| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd |
| Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd |
| Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Balance Sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd |
| Company Information |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Sidings Court |
| Lakeside |
| Doncaster |
| South Yorkshire |
| DN4 5NU |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 December 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Property, plant and equipment | 4 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors | 5 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 6 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 7 | ( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 9 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 10 |
| Retained earnings | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd is a |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| 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 £. |
| Going Concern |
| The directors assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. The directors make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements. |
| During the year new business has gradually been transferred to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited, a group company. Any existing contracts will continue to be delivered by the company through 2026 and into 2027, at which point the company will cease to trade. The directors will then consider winding up the company. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No material adjustments are required as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis. The directors have assessed that the company has sufficient funds to operate throughout this period. |
| Turnover |
| Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised: |
| Rendering of services |
| Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied: |
| - | the amount of revenue can be measured reliably; |
| - | it is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract; |
| - | the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and |
| - | the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably. |
| The services provided by the company to the lithium ion batteries and rare earth elements industry include subscriptions, consultancy and events. |
| Revenue from subscriptions is recognised on a straight line basis over the subscription period. |
| Revenue from consultancy services is recognised in line with the delivery of the associated work. |
| Revenue from events is recognised at the time of hosting the respective event. |
| All sales are made with credit terms. The element of financing is deemed immaterial and disregarded in the measure of turnover. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. |
| Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on a reducing balance basis. |
| Depreciation is provided on the following basis: |
| Plant and machinery | 25% reducing balance basis |
| The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date. |
| Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss. |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| 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 instruments, which include trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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. |
| Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments. |
| Basic financial liabilities |
| Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted as a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current 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 or 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. |
| The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities an the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the company has no further payment obligations. |
| The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the company in independently administered funds. |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the ate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Debtors |
| Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment, |
| 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, |
| Creditors |
| Short term creditors are measured the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Provision for liabilities |
| Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made. |
| Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties. |
| Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| The average number of employees during the year was |
| 4. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
| Plant and |
| machinery |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2025 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2025 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2025 |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 5. | DEBTORS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year: |
| Other debtors |
| Aggregate amounts |
| 6. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Taxation and social security |
| Other creditors |
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank loans |
| 8. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | - | 171,516 |
| Between one and five years | - | 514,548 |
| - | 686,064 |
| 9. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2025 |
| Balance at 31 December 2025 |
| RHO Publishing and Consulting Ltd (Registered number: 11412359) |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| For The Year Ended 31 December 2025 |
| 10. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2025 | 2024 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary Shares | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| 11. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
| The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
| for and on behalf of |
| 12. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of a company in an independent administered fund. Contributions totalling £Nil (2024: £5,501) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in other creditors. |
| 13. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate parent undertaking is Benchmark Intelligence Group Limited, whose registered office address is at 2-4 Idol Lane, London, Greater London EC3R 5DD. Copies of these group financial statements are available to th public from its registered office |