REGISTERED NUMBER: 03880774 (England and Wales)

Birch Chemicals Limited

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

P T Fitzgerald

P Hogan

C Fincher

A J Embleton

M Kiefer

B P Dell

A W Forman

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Melton Ross Quarries

Barnetby

North Lincolnshire

DN38 6AE

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03880774 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Smailes Goldie

Chartered Accountants

Statutory Auditor

Regent's Court

Princess Street

Hull

East Yorkshire

HU2 8BA

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

-

-

Tangible assets

5

-

240,529

Investments

6

-

9,763

-

250,292

CURRENT ASSETS

Stocks

7

-

234,960

Debtors

8

1,512,877

694,500

Cash at bank

909,625

1,270,432

2,422,502

2,199,892

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

9

-

(539,003

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

2,422,502

1,660,889

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

2,422,502

1,911,181

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

10

10,000

10,000

Capital contribution reserve

354,706

354,706

Retained earnings

2,057,796

1,546,475

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

2,422,502

1,911,181

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Statement of Comprehensive Income has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 22 July 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

A W Forman - Director

A J Embleton - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

Birch Chemicals Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared on under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements have been prepared in pound sterling rounded to the nearest £1.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

Going concern

The trade and assets of the Company were hived up to the parent undertaking on 31 October 2025 and the Company ceased to trade from that date. The directors intend to wind up the operations of the company, distribute its remaining assets to the parent company, and voluntarily dissolve the company within the next 12 months. Consequently, the directors do not consider the company to be a going concern. Accordingly, these financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis, but have instead been prepared on a break-up basis. Under this basis, assets have been written down to their net realisable values and long-term assets and liabilities have been reclassified as current. No significant adjustments to asset or liability carrying values were required as a result of changing to the break-up basis as the Directors are satisfied that the carrying values of the assets and liabilities remain appropriate.

Turnover

Turnover is the revenue arising from sale of goods and services. It is stated at the fair value of the consideration receivable net of intra group transactions, value added tax, rebates and discounts.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and benefits of ownership of the product have been transferred to the buyer, which may be upon shipment, completion of the product or the product being ready for delivery, based on specific contract terms.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Capitalised research and development costs are being amortised evenly over their estimated useful life of 5 years.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes those costs that are directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Freehold buildings and leasehold property

- 10% on cost

Plant and machinery

- 10% - 20% on cost

Motor Vehicles

- 25% on cost

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

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

Loans and borrowings

Loans and borrowings are initially recognised at the transaction price including transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less impairment.

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 or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

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 rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The parent company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the parent company's pension scheme on behalf of the company are charged to the profit and loss account in the period to which they relate.

Government grants

Government grants in respect of capital expenditure are credited to deferred income when received and are released over the useful economic life of the related asset on a basis consistent with the depreciation policy.

Impairment

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset's cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 10 (2024 - 16 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Other

intangible

assets

£

COST

At 1 January 2025

13,234

Disposals

(13,234

)

At 31 December 2025

-

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2025

13,234

Eliminated on disposal

(13,234

)

At 31 December 2025

-

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

-

At 31 December 2024

-

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and

machinery

etc

£

COST

At 1 January 2025

1,407,989

Disposals

(1,407,989

)

At 31 December 2025

-

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2025

1,167,460

Charge for year

81,387

Eliminated on disposal

(1,248,847

)

At 31 December 2025

-

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

-

At 31 December 2024

240,529

6.	FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Shares in

group

undertaking

£

COST

At 1 January 2025

9,763

Disposals

(98

)

Impairments

(9,665

)

At 31 December 2025

-

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

-

At 31 December 2024

9,763

7.

STOCKS

2025

2024

£

£

Stocks

-

234,960

8.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade debtors

-

598,654

Amounts owed by group undertakings

1,469,696

50,113

VAT

43,181

13,245

Deferred tax asset

-

2,878

Prepayments and accrued income

-

29,610

1,512,877

694,500

9.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Trade creditors

-

80,317

Amounts owed to group undertakings

-

213,997

Other creditors

-

310

Accruals and deferred income

-

244,379

-

539,003

10.	CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:

Nominal

2025

2024

value:

£

£

10,000

Ordinary

£1

10,000

10,000

11.	DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

Jamie Chilcott ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Smailes Goldie

12.	CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The company is party to a composite multilateral guarantee and debenture together with its UK parent undertakings in respect of the group borrowings which are secured, in part, by fixed and floating charges over the assets of the company. The potential liability to the company under the arrangement at 31 December 2024 was £nil.

13.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

14.	ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY AND ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

Singleton Birch Limited is the immediate parent company and its registered office is the same as is listed on page 1. Singleton Birch Limited is regarded as the parent undertaking of the smallest group for which group accounts are prepared and made publicly available. The ultimate parent company in the UK is Mississippi Lime UK Limited which owns 100% of the entire issued share capital of the Singleton Birch Limited. Copies of the group accounts can be obtained from Companies House.

HBM Holdings Company (incorporated in USA) is regarded by the directors as being the Company's ultimate parent holding company. Its registered office address is Suite 1050, 101 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA. The largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by HBM Holdings Company however, these accounts are not publicly available.

There is no ultimate controlling party.