Company registration number 00323828 (England and Wales)
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Statement of changes in equity
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 10
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
5
8,584
9,533
Cash at bank and in hand
36,263
36,122
44,847
45,655
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(77,826)
(74,473)
Net current liabilities
(32,979)
(28,818)
Provisions for liabilities
(97,000)
-
Net liabilities
(129,979)
(28,818)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
12,524,424
12,524,424
Share premium account
8
7,232,631
7,232,631
Other reserves
8
974,644
929,644
Profit and loss reserves
8
(20,861,678)
(20,715,517)
Total equity
(129,979)
(28,818)

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 18 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Viktor Gaspar
Director
Company registration number 00323828 (England and Wales)
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Share capital
Share premium account
Other reserves
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2024
12,524,424
7,232,631
-
(20,269,692)
(512,637)
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Loss
-
-
-
(377,825)
(377,825)
Other comprehensive income:
Actuarial losses on defined benefit plans
-
-
-
(68,000)
(68,000)
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
(445,825)
(445,825)
Transfers
-
-
929,644
-
0
929,644
Balance at 31 December 2024
12,524,424
7,232,631
929,644
(20,715,517)
(28,818)
Year ended 31 December 2025:
Loss
-
-
-
(205,161)
(205,161)
Other comprehensive income:
Actuarial gains on defined benefit plans
-
-
-
59,000
59,000
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
(146,161)
(146,161)
Transfers
-
-
45,000
-
0
45,000
Balance at 31 December 2025
12,524,424
7,232,631
974,644
(20,861,678)
(129,979)
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Jones & Shipman Hardinge Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 2 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1RJ.

1.1
Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

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.

1.2
Going concern

During the financial year ended 31 December 2022 the directors decided that the company would cease trading, being the sale of machinery and therefore do not consider the company to be a going concern. The “buyout” of the the Defined Benefit Pension obligations was completed in June 2026 and work is now focused on the windup of the Pension Scheme Accounts and final liquidation the business. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than a going concern. No adjustments have been required to the carrying value or classification of assets and liabilities as a result of this decision.

 

The directors have obtained a legally binding deed confirming the continued support of the ultimate parent undertaking. This support shall remain until the earlier of; the company being dissolved, and an acquirer of the indirect interest in the company, who would support the company on the same terms, is found. The Directors are therefore satisfied that the business will have sufficient cash and access to facilities to complete these actions.

1.3
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.

1.4
Financial instruments

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

 

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are measured at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account.

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.

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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, 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 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.

1.5
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.

1.6
Employee benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

 

The company operates a defined benefit pension scheme.. For a defined benefit scheme, the amounts charged to operating profit are the current service costs, past service costs and any gains or losses on settlements and curtailments. They are included as part of the staff costs. The interest cost on scheme liabilities and the expected return on assets are included as other finance income/(costs). Actuarial gains and losses, net of deferred tax, are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.

 

The defined benefit scheme is held in separate trustee administered funds, with the assets of the scheme held separately from those of the entity. Pension scheme assets are measured at fair value, and liabilities are measured on an actuarial basis using the projected unit method and discounted at a rate equivalent to the current rate of return on a high-quality corporate bond of equivalent currency and term to the scheme liabilities. Full actuarial valuations are obtained triennially and are updated at each balance sheet date. The resulting defined benefit asset or liability is presented separately on the face of the balance sheet.

 

Surpluses are only recognised when the conditions can be satisfied ensuring the company can benefit from the surplus. The primary condition is that the company has an enforceable right to recover the surplus either through reduced future contributions or a refund.

 

1.7
Retirement benefits

The cost of providing benefits under defined benefit plans is determined separately for each plan using the projected unit credit method, and is based on actuarial advice.

 

The change in the net defined benefit liability arising from employee service during the year is recognised as an employee cost. The cost of plan introductions, benefit changes, settlements and curtailments are recognised as an expense in measuring profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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The net interest element is determined by multiplying the net defined benefit liability by the discount rate, taking into account any changes in the net defined benefit liability during the period as a result of contribution and benefit payments. The net interest is recognised in profit or loss as other finance revenue or cost.

 

Remeasurement changes comprise actuarial gains and losses, the effect of the asset ceiling and the return on the net defined benefit liability excluding amounts included in net interest. These are recognised immediately in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur and are not reclassified to profit and loss in subsequent periods.

The net defined benefit pension asset or liability in the balance sheet comprises the total for each plan of the present value of the defined benefit obligation (using a discount rate based on high quality corporate bonds), less the fair value of plan assets out of which the obligations are to be settled directly. Fair value is based on market price information, and in the case of quoted securities is the published bid price. The value of a net pension benefit asset is limited to the amount that may be recovered either through reduced contributions or agreed refunds from the scheme.

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.

Pension and other post-employment benefits (note 7)

The cost of the defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment medical benefits are determined using actuarial valuations. The actuarial valuation involves making assumptions about discount rates, mortality rates and future pension increases. Due to the complexity of the valuation, the underlying assumptions and the long-term nature of these plans, such estimates are subject to significant uncertainty. The key assumptions are explained further below.

 

In determining the appropriate discount rate, management consider the interest rates for the corporate bonds in the respective currency, with extrapolated maturities corresponding to the expected duration of the defined benefit obligation. The underlying bonds are further reviewed for quality, and those having excessive credit spreads are removed from the population of bonds on which the discount rate is based on the basis that they do not represent high quality corporate bonds.

 

The mortality rate is based on publicly available mortality tables for the specific country.

 

Future pension increases are based on expected future inflation rates for the respective country.

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons employed by the company during the year was:

2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
0
0
4
Directors' remuneration

During 2025, the three (2024 - three) Directors' who held roles within the company which were deemed to be inconsequential to their wider roles as Directors of other Group Companies and therefore the Company bears no costs in relation to those Directors. Such costs are borne by other group undertaking, namely L Kellenberger & Co. AG and Hardinge Inc.

5
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
8,584
9,533
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
62
50
Other creditors
48,775
33,903
Accruals and deferred income
28,989
40,520
77,826
74,473
7
Retirement benefit schemes
Defined benefit schemes

The company operates a defined benefit scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension contributions payable by the Company to the fund in the year amounted to £Nil (2024: £355,000).

 

The most recent actuarial valuations of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out at 31 December 2025 by A Mack & C Hurry, Fellows of the Institute of Actuaries, on behalf of Hymans Robertson LLP. The present value of the defined benefit obligation, the related current service cost and past service cost were measured using the projected unit credit method.

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Retirement benefit schemes
(Continued)
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Benefits ceased to accrue after 30 September 2010 and the active members at that date were treated as leavers, therefore, future salary increases have no effect on accrued benefits and no assumption is required for salary growth.

 

In July 2022, the company agreed a revised Pension recovery plan with future contributions totalling £1,256,000 being payable up to 31 July 2026.

 

The Actuarial Valuation as at 31 December 2025, for the purposes of FRS102, assessed the scheme as having a defecit of £97,000 (2024: surplus of £250,000). However, as the company is no longer a Going Concern (see Note 1.2) and the directors are in the process of arranging for the "buyout" of the Defined Benefit obligations the surplus has not been recognised on the balance sheet with a corresponding impact on retained earnings.

2025
2024
Key assumptions
%
%
Discount rate
5.55
5.45
Price inflation (RPI)
2.90
3.15
Pension increases (capped at 5% of retail price index)
2.85
3.05
Mortality assumptions
2025
2024

Assumed life expectations on retirement at age 65:

Years
Years
Retiring today
- Males
21.8
21.6
- Females
23.9
24.1
Retiring in 20 years
- Males
23.1
22.9
- Females
25.2
25.5
2025
2024

Amounts recognised in the profit and loss account

£
£
Net interest on net defined benefit liability/(asset)
(10,000)
(8,000)
Other costs and income
166,000
295,000
Total costs
156,000
287,000
JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7
Retirement benefit schemes
(Continued)
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2025
2024

Amounts taken to other comprehensive income

£
£
Actual return on scheme assets
(127,000)
420,000
Less: calculated interest element
420,000
396,000
Return on scheme assets excluding interest income
293,000
816,000
Actuarial changes related to obligations
(102,000)
(853,000)
Effect of changes in the amount of surplus that is not recoverable
(250,000)
105,000
Total costs/(income)
(59,000)
68,000

The amounts included in the balance sheet arising from the company's obligations in respect of defined benefit plans are as follows:

2025
2024
£
£
Present value of defined benefit obligations
7,471,000
7,888,000
Fair value of plan assets
(7,374,000)
(8,138,000)
Deficit/(surplus) in scheme
97,000
(250,000)
Restriction on scheme assets
-
250,000
Total liability recognised
97,000
-
2025

Movements in the present value of defined benefit obligations

£
Liabilities at 1 January 2025
7,888,000
Past service cost
166,000
Benefits paid
(891,000)
Actuarial gains and losses
(102,000)
Interest cost
410,000
At 31 December 2025
7,471,000

The defined benefit obligations arise from plans which are wholly or partly funded.

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
7
Retirement benefit schemes
(Continued)
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2025

Movements in the fair value of plan assets

£
Fair value of assets at 1 January 2025
8,138,000
Interest income
420,000
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest)
(293,000)
Benefits paid
(891,000)
At 31 December 2025
7,374,000

The actual return on plan assets was £127,000 (2024 - £420,000).

2025
2024

Fair value of plan assets at the reporting period end

£
£
Cash and debtors
61,000
333,000
Buy in
7,313,000
7,805,000
7,374,000
8,138,000
8
Reserves
Share premium

The share premium account £7,232,631 (2024: £7,232,631) includes the aggregate net proceeds less nominal value of shares on issue of the company's equity share capital.

Other reserves

As part of the buy-out of the Defined Benefit Pension obligations, the loan owed to Hardinge Kellenberger AG will be off-set against the equity of the company. Therefore, the loan balance of £974,644 (2024: £929,644) is not payable. In these financial statements the loan has been accounted for as a capital contribution, with the intercompany balance written of directly against equity.

This write-off does not affect the Group’s profit or loss but represents a restructuring of capital within the Group. The transaction has been eliminated on consolidation, and no gain or loss has been recognised in the consolidated financial statements.

Profit and loss reserves

The profit and loss account represents cumulative profit or loss net of dividends paid.

9
Audit report information

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:

JONES & SHIPMAN HARDINGE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
9
Audit report information
(Continued)
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Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements:

Emphasis of matter

We draw your attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which explains that during the previous year the Directors decided to cease trading and therefore do not consider the Company to be a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in note 1.2. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Senior Statutory Auditor:
Thomas Mayfield BA FCA
Statutory Auditor:
Mayfield & Co.
Date of audit report:
21 September 2026
10
Events after the reporting date

On 1st of July 2026 Kellenberger Switzerland AG transferred its 12,524,424 ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the Company as a distribution of dividend in kind to Kellenberger Machines Holdings, GmbH.

 

On 1st of July 2026 Kellenberger Machines Holdings, GmbH transferred its 12,524,424 ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the Company as a distribution of dividend in kind to KB Machines Midco, LLC.

 

At this date KB Machines Midco, LLC became the immediate parent undertaking.

 

11
Ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party

At the year end, the immediate parent undertaking is Hardinge Kellenberger AG (Previously L Kellenberger & Co. AG), addressed in, Thannäckerstrasse 22, 9403 Goldach, Switzerland (Previously Heiligkreuzstrasse 28, Ch-9008 St. Gallen, Switzerland), a company incorporated in Switzerland.

KB Machines US Holdings LLC, 1755 Britannia Drive, Suite 1A, Elgin, Il 60124, which is incorporated in the USA, is the parent undertaking of the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared.

The ultimate parent company and controlling party is Centre Lane Partners V, LP, One Grand Central Place, 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2220, New York, NY 10165, which is also incorporated in the USA.

 

 

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