| REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487 (England and Wales) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487 (England and Wales) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONTENTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Group Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 6 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 9 |
| Consolidated Income Statement | 12 |
| Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income | 13 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet | 14 |
| Company Balance Sheet | 15 |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 16 |
| Company Statement of Changes in Equity | 17 |
| Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 18 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement | 19 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | 21 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| SECRETARY: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Statutory Auditor |
| 35 Wilkinson Street |
| Sheffield |
| South Yorkshire |
| S10 2GB |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| Following a period of heightened activity in 2023, the current year marked a transition back to more typical levels of project utilization, with major undertakings in both Bolivia and Ethiopia reaching their conclusions. |
| The UK market, however, experienced notable growth, as contracts within the water and mining sectors surpassed previous benchmarks. This momentum also saw the company increasingly assume the role of Principal Contractor, demonstrating its expanding expertise and leadership within the industry. |
| Throughout 2024, the company maintained its operations under a long-term contract in Mozambique. The robust relationships forged with prominent clients, coupled with the recurring nature of these agreements, provide strong reassurance in the company’s capacity to sustain ongoing profitability. Moreover, Marriott Drilling continues to be invited to tender for a diverse array of projects across both established and emerging markets, underscoring its solid reputation and adaptability. |
| Marriott Drilling’s enduring commitment to teamwork and proactive client engagement ensures that customer needs are consistently met, while the company remains competitive on pricing and commercially pragmatic. Rigorous routine maintenance regimes have kept drill rig and equipment downtime to an absolute minimum, and the company actively collaborates with clients to identify innovative ways to optimize project costs. |
| The year also brought change at the leadership level. With sincere appreciation, the company bid farewell to Mr. John Beswick, who stepped down from the board to embrace a well-deserved retirement, though he continues to offer his expertise in an advisory capacity. At the same time, the appointment of Richard Marriott as Technical Director and his addition to the board was met with enthusiasm, reflecting the company’s ongoing commitment to strong governance and technical excellence. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The Group operates in a complex, dynamic environment where several key risks must be actively managed. |
| Exchange rate volatility remains an ongoing consideration due to the long-term nature of our contracts. |
| However, our exposure is mitigated through two primary strategies: a significant natural hedge, created by making purchases in overseas currencies, and the prudent use of exchange rate hedging instruments. Together, these measures help to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on the business. |
| While short-term prospects remain relatively insulated, fluctuations in oil prices pose a potential long-term risk. In anticipation of this, the Company is strategically expanding into geothermal and other non-oil and gas markets, thereby diversifying our operations and reducing dependence on traditional energy sectors. |
| Political uncertainty is an ever-present factor both within the UK and in the various international markets where we operate. The Company remains vigilant, continuously assessing and adapting to the effects of regulatory and geopolitical developments to safeguard our interests. |
| Employee safety and security are paramount. Where circumstances demand, we engage specialized third-party services to ensure robust protection for our workforce, addressing both health and security concerns across all operational territories. |
| Lastly, while default or non-payment by a major customer is an inherent risk in our industry, our focus on working with blue chip and sovereign clients significantly mitigates this threat. Although such partnerships cannot eliminate the risk entirely, they provide a strong degree of reassurance regarding the reliability of our revenue streams. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT |
| The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 applies to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2019 and these regulations require the Directors to explain how they considered the interests of key stakeholders and the broader matters set out in section 172(1) (A) to (F) of the Companies Act 2006 when performing their duty to promote the success of the Company under S 172. |
| This statement focuses on matters of strategic importance to PR Marriott Limited and the level of information disclosed is consistent with the size and the complexity of the business. |
| S172(1)(A) - THE LIKELY CONSEQUENCES OF ANY DECISION IN THE LONG TERM |
| The Directors understand the business and the evolving environment in which we operate, including the conflict in Ukraine, Brexit, high inflation and the rising cost of living. |
| All decisions in the business continue to be made for the long term in order to serve the growth, sustainability and value of the business. |
| A growing population and increasing customer focus on locality, sustainability and efficiency give the Director's confidence that there will continue to be growing world marketplaces for PR Marriott. |
| S172(1)(B) - THE INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES |
| Regular meetings are held with employees to keep them informed of matters of concern to them and the directors continually review the means whereby information may be provided to employees. The personal development of Employees is actively supported through the company. |
| S172(1)(C) - THE NEED TO FOSTER THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS |
| PR Marriott Drilling Limited is a long-term business focused on innovation, quality and service. The business seeks to establish the same relationship with suppliers, wherever possible establishing local, long-term and single source relationships. |
| The company continues to invest in both new assets to the group along with the development and strengthening of the management team. |
| The company has long standing ties with the local communities in which they operate, all subsidiary businesses have excellent relationships with local businesses, government bodies and many others for which the business and employees are very grateful. The business also continues to support local charities both in the UK and Overseas. |
| S172(1)(D) - THE IMPACT OF THE COMPANY’S OPERATIONS ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
| The company supports promotes and practises positive measures to develop best practise cost effective control solutions to increase the efficiency of and reduce the impact from its environmental activities especially with regard to consumption disposal and emissions. The company complies with all relevant legislation and cooperates with the governments maritime organisations Trade and Industry association customers subcontractors and suppliers in order to maintain high standards of environmental protection. |
| S172(1)(E) - THE DESIRABILITY OF THE COMPANY MAINTAINING A REPUTATION FOR HIGH STANDARDS OF BUSINESS CONDUCT |
| As the UK market leader PR Marriott Drilling Ltd continues to invest in achieving all leading manufacturing and marketplace accreditations. |
| The business was proud to have been awarded our first Queens Award for Enterprise in 2022. |
| S172(1)(F) - THE NEED TO ACT FAIRLY AS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY |
| As a well-established company all decisions made by the Directors are intended to serve the long-term strategy of the business. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| There are a number of key performance indicators ("KPI") that the management team use to monitor the performance of the business. These are as follows: |
| 12 Months ended 31 December 2024 |
12 Months ended 31December 2023 |
| Turnover | £50.1m | £73.7m |
| EBITDA | £9.9m | £10.0m |
| Return on Capital Employed | 22.7% | 24.0% |
| FUTURE PROSPECTS |
| In the UK our groundwater engineering division continues to diversify, we have a strong and stable team to manage the larger market share now held, an inroad has also been made into establishing the company within the mining market.. |
| The P R Marriott Drilling continues to invest in the latest drilling technology to ensure the company has the technical capability providing a quality service. The company will also continue to maintain and extend our LRQA standard certification to further increase our business credentials as well as continuing to offer competitive pricing and innovative contracting solutions. |
| ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GLOBAL EVENTS |
| UK businesses are currently facing many uncertainties such as the continuing learning curve following Brexit, and Covid 19. Environmental sustainability and geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and now the consequences of military activities in the Mediterranean Sea and the Horn of Africa affecting shipping, raise uncertainties which contribute to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including inflation, rising interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working. |
| The Directors have carried out an assessment of the potential impact of these uncertainties on the business, including the impact of mitigation measures, and have concluded that these are non-adjusting events with the greatest impact on the business expected to be from the economic ripple effect on the global economy. The Directors have taken account of these potential impacts in their going concern assessment. |
| P R Marriott Drilling Limited continues to work with its partners to minimise any impacts of these events and maximise the realisation of any opportunities they may provide to the business |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| GOING CONCERN |
| The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. |
| The business meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through cash generation. The results of our budget modelling confirm that the Group will be able to operate within its credit facility for at least 12 months from the date of this report. |
| We conduct ongoing detailed trading forecast models, updated monthly, based on existing contracts in hand, new opportunities, and up-to-date market intelligence. We model profit and loss, balance sheet along with a full cash flow model to ensure that both the expected working capital and capital expenditure commitments can be met or to guide if additional financing is required. |
| Even with a forecast reduction in our activities for 2025 and the corresponding effect on operating profits, it still indicates that the Group cash position is forecasted to be cash positive within the 12 months leading to December 2025. The Group has significant overhead costs in the UK, while other operations fluctuate fully based on their activity levels. This prudent level of contingency ensures not only the delivery of targets set but also that the business remains operable on a going-concerned basis. |
| A key risk for the business is debt exposure to individual overseas clients. These risks are mitigated wherever possible, and prudence has been exercised in our cash forecasting model. |
| Contracts across East Africa remain an important element of the company’s portfolio in Geothermal Power as well as Oil and Gas markets. Given the cyclical nature of our geothermal activities, this traditional work has not been forecasted to restart over the next 12 months. Additional markets and clients are being sought in the region. |
| The company has invested in modern and varied drilling equipment, which is expected to expand our market range. |
| As of the date of this report, the directors reasonably expect that the company has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Consequently, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
| The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of drilling and related services to the oil, gas, gas storage, shale gas, CBM, geothermal, mining and water supply industries. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| During the year, the group continued to reinvest in the research and development of new and innovative processes to gain a competitive advantage in new and existing markets. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| Other changes in directors holding office are as follows: |
| QUALIFYING THIRD PARTY INDEMNITY PROVISION |
| During the financial year and at the time the directors report is approved, a Qualifying Third Party Indemnity Provision for the benefit of the directors is in force. |
| OVERSEAS BRANCHES |
| The parent company has two branches which are located outside of the United Kingdom. |
| ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS |
| Our strategy has been to develop key partnerships with our customers, suppliers and other key stakeholders. The priorities are organic growth, driven by cross-selling and upselling services to our existing customers, whilst developing new customers, channels and markets, with a differentiated service offering and efficient end to end processes, enabling the Group to be the supplier of first choice. |
| From our suppliers’ perspective, we want to be the customer of first choice, with efficient and well managed procure to pay processes that are frictionless with a low cost to serve model. |
| The Directors' statement of compliance with duty to promote the success of the Group within the strategic report summarises how the Directors have had regard for the Group's relationship with stakeholders. |
| STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING |
| The Group is required to report under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic and Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018. The SECR reporting year is the same as the Group Financial year 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. |
| In accordance with the guidance the Group is required to report the UK energy usage and associated Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions that relate to: |
| · Activities for which PR Marriott Drilling Ltd Limited is responsible involving the combustion of gas, or consumption of fuel for the purposes of transport; and |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| · The purchase of electricity by the Group for its own use, including the purpose of transport. |
| Note that emissions outside the UK are outside the scope of the mandatory requirements and are not included in the information below. |
| 2024Consump tion kWh |
2024Emissions (TCO2e) |
2023Emission s (TCO2e) |
Change % |
| Electricity | 110,593 | 21 | 45 | -113% |
| Heating Fuels | 102,455 | 26 | 47 | -77% |
| Transport Fuels and Mileage | 2,807,103 | 743 | 1,292 | -74% |
| Gross Annual Total | 3,020,151 | 791 | 1,383 | -75% |
| Intensity Metric (£m Turnover) | 41.9 | 33.3 | 21% |
| Total TCO2e/£m | 18.9 | 41.5 | -120% |
| Qualifying Green Tariffs |
| Scope 1 | 1,541,757 | 456 | 546 | -20% |
| Scope 2 ( Location Based) | 1,478,394 | 335 | 837 | -150% |
| TOTAL | 3,020,151 | 791 | 1,383 | -75% |
| Table 1: Primary Statement for Financial year ending 31st December 2024 and the baseline year ended 31st December 2023. |
| Baseline year |
| This is the second year of GHG reporting and is aligned with the financial year 01/01/24 to 31/01/24. |
| The financial year 2023 will be set as the baseline year. |
| Targets |
| PR Marriott Drilling Ltd Limited has not developed any carbon targets for the current reporting period. |
| Intensity Measurement |
| The intensity metric chosen is total annual turnover (£m) as at the Financial Year ending 31st December 2024. This was chosen as the most suitable metric as the and turnover is closely linked with energy use and associated carbon emissions. |
| Carbon Offset |
| PR Marriott Drilling Ltd Limited has no qualifying carbon offsets during this financial period. |
| Energy Efficiency Narrative |
| Over the 12-month twelve-month reporting period, the organisation has undertaken the following principal actions which have had a direct impact on the energy efficiency of the organisation. |
| · Additional Solar panels were operated at the Head office |
| · Adjusted heating and lighting settings across the site to only activate during working hours, further reducing areas of superfluous consumption. |
| The methodology used to calculate the CO2e emissions is the Operational Control approach on reporting boundaries as well as utilising the carbon emissions methodology as defined by the World Resources Institute/N/0dd Business Council for Sustainable Development (WRI/WBCSD) Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG): A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition. Emissions factor data source: BETS 2023 conversion factors https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2023. |
| Reporting covers electricity, gas and transport fuel consumption within the UK as required by Environmental Reporting Guidelines for non-quoted companies as defined in The Companies (Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018. |
| Emissions in tonnes CO2e in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (2004) including revised Scope 2 guidance (2015) which discloses a market-based figure in addition to the location based figure. Scope 2 emissions have been calculated in accordance with GHG Protocol guidelines, in both location and market-based methodologies. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| DISCLOSURE IN THE STRATEGIC REPORT |
| As required by Section 414C(11) Companies Act 2006, this statement confirms that certain items that are required to be disclosed in the directors report are set out in the strategic report. |
| 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; |
| - | state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; |
| - | 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. |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Hollis and Co Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of P R Marriott Drilling Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2024 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 December 2024 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 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. |
| 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. |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED |
| 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 eight, 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. |
| 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: |
| 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: |
| - Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity's in-house legal team around actual and potential litigation and claims; |
| - Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; |
| - Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance; |
| - Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations. |
| - Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias. |
| Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the further that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
| 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 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING 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. |
| for and on behalf of |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Statutory Auditor |
| 35 Wilkinson Street |
| Sheffield |
| South Yorkshire |
| S10 2GB |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| TURNOVER | 4 | 50,108,952 | 73,722,550 |
| Cost of sales | 28,905,841 | 54,451,333 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 21,203,111 | 19,271,217 |
| Distribution costs | 2,156,154 | 2,563,030 |
| Administrative expenses | 13,047,050 | 10,633,758 |
| 15,203,204 | 13,196,788 |
| OPERATING PROFIT | 6 | 5,999,907 | 6,074,429 |
| Interest receivable and similar income | 9,254 | - |
| 6,009,161 | 6,074,429 |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 7 | 1,412,340 | 2,078,798 |
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 4,596,821 | 3,995,631 |
| Tax on profit | 8 | 2,719,263 | 2,894,819 |
| PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
| Profit attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 2,246,463 | 757,772 |
| Non-controlling interests | (368,905 | ) | 343,040 |
| 1,877,558 | 1,100,812 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONSOLIDATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| PROFIT FOR THE YEAR | 1,877,558 | 1,100,812 |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| Currency translation differences on |
| foreign currency net investments | (23,079 | ) | (20,101 | ) |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve |
| Income tax relating to other comprehensive income |
- |
- |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF INCOME TAX |
(23,079 |
) |
(20,101 |
) |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
1,854,479 |
1,080,711 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
| Owners of the parent | 2,247,242 | 744,994 |
| Non-controlling interests | (392,763 | ) | 335,717 |
| 1,854,479 | 1,080,711 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET |
| 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 | - | 109,964 |
| Tangible assets | 11 | 34,826,267 | 38,710,596 |
| Investments | 12 | - | - |
| 34,826,267 | 38,820,560 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 | 308,700 | 280,565 |
| Debtors | 14 | 10,818,257 | 18,307,746 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 9,233,021 | 12,726,575 |
| 20,359,978 | 31,314,886 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 | 11,446,715 | 28,357,483 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 8,913,263 | 2,957,403 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
43,739,530 |
41,777,963 |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
(17,096,423 |
) |
(19,309,413 |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 20 | (2,855,265 | ) | (511,329 | ) |
| NET ASSETS | 23,787,842 | 21,957,221 |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 | 73,002 | 73,002 |
| Capital redemption reserve | 22 | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Other reserves | 22 | 1,025,350 | 1,048,429 |
| Retained earnings | 22 | 20,635,173 | 18,388,710 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | 21,806,525 | 19,583,141 |
| NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS | 23 | 1,981,317 | 2,374,080 |
| TOTAL EQUITY | 23,787,842 | 21,957,221 |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 18 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: |
| J W Hobday - Director |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| COMPANY BALANCE SHEET |
| 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Intangible assets | 10 |
| Tangible assets | 11 |
| Investments | 12 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 13 |
| Debtors | 14 |
| Cash at bank and in hand |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 15 |
| NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year |
16 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
| PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES | 20 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 21 |
| Capital redemption reserve |
| Other reserves | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Retained earnings |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| Company's profit/(loss) for the financial year | 3,204,762 | (3,138,482 | ) |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| Called up | Capital |
| share | Retained | redemption |
| capital | earnings | reserve |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 | 73,002 | 18,041,486 | 73,000 |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 757,772 | - |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 757,772 | - |
| Reserve transfer | - | (410,548 | ) | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 73,002 | 18,388,710 | 73,000 |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 2,246,463 | - |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - |
| Total comprehensive income | - | 2,246,463 | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 73,002 | 20,635,173 | 73,000 |
| Other | Non-controlling | Total |
| reserves | Total | interests | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 | 1,287,128 | 19,474,616 | 1,401,894 | 20,876,510 |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 757,772 | 343,040 | 1,100,812 |
| Other comprehensive income | (12,778 | ) | (12,778 | ) | (7,323 | ) | (20,101 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | (12,778 | ) | 744,994 | 335,717 | 1,080,711 |
| Reserve transfer | (225,921 | ) | (636,469 | ) | 636,469 | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | 1,048,429 | 19,583,141 | 2,374,080 | 21,957,221 |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 2,246,463 | (368,905 | ) | 1,877,558 |
| Other comprehensive income | (23,079 | ) | (23,079 | ) | (23,858 | ) | (46,937 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | (23,079 | ) | 2,223,384 | (392,763 | ) | 1,830,621 |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 1,025,350 | 21,806,525 | 1,981,317 | 23,787,842 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| Called up | Capital |
| share | Retained | redemption | Other | Total |
| capital | earnings | reserve | reserves | equity |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Deficit for the year | - | (3,138,482 | ) | - | - | (3,138,482 | ) |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | 218,034 |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 3,204,762 | - | - | 3,204,762 |
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | 58,652 |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | ( |
) |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | 2,096,466 | 13,005,570 |
| Tax paid | (1,284,154 | ) | (2,782,288 | ) |
| Net cash from operating activities | 812,312 | 10,223,282 |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (482,859 | ) | (2,146,297 | ) |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 494,527 | 519,126 |
| Finance lease interest paid | (403,273 | ) | (1,327,550 | ) |
| Interest received | 9,254 | - |
| Net cash from investing activities | (382,351 | ) | (2,954,721 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Repayment of bank loans | (812,542 | ) | (1,059,937 | ) |
| Repayment of other loans | (329,383 | ) | (258,971 | ) |
| (Borrowing on)/ repayment of overdraft | (118,577 | ) | 4,048,002 |
| Repayment of finance leases | (2,604,631 | ) | (2,905,651 | ) |
| Interest paid | (10,240 | ) | (458,108 | ) |
| Finance costs paid | (166,719 | ) | (293,140 | ) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (4,042,092 | ) | (927,805 | ) |
| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (3,612,131 | ) | 6,340,756 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
12,726,575 |
6,385,819 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 9,114,444 | 12,726,575 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit for the financial year | 1,877,558 | 1,100,812 |
| Depreciation charges | 3,838,787 | 3,855,956 |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | 243,817 | (62,058 | ) |
| Foreign exchange differences | 1,815 | (20,103 | ) |
| (Decrease) / Increase in provisions | 186,251 | 1,017 |
| Amortisation charges | 109,964 | 109,964 |
| Withholding tax deducted | (581,241 | ) | (127,644 | ) |
| Finance costs | 1,412,340 | 2,078,798 |
| Finance income | (9,254 | ) | - |
| Taxation | 2,719,263 | 2,894,819 |
| 9,799,300 | 9,831,561 |
| (Increase)/decrease in stocks | (28,135 | ) | 17,931 |
| Decrease in trade and other debtors | 7,651,879 | 3,997,449 |
| Decrease in trade and other creditors | (15,326,578 | ) | (841,371 | ) |
| Cash generated from operations | 2,096,466 | 13,005,570 |
| 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 December 2024 |
| 31/12/24 | 1/1/24 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9,233,021 | 12,726,575 |
| Bank overdrafts | (118,577 | ) | - |
| 9,114,444 | 12,726,575 |
| Year ended 31 December 2023 |
| 31/12/23 | 1/1/23 |
| £ | £ |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 12,726,575 | 10,433,821 |
| Bank overdrafts | - | (4,048,002 | ) |
| 12,726,575 | 6,385,819 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1/1/24 | Cash flow | At 31/12/24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 12,726,575 | (3,493,554 | ) | 9,233,021 |
| Bank overdrafts | - | (118,577 | ) | (118,577 | ) |
| 12,726,575 | (3,612,131 | ) | 9,114,444 |
| Debt |
| Finance leases | (4,555,937 | ) | 2,604,631 | (1,951,306 | ) |
| Debts falling due within 1 year | (2,034,250 | ) | 909,547 | (1,124,703 | ) |
| Debts falling due after 1 year | (411,646 | ) | 350,955 | (60,691 | ) |
| (7,001,833 | ) | 3,865,133 | (3,136,700 | ) |
| Total | 5,724,742 | 253,002 | 5,977,744 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| P R Marriott Drilling Limited is a |
| The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
| The consolidated financial statements cover a group of entities. |
| The figures in the financial statements are rounded to the nearest £ |
| 2. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE |
| 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. |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| Basis of consolidation |
| The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its own subsidiaries ("the Group") as if they form a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore eliminated in full. |
| The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of business combinations using the purchase method. In the balance sheet, the acquiree's identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date. The results of acquired operations are included in the consolidated profit and loss account from the date on which control is obtained. They are deconsolidated from the date control ceases. |
| Significant management judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| - Key sources of estimation uncertainty. |
| The Group believes that there are no areas of material estimation uncertainty which affect the financial statements. |
| - Critical accounting judgements in applying the Company's accounting policies. |
| The Company believes that the major judgements applied are: |
| - The use of the going concern principle which is based on the belief that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. |
| - Based on a review of the ongoing trading budgets and forecasts of its investments, that there is no need to impair those investments and debtor balances due to the company from those entities. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. |
| Turnover is earned primarily through the charging of a day rates to customers for the operation of a drilling rig, together with mobilisation and de-mobilisation costs. |
| Day rate revenues are recognised as and when the service is provided to customers. Mobilisation and de-mobilisation revenues are recognised at the time when rig mobilisation or de-mobilisation is completed. |
| Goodwill |
| Goodwill represents the difference between amounts paid on the cost of a business combination and the acquirer's interest in the fair value of the Group's share of its identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquiree at the date of acquisition. Subsequent to initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is amortised on a straight-line basis to the consolidated profit and loss account over its useful economic life of 5 years. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. |
| Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives. |
| Depreciation is provided on the following basis: |
| Improvements to property - 25 years straight line |
| Plant & machinery - 15% on reducing balance and 5% on cost |
| Motor vehicles - 25% on cost and 25% on reducing balance |
| Fixtures & fittings - 20% on reducing balance |
| Computer equipment - 33% on cost |
| The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date. |
| Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss. |
| No deprecation is charged on assets under construction until they are brought into use. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads. |
| At each balance sheet date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in the consolidated profit or loss. |
| Debtors |
| Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at transaction value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
| Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value. |
| In the consolidated statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Group's cash management. |
| Creditors |
| Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at transaction value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. |
| Provision for liabilities |
| Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made. |
| Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties. |
| Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| The Group has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 "Basic Financial Instruments" of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. |
| Financial instruments are recognised in the Group's balance sheet when the Group 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. |
| Basic financial assets |
| Basic financial assets, which include trade and other receivables, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. |
| Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Group's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments. |
| Impairment of financial assets |
| Financial assets are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date. |
| Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate. |
| If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss. |
| Financial liabilities |
| Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instruments any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after the deduction of all its liabilities. |
| Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other payables, bank loans, other loans and loans due to fellow group companies are initially measured at their transaction price after transaction costs. When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. |
| Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate |
| method. |
| Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade payables are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade payables are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Derecognition of financial instruments |
| Derecognition of financial assets |
| Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Group transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Group will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained. |
| Derecognition of financial liabilities |
| Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Group's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. |
| 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. |
| Research and development |
| Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
| Foreign currency translation |
| Foreign current monetary assets and liabilities are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Non- monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the consolidated profit or loss except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges. |
| Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the consolidated profit or loss within 'Administrative expenses'. |
| On consolidation, the results of overseas operations are translated into Sterling at rates approximating to those ruling when the transactions took place. All assets and liabilities of overseas operations are translated at the rate ruling at the reporting date. Exchange differences arising on translating the opening net assets at opening rate and the results of overseas operations at actual rate are recognised in other comprehensive income. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Finance and operating leases |
| Assets obtained under finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired by finance lease are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the Group and the Parent Company. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the consolidated profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period. |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the consolidated profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the lease term. |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| The Group operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Group pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Group has no further payment obligations. |
| The contributions are recognised as an expense in the consolidated profit and loss account when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the balance sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Group in independently administered funds. |
| 4. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the group. |
| An analysis of turnover by geographical market is given below: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| United Kingdom | 33,464,156 | 26,350,985 |
| Rest of the world | 16,644,796 | 47,371,565 |
| 50,108,952 | 73,722,550 |
| 5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Wages and salaries | 12,425,326 | 13,625,439 |
| Social security costs | 1,265,464 | 1,596,832 |
| Other pension costs | 578,324 | 204,468 |
| 14,269,114 | 15,426,739 |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Directors | 6 | 5 |
| Administration | 42 | 46 |
| Operational/drilling | 116 | 163 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 5. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Directors' remuneration | 458,625 | 447,270 |
| Directors' pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 164,000 | 24,000 |
| The number of directors to whom retirement benefits were accruing was as follows: |
| Money purchase schemes | 3 | 2 |
| Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Emoluments etc | 132,609 | 139,749 |
| Pension contributions to money purchase schemes | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 6. | OPERATING PROFIT |
| The operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Hire of plant and machinery | 1,841,029 | 1,535,180 |
| Other operating leases | 24,635 | 14,595 |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 3,009,845 | 3,028,938 |
| Depreciation - assets on finance leases | 828,942 | 827,018 |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets | 243,817 | (54,152 | ) |
| Goodwill amortisation | 109,964 | 109,964 |
| Auditors' remuneration | 77,403 | 81,035 |
| Taxation compliance services | 5,000 | 17,500 |
| Other non- audit services | 15,000 | 11,075 |
| Foreign exchange differences | 632,590 | (111,558 | ) |
| 7. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Bank interest | 9,801 | 146,288 |
| Bank loan interest | 1 | 66,891 |
| Loan | 438 | 90,942 |
| Hire purchase | 403,273 | 518,579 |
| Overseas subsidiary finance costs | 998,827 | 1,256,098 |
| 1,412,340 | 2,078,798 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 8. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| The tax charge on the profit for the year was as follows: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Current tax: |
| UK corporation tax | - | 1,173,250 |
| UK corporation tax - adjustments in respect of prior periods |
(1,292,590 |
) |
(1,435 |
) |
| Withholding tax suffered | 581,241 | 127,644 |
| Overseas taxation | 190,867 | 2,890,869 |
| Overseas taxation- Adjustments in respect of prior periods |
1,339,525 |
(1,234,525 |
) |
| Total current tax | 819,043 | 2,955,803 |
| Deferred tax: |
| Deferred tax - timing differences | 1,457,760 | (395,623 | ) |
| Adjustment to prior years | 442,460 | 334,639 |
| Total deferred tax | 1,900,220 | (60,984 | ) |
| Tax on profit | 2,719,263 | 2,894,819 |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge 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: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Profit before tax | 4,596,821 | 3,995,631 |
| Profit multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25 % (2023 - 23.500 %) |
1,149,205 |
938,973 |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes | 38,717 | 126,440 |
| Capital allowances in excess of depreciation | (345,120 | ) | - |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances | - | 399,733 |
| Utilisation of tax losses | (1,238,736 | ) | - |
| Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods | 46,935 | - |
| Differences between UK and overseas tax rates | 586,801 | 2,715,962 |
| Tax effect of prior year adjustment | - | (901,321 | ) |
| Deferred tax movement | 1,900,220 | (512,612 | ) |
| Withholding tax suffered | 581,241 | 127,644 |
| Total tax charge | 2,719,263 | 2,894,819 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 8. | TAXATION - continued |
| Tax effects relating to effects of other comprehensive income |
| 2024 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Currency translation differences on |
| foreign currency net investments | (23,079 | ) | - | (23,079 | ) |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve |
| (23,079 | ) | - | (23,079 | ) |
| 2023 |
| Gross | Tax | Net |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Currency translation differences on |
| foreign currency net investments | (20,101 | ) | - | (20,101 | ) |
| Deferred tax on revaluation reserve |
| (20,101 | ) | - | (20,101 | ) |
| 9. | 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. |
| 10. | INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Goodwill |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| and 31 December 2024 | 549,819 |
| AMORTISATION |
| At 1 January 2024 | 439,855 |
| Amortisation for year | 109,964 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 549,819 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 | - |
| At 31 December 2023 | 109,964 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Group |
| Improvements | Fixtures |
| to | Plant and | and |
| property | machinery | fittings |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 | 413,596 | 65,535,839 | 171,649 |
| Additions | - | 347,013 | 16,052 |
| Disposals | - | (915,052 | ) | (51,018 | ) |
| Exchange differences | - | 424,745 | - |
| At 31 December 2024 | 413,596 | 65,392,545 | 136,683 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 | 98,038 | 27,700,284 | 112,096 |
| Charge for year | 17,752 | 3,643,554 | 6,371 |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | (283,377 | ) | (15,144 | ) |
| Exchange differences | - | 214,802 | - |
| At 31 December 2024 | 115,790 | 31,275,263 | 103,323 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 | 297,806 | 34,117,282 | 33,360 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 315,558 | 37,835,555 | 59,553 |
| Motor | Computer |
| vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 | 1,100,870 | 167,591 | 67,389,545 |
| Additions | 116,158 | 3,636 | 482,859 |
| Disposals | (271,642 | ) | (22,603 | ) | (1,260,315 | ) |
| Exchange differences | - | - | 424,745 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 945,386 | 148,624 | 67,036,834 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 | 651,753 | 116,778 | 28,678,949 |
| Charge for year | 149,054 | 22,056 | 3,838,787 |
| Eliminated on disposal | (205,862 | ) | (17,588 | ) | (521,971 | ) |
| Exchange differences | - | - | 214,802 |
| At 31 December 2024 | 594,945 | 121,246 | 32,210,567 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 | 350,441 | 27,378 | 34,826,267 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 449,117 | 50,813 | 38,710,596 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Group |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under finance leases are as follows: |
| Plant and | Motor |
| machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 | 16,415,719 | 32,621 | 16,448,340 |
| Transfer to ownership | (10,500,075 | ) | - | (10,500,075 | ) |
| At 31 December 2024 | 5,915,644 | 32,621 | 5,948,265 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 | 4,941,970 | 12,912 | 4,954,882 |
| Charge for year | 820,786 | 8,156 | 828,942 |
| Transfer to ownership | (4,805,019 | ) | - | (4,805,019 | ) |
| At 31 December 2024 | 957,737 | 21,068 | 978,805 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 | 4,957,907 | 11,553 | 4,969,460 |
| At 31 December 2023 | 11,473,749 | 19,709 | 11,493,458 |
| Company |
| Improvements | Fixtures |
| to | Plant and | and |
| property | machinery | fittings |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Exchange differences |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Exchange differences |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 11. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS - continued |
| Company |
| Motor | Computer |
| vehicles | equipment | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Exchange differences |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Exchange differences |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under finance leases are as follows: |
| Plant and | Motor |
| machinery | vehicles | Totals |
| £ | £ | £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Transfer to ownership | (10,500,075 | ) | - | (10,500,075 | ) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Transfer to ownership | (4,805,019 | ) | - | (4,805,019 | ) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Company |
| Shares in |
| group |
| undertakings |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| and 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
| Subsidiaries |
| Registered office: L.R.Plot No 209/2486, 1st Floor, Trust Mansion Building, Tubman Street, P.O.Box 5601 - 00100, Nairobi, KENYA |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: C/O Ocorian (Mauritius) Limited, 3rd Floor, Absa House, 68 - 68a Cybercity, Ebene, Republic of Mauritius |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: Av. Kenneth Kaunda,No.609,Sommerschield, Maputo, Mozambique. |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: Springwater House, Old Pit Lane, Danesmoor, Chesterfield, S45 9BQ |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| Registered office: Springwater House, Old Pit Lane, Danesmoor, Chesterfield, S45 9BQ |
| Nature of business: |
| % |
| Class of shares: | holding |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 12. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
| 13. | STOCKS |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Raw materials and consumables | 308,700 | 233,500 |
| Work-in-progress | - | 47,065 |
| 308,700 | 280,565 |
| The total carrying amount of stock is pledged as security to the company's bankers. |
| 14. | DEBTORS |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
| Trade debtors | 4,147,798 | 9,682,421 |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings | - | - |
| Other debtors | 5,931,715 | 5,570,031 |
| Directors' current accounts | 35,585 | 79,106 | 35,585 | 79,106 |
| Tax | 215,888 | 53,947 |
| Prepayments and accrued income | 487,271 | 1,366,471 |
| 10,818,257 | 16,751,976 |
| Amounts falling due after more than one | year: |
| Other debtors | - | 1,555,770 |
| Aggregate amounts | 10,818,257 | 18,307,746 |
| 15. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 17) | 892,325 | 1,704,867 |
| Other loans (see note 17) | 350,955 | 329,383 |
| Finance leases (see note 18) | 1,249,938 | 2,588,987 |
| Trade creditors | 2,593,058 | 5,845,211 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | - | - |
| Tax | 286,032 | 1,168,764 |
| Social security and other taxes | 321,007 | 392,826 |
| VAT | 874,891 | 466,118 | 871,123 | 482,517 |
| Other creditors | 3,596,737 | 9,559,664 |
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,281,772 | 6,301,663 |
| 11,446,715 | 28,357,483 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 16. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Other loans (see note 17) | 60,691 | 411,646 |
| Finance leases (see note 18) | 701,368 | 1,966,950 |
| Amounts due to related entities | 16,334,364 | 16,930,817 | 9,115,957 | 9,807,311 |
| 17,096,423 | 19,309,413 |
| 17. | LOANS |
| An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below: |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Amounts falling due within one year or on | demand: |
| Bank overdrafts | 118,577 | - |
| Bank loans | 773,748 | 1,704,867 |
| Other loans | 350,955 | 329,383 |
| 1,243,280 | 2,034,250 |
| Amounts falling due between one and two | years: |
| Other loans - 1-2 years | 60,691 | 411,646 | 60,691 |
| 18. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments fall due as follows: |
| Group |
| Finance leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year | 1,249,938 | 2,588,987 |
| Between one and five years | 701,368 | 1,966,950 |
| 1,951,306 | 4,555,937 |
| Company |
| Finance leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Net obligations repayable: |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 18. | LEASING AGREEMENTS - continued |
| Group |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year | 12,938 | 5,344 |
| Between one and five years | 15,470 | 7,772 |
| 28,408 | 13,116 |
| Company |
| Non-cancellable |
| operating leases |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| 19. | SECURED DEBTS |
| The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Finance leases | 1,951,306 | 4,555,937 | 1,948,436 | 4,451,723 |
| The hire purchase and finance lease obligations are secured over the assets to which they relate. |
| 20. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES |
| Group | Company |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Deferred tax |
| Accelerated capital allowances | 2,954,508 | 2,297,720 |
| Tax losses carried forward | (106,988 | ) | (1,779,616 | ) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Other timing differences | - | (12,705 | ) | - | (12,705 | ) |
| 2,847,520 | 505,399 | 3,199,398 | 1,488,476 |
| Other provisions | 7,745 | 5,930 | - | - |
| Aggregate amounts | 2,855,265 | 511,329 | 3,199,398 | 1,488,476 |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 20. | PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued |
| Group |
| Deferred | Other |
| tax | provisions |
| £ | £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 | 505,399 | 5,930 |
| Provided during year | 1,900,220 | 1,815 |
| Foreign exchange difference on |
| overseas provisions | (2,382 | ) | - |
| Adjustment to opening position | 444,283 | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | 2,847,520 | 7,745 |
| Company |
| Deferred |
| tax |
| £ |
| Balance at 1 January 2024 |
| Provided during year |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 |
| Other provisions relates to Post Employment Benefits in a subsidiary undertaking. |
| 21. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
| value: | £ | £ |
| Ordinary | £1 | 73,002 | 73,002 |
| The company has only one class of ordinary share which carry voting rights but no right to fixed income. |
| 22. | RESERVES |
| Other reserves relate to the foreign exchange translation differences which arise on the translation of the groups net investment in its foreign subsidiaries. |
| 23. | NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS |
| The minority interest represents the proportion of the share capital and reserves of subsidiary company's that are not owned by the group. |
| 24. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| The Group contributes to defined contribution pension schemes for the benefit of the Directors and employees. Contributions are charged to the consolidated profit and loss account as payable. The charge to the consolidated profit and loss account for the year was £578,324 (2023 - £126,665). Contributions totalling £25,644 (2023 - £23,852) were included within other creditors at the year end. |
| P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 02592487) |
| NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| 25. | OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS |
| The parent company has provided cash guarantees amounting to $1,943,114 relating to certain overseas contracts |
| The directors are not aware of any reasons why there would be a call on the guarantees or the performance bond. |
| 26. | DIRECTORS' ADVANCES, CREDITS AND GUARANTEES |
| The following advances and credits to a director subsisted during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023: |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| J W Hobday |
| Balance outstanding at start of year | 24,276 | 14,729 |
| Amounts advanced | 35,993 | 9,547 |
| Amounts repaid | (24,684 | ) | - |
| Amounts written off | - | - |
| Amounts waived | - | - |
| Balance outstanding at end of year | 35,585 | 24,276 |
| 27. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
| Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Sales | 1,172,697 | 2,401,597 |
| Amount due from related party | - | 1,621,189 |
| Amount due to related party | 9,675,127 | 5,483,442 |
| Key management personnel of the entity or its parent (in the aggregate) |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Rents payable | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Amount due from related party | - | 54,830 |
| A member of the company's key management personnel has provided the parent company's bank with a guarantee amounting to £2.5million as security for the parent company's bank overdraft facility. |
| Additionally, a member of the company's key management personnel has provided a £100,000 personal guarantee as security to a 3rd party loan creditor. |
| Other related parties |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Amount due to related party | 16,447,348 | 16,930,817 |
| During the year, a total of key management personnel compensation of £ 1,099,977 (2023 - £ 792,160 ) was paid. |
| 28. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
| The ultimate controlling party is Mr P R Marriott. |