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Delstar International, Limited









Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
Company Information


Directors
W Dickinson 
D J Carr (appointed 2 May 2025)
B M Park (appointed 2 May 2025)




Company secretary
B M Park



Registered number
04296794



Registered office
Manchester Road
Ashton-Under-Lyne

Greater Manchester

OL7 0ED




Trading Address
Gateway Business Park
Broad Lane

Gilberdyke

East Riding of Yorkshire

HU15 2TD






Independent auditors
Hurst Accountants Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors

3 Stockport Exchange

Railway Road

Stockport

SK1 3GG





 
Delstar International, Limited
 

Contents



Page
Strategic Report
 
1
Directors' Report
 
2 - 3
Independent Auditors' Report
 
4 - 7
Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
8
Statement of Financial Position
 
9
Statement of Changes in Equity
 
10
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
11 - 25


 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
Strategic Report
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Introduction
 
The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Business review
 
We are the UK arm of the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of thermoplastics nets, nonwovens, laminates and extruded components, selling into a variety of sectors including the filtration, automotive, healthcare and industrial markets.
This financial year saw challenges faced by the business in an uncertain general economy resulting in a contraction of our volume levels. However, the company reacted accordingly to adjust its cost base and continues to reinvest in new capital projects.

Principal risks and uncertainties
 
The increase in uncertainty in the global economic environment has brought some disruption to the Group but having put in the necessary controls and procedures, the factory has continued to operate and manufacture our product range. Some markets have naturally seen a slow down in demand whilst others have seen demand for our products rise.

Financial key performance indicators
 
The company tracks a number of financial indicators (such as sales growth, product profitability through MGP and liquidity) on a weekly and monthly basis as well as looking at a number of key operational metrics within the areas of Safety, Quality and Delivery.
 


2025
2024

(£m)
(£m)
Turnover
19.7
20.4
Operating (loss)/profit
(1.0)
1.1
(Loss)/profit for the year
(1.2)
0.7
Shareholders' funds
6.9
8.1



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



B M Park
Director

Date: 29 September 2026

Page 1

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Directors' Report
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

W Dickinson 
D J Carr (appointed 2 May 2025)
B M Park (appointed 2 May 2025)
L M C Hermann (resigned 2 May 2025)

Directors' responsibilities statement

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

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


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

∙make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 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.

Results and dividends

The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,193,951 (2024 -profit £728,054).

The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:
 
∙so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

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

Page 2

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Directors' Report (continued)
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Auditors

The auditors, Hurst Accountants Limited, were appointed in the year and will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

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



B M Park
Director

Date: 29 September 2026

Page 3

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Delstar International, Limited
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Delstar International, Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, including a summary of 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:


∙give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its loss for the year then ended;
∙have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
∙have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.


Basis for opinion


We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.


Conclusions relating to going concern


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


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


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


Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' 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.


Page 4

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Delstar International, Limited (continued)


Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
 

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


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


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:


∙adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
∙the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
∙certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
∙we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 2, 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.


Page 5

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Delstar International, Limited (continued)


Auditors' 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 Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.


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

Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities
In identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
 
∙The nature of the industry and sector in which the company operates; the control environment and business performance including key drivers for directors' remuneration, bonus levels and performance targets.
∙The outcome of enquiries of local management and parent company management, including whether management was aware of any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations, and whether management had knowledge  of any actual, suspected, or alleged fraud.
∙Supporting documentation relating to the Company's policies and procedures for:
°Identifying, evaluating, and complying with laws and regulations
°Detecting and responding to the risks of fraud
∙The internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations.
∙The outcome of discussions amongst the engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
∙The legal and regulatory framework in which the Company operates, particularly those laws and regulations which have a direct effect on the financial statements, such as the Companies Act 2006, pensions and tax legislation, or which had a fundamental effect on the operations of the Company, including General Data Protection requirements and Anti-bribery and Corruption.

Audit response to risks identified
 
Our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

∙Reviewing the financial statements disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with the provisions of those relevant laws and regulations which have a direct effect on the financial statements. 
∙Discussions with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud.
∙Evaluation of management’s controls designed to prevent and detect irregularities.
∙Enquiring of management about any actual and potential litigation and claims.
∙Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships which may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
Page 6

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of Delstar International, Limited (continued)


We have also considered the risk of fraud through management override of controls by:

∙Testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments.  We have used data analytics software to identify accounting transactions which may pose a heightened risk of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
∙Challenging assumptions made by management in their significant accounting estimates, and assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and
∙Evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

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 the audit procedures described above, and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations are from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of them.  Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. 


A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' 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 Auditors' 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.



Ryan Tattler (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Hurst Accountants Limited
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
3 Stockport Exchange
Railway Road
Stockport
SK1 3GG

1 October 2026
Page 7

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

As restated
2025
2024
Note
£
£

Turnover
 3 
19,736,660
20,415,786

Cost of sales
  
(15,947,902)
(14,900,935)

Gross profit
  
3,788,758
5,514,851

Administrative expenses
  
(4,753,891)
(4,460,756)

Operating (loss)/profit
 4 
(965,133)
1,054,095

Interest receivable and similar income
 8 
15,528
-

Interest payable and similar expenses
 9 
(736,346)
(304,123)

(Loss)/profit before tax
  
(1,685,951)
749,972

Tax on (loss)/profit
 10 
492,000
(21,918)

(Loss)/profit for the financial year
  
(1,193,951)
728,054

There was no other comprehensive income for 2025 (2024:£NIL).

The notes on pages 11 to 25 form part of these financial statements.

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Delstar International, Limited
Registered number: 04296794

Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 December 2025

As restated
2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Intangible assets
 11 
244,067
365,777

Tangible assets
 12 
10,848,190
11,135,488

  
11,092,257
11,501,265

Current assets
  

Stocks
 13 
5,821,097
5,641,581

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 14 
3,536,199
4,101,714

Cash at bank and in hand
 15 
369,334
508,532

  
9,726,630
10,251,827

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 16 
(4,089,330)
(3,337,584)

Net current assets
  
 
 
5,637,300
 
 
6,914,243

Total assets less current liabilities
  
16,729,557
18,415,508

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 17 
(9,000,000)
(9,000,000)

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 18 
(825,432)
(1,317,432)

Net assets
  
6,904,125
8,098,076


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 19 
1
1

Other reserves
 20 
398,018
398,018

Profit and loss account
 20 
6,506,106
7,700,057

  
6,904,125
8,098,076


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


B M Park
Director

Date: 29 September 2026

The notes on pages 11 to 25 form part of these financial statements.

Page 9

 
Delstar International, Limited
 

Statement of Changes in Equity
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025


Called up share capital
Capital contribution reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£


At 1 January 2024
1
-
6,972,003
6,972,004


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
-
728,054
728,054


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Capital contribution
-
398,018
-
398,018



At 1 January 2025 (as previously stated)
1
398,018
7,811,413
8,209,432

Prior year adjustment - correction of error
-
-
(111,356)
(111,356)


At 1 January 2025 (as restated)
1
398,018
7,700,057
8,098,076


Comprehensive income for the year

Loss for the year
-
-
(1,193,951)
(1,193,951)


At 31 December 2025
1
398,018
6,506,106
6,904,125


The notes on pages 11 to 25 form part of these financial statements.

Page 10

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1.


General information

DelStar International, Limited is a  private company limited by share capital incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Manchester Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL7 0ED. The company's principal place of business and trading address is Gateway Business Park, Broad Lane, Gilberdyke, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU15 2TD. The company's registration number is 04296794.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

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

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

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
∙the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
∙the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
∙the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);
∙the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A;
∙the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Mativ Holdings, Inc. as at 31 December 2025 and these financial statements may be obtained from the Company Secretary, Mativ Holdings Inc., 100 Kimball Place, Suite 600 Alpharetta, Georgia, 30009, USA.

 
2.3

Going concern

At 31 December 2025 the Company had net assets of £6,904k (2024 restated: £8,098k) and made a loss before tax for the year of £1,686k (2024 restated: £750k profit).
Management have confirmed that the group will provide appropriate support, both through non-recall of intercompany debt, and cash provided by the wider Mativ Group where necessary, such that the Company will be able to continue to meet its debt repayments as they fall due. As a result, the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.

Page 11

 
Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges.

 
2.5

Revenue

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:

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
∙the Company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
∙the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the transaction; and
∙the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

 
2.6

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

 
2.7

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.8

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

 
2.9

Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.

 
2.10

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The Company operates a defined contribution plan 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 Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

 
2.11

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
∙The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
∙Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.


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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.12

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

 The estimated useful lives range as follows:

Computer software
-
7
years

 
2.13

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.

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Freehold property
-
up to 20 years
Plant and machinery
-
up to 15 years
Fixtures and fittings
-
3 - 10 years
Computer equipment
-
3 - 10 years
Assets under construction
-
Not depreciated

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.

 
2.14

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads.

At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

 
2.15

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.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.16

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.

 
2.17

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at 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.

 
2.18

Provisions 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.

 
2.19

Financial instruments

The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Statement of Financial Position when the Company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) 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 debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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. 

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.19
Financial instruments (continued)

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

Basic 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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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

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

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

3.


Turnover

As restated
2025
2024
£
£

External
19,215,925
19,972,737

Interco
520,735
443,049

19,736,660
20,415,786


Analysis of turnover by country of destination:

As restated
2025
2024
£
£

United Kingdom
3,150,201
2,444,777

Rest of the world
16,586,459
17,971,009

19,736,660
20,415,786



4.


Operating (loss)/profit

The operating (loss)/profit is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Exchange differences
397,812
310,025

Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
865,314
574,266

Other operating lease rentals
41,268
7,624


5.


Auditors' remuneration

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


2025
2024
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the Company's financial statements
24,480
22,650

Fees payable to the Company's auditors in respect of:

All non-audit services not included above
2,450
-

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

6.


Employees

Staff costs were as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Wages and salaries
3,472,021
3,161,687

Social security costs
438,578
355,079

Cost of defined contribution scheme
232,364
219,003

4,142,963
3,735,769


The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Sales
3
3



Manufacturing
52
51



Admin
6
-

61
54


7.


Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was paid to the directors in the year (2024: £nil).


8.


Interest receivable

2025
2024
£
£


Other interest receivable
15,528
-


9.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
2024
£
£


Bank interest payable
10,038
-

Loans from group undertakings
726,308
304,123

736,346
304,123

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

10.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
-
(150,666)


Total current tax
-
(150,666)

Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
(422,526)
172,584

Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(69,474)
-

Total deferred tax
(492,000)
172,584


Tax on (loss)/profit
(492,000)
21,918

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is lower than (2024 -lower than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 -25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before tax
(1,685,951)
749,972


(Loss)/profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 -25%)
(421,488)
187,493

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
249
-

Fixed asset differences
11,042
-

Income not taxable for tax purposes
(12,329)
-

Adjustments to tax charge in respect of prior periods - deferred tax
(69,474)
-

Other differences
-
(165,575)

Total tax charge for the year
(492,000)
21,918


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

11.


Intangible assets




Computer software

£



Cost


At 1 January 2025
851,972



At 31 December 2025

851,972



Amortisation


At 1 January 2025
486,195


Charge for the year on owned assets
121,710



At 31 December 2025

607,905



Net book value



At 31 December 2025
244,067



At 31 December 2024
365,777



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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

12.


Tangible fixed assets


Freehold property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings
Computer equipment
Assets under construction
Total

£
£
£
£
£
£



Cost


At 1 January 2025
1,828,955
14,871,130
102,532
142,025
255,891
17,200,533


Additions
-
-
-
-
578,016
578,016


Disposals
-
(1,377,060)
-
-
-
(1,377,060)


Transfers between classes
-
107,180
-
-
(107,180)
-



At 31 December 2025

1,828,955
13,601,250
102,532
142,025
726,727
16,401,489



Depreciation


At 1 January 2025
516,717
5,364,557
50,657
133,114
-
6,065,045


Charge for the year
44,167
803,983
8,253
8,911
-
865,314


Disposals
-
(1,377,060)
-
-
-
(1,377,060)



At 31 December 2025

560,884
4,791,480
58,910
142,025
-
5,553,299



Net book value



At 31 December 2025
1,268,071
8,809,770
43,622
-
726,727
10,848,190



At 31 December 2024
1,312,238
9,506,573
51,875
8,911
255,891
11,135,488

Freehold property includes £925,000 in respect of land, which is not depreciated.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

13.


Stocks

As restated
2025
2024
£
£

Raw materials and consumables
2,885,422
2,856,336

Work in progress
614,289
325,589

Finished goods
2,321,386
2,459,656

5,821,097
5,641,581


The carrying value of stocks is stated net of impairment losses totalling £329,701 (2024: £279,556).
The cost of inventories recognised as an expense and included in cost of sales during the year was £9,850,493 (
2024: £10,687,677).


14.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£

Trade debtors
3,310,618
3,313,698

Amounts owed by group undertakings
4,612
214,051

Other debtors
107,116
175,283

Prepayments and accrued income
77,556
195,590

Tax recoverable
36,297
203,092

3,536,199
4,101,714


The amounts owed by group companies do not attract interest and are repayable on demand.
The carrying value of trade debtors is stated net of an provision for bad debts of £Nil (
2024: £Nil).


15.


Cash and cash equivalents

2025
2024
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
369,334
508,532

Less: bank overdrafts
(615,598)
(25,748)

(246,264)
482,784


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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

16.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

As restated
2025
2024
£
£

Bank overdrafts
615,598
25,748

Trade creditors
1,280,187
1,428,312

Amounts owed to group undertakings
730,808
880,053

Other taxation and social security
90,028
115,398

Other creditors
43,352
37,997

Accruals and deferred income
1,329,357
850,076

4,089,330
3,337,584


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


17.


Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

2025
2024
£
£

Amounts owed to group undertakings
9,000,000
9,000,000


Included in amounts due to group undertakings is a loan of £9,000,000 (2024: £9,000,000). The loan is unsecured and is repayable in December 2029. Interest is charged at a fixed rate of 8.07%.


18.


Deferred taxation




2025
2024


£

£






At beginning of year
(1,317,432)
(1,226,513)


Charged to profit or loss
492,000
(90,919)



At end of year
(825,432)
(1,317,432)

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025
 
18.Deferred taxation (continued)

The provision for deferred taxation is made up as follows:

2025
2024
£
£


Accelerated capital allowances
(2,064,198)
(1,317,432)

Tax losses carried forward
1,233,863
-

Pension surplus
4,903
-

(825,432)
(1,317,432)


19.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



1 (2024 -1) Ordinary share of £1.00
1
1



20.


Reserves

Capital contribution reserve

The capital contribution reserve represents capital contributions from the parent entity.

Profit and loss account

This reserve includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.


21.


Prior year adjustment

During the year, the Company identified an error in the application of revenue cut-off in the year ended 31 December 2024. The comparative figures have therefore been restated to correct the timing of revenue and the associated cost of sales.
The effect of the restatement was to reduce turnover by £606,422 and cost of sales by £495,066, resulting in a reduction in profit and retained earnings of £111,356, before the related tax effect.
At 31 December 2024, deferred income has increased by £606,422 and stock has increased by £495,066 as a result of the restatement.

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Delstar International, Limited
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2025

22.


Pension commitments

The Company operates a group personal pension scheme for its employees, which is a defined contribution plan. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the scheme and amounted to £232,364 (2024: £219,003).  Contributions totalling £42,605 (2024: £37,543) were payable at the reporting date and are included in creditors.


23.


Commitments under operating leases

At 31 December 2025 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2025
2024
£
£


Not later than 1 year
41,268
42,582

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
140,999
144,438

182,267
187,020


24.


Related party transactions

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 33 "Related Party Disclosure" and has not disclosed details of transactions with companies within the wider Mativ group, on the grounds that its results are included within the consolidated financial statements.


25.


Controlling party

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of SWM Luxembourg SARL, a company incorporated in Luxembourg.
The parent undertaking of the smallest group for which group accounts are prepared is SWM Luxembourg SARL.
The ultimate parent undertaking and parent of the largest group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared is Mativ Holdings, Inc., a company incorporated in the United States of America and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The directors do not consider any individual to be the ultimate controlling party.

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