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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025













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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
S Hobman 
J Scott 
D Balfour 




Registered number
04925506



Registered office
Howley Park Industrial Estate
Howley Park Road East

Morley

Leeds

England

LS27 0BN




Independent auditor
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

Third Floor

10 South Parade

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 5QS





 
STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Strategic Report
 
1 - 2
Directors' Report
 
3 - 5
Directors' Responsibilities Statement
 
6
Independent Auditor's Report
 
7 - 10
Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
11
Statement of Financial Position
 
12
Statement of Changes in Equity
 
13
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
14 - 19


 
STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

Introduction
 
The Directors present their strategic report together with the financial statements for the period ended 28 December 2025.    

Principal activity

The principal activity of the Company is that of an intermediate holding company of a palletised freight distribution business.  

Fair review of business
 
The result for the Company for the year show a profit before tax of £Nil (2024 – £Nil). At the end of the year the Company's net assets totalled £1,729,096 (2024 - £1,729,096).
Due to the nature of the business there are no KPI's.

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
Walkers Transport Holdings Limited is a holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged in the palletised freight distribution. As such, the risks relevant to the Company's subsidiaries are also relevant to the Company in the context of the value of the Company's investments in those subsidiaries.
Various conflicts around the world, international trade negotiations and UK government fiscal policies are creating uncertainty in the UK economy. This is leading to forecasts of suppressed demand and an increased cost of living in the UK, together with an inflationary risk on the company’s supplies. It is uncertain how long markets will be affected.
The Company has experienced an increase in trading in the early part of 2026. Although uncertainty in the economy exists, the directors believe the current proposition provides significant scope for further growth. The business is well invested and has the appropriate levels of finance available to support the growth strategy.
The key risks facing the Company are those consistent within the sector, namely inflation and volatility in customer demand. Both risks can affect the Company’s profitability. The Company has memberships with a pallet network, which supplements the capacities of the Company’s fleet and provides a buffer in volatile times. Management maintains close relationships with key customers and focus on providing a high quality service.
The businesses principal financial instruments comprise: cash balances, trade debtors, trade creditors, fuel hedging and finance lease arrangements. The main purpose of these instruments is to ensure that the business' operations are adequately financed at all times.
In respect of bank balances, liquidity risk is managed by utilising an Invoice Discounting facility. Where surplus funds are available these are invested to maximise returns. The group’s credit risk is managed via the maintenance of credit policies aimed at minimising losses and by the maintenance of a whole turnover credit insurance policy. Trade creditors' liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet agreed supplier credit terms.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

Future developments
 
Uncertainty within the UK economy is likely to prevail over the short to medium term. Nevertheless, the Directors remain confident that they can continue to grow revenue and improve profitability, by continuing to provide market leading levels of customer service.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.





J Scott
Director

Date: 31 July 2026

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 28 December 2025.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the Company is that of a holding Company and the principal activity of the subsidiary is palletised freight distribution.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £NIL (2024 - £NIL).

No dividends were paid during the year (2024 - £Nil). The Directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

S Hobman 
J Scott 
D Balfour 
A Griggs (appointed 1 January 2025, resigned 24 July 2026)

Future developments

Further information is provided within the Strategic Report.

Engagement with employees

The company recognises the importance of strong communication and relations with all its employees and, to this end, is committed to keeping employees fully informed on all matters affecting them.  The company utilises a dedicated web based platform which is accessible by all employees in order to communicate messages quickly and seamlessly across the workforce.  In addition, regular management briefings are conducted at a departmental level in order to cascade information and to allow any issues to be raised.

Engagement with suppliers, customers and others

The company is in regular contact with key suppliers in relation to product / service offering, quality and pricing, with each supplier relationship being the responsibility of nominated roles and individuals.  The sales team has built strong relationships with customers through many years’ experience of operating in the transport sector.  The sales team meet regularly with customers to obtain feedback on services provided, levels of service and to address any service issues.

Disabled employees

Applications for employment by disabled persons are always considered, bearing in mind the respective aptitudes and abilities of the applicant concerned.  In the event of staff being disabled every effort is made to ensure that their employment with the company continues and that appropriate training is arranged.  It is the policy of the company that the training, career development and promotion of a disabled person should, as far as possible, be identical to that of a person who does not suffer from a disability.

Qualifying third-party indemnity provisions

The Company has maintained Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance throughout the year for the benefit of the Company, the Directors and its officers.  The Company has entered into qualifying third party indemnity arrangements for the benefit of all its Directors in a form and scope which comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors believe to be appropriate as outlined below.
The Directors have prepared forecasts to 30 June 2027, based on revenue run rates in the early part of 2026. These demonstrate that the Company is forecast to generate cash and that the Company has sufficient cash reserves and headroom in borrowing facilities to enable the Company to meet its obligations as they fall due. The forecasts assume a continuation of revenue run rates experienced in the early part of 2026, together with some modest new business gains.
Whilst the Directors recognise that it is difficult to predict the overall impact of uncertainty in the UK economy on trading in 2026 and beyond, levels of trading during the early part of 2026 provide a high degree of confidence that the Company can meet its financial forecasts.
The group had net current liabilities of £1,351,810 at the balance sheet date (2024: £1,805,131), although this is after taking account of bank borrowings of £2,197,969 (2024: £1,738,333) in respect of an invoice discounting facility, classed as due within one year due to its rolling nature, but which technically has no fixed repayment date. The group have entered into new borrowings post year end and forecasts to June 2027 have been prepared on that basis.
The Directors' forecasts indicate that the Group has sufficient cash reserves and headroom in borrowing facilities to enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due, and as such the Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy efficiency action

The Company is exempt from the requirements of Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting as its ultimate parent undertaking, Walkers Transport Holdings Limited, prepares a consolidated Directors' Report that includes the Company's energy use and greenhouse gas emissions information. The Company has therefore not presented separate SECR disclosures.

Matters covered in the Strategic Report

IIn accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act, certain matters required to be detailed in the Directors' Report are detailed in the Strategic Report where the Directors consider them to be of strategic importance to the Group.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025


Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:

so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditor is unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditor is aware of that information.

Auditor

The Auditors, Armstrong Watson Audit Limited, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
 





J Scott
Director

Date: 31 July 2026

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.

 In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Stockbridge Investments Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 28 December 2025, which comprise  the Statement of financial position, the Statement of comprehensive income the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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 28 December 2025 and of its result 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's 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur 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. 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 course of 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.


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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Opinion 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


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 Directors' Report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 6, 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.


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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Auditor's 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We obtained an understanding of laws and regulations that affect the company, focusing on those that had a direct effect on the financial statements or that had a fundamental effect on its operations. Key laws and regulations that we identified included the UK Companies Act and tax legislation.

We enquired of the directors, reviewed correspondence with HMRC and reviewed directors meeting minutes for evidence of non-compliance with relevant laws and regulations. We also reviewed controls the directors have in place to ensure compliance.

We gained an understanding of the controls that the directors have in place to prevent and detect fraud. We enquired of the directors about any incidences of fraud that had taken place during the accounting period.

The risk of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud was discussed within the audit team and tests were planned and performed to address these risks. We identified the potential for fraud in the following areas: revenue recognition and management override of controls.

We reviewed financial statements disclosures and tested to supporting documentation to assess compliance with relevant laws and regulations discussed above.

We enquired of the directors and third-party advisors about actual and potential litigation and claims.

We performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that might indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.

In addressing the risk of fraud due to management override of internal controls we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates were indicative of a potential bias.

Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations and cannot be expected to detect all fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

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 Auditor's Report.


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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED (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 2006Our 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.





Steven Williams (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
Leeds

4 August 2026
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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

The Company did not trade during the current or preceding financial year. During these periods, the Company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore made neither profit nor loss.


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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 04925506

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 28 DECEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Investments
 7 
2,847,515
2,847,515

  
2,847,515
2,847,515

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 8 
717,727
717,727

Cash at bank and in hand
  
14,388
15,472

  
732,115
733,199

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 9 
(1,842,534)
(1,851,618)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(1,110,419)
 
 
(1,118,419)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
1,737,096
1,729,096

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 10 
(8,000)
-

  

Net assets
  
1,729,096
1,729,096


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 11 
1,000
1,000

Share premium account
 12 
1,607,333
1,607,333

Profit and loss account
 12 
120,763
120,763

  
1,729,096
1,729,096


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




J Scott
Director

Date: 31 July 2026

The notes on pages 14 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025


Called up share capital
Share premium account
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£


At 1 January 2024
1,000
1,607,333
120,763
1,729,096
Total comprehensive income for the period
-
-
-
-



At 29 December 2024
1,000
1,607,333
120,763
1,729,096
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
-
-


At 28 December 2025
1,000
1,607,333
120,763
1,729,096


The notes on pages 14 to 19 form part of these financial statements.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

1.


General information

Stockbridge Investment Limited is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006. The address of the registered office is shown on the Company Information page. The nature of the Company’s operations and its principal activities are outlined in the Directors' Report.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The presentation currency of these financial statements is Sterling. All amounts in these financial statements have rounded to nearest £1.

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
the requirements of Section 26 Share-based Payment paragraphs 26.18(b), 26.19 to 26.21 and 26.23;
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7;
the requirement of paragraph 24(b) of IFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources to disclose the operating and investing cash flows arising from the exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources (when applying this standard in accordance with paragraph 34.11 of FRS 102).

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Walkers Transport Holdings Limited as at 28 December 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from Howley Park Industrial Estate, Morley, Leeds, England, LS27 0BN.

 
2.3

Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements

The Company is a parent company that is also a subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of a larger group by a parent undertaking established under the law of any part of the United Kingdom and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors believe to be appropriate as outlined below.
The Directors have prepared forecasts to 30 June 2027, based on revenue run rates in the early part of 2026. These demonstrate that the Company is forecast to generate cash and that the Company has sufficient cash reserves and headroom in borrowing facilities to enable the Company to meet its obligations as they fall due. The forecasts assume a continuation of revenue run rates experienced in the early part of 2026, together with some modest new business gains.
Whilst the Directors recognise that it is difficult to predict the overall impact of uncertainty in the UK economy on trading in 2026 and beyond, levels of trading during the early part of 2026 provide a high degree of confidence that the Company can meet its financial forecasts.
The group had net current liabilities of £1,351,810 at the balance sheet date (2024: £1,805,131), although this is after taking account of bank borrowings of £2,197,969 (2024: £1,738,333) in respect of an invoice discounting facility, classed as due within one year due to its rolling nature, but which technically has no fixed repayment date. The group have entered into new borrowings post year end and forecasts to June 2027 have been prepared on that basis.
The Directors' forecasts indicate that the Group has sufficient cash reserves and headroom in borrowing facilities to enable it to meet its obligations as they fall due, and as such the Directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

 
2.5

Taxation

Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

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 Company operates and generates income.


 
2.6

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.7

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.8

Financial instruments

The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.8
Financial instruments (continued)

and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However, if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or in case of an out-right short-term loan that is not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially at the present value of future cash flows discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and subsequently at amortised cost, unless it qualifies as a loan from a director in the case of a small company, or a public benefit entity concessionary loan.


3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In preparing these financial statements, the Directors have had to make the following judgements:
 
Impairment of Investment in Subsidiary (see note 7)

Determine whether there are indicators of impairment of the investment in subsidiary. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and, where it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit.


4.


Auditor's remuneration



During the year, the Company obtained the following services from the Company's auditor:


28 December
28 December
2025
2024
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the Company's financial statements
2,700
2,700

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption not to disclose amounts paid for non-audit services as these are disclosed in the consolidated accounts of the parent Company.


5.


Employees




The Company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration (2024 - £NIL).


6.


Directors' remuneration

The emoluments of the Directors are paid by a fellow group undertaking without recourse. The Directors are common to a number of fellow subsidiaries and it is therefore not possible to make an accurate apportionment of their emoluments in respect of services to each of the individual subsidiaries.




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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

7.


Fixed asset investments





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost and net book value


At 29 December 2024
2,847,515



At 28 December 2025
2,847,515





Subsidiary undertaking


The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the Company:

Name

Registered office

Principal activity

Class of shares

Holding

Walkers Transport Midlands Limited
Howley Park Industrial Estate, Morley, Leeds, England, LS27 0BN
Pallet distribution
Ordinary
100%


8.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Amounts owed by group undertakings
717,685
717,685

Tax recoverable
42
42

717,727
717,727


Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.


9.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Amounts owed to group undertakings
1,842,234
1,843,318

Other creditors
-
8,000

Accruals and deferred income
300
300

1,842,534
1,851,618


Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

10.


Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2025
2024
£
£

Other creditors
8,000
-



11.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



4,900 (2024 - 4,900) Ordinary A shares of £0.10 each
490
490
4,700 (2024 - 4,700) Ordinary B shares of £0.10 each
470
470
400 (2024 - 400) Ordinary C shares of £0.10 each
40
40

1,000

1,000



12.


Reserves

The Company's capital and reserves are as follows:
Called up share capital
Called up share capital represents the nominal value of the share issued.

Share premium account

The share premium account includes the premium on issue of equity shares, net of any issue costs.

Profit and loss account

Profit and loss account represents cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.


13.


Contingent liabilities

Stockbridge Investments Limited has provided a cross guarantee against other borrowings of a fellow group companies. At the year end the Company's exposure under this guarantee was £2,197,969 (2024: £1,266,526).
In addition the Company has also provided cross guarantees against loan notes included in fellow group company TCP Bidco (California) Limited. At the year the total liability of the loan notes was £16,528,401 (2024: £11,710,200).
Subsequent to the year end, the borrowings of a fellow group company and loan notes were repaid in full on 15 May 2026, with all related security and charges being released on the same date.
On 19 May 2026, Stockbridge Investments Limited has provided a cross guarantee against other borrowings of a fellow group companies.

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STOCKBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 DECEMBER 2025

14.


Related party transactions

The Company has taken advantages of the exemption available in Section 1AC.35 of FRS 102 whereby it has not disclosed transactions with ultimate parent company or wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of the group.


15.


Controlling party

The immediate parent undertaking of the Company is TCP Bidco (California) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office of TCP Bidco (California) Limited is Howley Park Industrial Estate, Morley, Leeds, England, LS27 0BN.
The ultimate parent undertaking and parent undertaking of the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared, is Walkers Transport Holdings Limited. The registered office of Walkers Transport Holdings Limited is Howley Park Industrial Estate, Morley, Leeds, England, LS27 0BN. Consolidated accounts of Walkers Transport Holdings Limited are available to the public and maybe obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.
To 15th May 2026, the ultimate controlling party is considered to be Total Capital Partners California Investment LP by virtue of a collective majority shareholding in Walkers Transport Holdings Limited.
From 15th May 2026, the ultimate controlling party is considered to be Framtid Midco 4 Limited following the acquisition of the majority shareholding. 
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