Kruger Midco Limited
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Company Registration No. 15924043 (England and Wales)
Kruger Midco Limited
Company Information
Directors
J Clarke
A Kirkby
S Egerton
J Prince
Company number
15924043
Registered office
Rhino House
Deans Road
Ellesmere Port
United Kingdom
CH65 4DR
Auditor
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
The Shipping Building
The Old Vinyl Factory
Blyth Road
Hayes
London
UB3 1HA
Kruger Midco Limited
Contents
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2
Directors' responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 8
Profit and loss account
9
Statement of comprehensive income
10
Balance sheet
11
Statement of changes in equity
12
Notes to the financial statements
13 - 23
Kruger Midco Limited
Strategic Report
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 1
The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 30 April 2026.
Fair review of the business
Kruger Midco Limited is an intermediate holding company of the Rhino Products trading group of companies. The principal business activity of the trading group throughout the year was that of a manufacturer of roof racks, roof bars, steps and other accessories for commercial vehicles.
The ultimate holding company of the Rhino Products Group is Kruger Topco Limited (15922632). The statutory accounts of Kruger Topco Limited presents the consolidated financial statements for the Rhino Products Group for the year ended 30 April 2026 along with a fair review of the business.
Key performance indicators
The key performance indicators monitored by the company are the performance of its trading subsidiaries.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company has limited risks due to the nature of being an intermediate holding company. The directors consider the carrying value of the company's subsidiaries to not be impaired, with ongoing performance at a strong level.
S Egerton
Director
30 September 2026
Kruger Midco Limited
Directors' Report
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 2
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2026.
The previous period financial statements cover the period from 29 August 2024 to 30 April 2025, and therefore the results for the year ended 30 April 2026 are not directly comparable with the initial period presented for the company.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company is that of an intermediate holding company.
Results
The results for the year are set out on page 9.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
J Clarke
G Jacobson
(Resigned 29 January 2026)
A Kirkby
S Egerton
J Prince
Auditor
The auditor, Moore Kingston Smith LLP, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
On behalf of the board
S Egerton
J Prince
Director
Director
30 September 2026
Kruger Midco Limited
Directors' Responsibilities Statement
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 3
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual 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 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 and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
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 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.
Kruger Midco Limited
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Kruger Midco Limited
Page 4
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Kruger Midco Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 April 2026 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and notes to the financial statements, including 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 30 April 2026 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.
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's 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 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 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.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's 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.
Kruger Midco Limited
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Kruger Midco Limited (Continued)
Page 5
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our 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, 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.
Kruger Midco Limited
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Kruger Midco Limited (Continued)
Page 6
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.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Kruger Midco Limited
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Kruger Midco Limited (Continued)
Page 7
Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered 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.
The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the company.
Our approach was as follows:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the company and considered that the most significant are the Companies Act 2006, UK financial reporting standards as issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and UK taxation legislation.
We obtained an understanding of how the company complies with these requirements by discussions with management and those charged with governance.
We assessed the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, including the risk of material misstatement due to fraud and how it might occur, by holding discussions with management and those charged with governance.
We inquired of management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations.
Based on this understanding, we designed specific appropriate audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. This included making enquiries of management and those charged with governance and obtaining additional corroborative evidence as required.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. 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.
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 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 company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Kruger Midco Limited
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Members of Kruger Midco Limited (Continued)
Page 8
Jeremy Read
Senior Statutory Auditor
for and on behalf of Moore Kingston Smith LLP
30 September 2026
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
The Shipping Building
The Old Vinyl Factory
Hayes
London
UB3 1HA
Kruger Midco Limited
Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 9
Year
8 months
ended
ended
30 April
30 April
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Turnover
-
-
Administrative expenses
(1,348,825)
(1,407,030)
Other operating income
438,792
274,244
Operating loss
3
(910,033)
(1,132,786)
Interest receivable and similar income
6
120,000
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(4,927,002)
(3,862,343)
Loss before taxation
(5,837,035)
(4,875,129)
Tax on loss
8
Loss for the financial year
(5,837,035)
(4,875,129)
The Profit and Loss Account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
Kruger Midco Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 10
Year
8 months
ended
ended
30 April
30 April
2026
2025
£
£
Loss for the year
(5,837,035)
(4,875,129)
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
(5,837,035)
(4,875,129)
Kruger Midco Limited
Balance Sheet
As at 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Page 11
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
9
47,008,010
47,008,010
Current assets
Debtors
11
15,147,610
14,668,000
Cash at bank and in hand
9,542
43,285
15,157,152
14,711,285
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(5,362,214)
(6,664,312)
Net current assets
9,794,938
8,046,973
Total assets less current liabilities
56,802,948
55,054,983
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(67,515,112)
(59,930,112)
Net liabilities
(10,712,164)
(4,875,129)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
Profit and loss reserves
(10,712,164)
(4,875,129)
Total equity
(10,712,164)
(4,875,129)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 30 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
S Egerton
J Prince
Director
Director
Company Registration No. 15924043
Kruger Midco Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 12
Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 29 August 2024
-
Period ended 30 April 2025:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(4,875,129)
(4,875,129)
Issue of share capital
-
Balance at 30 April 2025
(4,875,129)
(4,875,129)
Year ended 30 April 2026:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(5,837,035)
(5,837,035)
Balance at 30 April 2026
(10,712,164)
(10,712,164)
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 13
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Kruger Midco Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Rhino House, Deans Road, Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, CH65 4DR.
1.1
Reporting period
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2026.
The previous period financial statements cover the period from 29 August 2024 to 30 April 2025, and therefore the results for the year ended 30 April 2026 are not directly comparable with the initial period presented for the company.
1.2
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of Kruger Topco Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Rhino House, Deans Road, Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, CH65 4DR.
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 14
1.3
Going concern
The company made a trueloss of £5,837,035 for the year, had net liabilities of £10,712,164 and net current assets of £9,794,938 at the balance sheet date. The directors have produced forecasts and as a result, they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Also, the company's ultimate parent undertaking, Kruger Topco Limited has confirmed their intention and ability to provide sufficient financial support to the company to enable it to continue to trade and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Therefore the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.4
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.5
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
The carrying amount of the investments accounted for using the equity method is tested for impairment as a single asset.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.7
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 15
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 16
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.8
Compound instruments
The component parts of compound instruments issued by the company are classified separately as financial liabilities and equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. At the date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for a similar non-convertible instrument. This amount is recorded as a liability on an amortised cost basis using the effective interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at the instrument's maturity date. The equity component is determined by deducting the amount of the liability component from the fair value of the compound instrument as a whole. This is recognised and included in equity net of income tax effects and is not subsequently remeasured.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
1.11
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 17
1.12
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.
Consideration of carrying value of investments
The company assesses the carrying value of investments annually for any indicators of impairments to ensure that the carrying amount of investments is appropriate.
3
Operating loss
The company's audit fees amounting to £8,750 were bourne by its subsidiary, Rhino Products Limited.
4
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 0.
The directors are employed by fellow group undertakings.
5
Directors' remuneration
2026
2025
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
1,150,132
673,123
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
5
Directors' remuneration
(Continued)
Page 18
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2026
2025
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
860,132
503,956
The directors are employed by a fellow group undertaking. Employment costs are recharged to the company and are included within staff costs.
The directors' remuneration includes £860,132 (2025: £503,956) of loan note interest which has been treated as an employment cost.
6
Interest receivable and similar income
2026
2025
£
£
Income from fixed asset investments
Income from shares in group undertakings
120,000
7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2026
2025
£
£
Interest on loan notes
4,293,850
2,477,544
Interest payable to group undertakings
477,428
1,233,566
Other interest on financial liabilities
155,724
151,233
4,927,002
3,862,343
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
Page 19
8
Taxation
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected credit for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2026
2025
£
£
Loss before taxation
(5,837,035)
(4,875,129)
Expected tax credit based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2025: 25.00%)
(1,459,259)
(1,218,782)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
1,021,031
1,187,430
Group relief
201,092
61,352
Dividend income not taxable
(30,000)
Other movements
237,136
Taxation charge for the year
-
-
9
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
10
47,008,010
47,008,010
10
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 30 April 2026 are as follows:
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
10
Subsidiaries
(Continued)
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Name of undertaking
Registered office
Nature of business
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Indirect
Kruger Bidco Limited
UK
Intermediate holding company
Ordinary
100.00
-
Rhino Products Limited
UK
Intermediate holding company
Ordinary
0
100.00
Rhino Products Limited
UK
Production and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
AVS Steps Limited
UK
Production and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
Hubb Systems Limited
UK
Production and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
Rhino Products BV
Netherlands
Import and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
Rhino Products Nordic AB
Sweden
Import and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
Rhino Products Spolka Z.o.o
Poland
Import and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
Rhino Products SARL
France
Import and distribution of roof rack and roof bar systems for trade use
Ordinary
0
100.00
L4V Group Holdings Limited
UK
Intermediate holding company
Ordinary
0
100.00
Locks 4 Vans Limited
UK
Production and distribution of vehicle locks
Ordinary
0
100.00
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
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Subsidiaries
(Continued)
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The financial statements of the company and the subsidiaries above are consolidated in the financial statements of Kruger Topco Limited. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office, Rhino House, Deans Road, Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, CH65 4DR.
On 27 February 2026 Rhino Products Holdings Limited acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital in L4V Group Holdings Limited and its associated subsidiary undertaking Locks 4 Vans Limited.
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Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
15,144,703
14,660,120
Other debtors
574
7,880
Prepayments and accrued income
2,333
15,147,610
14,668,000
Amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£
£
Trade creditors
10,000
10,000
Amounts owed to group undertakings
5,339,929
4,503,079
Other creditors
2,151,233
Accruals and deferred income
12,285
5,362,214
6,664,312
Other creditors relates to loans due to one of the companies directors. The loan is repayable on demand and interest is accruing at 12%. The loan was repaid during the year.
Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest-bearing and repayable on demand.
13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
Loan notes
15
50,444,843
42,383,078
Other borrowings
14
17,070,269
17,547,034
67,515,112
59,930,112
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
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Loans and overdrafts
2026
2025
£
£
Loans from group undertakings
17,070,269
17,547,034
Payable after one year
17,070,269
17,547,034
Loans due to group undertakings are repayable on 30 April 2031, with interest accruing at 12% per annum.
15
Loan notes
2026
2025
£
£
Loan notes
50,444,843
42,383,078
The loan notes constitute A1, A2, A3, B1, C1 and C2 loan notes.
The A1, A2 and B1 loan notes are repayable at the earlier of the sale of company and 30 September 2030, with interest being charged on the loan notes at 12% per annum.
The A3, C1 and C2 loan notes are repayable at the earlier of the sale of company and 13 March 2031, with interest being charged on the loan notes at 12% per annum.
Included at the reporting date are £13,554,790 of unsecured loan notes, and £36,890,053 of secured loan notes, secured by way of fixed and floating charges against the assets of the group.
The terms of the loan notes meet the definition of basic financial instruments and therefore have been measured at amortised cost.
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Share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of 1p each
1
1
1
1
Kruger Midco Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 30 April 2026
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Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities
Rhino Products Limited, Rhino Products Holdings Limited, Kruger Bidco Limited, Kruger Midco Limited, Kruger Topco Limited, Rhino Products BV and AVS Steps Limited have given a multilateral guarantee in favour of HSBC bank. A second multilateral guarantee in favour of HSBC bank given by Kruger Bidco Limited, Kruger Midco Limited, Kruger Topco Limited, AVS Steps Limited, Rhino Products Holdings Limited, Rhino Products Limited, Hubb Systems Limited and Rhino Products BV. Total borrowings at the year end were £19,296,486.
The debentures held by the group are secured by way of fixed and floating charges in favour of the bank, against the assets of Kruger Bidco Limited, Kruger Midco Limited, Kruger Topco Limited, AVS Steps Limited, Rhino Products Holdings Limited, Rhino Products Limited, Hubb Systems Limited and Rhino Products BV.
18
Related party transactions
The company has taken the exemption to disclose other related party transactions under the same control in accordance with FRS 102 - Section 33 "Related Party Disclosures".
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Ultimate controlling party
The company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Kruger Topco Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.
The consolidated financial statements of Kruger Topco Limited can be obtained from Rhino House, Deans Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4DR.
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