Company registration number 07678031 (England and Wales)
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
J Fitchew
J Butterfield
(Appointed 1 July 2026)
Company number
07678031
Registered office
Icentrum
Holt Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B7 4BB
Auditor
JS. Audit Limited
James House
Stonecross Business Park
Yew Tree Way
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3JD
Business address
Icentrum
Holt Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B7 4BB
Bankers
HSBC
22-24 Colmore Road
Birmingham
B3 3QD
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income
7
Balance sheet
8
Statement of changes in equity
9
Notes to the financial statements
10 - 23
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 July 2026.

Review of the business

The directors consider the performance of the company to reflect a year of transition. Turnover for the year decreased to £6,756,795 (2025: £7,462,943), but with an increase in gross profit and EBITDA. This was driven by changes in the company’s contract mix during the year. The directors believe that the company is well positioned to adapt to changes in funding structures, with a continued focus on sustainable, high‑quality training provision aligned to employer demand.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The directors recognise that the company faces a number of business risks and uncertainties. The principal risks facing the company are:

Economy

The UK economic environment remains a key risk for the company, with continued pressure arising from inflationary trends, interest rate movements and constrained employer spending across certain sectors. These factors continue to present a risk to demand across certain markets. The directors closely monitor economic developments and adjust business strategies to maintain resilience and protect financial performance.

Laws and Regulations

The company operates in a highly regulated market where changes in government policy can impact the business. There is regulatory risk particularly surrounding the Apprenticeship Levy rules and regulations. The directors actively review regulations and policies to ensure compliance. There are mechanisms in place to manage and adapt to new rules and regulations as necessary. As at the date of this report, the company continues to meet the ongoing requirements for the relevant regulations.

Financial Key Performance Indicators

The directors utilise a comprehensive monthly Performance Report covering Turnover, Contracts, Turnover from Key Customers, Cash Flow, New Starts, and Learners on Programme.

The key financial performance indicators for the year were:

The company remains committed to sustainable growth and innovation in the apprenticeship and training sector, continuing to refine its offerings to meet employer and learner needs effectively.

On behalf of the board

J Fitchew
Director
1 September 2026
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2026.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of educational services.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

K Vashi
(Resigned 30 June 2026)
J Fitchew
J Butterfield
(Appointed 1 July 2026)
Financial instruments
Liquidity risk

The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.

Interest rate and inflation risk

The company is exposed to fair value interest rate risk on its fixed rate borrowings and cash flow interest rate risk on floating rate deposits and loans.

Credit risk

Investments of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board.

 

All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.

Research and development

The company continues to invest in the development of education software and material. Research and development costs are expensed except where deemed capital in nature.

Future developments

The directors will continue to monitor the risks disclosed in the Strategic Report. The directors will continue to look for ways to maximise the learner experience, enhance curriculum and review strategic alternatives that result in creating and maximising value. The current outlook is positive. The company will continue to invest in and launch new courses and offerings to help strengthen its position in the market.

Auditor

The auditor, JS. Audit Limited, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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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:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

On behalf of the board
J Fitchew
Director
1 September 2026
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF NETCOM TRAINING LTD
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Netcom Training Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2026 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

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 UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The 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 report. 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. 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF NETCOM TRAINING LTD (CONTINUED)
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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:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, included within the directors' report, 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.

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 and 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.

 

Based on our understanding of the company and sector, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to, but were not limited to, the Companies Act 2006, UK tax, employment, pension and health and safety legislation, and apprenticeship funding rules and requirements issued by the relevant government departments and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006.

We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgements and the risk of fraud in revenue recognition.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF NETCOM TRAINING LTD (CONTINUED)
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Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:

 

 

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members and remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

 

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the 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.

Christopher Moss BSc F.C.A. (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of JS. Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
James House
Stonecross Business Park
Yew Tree Way
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3JD
1 September 2026
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
6,756,795
7,462,943
Cost of sales
(2,513,755)
(3,558,783)
Gross profit
4,243,040
3,904,160
Administrative expenses
(2,735,902)
(4,459,667)
Operating profit/(loss)
4
1,507,138
(555,507)
Interest receivable and similar income
8
30
1,472
Interest payable and similar expenses
9
(64,098)
(74,743)
Profit/(loss) before taxation
1,443,070
(628,778)
Tax on profit/(loss)
10
(110,460)
129,764
Profit/(loss) for the financial year
1,332,610
(499,014)

The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 JULY 2026
31 July 2026
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2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
11
395,597
252,676
Tangible assets
12
608,977
790,370
1,004,574
1,043,046
Current assets
Debtors falling due after more than one year
13
8,401,797
7,398,676
Debtors falling due within one year
13
261,020
177,422
Cash at bank and in hand
986
107,279
8,663,803
7,683,377
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
15
(886,645)
(1,204,833)
Net current assets
7,777,158
6,478,544
Total assets less current liabilities
8,781,732
7,521,590
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
16
(390,455)
(501,553)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
19
38,630
-
0
(38,630)
-
Net assets
8,352,647
7,020,037
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
21
101
101
Profit and loss reserves
22
8,352,546
7,019,936
Total equity
8,352,647
7,020,037

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 1 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
J Fitchew
Director
Company registration number 07678031 (England and Wales)
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 August 2024
101
7,518,950
7,519,051
Year ended 31 July 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(499,014)
(499,014)
Balance at 31 July 2025
101
7,019,936
7,020,037
Year ended 31 July 2026:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
1,332,610
1,332,610
Balance at 31 July 2026
101
8,352,546
8,352,647
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Netcom Training Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Icentrum, Holt Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4BB.

1.1
Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Apprentify Group Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

1.2
Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that Netcom Training Limited will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.true

 

In assessing the appropriateness of this basis, the directors have prepared detailed profit and cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements ("the assessment period"). These forecasts incorporate assumptions regarding learner volumes, funding receipts, the cost base and working capital requirements.

 

The directors have considered the financial position of the wider Group, including revised banking facilities which have been incorporated into the directors' forecasts and going concern assessment.

 

The directors have performed sensitivity analysis on the forecasts to assess the impact of reasonably plausible downside scenarios, primarily relating to reductions in revenue. After taking account of available mitigating actions, the directors expect the company to maintain adequate liquidity throughout the assessment period.

 

Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.3
Turnover

Revenue represents the fair value of consideration receivable in the ordinary course of the company’s activities, net of value added tax and other sales-related taxes. Revenue is recognised when (or as) the company satisfies its performance obligations by transferring services to customers.

 

The company provides training services funded by government bodies and employers. Contracts typically comprise a single performance obligations, on-programme training delivery. The performance obligation is assessed to determine whether it is satisfied at a point in time or over time.

 

Revenue from on-programme training is recognised over time, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are delivered. Training contracts typically have a duration of 1 and 2 years.

 

Revenue for performance obligations satisfied over time is recognised on a straight line basis, which is considered to faithfully depict the transfer of services to the customer.

1.4
Research and development expenditure

Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated.

1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Development costs
5 Years Straight Line
1.6
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold land and buildings
Depreciated over the length of the lease
Leasehold improvements
20% per annum on a straight line basis.
Fixtures and fittings
20% per annum on a straight line basis.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

1.8
Cash and cash equivalents

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

1.9
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.11
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.12
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.13
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.14
Leases

At inception, the company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A lease arises where the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control of the use of an asset occurs where the company has both the right to direct the use of the asset, and the right to obtain substantially all the economic benefits from that use.

 

Where a tangible asset is acquired through a lease, the company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets are included within the same line items on the Balance sheet as owned assets.

The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial measurement of the lease liability adjusted for lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives or grants received, plus initial direct costs and an estimate of the cost of obligations to dismantle, remove or restore the underlying asset and the site on which it is located.

 

The right-of-use asset is subsequently adjusted for remeasurements of the lease liability and applies the cost model. The asset is depreciated from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term, and is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are unpaid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the company's incremental borrowing rate or the company’s obtainable borrowing rate. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be payable under residual value guarantees, the exercise price of any purchase options that the company is reasonably certain to exercise, and any penalties for early termination of a lease.

At each financial period end, the lease liability is adjusted to reflect payments made and interest accrued. Also, the lease liability is remeasured to reflect lease modifications and any changes to the factors considered at initial measurement, as set out above. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or recognised in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of properties and motor vehicles that have a lease term of 12 months or less, or for leases of low-value assets. The payments associated with these leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Development costs

The directors consider the criteria for capitalising development costs to be a critical accounting judgement. Development costs are capitalised when the result is an asset which is expected to generate a future economic benefit.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Amounts due from group undertakings

The assessment of recoverability requires estimation of the future cash flows available to the relevant group undertakings, including the potential proceeds from the sale of investments held by the parent undertaking. The timing and value of any such transaction are uncertain and actual proceeds may differ from the amounts assumed by the directors. The gross carrying amount due from group undertakings at 31 July 2026 is £8,401,797 against which an impairment provision of £Nil has been recognised.

3
Turnover and other revenue
2026
2025
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Educational services
6,756,795
7,462,943
2026
2025
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
6,756,795
7,462,943
2026
2025
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
30
1,472
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 16 -
4
Operating profit/(loss)
2026
2025
Operating profit/(loss) for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
181,983
203,059
(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(364)
40,920
Amortisation of intangible assets
115,533
18,242
Exceptional costs - redundancy costs
69,549
-
0
5
Auditor's remuneration

The auditor's remuneration fees have been borne by the parent company, Apprentify Group Limited.

6
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2026
2025
Number
Number
Direct
34
34
Indirect
22
51
Directors
1
1
Total
57
86

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2026
2025
£
£
Wages and salaries
2,072,786
3,103,782
Social security costs
290,790
357,438
Pension costs
194,240
228,799
2,557,816
3,690,019
7
Directors' remuneration
2026
2025
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
172,375
231,091
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
11,000
11,110
183,375
242,201
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
7
Directors' remuneration
(Continued)
- 17 -

The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 1 (2025: 1).

8
Interest receivable and similar income
2026
2025
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
8
1,472
Other interest income
22
-
0
Total income
30
1,472
9
Interest payable and similar expenses
2026
2025
£
£
Other interest on financial liabilities
507
2,823
Interest on lease liabilities
48,318
62,637
Other interest
15,273
9,283
64,098
74,743
10
Taxation
2026
2025
£
£
Current tax
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(5,134)
5,131
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
115,594
(136,288)
Adjustment in respect of prior periods
-
0
1,393
Total deferred tax
115,594
(134,895)
Total tax charge/(credit)
110,460
(129,764)
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
10
Taxation
(Continued)
- 18 -

The actual charge/(credit) for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge/(credit) for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2026
2025
£
£
Profit/(loss) before taxation
1,443,070
(628,778)
Expected tax charge/(credit) based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2025: 25%)
360,768
(157,195)
Effects of:
Expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
6,636
11,104
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
-
0
121,783
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(5,134)
5,131
Group relief
(272,675)
-
0
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
23,187
10,658
Deferred tax adjustments in respect of prior years
-
0
1,393
Deferred tax movement
(2,322)
(136,288)
Losses carried back to prior years
-
0
13,650
Taxation charge/(credit) in the financial statements
110,460
(129,764)

Deferred tax has been calculated using a rate of 25% (2025: 25%).

11
Intangible fixed assets
Development costs
£
Cost
At 1 August 2025
285,401
Additions - internally developed
258,454
At 31 July 2026
543,855
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 August 2025
32,725
Amortisation charged for the year
115,533
At 31 July 2026
148,258
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2026
395,597
At 31 July 2025
252,676
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 19 -
12
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold land and buildings
Leasehold improvements
Fixtures and fittings
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 August 2025
622,390
273,515
170,399
1,066,304
Additions
-
0
-
0
1,965
1,965
Disposals
-
0
-
0
(1,739)
(1,739)
At 31 July 2026
622,390
273,515
170,625
1,066,530
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 August 2025
107,473
121,876
46,585
275,934
Depreciation charged in the year
107,473
40,060
34,450
181,983
Eliminated in respect of disposals
-
0
-
0
(364)
(364)
At 31 July 2026
214,946
161,936
80,671
457,553
Carrying amount
At 31 July 2026
407,444
111,579
89,954
608,977
At 31 July 2025
514,917
151,639
123,814
790,370

Included within tangible fixed assets are right-of-use assets, as follows:

Right-of-use assets
Leasehold land and buildings
£
Net carrying value at 1 August 2025
Cost
622,390
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
(107,473)
Net carrying value
514,917
Movements in the year
Depreciation charge
(107,473)
Net carrying value at 31 July 2026
Cost
622,390
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
(214,946)
Net carrying value
407,444
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 20 -
13
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Contract assets (note 14)
191,537
60,925
Other debtors
2,000
11,069
Prepayments and accrued income
67,483
105,428
261,020
177,422
2026
2025
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
8,401,797
7,321,712
Deferred tax asset (note 19)
-
0
76,964
8,401,797
7,398,676
Total debtors
8,662,817
7,576,098

Included within other debtors is an amount owed from a director that resigned on 30 June 2026 of £2,000 (2025: £nil).

14
Contracts with customers
2026
2025
2025
Period end
Period end
Period start
Balances relating to contracts in progress
£
£
£
Other contract assets
191,537
60,925
-

Contract assets are made up of accrued income.

15
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
17
24,632
23,002
Lease liabilities
18
100,853
137,187
Trade creditors
398,333
419,278
Taxation and social security
150,511
240,884
Other creditors
96,687
165,366
Accruals and deferred income
115,629
219,116
886,645
1,204,833
NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 21 -
16
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Lease liabilities
18
339,900
416,213
Other creditors
50,555
85,340
390,455
501,553
17
Loans and overdrafts
2026
2025
£
£
Bank overdrafts
24,632
23,002
Payable within one year
24,632
23,002
18
Lease liabilities
2026
2025
Amounts due:
£
£
Within one year
100,853
137,187
After more than one year
339,900
416,213
440,753
553,400

Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for the use of buildings. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis.

 

Lease liabilities are secured over the assets to which they relate.

 

The discount rate used to derive the lease liability was based on the company's incremental borrowing rate.

 

Other leasing information is included in note 24.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 22 -
19
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company:

Liabilities
Liabilities
Assets
Assets
2026
2025
2026
2025
Balances:
£
£
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
43,221
-
-
(49,677)
Tax losses
-
-
-
121,783
Retirement benefit obligations
(4,591)
-
-
4,858
38,630
-
-
76,964
2026
Movements in the year:
£
Asset at 1 August 2025
(76,964)
Charge to profit or loss
115,594
Liability at 31 July 2026
38,630
20
Retirement benefit schemes
2026
2025
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
194,240
228,799

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

 

At the reporting date there were outstanding contributions amounting to £12,580 (2025: £19,431).

21
Share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
101
101
101
101
22
Profit and loss reserves

The profit and loss account includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses, net of distributions to shareholders.

NETCOM TRAINING LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2026
- 23 -
23
Contingent liabilities

There is a cross guarantee between Netcom Training Limited, Apprentify Limited, Apprentify Group Limited, The Juice Academy Limited, Upskilla Limited and Ioda Limited in favour of the group's finance lenders. The maximum potential liability as at 31 July 2026 was £5,167,254 (2025: £5,012,920).

 

A director also provided a personal guarantee over this loan.

24
Other leasing information
As lessee

Payments relating to leases which were exempt from capitalisation under 2024 Periodic Review were made as follows:

2026
2025
Amounts recognised in profit or loss:
£
£
Expense relating to short-term leases
4,151
56,108

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the group for property rental and motor vehicles. The life of these leases on commencement was 12 months or less.

25
Related party transactions

Included within trade creditors is an amount owed to an entity under the significant influence of key management personnel amounting to £7,200 (2025: £7,200). There has been no transactions within the year.

26
Ultimate controlling party

The ultimate parent company is Apprentify Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The parent company is preparing consolidated group accounts, which include those of Netcom Training Ltd. The ultimate controlling party is considered to be J P Fitchew, a director. Copies of the consolidated financial statements of Apprentify Group Limited can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

27
Directors' transactions

Included within other creditors is an interest bearing loan from the director amounting to £2,226 (2025: £25,078). The interest is accruing at a rate of 10% per annum.

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