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Registration number: 08409646 (England & Wales)

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 7

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

8

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Consolidated Balance Sheet

10

Balance Sheet

11

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

12

Statement of Changes in Equity

13

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

14

Notes to the Financial Statements

15 to 30

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Company Information

Directors

A J B Whiteley

C J Whiteley

C E J Whiteley

Company secretary

A J B Whiteley

Registered office

Unit T2
Enstone Airfield
Enstone
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 4NP

Auditors

Hazlewoods LLP Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of a holding company. The principal activity of the group is the extrusion and remould of plastics and the manufacture of road traffic and safety products.

Fair review of the business

The current year has been challenging for the group due to the global supply chain issues and resulting price impact on raw materials costs. The directors are pleased with the overall result which reflected the necessary commercial actions that needed to be taken during these times.

The group has achieved a profit before tax of £920,801 (2025 - £549,001) which represented 4.41% (2025 - 2.95%) of sales and achieved an overall profit after tax of £752,123 (2025 - £596,058).

The group's sale pipeline remains strong, and the directors are confident that the coming year will see continued growth and improvements in performance. The group is well equipped to capitalise on opportunities in its core domestic and overseas markets

The company's key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:

 

Unit

2026

2025

Turnover

£

20,884,912

18,542,750

Gross profit margin

%

45

46

Profit before tax

£

920,801

549,001

Net assets

£

11,937,196

11,706,727


Future developments and research and development
The group continues to develop both its products and production systems through investment in technology, design and innovation and the directors are confident that this will contribute towards the group's growth.

Principal risks and uncertainties
The directors have considered the key risks facing the business and concluded as follows:

Raw material prices and security of supply
The group uses polymers, resins, reinforcement materials and other specialist manufacturing inputs. The price and availability of these materials can be affected by global demand, energy prices, currency movements, geopolitical events and disruption within international supply chains. Significant increases in input costs may not always be recoverable immediately through selling prices and could therefore adversely affect profitability. The group manages this risk through close relationships with its principal suppliers, alternative sourcing where practicable, appropriate stock management, regular review of purchasing arrangements and timely review of customer pricing.

Energy costs and energy-support arrangements
The group’s manufacturing processes are significant users of electricity. Changes in wholesale energy prices, supply arrangements and the availability or terms of government energy-support schemes could materially affect the group’s cost base. The group monitors energy purchasing arrangements and developments affecting energy-intensive manufacturers. It also continues to identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumed per unit of production.
 

Approved by the Board on 1 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:


C J Whiteley
Director

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

The directors present their report and the for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

A J B Whiteley - Company secretary and director

C J Whiteley

C E J Whiteley (appointed 19 March 2026)

Financial instruments

Objectives and policies

The group’s financial instruments, other than derivatives, comprise cash and liquid resources, and various other items such as trade debtors, trade creditors, etc that arise directly from its operations. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to finance the operations of the group. The group is exposed to the usual credit risk and cash flow risk associated with selling on credit and manages this through credit control procedures and staged payments.

Price and foreign exchange risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Price risk is the risk that price changes will cause financial losses for the group. A number of the group's sales are transacted in non-sterling currencies. As a result, exchange rate fluctuations impact on the results and cash flows of the group. Fluctuations in exchange rates are carefully monitored by the directors.

Credit risk is the risk that a customer, financial institution or other counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to meet its contractual obligations, resulting in a financial loss to the group. Credit risk is managed by carrying out credit checks on new customers and closely monitoring the payment performance of customers. Procedures are in place to limit the supply of goods to customers who are not paying in accordance with the group's terms of business.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the group will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial obligations as they fall due. Liquidity risk is managed by the monitoring of the group's cash position on a daily basis. The group has facilities in place which cater for its needs.

Cash flow risk is the risk that the group's cash inflows and outflows will vary to such an extent that it is unable to fund its day-to-day operations and commitments as they fall due. Cash flow risk is managed by forecasting. The nature of the group’s business is such that cash flows are predictable, and the directors are able to use this to ensure that facilities are available.

Going concern

Forecasts have been prepared that reflect the current economic circumstances and indicate that the group will continue to operate within their existing facilities. The group also has access to cash reserves of £4.362 million (2025 - £1.558 million). Based on the forecasts prepared and the funds available, sufficient resources are available for the group to conduct business for at least 12 months post signing of the financial statements. As such, the directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.

Reappointment of auditors

Hazlewoods LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office.

Disclosure of information to the auditor

Each director has taken the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditor is unaware.

Approved by the Board on 1 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:


C J Whiteley
Director

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and company and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

•

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

•

make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

•

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

•

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

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

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2026, which comprise the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to the Financial Statements, 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 group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of the group's profit 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 auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Opinion on other matter 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 Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

•

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

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

•

adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

•

the parent company 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 Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page 4, 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 group’s and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

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:

We considered the nature of the group’s industry and its control environment and reviewed the group's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the group operates in and identified the key laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, including the UK Companies Act and tax legislation, and, those that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the group’s ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.

In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override of controls. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgments made in accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

•

reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;

•

performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatements due to fraud; and

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

•

enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that 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, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

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

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the parent 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 parent company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the parent company and the parent company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.





Rebecca Copping (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Hazlewoods LLP, Statutory Auditor

Staverton Court
Staverton
Cheltenham
GL51 0UX

1 October 2026

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Turnover

3

20,884,912

18,542,750

Cost of sales

 

(11,577,844)

(9,925,722)

Gross profit

 

9,307,068

8,617,028

Distribution costs

 

(1,017,461)

(1,531,023)

Administrative expenses

 

(7,661,176)

(6,740,986)

Other operating income

4

275,979

247,029

Operating profit

 

904,410

592,048

Other interest receivable and similar income

6

37,327

1,767

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(20,936)

(44,814)

Profit before tax

 

920,801

549,001

Tax on profit

11

(168,678)

47,057

Profit for the financial year

 

752,123

596,058

Profit attributable to:

 

Owners of the company

 

752,123

596,058

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

2026
£

2025
£

Profit for the year

752,123

596,058

Foreign currency translation losses

(19,154)

(13,495)

Total comprehensive income for the year

732,969

582,563

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of the company

732,969

582,563

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

(Registration number: 08409646)
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Tangible assets

12

6,571,522

7,034,215

Current assets

 

Stocks

14

2,822,603

3,263,276

Debtors

15

5,963,757

4,860,642

Cash at bank and in hand

16

4,407,994

1,950,686

 

13,194,354

10,074,604

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(6,413,585)

(3,868,216)

Net current assets

 

6,780,769

6,206,388

Total assets less current liabilities

 

13,352,291

13,240,603

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

17

(119,805)

(231,882)

Provisions for liabilities

11, 19

(1,295,290)

(1,301,994)

Net assets

 

11,937,196

11,706,727

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

22, 23

113

120

Capital redemption reserve

23

7

-

Revaluation reserve

23

22,477

22,477

Merger reserve

23

230,208

230,208

Profit and loss account

23

11,684,391

11,453,922

Equity attributable to owners of the company

 

11,937,196

11,706,727

Total equity

 

11,937,196

11,706,727

Approved and authorised by the Board on 1 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

C J Whiteley
Director

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

(Registration number: 08409646)
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Fixed assets

 

Investments

13

122

122

Current assets

 

Debtors

15

-

500,000

Cash at bank and in hand

16

1,543,830

11,242

 

1,543,830

511,242

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(1,508,532)

(2)

Net current assets

 

35,298

511,240

Net assets

 

35,420

511,362

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

22, 23

113

120

Capital redemption reserve

23

7

-

Profit and loss account

23

35,300

511,242

Total equity

 

35,420

511,362

The company made a profit after tax for the financial year of £26,558 (2025 - profit of £1,113).

Approved and authorised by the Board on 1 October 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

C J Whiteley
Director

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2026
Equity attributable to the parent company

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Merger reserve
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2025

120

-

22,477

230,208

11,453,922

11,706,727

Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

752,123

752,123

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

(19,154)

(19,154)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

732,969

732,969

Purchase of own share capital

(7)

7

-

-

(502,500)

(502,500)

At 31 March 2026

113

7

22,477

230,208

11,684,391

11,937,196

Share capital
£

Revaluation reserve
£

Merger reserve
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

120

22,477

230,208

10,871,359

11,124,164

Profit for the year

-

-

-

596,058

596,058

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

(13,495)

(13,495)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

582,563

582,563

At 31 March 2025

120

22,477

230,208

11,453,922

11,706,727

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2025

120

-

511,242

511,362

Profit for the year

-

-

26,558

26,558

Purchase of own share capital

(7)

7

(502,500)

(502,500)

At 31 March 2026

113

7

35,300

35,420

Share capital
£

Capital redemption reserve
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2024

120

-

510,129

510,249

Profit for the year

-

-

1,113

1,113

At 31 March 2025

120

-

511,242

511,362

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the year

 

752,123

596,058

Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items

 

Depreciation and amortisation

5

1,057,881

1,020,208

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

92,815

3,052

Finance income

6

(37,327)

(1,767)

Finance costs

7

20,936

44,814

Income tax expense

11

168,678

(47,057)

Research and development tax credits

 

(238,123)

(241,212)

 

1,816,983

1,374,096

Working capital adjustments

 

Decrease in stocks

 

394,532

1,664,880

Decrease/(increase) in trade debtors

 

2,717,256

(24,420)

Decrease in trade creditors

 

(1,468,584)

(1,226,225)

Cash generated from operations

 

3,460,187

1,788,331

Income taxes received

 

376,620

9,009

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

3,836,807

1,797,340

Cash flows from investing activities

 

Interest received

 

37,327

1,767

Acquisitions of tangible assets

(688,003)

(565,375)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(650,676)

(563,608)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

Interest paid

 

(20,936)

(44,814)

Payments to finance lease creditors

 

(197,376)

(330,092)

Payments for purchase of own shares

 

(502,500)

-

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(720,812)

(374,906)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,465,319

858,826

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April

16

1,950,686

1,097,079

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held

 

(8,011)

(5,219)

Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March

16

4,407,994

1,950,686

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in the United Kingdom.

The address of its registered office is:
Unit T2
Enstone Airfield
Enstone
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 4NP

 

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

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

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.

The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the group operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 102 and has therefore taken advantage of the disclosure exemptions available to it in respect of its separate financial statements. Exemptions have been taken in relation to presentation of the company statement of cash flows and company financial instruments.

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 March 2026.

No profit and loss account is presented for the company as permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006. Its profit for the financial year was £26,558 (2025 - £1,113).
 

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is achieved where the company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

The results of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the Profit and Loss Account from the effective date of acquisition or up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used by the group.

The purchase method of accounting is used to account for business combinations that result in the acquisition of subsidiaries by the group. The cost of a business combination is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities recognised is recorded as goodwill.

The consolidated financial statements also incorporate the results of business combinations using the merger method of accounting as, on the establishment of the company as the ultimate parent of the group, no change in ownership occurred and the requirements of purchase method accounting therefore did not apply.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between the company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, are eliminated in full.

Intra-group losses are also eliminated but may indicate an impairment that requires recognition in the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting policies of subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group. Non-controlling interests in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the group’s equity therein. Non-controlling interests consist of the amount of those interests at the date of the original business combination and the non-controlling shareholder’s share of changes in equity since the date of the combination.

Going concern

Forecasts have been prepared that reflect the current economic circumstances and indicate that the group will continue to operate within their existing facilities. The group also has access to cash reserves of £4.362 million (2025 - £1.558 million). Based on the forecasts prepared and the funds available, sufficient resources are available for the group to conduct business for at least 12 months post signing of the financial statements. As such, the directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the group's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
 

Judgements

No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial
statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies..

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the group’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the group.

The group recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured, it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria have been met for each of the group's activities.

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the customer which is deemed to be upon collection of goods for sales made on an Ex Work's basis and at the point of delivery for sales made on a DAP/DDP incoterms basis.

Government grants

Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the initial transaction dates.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Research and development
Research expenditure is written off to the profit and loss account in the year in which it is incurred. Development expenditure is written off in the same way unless the directors are satisfied as to the technical, commercial and financial viability of individual projects. In this situation, the expenditure is deferred and amortised over the period during which the company is expected to benefit.

Tax

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

The current 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 group operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the group. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Leasehold improvements

6.7% - 33% of cost per annum

Plant and machinery

6.7% - 50% of cost per annum

Fixtures and fittings

20% of cost per annum

Motor vehicles

25% of cost per annum

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

At each balance sheet date, the company tests whether there are any indicators of assets being subject to impairment. If any such indications exist, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined. If this proves to be impossible, the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs is identified. An asset is subject to impairment if its carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount; the recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. An impairment loss is directly expensed in the profit and loss account.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the group will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.

Stocks

Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

The cost of finished goods and work in progress comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stocks are 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.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the group does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.

Borrowings

Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the profit and loss account over the period of the relevant borrowing.

Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.

Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the group has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the group has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

Assets held under finance leases are recognised at the lower of their fair value at inception of the lease and the present value of the minimum lease payments. These assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the asset and the lease term. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the Balance Sheet as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance costs in the Profit and Loss Account and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Financial instruments


Classification
Financial instruments are classified and accounted for according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities. Where shares are issued, any component that creates a financial liability of the company is presented as a liability on the balance sheet. The corresponding dividends relating to the liability component are charged as interest expenses in the profit and loss account.

 Recognition and measurement
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 Impairment
Assets, other than those measured at fair value, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each balance sheet date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss as described below.

A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.

Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the group has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Dividend distribution to the company’s shareholders is recognised as a liability in the financial statements in the reporting period in which the dividends are declared.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

Share based payments

The group and company operates an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan, under which the entity receives services from employees as consideration for equity instruments (options) of the entity. The fair value of the employee services received is measured by reference to the estimated fair value at the grant date of equity instruments granted and is recognised as an expense over the vesting period. The estimated fair value of the option granted is calculated using an average of prior year results and adjusted for market conditions. The directors have appropriately assessed the fair value and deem the adjustment to be immaterial in respect of the share based payment transactions. The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) and share premium when the options are exercised.

 

3

Revenue

The analysis of the group's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Sale of goods

20,884,912

18,542,750

The analysis of the group's turnover for the year by market is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

UK

14,043,798

12,470,996

Europe

1,947,429

1,859,343

Rest of world

4,893,685

4,212,411

20,884,912

18,542,750

 

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the group's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Research and development tax credits

270,162

241,212

Miscellaneous other operating income

5,817

5,817

275,979

247,029

The group received a grant from the Technology Strategy Board in 2013 towards eligible costs for the development of a new product. £5,817 (2025 - £5,817) has been recognised in other operating income in respect of this grant.

The group did not directly or indirectly benefit from any other forms of government grant.

 

5

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging

2026
£

2025
£

Depreciation expense

1,057,881

1,020,208

Research and development cost

190,874

303,015

Foreign exchange losses

80,751

50,297

Operating lease expense - property

356,664

364,174

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

104,232

33,193

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

92,815

3,052

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

6

Other interest receivable and similar income

2026
£

2025
£

Interest income on bank deposits

35,161

1,173

Other interest receivable

2,166

594

37,327

1,767

 

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2026
£

2025
£

Interest on obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

20,936

36,256

Other finance costs

-

8,558

20,936

44,814

 

8

Staff costs

Group
The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Wages and salaries

5,664,010

3,817,748

Social security costs

547,774

370,756

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

108,633

91,890

6,320,417

4,280,394

The average number of persons employed by the group (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2026
No.

2025
No.

Production

55

55

Administration and support

14

14

Sales

8

8

77

77

Company
The company had no employees and therefore incurred no staff costs.

 

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Remuneration

1,499,841

480,954

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

45,883

11,630

1,545,724

492,584

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

During the year the number of directors who were receiving benefits was as follows:

2026
No.

2025
No.

Accruing benefits under money purchase pension scheme

4

3

In respect of the highest paid director:

2026
£

2025
£

Remuneration

1,240,105

204,002

Company contributions to money purchase pension schemes

36,864

6,002

 

10

Auditors' remuneration

2026
£

2025
£

Audit of these financial statements

6,249

6,126

Audit of the financial statements of subsidiaries of the company pursuant to legislation

27,359

25,306

33,608

31,432


 

 

11

Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the consolidated profit and loss account

2026
£

2025
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

179,644

23,596

UK corporation tax adjustment to prior periods

148

(69,504)

179,792

(45,908)

Foreign tax

3,812

73,016

Total current tax

183,604

27,108

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

23,794

(74,165)

Arising from previously unrecognised tax loss, tax credit or temporary difference of prior periods

(38,720)

-

Total deferred taxation

(14,926)

(74,165)

Tax expense/(receipt) in the profit and loss account

168,678

(47,057)

The tax on profit before tax for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2025 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2025 - 25%).

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

The differences are reconciled below:

2026
£

2025
£

Profit before tax

920,801

549,001

Corporation tax at standard rate

230,200

137,250

Tax increase from effect of capital allowances and depreciation

8,928

29,654

Income not taxable for tax purposes

(23,178)

-

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

258,609

(5,208)

Marginal relief

(107)

-

Deferred tax credit from unrecognised tax loss or credit

-

(5,146)

Increase/(decrease) in current tax from adjustment for prior periods

148

(69,504)

Foreign tax

3,812

73,016

Patent box additional deduction

(305,316)

(206,448)

Tax decrease from effect of adjustment in R&D tax credit

-

(671)

Deferred tax credit from unrecognised temporary difference from a prior period

(4,038)

-

Current tax exchange difference arising on movement between opening and closing spot rates

(380)

-

Total tax charge/(credit) in the profit and loss account

168,678

(47,057)

Deferred tax

Group

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

2026

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing differences

1,336,418

Losses and other deductions

(38,720)

Short term timing differences

(2,408)

1,295,290

2025

Liability
£

Fixed asset timing differences

1,397,780

Losses and other deductions

(93,652)

Short term timing differences

(2,134)

1,301,994

Company

The company has no deferred tax assets or liabilities.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Tangible assets

Group

Leasehold improvements
£

Fixtures and fittings
 £

Motor vehicles
 £

Plant and machinery
 £

Total
£

Cost

At 1 April 2025

1,076,399

437,405

98,653

19,461,596

21,074,053

Additions

83,821

89,195

24,823

490,164

688,003

Disposals

-

-

-

(529,323)

(529,323)

At 31 March 2026

1,160,220

526,600

123,476

19,422,437

21,232,733

Depreciation

At 1 April 2025

691,164

302,031

47,637

12,999,006

14,039,838

Charge for the year

39,998

52,932

18,243

946,708

1,057,881

Eliminated on disposal

-

-

-

(436,508)

(436,508)

At 31 March 2026

731,162

354,963

65,880

13,509,206

14,661,211

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

429,058

171,637

57,596

5,913,231

6,571,522

At 31 March 2025

385,235

135,374

51,016

6,462,590

7,034,215

Assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts

The net carrying amount of tangible assets includes the following amounts in respect of assets held under finance leases and hire purchase contracts:

2026
£

2025
£

Plant and machinery

486,579

1,451,470

   

Restriction on title and pledged as security

Plant and machinery with a carrying amount of £486,579 (2025 - £1,451,470) has been pledged as security for the related finance lease and hire purchase liabilities.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Investments

Company

2026
£

2025
£

Investments in subsidiaries

122

122

Subsidiaries

£

Cost

At 1 April 2025 and at 31 March 2026

122

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2026

122

At 31 March 2025

122

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Undertaking

Registered office

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

     

2026

2025

Subsidiary undertakings

Oxford Plastic Systems Limited

Unit T2, Enstone Airfield, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4NP, England

100%

100%

 

     

Oxford Plastic Systems International Limited

Unit T2, Enstone Airfield, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4NP, England

100%

100%

 

     

Oxford Plastic Systems LLC *

1011 Centre Road, Suite 310, City of Wilmington, County of Newcastle, Delaware, 19805, USA

100%

100%

 

     

* Oxford Plastic Systems LLC is owned by Oxford Plastic Systems International Limited.

 

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Stocks

 

Group

Company

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Raw materials and consumables

1,284,174

1,036,931

-

-

Work in progress

151,448

98,866

-

-

Finished goods

1,386,981

2,127,479

-

-

2,822,603

3,263,276

-

-

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Debtors

 

Group

Company

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

4,871,436

4,037,789

-

-

Amounts owed by group undertakings

-

-

-

500,000

Other debtors

606,728

90,342

-

-

Prepayments

418,292

351,422

-

-

Corporation tax asset

67,301

381,089

-

-

5,963,757

4,860,642

-

500,000

Trade debtors of £2,860,403 (2025 - £1,873,315) have been pledged as collateral for the group's invoice discounting facility.

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

 

16

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Group

Company

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Cash at bank

4,407,994

1,950,686

1,543,830

11,242

Cash at bank includes an invoice discounting facility in a surplus position of £45,506 (2025 - £392,322). This facility is secured against particular trade debtors of the group as disclosed in note 15 to these financial statements.

Included in cash and cash equivalents is a fixed charge under a deed of charge dated 5 April 1993. These funds of £45,506 (2025 - £392,322) are held in connection with the group's factoring arrangement and are not freely available for general use.

 

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Creditors

   

Group

Company

Note

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Amounts falling due within one year

 

Loans and borrowings

18

113,040

198,339

-

-

Trade creditors

 

2,822,292

2,119,967

-

-

Amounts owed to group undertakings

25

-

-

1,508,530

-

Social security and other taxes

 

173,779

129,354

-

-

Other creditors

 

227,641

175,857

2

2

Accruals

 

2,392,481

686,319

-

-

Deferred income

 

684,352

558,380

-

-

 

6,413,585

3,868,216

1,508,532

2

Amounts falling due after one year

 

Loans and borrowings

18

119,805

231,882

-

-

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

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Loans and borrowings

Current loans and borrowings

 

Group

Company

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Hire purchase contracts

113,040

198,339

-

-

Non-current loans and borrowings

 

Group

Company

2026
£

2025
£

2026
£

2025
£

Hire purchase contracts

119,805

231,882

-

-

Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

 

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Provisions for liabilities

Group

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2025

1,301,994

1,301,994

Increase (decrease) in existing provisions

(6,704)

(6,704)

At 31 March 2026

1,295,290

1,295,290

 

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Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Group

Finance leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Not later than one year

125,512

219,239

Later than one year and not later than five years

126,526

252,038

252,038

471,277

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2026
£

2025
£

Not later than one year

469,236

328,719

Later than one year and not later than five years

1,458,696

1,136,847

Later than five years

77,677

136,541

2,005,609

1,602,107

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £460,896 (2025 - £397,367).

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the group to the scheme and amounted to £106,668 (2025 - £91,890).

Contributions totalling £21,483 (2025 - £18,849) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

 

22

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2026

2025

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each

11,306

113

11,959

120

       

During the year, the company completed the repurchase and cancellation of 653 Ordinary shares of £0.01 each.

 

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Reserves


Group and company

Share capital
Share capital represents the issued share capital of the company.

Capital redemption reserve
The capital redemption reserve is a non-distributable reserve which represents paid up share capital.

Revaluation reserves (group only)
Represents the effect of the revaluation of freehold land and buildings which are stated at deemed cost from a previous UK GAAP valuation at 31 March 2014.

Profit and loss account
This represents the cumulative profit or losses, net of dividends paid and other adjustments.

Merger reserve (group only)
The merger reserve represents the share premium and capital redemption reserves of Oxford Plastic Systems Limited which existed at the date of the group reorganisation.

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Share-based payments

Scheme details and movements

On the 14 November 2023 the company introduced an Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share option plan for certain employees. These employees are entitled to exercise the share options when specific events have occurred as set out in the rules of the scheme. If the options remain unexercised 10 years after the anniversary of the grant date, these options lapse. The company awarded 1,329 options of which 664 were forfeited in the year.

The exercise price is £0.01 per option and is deemed to be consistent with the fair value at the grant date of the option. The directors have appropriately assessed the fair value and deem the adjustment to be immaterial in respect of the share-based payments. Therefore, no charge has been processed in the financial statements.

The movements in the number of share options during the year were as follows:

2026
Number

2025
Number

Outstanding, start of year

1,329

1,329

Forfeited during the year

(664)

-

Outstanding, end of year

665

1,329

 

25

Related party transactions

Transactions with key management

The total remuneration for those considered to be key management personnel of the group was £1,625,586 (2025 - £676,859). Key management personnel are directors and senior management involved in directing the operations of the business.

Transactions with directors

During the year rent of £130,000 (2025 - £130,000) was paid to a director of the group, in respect of the rental of the business premises.

During the year the directors of the group were advanced £603,572 (2025 - £89,273) in the form of a directors loan. The maximum amount owed in the year was £606,631 (2025 - £126,674) and the balance outstanding at the year end was £606,631 (2025 - £89,273). No interest has been charged on the loan during the year. the loan account has been settled in full since the year end.

 

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Financial instruments

Group

Items of income, expense, gains or losses

2026

Income
£

Expense
£

Net gains
£

Net losses
£

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

-

-

-

-

2025

Income
£

Expense
£

Net gains
£

Net losses
£

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

-

8,558

-

-

The total interest income for financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss is £37,327 (2025 - £1,173). The total interest expense for financial liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss is £20,936 (2025 - £73,972).

 

Oxford Plastic Systems (Holdings) Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2026

 

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Analysis of net debt

At 1 April 2025

Cash flow

Non-cash changes

At 31 March 2026

£

£

£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

1,950,686

2,461,808

(4,500)

4,407,994

Finance lease and hire purchase contracts

(430,221)

197,376

-

(232,845)

Net debt

1,520,465

2,659,184

(4,500)

4,175,149

Non-cash changes relate to the purchase of property, plant and equipment on hire purchase and finance lease contracts and foreign exchange gains on cash held by subsidiary undertakings.

 

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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The group is controlled by C J Whiteley, a director of the group.