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REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384 (England and Wales)







GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

FOR

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONTENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026










Page

Company Information 1

Group Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Consolidated Income Statement 10

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 11

Consolidated Balance Sheet 12

Company Balance Sheet 13

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 14

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 15

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 16

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 17

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 19


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026







DIRECTORS: R A Alessi Jr.
M Cooper
R Cruz





REGISTERED OFFICE: Station Road
Market Bosworth
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV13 0PF





REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Prime
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
161 Newhall Street
Birmingham
B3 1SW

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 March 2026.

REVIEW OF BUSINESS
J.J. Churchill (Holdings) Ltd is the Holding company for a Tier 1, make-to-print, precision engineering supplier. Founded 89 years ago, the Company specialises in the manufacture of gas-turbine blades for the aerospace and industrial power generation markets. The Company operates in compliance with AS9100 and the relevant NADCAP and customer-specific approvals and certifications.

The Group's principal activity is the manufacture of components for the business-jet sector, which is
complemented and increasingly balanced by its industrial gas-turbine activities. Market conditions in the
business-jet sector remained positive during 2025 and into 2026, with underlying customer demand remaining
strong. However, the Group's ability to convert this demand into planned output was significantly affected
during the year by disruption within the supply chain of its largest customer.

Significant efforts have been made by the Group and its customer to address and mitigate these supply
chain challenges, and the 2026/27 financial year has commenced with a significantly improved level of
operational activity.

The Group was successful in securing a significant new industrial gas-turbine customer in the United
States in 2023. Since then, the relationship has developed further, resulting in a number of significant
opportunities for growth, which the Group is now progressing into production. The Group forecasts
growth of more than 300% in its industrial gas-turbine revenues during 2026/27. This growth is expected to
provide an increasing degree of strategic diversification and balance to the Group's aerospace activities.


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

ANALYSIS USING FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Revenue for the year was £24.0m (2025: £25.3m). Despite the reduction in reported revenue, underlying
sales volumes increased strongly. The decrease principally reflects a transition during the year to free-issue
materials for the Group's largest customer, resulting in a corresponding reduction in sales prices.

The Group reported a loss before tax of £2.5m (2025: £1.9m loss), principally reflecting the impact of
ongoing supply chain disruption on production volumes and operational efficiency.

Significant revenue growth and a return to profitability are forecast for 2026/27. Capital expenditure of £1.3m
(2025: £0.1m) reflects the commencement of a programme of investment to support the Group's anticipated growth.

At the year-end, the Group's liabilities exceeded its assets by £2.6m (2025: £1m). However, liquidity has
improved significantly, with the Group reporting net current assets of £6.6m (2025: £0.4m net current
liabilities). The Group's ability to continue to meet its obligations and achieve its planned objectives is
dependent upon the continued support of its shareholders and other stakeholders. The shareholders have
provided a letter of support to 31 October 2027, and the Directors have concluded that additional funding
would be available if required.

Having considered the Group's forecasts and cash flow projections for the financial years ending 31
March 2027 and 31 March 2028, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have
adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements
have been prepared on a going concern basis.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M Cooper - Director


29 October 2026

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 March 2026.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2026.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2025 to the date of this report.

R A Alessi Jr.
M Cooper
R Cruz

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

A J Churchill - resigned 2 January 2026

DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT
Future developments, which are required under Sch. 7 to be disclosed in the directors' report, are set out in the strategic report instead, in accordance with s.414C(11) CA 2006.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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 the group 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 then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


AUDITORS
The auditors, Prime, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





M Cooper - Director


29 October 2026

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of J.J. Churchill (Holdings) Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, 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 of the parent company affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of the group's loss for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the 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 and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors 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 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED


Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors 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 group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

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 four, 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 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.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:
- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
- we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the industry sector;
- we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation and data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;
- we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence;

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
- making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and
- considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
- performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
- tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
- assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and
- investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
- agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
- enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
- reviewing correspondence with HMRC and other relevant parties.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED


Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors 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.




Vivian Shadbolt BSc FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Prime
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
161 Newhall Street
Birmingham
B3 1SW

29 October 2026

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

2026 2025
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000

TURNOVER 3 23,989 25,263

Cost of sales 21,278 22,859
GROSS PROFIT 2,711 2,404

Distribution costs 451 459
Administrative expenses 3,822 2,990
4,273 3,449
OPERATING LOSS 5 (1,562 ) (1,045 )


Interest payable and similar expenses 6 820 774
Other finance costs 21 71 81
891 855
LOSS BEFORE TAXATION (2,453 ) (1,900 )

Tax on loss 7 (598 ) (597 )
LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR (1,855 ) (1,303 )
Loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent (1,855 ) (1,303 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONSOLIDATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

2026 2025
Notes £'000 £'000

LOSS FOR THE YEAR (1,855 ) (1,303 )


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Actuarial gains/(losses) from assets 107 (406 )
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in financial assumptions 240 604
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in demographic assumptions - 27
Actuarial gains/(losses) from experience (15 ) 14
Income tax relating to components of
other comprehensive income

(60

)

(158

)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX

272

81
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

(1,583

)

(1,222

)

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent (1,583 ) (1,222 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2026

2026 2025
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 (886 ) (1,360 )
Tangible assets 10 3,791 3,639
Investments 11 - -
2,905 2,279

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 4,441 9,641
Debtors 13 7,453 8,170
Cash at bank 1,839 644
13,733 18,455
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 7,151 18,882
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 6,582 (427 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

9,487

1,852

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year

15

(11,223

)

(1,484

)

PENSION LIABILITY 22 (876 ) (1,397 )
NET LIABILITIES (2,612 ) (1,029 )

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 1,552 1,552
Share premium 21 5,541 5,541
Retained earnings 21 (9,705 ) (8,122 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS (2,612 ) (1,029 )

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 October 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





M Cooper - Director


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2026

2026 2025
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 - -
Tangible assets 10 - -
Investments 11 503 503
503 503

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 13 8,269 8,216

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 2,279 1,951
NET CURRENT ASSETS 5,990 6,265
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

6,493

6,768

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 20 1,552 1,552
Share premium 21 5,541 5,541
Retained earnings 21 (600 ) (325 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 6,493 6,768

Company's loss for the financial year (275 ) (188 )

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 October 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:





M Cooper - Director


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

Called up
share Retained Share Total
capital earnings premium equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Balance at 1 April 2024 1,552 (6,900 ) 5,541 193

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (1,222 ) - (1,222 )
Balance at 31 March 2025 1,552 (8,122 ) 5,541 (1,029 )

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (1,583 ) - (1,583 )
Balance at 31 March 2026 1,552 (9,705 ) 5,541 (2,612 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

Called up
share Retained Share Total
capital earnings premium equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Balance at 1 April 2024 1,552 (137 ) 5,541 6,956

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (188 ) - (188 )
Balance at 31 March 2025 1,552 (325 ) 5,541 6,768

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (275 ) - (275 )
Balance at 31 March 2026 1,552 (600 ) 5,541 6,493

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026

2026 2025
Notes £'000 £'000
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 3,102 1,556
Interest paid (547 ) (774 )
Net cash from operating activities 2,555 782

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (625 ) (129 )
Net cash from investing activities (625 ) (129 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Capital repayments in year (737 ) (938 )
Net cash from financing activities (737 ) (938 )

Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,193 (285 )
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year

2

644

929

Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year

2

1,839

644

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


1. RECONCILIATION OF LOSS BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS

2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Loss before taxation (2,453 ) (1,900 )
Depreciation charges 688 842
Pension scheme costs (71 ) (81 )
Finance costs 891 855
(945 ) (284 )
Decrease/(increase) in stocks 5,200 (1,686 )
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other debtors 1,256 (1,422 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (2,409 ) 4,948
Cash generated from operations 3,102 1,556

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 March 2026
31.3.26 1.4.25
£'000 £'000
Cash and cash equivalents 1,839 644
Year ended 31 March 2025
31.3.25 1.4.24
£'000 £'000
Cash and cash equivalents 644 929


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT

Other
non-cash
At 1.4.25 Cash flow changes At 31.3.26
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Net cash
Cash at bank 644 1,195 1,839
644 1,195 1,839
Debt
Finance leases (2,470 ) 737 (1,102 ) (2,835 )
Debts falling due
within 1 year (1,626 ) - (53 ) (1,679 )
Debts falling due
after 1 year - - (8,883 ) (8,883 )
(4,096 ) 737 (10,038 ) (13,397 )
Total (3,452 ) 1,932 (10,038 ) (11,558 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

J.J. Churchill (Holdings) Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the General Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Going concern
The Group incurred a loss before tax of £2.5m during the year ended 31 March 2026 and, as at
that date, its liabilities exceeded its assets by £2.6m. The Group is forecast to return to profitability
in the year ending 31 March 2027, with a profit before tax of approximately £6.2m.

The continued support of the shareholders of the Group's immediate parent company is important
to the Group's ability to achieve its planned objectives and continue to trade. The shareholders
have provided a letter of support to 31 October 2027, and the Directors have concluded that additional
funding would be available if required.

Based on the Group's forecasts and cash flow projections for the financial years ending 31 March
2027 and 31 March 2028, the Directors expect a significant improvement in trading performance,
together with a significant strengthening in financial position.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the
Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future,
being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the
financial statements.

Basis of consolidation
The group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of the company and its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 31 March 2026. The results of subsidiaries acquired or sold are consolidated for the periods from the date on which control passed.

Business combinations are accounted for under the purchase method. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used in line with those used by the group. All inter-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated on consolidation.

Under S408 of the Companies Act 2006 the company is exempt from the requirement to present its own profit and loss account.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Goodwill
Goodwill, being the amount paid in connection with the acquisition of a business in 2020, is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of seven years.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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

Development costs are amortised evenly over their estimated useful life.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.
Freehold property - 2.5% on cost
Plant and machinery - 33.33% on cost, 20% on cost and 12.5% on cost

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

Cost is calculated using the first-in, first-out method and includes all purchase, transport, and handling costs in bringing stocks to their present location and condition.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

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

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

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

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

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period. The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The company previously operated a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

The company previously operated a defined benefit pension scheme for the benefit of two of the directors and certain key employees of the company, alongside a separate defined contributions pension scheme for other employees. The Company's total obligation in respect of defined benefit plans is calculated by independent, qualified actuaries and updated at least annually. The size of the obligation is sensitive to actuarial assumptions. The key assumptions are the discount rate, the rate of inflation, life expectancy, pension benefits and rate of salary increases. The pension contributions made by the company under these arrangements are shown in the notes to the financial statements. The disclosures required under FRS102 employee benefits are shown in note 22.

3. TURNOVER

The turnover and loss before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group.

An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below:

2026 2025
£'000 £'000
United Kingdom 2,308 1,584
Europe 19,792 22,024
Rest of world 1,889 1,655
23,989 25,263

4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Wages and salaries 5,305 5,152
Social security costs 615 484
Other pension costs 157 163
6,077 5,799

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2026 2025

Production 91 96
Sales 1 1
Administration 28 20
Directors 1 1
121 118

2026 2025
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 300,679 395,281
Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes 79,573 37,577

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


4. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows:

Money purchase schemes 2 2

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2026 2025
£    £   
Emoluments etc 205,960 205,281
Pension contributions to money purchase schemes 63,781 18,577

5. OPERATING LOSS

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

2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Depreciation - owned assets 201 224
Depreciation - assets on hire purchase contracts 960 1,147
Goodwill amortisation (529 ) (530 )
Development costs amortisation 55 80
Auditors' remuneration 58 27
Auditors' remuneration for non audit work 9 13
Foreign exchange differences 359 (183 )

6. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Loan interest 335 329
HP interest 211 262
Preference interest payable 274 183
820 774

7. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax credit
The tax credit on the loss for the year was as follows:
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Deferred tax (598 ) (597 )
Tax on loss (598 ) (597 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


7. TAXATION - continued

Reconciliation of total tax credit included in profit and loss
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Loss before tax (2,453 ) (1,900 )
Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
25 % (2025 - 25 %)

(613

)

(475

)

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 5 48
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (65 ) -
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances - 201
Defined benefit pension scheme adjustments 18 (50 )
Deferred Tax Movement (598 ) (598 )
Tax losses carried forward 788 409
Amortisation (132 ) (132 )
Total tax credit (597 ) (597 )

Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income

2026
Gross Tax Net
£'000 £'000 £'000
Actuarial gains/(losses) from assets 107 - 107
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in financial assumptions 240 (60 ) 180
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in demographic assumptions
Actuarial gains/(losses) from experience (15 ) - (15 )
332 (60 ) 272

2025
Gross Tax Net
£'000 £'000 £'000
Actuarial gains/(losses) from assets (406 ) - (406 )
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in financial assumptions 604 (151 ) 453
Actuarial gains/(losses) from
a change in demographic assumptions 27 (7 ) 20
Actuarial gains/(losses) from experience 14 - 14
239 (158 ) 81

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


8. INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements.


9. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Development
Goodwill costs Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000
COST
At 1 April 2025
and 31 March 2026 (3,704 ) 836 (2,868 )
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2025 (1,588 ) 80 (1,508 )
Amortisation for year (529 ) 55 (474 )
At 31 March 2026 (2,117 ) 135 (1,982 )
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2026 (1,587 ) 701 (886 )
At 31 March 2025 (2,116 ) 756 (1,360 )

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Freehold Plant and
property machinery Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000
COST
At 1 April 2025 975 6,709 7,684
Additions - 1,313 1,313
At 31 March 2026 975 8,022 8,997
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2025 266 3,779 4,045
Charge for year 58 1,103 1,161
At 31 March 2026 324 4,882 5,206
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2026 651 3,140 3,791
At 31 March 2025 709 2,930 3,639

Included in cost of land and buildings is freehold land of £19,076 (2025 - £19,076) which is not depreciated.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued

Group

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under hire purchase contracts are as follows:
Plant and
machinery
£'000
COST
At 1 April 2025 14,540
Additions 889
At 31 March 2026 15,429
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2025 11,942
Charge for year 960
At 31 March 2026 12,902
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2026 2,527
At 31 March 2025 2,598

11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Company
Shares in
group
undertakin
£'000
COST
At 1 April 2025
and 31 March 2026 503
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2026 503
At 31 March 2025 503

The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Subsidiaries

J.J.Churchill Limited
Registered office: Station Road, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV13 0PF
Nature of business: Precision engineering supplier
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00


J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued

Erodetech Limited
Registered office: Unit I Westminster Industrial Estate, Measham, Swadlincote, England, DE12 7DS
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00


12. STOCKS

Group
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Raw materials 1,291 1,710
Work-in-progress 2,641 7,606
Finished goods 509 325
4,441 9,641

13. DEBTORS

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 1,251 2,854 - -
Amounts owed by group undertakings - - 8,269 8,216
Other debtors 293 355 - -
Prepayments and accrued income 669 260 - -
2,213 3,469 8,269 8,216

Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Deferred tax asset 5,240 4,701 - -

Aggregate amounts 7,453 8,170 8,269 8,216

Deferred tax asset
Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Deferred tax 5,240 4,701 - -

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Other loans (see note 16) 1,679 1,626 1,679 1,626
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) 495 986 - -
Trade creditors 3,962 15,071 - -
Social security and other taxes 8 20 - -
Other creditors 30 31 - -
Accruals and deferred income 977 1,148 600 325
7,151 18,882 2,279 1,951

15. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE
YEAR

Group
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Other loans (see note 16) 8,883 -
Hire purchase contracts (see note 17) 2,340 1,484
11,223 1,484

16. LOANS

An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:

Group Company
2026 2025 2026 2025
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Amounts falling due within one year or on demand:
Other loans 639 586 639 586
Preference shares 1,040 1,040 1,040 1,040
1,679 1,626 1,679 1,626
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Other loans - 2-5 years 4,200 - - -
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments
Other loans more 5yrs instal 4,683 - - -

Included in other loans is a loan bearing interest at 12% which falls due for repayment on 31 March 2027 (2025: 31 March 2026)

Also included in other loans is a non-interest bearing loan which falls due for repayment on 19 December 2030 and 19 December 2035.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


16. LOANS - continued

Details of shares shown as liabilities are as follows:

1,039,990 £1 Preference Shares. The shares have priority over all other classes of shares for dividends and any return of capital, are entitled to a fixed dividend and voting rights rank pari passu with all other classes of shares.

17. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments fall due as follows:

Group
Hire purchase
contracts
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 495 986
Between one and five years 2,340 1,484
2,835 2,470

Group
Non-cancellable
operating leases
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Within one year - 21

18. SECURED DEBTS

The following secured debts are included within creditors:

Group
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Hire purchase contracts 2,835 2,470

The hire purchase contracts are secured on the assets to which they relate.

The group's bank lending is secured by both a first legal charge over its freehold property together with a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company.

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


19. DEFERRED TAX

Group
£'000
Balance at 1 April 2025 (4,701 )
Credit to Income Statement during year (669 )
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme 130
Balance at 31 March 2026 (5,240 )

The above balance relates to trade losses (£5,377,000) (2025:£4,632,000), accelerated capital allowances £309,000 (2025: £230,000), short term timing differences £47,000 (2025: £50,000) and defined benefit pension scheme liability (£219,000) (2025:£349,000).

20. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2026 2025
value: £'000 £'000
1,033,222 A Ordinary shares 1 1,033 1,033
517,040 Ordinary B 1 517 517
164,613 Ordinary C .01 2 2
1,552 1,552

Ordinary A and Ordinary B shares have equal voting rights and ranking on liquidation or wind up. Both classes of share are entitled to a dividend and are non-redeemable.

Ordinary C shares carry no voting rights and are ranked below Ordinary A and Ordinary B shares on liquidation or wind up. Participation in dividends is subject to Investor Consent and Director Approval and the shares are non-redeemable.

Preference Shares are classified as a liability in the financial statements, further details given at note 16.

21. RESERVES

Group
Retained Share
earnings premium Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000

At 1 April 2025 (8,122 ) 5,541 (2,581 )
Deficit for the year (1,855 ) (1,855 )
Liability experience gain/ (loss) -
defined benefit pension

(15

)

-

(15

)

Asset gain/(loss) - defined
benefit pension

107

-

107

Actuarial gain/(loss)
- defined benefit pension 240 - 240
Deferred tax on actuarial loss (60 ) - (60 )
At 31 March 2026 (9,705 ) 5,541 (4,164 )

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


21. RESERVES - continued

Company
Retained Share
earnings premium Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000

At 1 April 2025 (325 ) 5,541 5,216
Deficit for the year (275 ) (275 )
At 31 March 2026 (600 ) 5,541 4,941


22. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS

J.J. Churchill Ltd operates a final salary pension scheme. The Scheme, which is a Registered Pension Scheme under Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Finance Act 2004, was closed to new and existing members in October 2020.

In order to further reduce the pension scheme deficit, the company will pay a further £260,000 during the course of the year ended 31 March 2027.
The amounts recognised in profit or loss are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Current service cost - -
Net interest from net defined benefit
asset/liability

71

81
Past service cost - -
71 81

Actual return on plan assets 232 213

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


22. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS - continued

Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Opening defined benefit obligation 5,557 6,335
Interest cost 303 294
Benefits paid (287 ) (427 )
Experience (gain)/loss 15 (14 )
Remeasurements:
Actuarial (gains)/losses from changes in
demographic assumptions

-

(27

)
Actuarial (gains)/losses from changes in
financial assumptions

(240

)

(604

)
5,348 5,557

Changes in the fair value of scheme assets are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Opening fair value of scheme assets 4,160 4,500
Contributions by employer 260 280
Expected return 232 213
Benefits paid (287 ) (427 )
Asset gain/(loss) 107 (406 )
4,472 4,160

The amounts recognised in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Actuarial gains/(losses) from changes in
demographic assumptions

-

27
Actuarial gains/(losses) from changes in
financial assumptions

240

604
240 631

J.J. CHURCHILL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 12747384)

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026


22. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS - continued

The major categories of scheme assets as amounts of total scheme assets are as follows:

Defined benefit
pension plans
2026 2025
£'000 £'000
Absolute return funds 4,399 4,088
Cash 73 72
4,472 4,160

Principal actuarial assumptions at the balance sheet date (expressed as weighted averages):

2026 2025
Discount rate 6.05% 5.60%
RPI Inflation 3.35% 3.20%
CPI Inflation 2.95% 2.70%
Pension increases in payment (RPI) 3.75% 3.70%
Pension increases in payment (CPI) 2.25% 2.10%

2026 2025
Expected age at death of current pensioner at age 65:
Male 86.7 86.0
Female 89.0 88.6

Expected age of death of future pensioner at age 65, now aged 45:
Male 87.8 87.0
Female 90.2 89.8


23. ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is Churchill Investment LLC, a company incorporated in USA and with a registered office of Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801.

There is no ultimate controlling party by virtue of the shareholding.