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the group is the wholesale of packaging products.
Fair review of the business
During the period under review, turnover of £17.2m (2024: £16.3m) was generated. The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1.12m (2024: £1.98m).
Strong margin improvement and control of costs has contributed to continued pre-tax profit results. We have continued to invest in our team and have added 12 members overall; many in key positions.
At the balance sheet date the group had net assets of £10.2m (2024: £9.8m) and the net current assets of £4.1m (2024: £4.4m). The directors consider these to be adequate to meet the group's requirements for current activities and future growth.
The outlook for the group is positive. The directors plan to continue to develop the corporate activities over the coming year, and will continue to invest strongly in the business and keep the Acopia brand at the forefront of the market.
The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:
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Gross Profit |
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38.6 |
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Profit Before Tax |
£m |
1.37 |
2.67 |
Principal risks and uncertainties
The principal risk factors affecting the business, as set out in the following directors’ report, are kept under constant review and appropriate steps are taken to mitigate those risks.
The directors consider that robust risk management procedures are critical to overall business continuity. These procedures are further developed each year as the business grows.
Approved by the Board on
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Mr Russell John Lynes
Director
Acopia Investments Ltd
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The directors present their report and the for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Directors of the group
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies
The group uses financial instruments other than derivatives comprising borrowings, cash and other liquid resources and various other items such as trade debtors and creditors that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the group's operations. The main risks arising from the group's financial instruments are interest rate risk and liquidity risk The directors review and agree policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below.
Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk
The group finances its operations through a mixture of reserves, related party loans and bank finance. The group's exposure to interest rate fluctuations on its borrowings is managed by the use of both fixed and floating facilities.
The increase in the Bank of England base rate during recent years has meant that the overall cost of borrowing has increased significantly. The directors keep borrowing levels under regular review.
The group seeks to manage financial risk by ensuring sufficient liquidity is available to meet foreseeable requirements. The group's policy throughout the period has been to ensure close management of working capital to mitigate such risks.
Global Conflicts:
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East continues to cause an elevated risk of supply chain disruptions and impacts on commodity prices. Any of these factors, individually or in aggregate, could have a material effect on our earnings, cash flows and financial condition. At present there has been no such impact.
Disclosure of information to the auditor
Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.
Approved by the Board on
Acopia Investments Ltd
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Mr Russell John Lynes
Director
Acopia Investments Ltd
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report 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 apply them consistently; |
• | make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
• | state whether applicable UK 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 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 the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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 group and the company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and |
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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 group's and the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Acopia Investments Ltd
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Acopia Investments Ltd (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31/12/2025, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Cash Flows, 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31/12/2025 and of the group's 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 auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group 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 director's 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 ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Acopia Investments Ltd (continued)
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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our 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 and the Directors' Report.
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 by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or |
• | the parent company 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 5], 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 is 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.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Acopia Investments Ltd (continued)
Auditor 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 an auditor’s report 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:
Acopia Investments Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Acopia Investments Ltd (continued)
We ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The laws and regulations applicable to the group were identified through discussions with directors and other management and from our commercial knowledge and experience. Of these laws and regulations, we focused on those that we considered may have a direct material impact on the financial statements or the operations of the company.
Our assessment of the laws and regulations that may materially affect the financial statements or operations of the group included the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, employment law, health and safety regulations and environmental regulations. We also considered GDPR, anti-money laundering, FCA rules and the Consumer Credit Act throughout the audit. The extent of the group's compliance with these laws and regulations identified above was assessed through making enquiries of management and inspecting correspondence and other documentation. The identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the duration of 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 and directors as to where they have considered there is a susceptibility to fraud, and their knowledge of actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
• Considering the internal controls in place to mitigate the risk of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.
To address the risk of fraud arising through management bias and override of controls we have:
• Performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships or balances;
• Tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
• Assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates of the group were indicative of potential bias; and
• Investigated the rationale behind any 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 disclosures in these financial statements to underlying supporting documentation;
• Enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
• Reviewing correspondence with HMRC and the group’s legal advisors.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The further removed that laws and regulations are from the financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identified non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence where present. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be more difficult to detect than those arising 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: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Acopia Investments Ltd (continued)
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 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 company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
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For and on behalf of
Rustington
West Sussex
BN16 3BZ
Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Note |
2025 |
2024 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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( |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
( |
( |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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Interest payable and similar charges |
( |
( |
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Profit before tax |
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Taxation |
( |
( |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Profit/(loss) attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Note |
2025 |
2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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Surplus/deficit on property, plant and equipment revaluation |
( |
- |
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Foreign currency translation gains/losses |
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- |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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Owners of the company |
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Acopia Investments Ltd
(Registration number: 11136227)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Intangible assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investment property |
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Other financial assets |
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15 |
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Current assets |
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Stocks |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Total assets less current liabilities |
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Provisions for liabilities |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Revaluation reserve |
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Other reserves |
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- |
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Profit and loss account |
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Equity attributable to owners of the company |
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Total equity |
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Approved and authorised by the
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Mr Russell John Lynes
Director
Acopia Investments Ltd
(Registration number: 11136227)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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( |
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Net current liabilities |
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( |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
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Total equity |
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The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £473,000 (2024 - profit of £416,000).
The company has taken advantage of the exemption not to include its profit and loss account as per s408 of Companies Act 2006.
Approved and authorised by the
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Mr Russell John Lynes
Director
Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Equity attributable to the parent company
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Share capital |
Foreign currency translation reserve |
Revaluation reserve |
Retained earnings |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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- |
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Profit for the year |
- |
- |
- |
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Other comprehensive income |
- |
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( |
- |
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Total comprehensive income |
- |
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( |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
- |
( |
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Decrease in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control |
- |
- |
- |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Total |
Total equity |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Profit for the year |
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Other comprehensive income |
( |
( |
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Total comprehensive income |
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Dividends |
( |
( |
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Decrease in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Share capital |
Revaluation reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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- |
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Dividends |
- |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
750 |
1,387,343 |
8,425,413 |
9,813,506 |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
Equity attributable to the parent company
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Total equity |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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Profit for the year |
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Dividends |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
9,813,506 |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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- |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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- |
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Share capital |
Retained earnings |
Total |
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At 1 January 2024 |
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- |
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Profit for the year |
- |
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Dividends |
- |
( |
( |
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At 31 December 2024 |
750 |
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750 |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the year |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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Changes in fair value of investment property |
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- |
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Loss on disposal of tangible assets |
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- |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Finance costs |
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Income tax expense |
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Foreign exchange gains/losses |
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Working capital adjustments |
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Decrease/(increase) in stocks |
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( |
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Decrease/(increase) in trade debtors |
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Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors |
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( |
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Decrease in deferred income, including government grants |
( |
- |
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Cash generated from operations |
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Income taxes paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Acquisitions of tangible assets |
( |
( |
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Acquisition of intangible assets |
( |
( |
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Acquisition of investment properties |
( |
- |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
( |
( |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Interest paid |
( |
( |
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Repayment of bank borrowing |
( |
( |
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Proceeds from other borrowing draw downs |
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- |
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Repayment of other borrowing |
( |
( |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
( |
( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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( |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
907,111 |
1,516,363 |
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Acopia Investments Ltd
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Note |
2025 |
2024 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
1,068,265 |
907,111 |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Note |
2025 |
2024 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Profit for the year |
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Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items |
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Finance income |
( |
( |
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Net cash flow from operating activities |
- |
- |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Interest received |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Dividends paid |
( |
( |
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Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
- |
- |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January |
- |
- |
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Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
- |
- |
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Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
These financial statements were authorised for issue by the
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
These financial statements are presented in Sterling, which is also the company's functional currency. The financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 December 2025.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
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Accounting policies (continued) |
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.
The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.
Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.
Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.
Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.
The group recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the group's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the group operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the consolidated financial statements.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
|
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
|
Plant and machinery |
20-25% straight line |
|
Fixtures and fittings |
15-20% straight line |
|
Motor vehicles |
25% straight line |
|
Computer equipment |
20-25% straight line |
Investment property
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.
Goodwill
Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the group’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.
Intangible assets
Separately acquired trademarks and licences are shown at historical cost.
Trademarks, licences (including software) and customer-related intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognised at fair value at the acquisition date.
Trademarks, licences and customer-related intangible assets have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
|
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
|
Goodwill |
5 yeas straight line |
|
Trademarks |
10 years straight line |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell; the impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the group does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
2 |
Accounting policies (continued) |
Leases
Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Dividends
Dividend distribution to the group’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
|
Turnover |
The analysis of the group 's revenue for the year from continuing operations is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Sale of goods |
|
|
|
Rendering of services |
|
|
|
Rental income from investment property |
|
|
|
Leasing of equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
The analysis of the group 's turnover for the year by class of business is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Sale of packaging |
|
|
|
Consultancy |
|
|
|
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
3 |
Turnover (continued) |
The analysis of the group 's turnover for the year by market is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
UK |
|
|
|
Rest of world |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
Other operating income |
The analysis of the group 's other operating income for the year is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Miscellaneous other operating income |
|
|
|
Other gains and losses |
The analysis of the group 's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:
|
2025 |
|
|
Gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
( |
|
Operating profit |
Arrived at after charging/(crediting)
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
Amortisation expense |
|
|
|
Operating lease expense - plant and machinery |
|
|
|
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
- |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Other interest receivable and similar income |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Interest income on bank deposits |
|
|
|
Other finance income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest payable and similar expenses |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings |
|
|
|
Interest expense on other finance liabilities |
|
|
|
Foreign exchange gains/losses |
|
( |
|
|
|
|
Staff costs |
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Wages and salaries |
|
|
|
Social security costs |
|
|
|
Other short-term employee benefits |
|
|
|
Pension costs, defined contribution scheme |
|
|
|
Redundancy costs |
|
|
|
Other employee expense |
|
|
|
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
9 |
Staff costs (continued) |
The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors ) during the year , analysed by category was as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Administration and support |
|
|
|
Sales, marketing and distribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors' remuneration |
The directors remuneration for the year was as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Remuneration |
|
|
|
Contributions paid to money purchase schemes |
|
- |
|
54,610 |
52,125 |
|
Auditors' remuneration |
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Audit of these financial statements |
6,277 |
2,500 |
|
Audit of the financial statements of subsidiaries of the company pursuant to legislation |
17,326 |
24,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other fees to auditors |
||
|
Taxation compliance services |
|
|
|
All other tax advisory services |
|
|
|
All other assurance services |
|
- |
|
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Taxation |
Tax charged/(credited) in the income statement
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Current taxation |
||
|
UK corporation tax |
|
|
|
UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods |
( |
- |
|
344,558 |
693,386 |
|
|
Deferred taxation |
||
|
Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences |
( |
|
|
Arising from changes in tax rates and laws |
|
- |
|
Total deferred taxation |
( |
|
|
Tax expense in the income statement |
|
|
The tax on profit before tax for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2024 - higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of
The differences are reconciled below:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Profit before tax |
|
|
|
Corporation tax at standard rate |
|
|
|
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) |
|
- |
|
Increase (decrease) in UK and foreign current tax from adjustment for prior periods |
( |
- |
|
Tax increase (decrease) from effect of capital allowances and depreciation |
|
|
|
Tax increase (decrease) from effect of unrelieved loss on foreign subsidiaries |
|
- |
|
Total tax charge |
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
12 |
Taxation (continued) |
Deferred tax
Group
Deferred tax includes a provision for the tax associated with the fair value adjustment of the group's land and buildings together with a provision for the accelerated capital allowances claimed on the group's plant, machinery, equipment and motor vehicles.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
|
2025 |
|
|
||
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
|
||
|
Unpaid pension contributions |
- |
( |
||
|
Revaluation of property, plant and equipment |
- |
|
||
|
Fair value adjustments to investment property |
- |
( |
||
|
- |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
||
|
Accelerated capital allowances |
- |
|
||
|
Revaluation of property, plant and equipment |
- |
|
||
|
- |
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Intangible assets |
Group
|
Goodwill |
Trademarks, patents and licenses |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
|||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Additions acquired separately |
- |
|
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation |
|||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Amortisation charge |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Tangible assets |
Group
|
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Other property, plant and equipment |
Total |
|
|
Cost or valuation |
|||||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
- |
|
- |
|
|
|
Disposals |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
Foreign exchange movements |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|||||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Charge for the year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliminated on disposal |
- |
- |
- |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
14 |
Tangible assets (continued) |
|
Land and buildings |
Furniture, fittings and equipment |
Motor vehicles |
Other property, plant and equipment |
Total |
|
|
Carrying amount |
|||||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
Included within the net book value of land and buildings above is
£
4,243,500 (2024 - £4,325,000) in respect of freehold land and buildings
.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
14 |
Tangible assets (continued) |
Revaluation
The fair value of the company's Land and buildings was revalued on
As there is limited direct or indirect comparable property sales evidence for this type of property the company's valuers have also considered the Investment method of valuation which is commonly used for owner occupied commercial properties. Here the estimated rental value is capitalised at the Years Purchase (the time the investment would take to pay for itself) at an appropriate yield.
Had this class of asset been measured on a historical cost basis, their carrying amount would have been £
Restriction on title and pledged as security
|
Investments |
Company
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries |
|
|
|
Subsidiaries |
£ |
|
Cost or valuation |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
Provision |
|
|
Carrying amount |
|
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
At 31 December 2024 |
|
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
15 |
Investments (continued) |
|
Undertaking |
Country of incorporation |
Holding |
Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
|
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
||||
|
|
England & Wales |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
England & Wales |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
England & Wales |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
England & Wales |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
United States of America |
Ordinary |
|
|
|
|
|
Acopia Holdings Ltd The principal activity of Acopia Holdings Ltd is |
|
|
Acopia Ltd The principal activity of Acopia Ltd is |
|
|
Acopia Group Ltd The principal activity of Acopia Group Ltd is |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
15 |
Investments (continued) |
|
Interlink Packaging (UK) Limited The principal activity of Interlink Packaging (UK) Limited is |
|
Acopia Group Corporation The principal activity of Acopia Group Corporation is |
|
Other financial assets |
Group
|
Financial assets at cost less impairment |
Total |
|
|
Non-current financial assets |
||
|
Cost or valuation |
||
|
At 1 January 2025 |
15 |
15 |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
15 |
15 |
|
Impairment |
||
|
Carrying amount |
||
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
15 |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Stocks |
|
Group |
Company |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Work in progress |
|
|
- |
|
Other inventories |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Group
|
Debtors |
|
Group |
Company |
||||
|
Current |
Note |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
Trade debtors |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Amounts owed by related parties |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Other debtors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayments |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
Group |
Company |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Cash on hand |
|
|
- |
|
Cash at bank |
|
|
- |
|
Short-term deposits |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Bank overdrafts |
( |
( |
- |
|
Cash and cash equivalents in statement of cash flows |
1,068,265 |
907,111 |
- |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Creditors |
|
Group |
Company |
||||
|
Note |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Due within one year |
|||||
|
Loans and borrowings |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Trade creditors |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Amounts due to related parties |
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
Social security and other taxes |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Outstanding defined contribution pension costs |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Other payables |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
Income tax liability |
87,216 |
404,619 |
- |
- |
|
|
Deferred income |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Provisions for liabilities |
Group
|
Deferred tax |
Total |
|
|
At 1 January 2025 |
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in existing provisions |
( |
( |
|
At 31 December 2025 |
|
|
|
|
||
Whilst the current deferred tax provision will reduce in the next year as accelerated capital allowances reduce the group expects that the overall provision will increase as it continues to invest in new plant and equipment.
The timing of outflows in respect of the deferred tax associated with the group's fair value adjustment to its freehold property is uncertain as this will be driven by futre external market forces.
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Pension and other schemes |
Defined contribution pension scheme
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £37,506 (2024 - £27,060).
Contributions totalling £9,871 (2024 - £Nil were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.
|
Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
|
2025 |
2024 |
|||
|
No. |
£ |
No. |
£ |
|
|
|
|
750.00 |
|
750.00 |
|
Loans and borrowings |
|
Group |
Company |
||
|
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
|
|
Current loans and borrowings |
|||
|
Bank borrowings |
|
|
- |
|
Bank overdrafts |
|
|
- |
|
Other borrowings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Group
Bank borrowings
|
The bank loan is secured against the group's freehold property. |
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts |
Group
Operating leases
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
|
2025 |
2024 |
|
|
Later than one year and not later than five years |
|
|
The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the
year
was
£
|
Dividends |
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
Interim dividend of £ |
688,000 |
569,625 |
||||
Acopia Investments Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
|
Related party transactions |
Group
Loans from related parties
|
2025 |
Key management |
Total |
|
At start of period |
|
|
|
Advanced |
|
|
|
Repaid |
( |
( |
|
At end of period |
|
|
|
|
||
|
2024 |
Key management |
Total |
|
At start of period |
|
|
|
Advanced |
|
|
|
Repaid |
( |
( |
|
At end of period |
|
|
|
|
||
Terms of loans from related parties
|
Non adjusting events after the financial period |
|
|