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Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
17 March 2026
17 March 2026
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc
("Ashtead Technology", the "Company" or the "Group")
Full Year Results 2025
Strong execution as strategy delivers - confident of continued progress through 2026
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc (LSE: AT.), a leading provider of subsea technology solutions to the global offshore energy sector, announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2025 ("FY25" or "the year").
Financial Performance (£'m)
FY25
FY24
% Movement
Revenue
203.2
168.0
21.0%
Adjusted EBITA1
59.1
50.3
17.5%
Adjusted EBITA %
29.1%
29.9%
(80)bps
Operating profit
51.6
42.8
20.5%
Profit before tax
41.2
36.1
14.3%
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence)2
49.4
45.0
9.8%
Basic earnings per share (pence)
40.0
35.9
11.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)3
22.7%
24.3%
(160)bps
Proposed full year dividend
1.3p
1.2p
8.3%
Proforma Leverage4
1.3
1.6
Financial Highlights
· Revenue increased by 21% to £203.2m, driven by the successfully integrated Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions and organic growth
o Organic revenue growth of 3%
o Inorganic revenue growth of 19%
o FX headwind of -1%
· Adjusted EBITA of £59.1m, representing a margin of 29.1%, towards the top of the Group's medium-term target, reflecting the increased focus on higher quality revenue
· Adjusted Earnings per share growth of 10%, demonstrating the compounding nature of our resilient model
· ROIC of 22.7%, well above cost of capital
· Disciplined capital allocation and strong cash conversion driving a reduction in proforma net debt to Adjusted EBITDA leverage of 1.3x, providing improved strategic optionality
· Recommended final dividend of 1.3p per share, representing an increase of 8% over the prior year
Operational Highlights
· Successful integration of Seatronics and J2 Subsea realising synergies ahead of schedule and adding increased depth and scale to our international locations
· New facilities opened in the US and Norway to further expand international operations and enhance local service delivery for customers
· Continued expansion of our international service offering, resulting in 33% of 2025 revenues being generated from operations outside of Europe
· Strategically deployed £37m of capex and advanced our innovation efforts through the design and engineering of proprietary, in-house equipment
· Senior leadership team strengthened to take advantage of structurally attractive market growth opportunities
· Successfully transitioned the Group's listing to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, broadening access to a wider range of international investors
Outlook
· Strong market fundamentals underpin the Group's growth strategy supported by record levels of multi-year customer backlog
· Highly cash generative business model, disciplined capital allocation and strong balance sheet underpin opportunity to invest in organic growth, pursue highly selective M&A opportunities and deliver shareholder returns
· The addressable market within our focused end markets of oil & gas and offshore renewables is forecast to grow at 6% CAGR to $3.4 billion by 2029
· Trading in the first two months of 2026 has been in line with management's expectations. We are closely monitoring the current situation in the Middle East which has created volatility in oil and gas markets and project execution timing uncertainty in the region. Absent extended or wider disruption, the Board remains confident in delivering further progress in 2026
Allan Pirie, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We delivered a strong performance in 2025, making significant financial, strategic and operational progress against a challenging and unpredictable geopolitical and market backdrop.
Our flexible operating model and integrated offering supports the full lifecycle of offshore energy infrastructure, allowing us to capitalise on offshore activity irrespective of geography or end market. This inherent agility has underpinned our resilience over the past year, enabling us to deliver another year of organic growth and strong returns.
Our strategy remains to further internationalise and diversify our business, expanding our differentiated global services platform, our scaled, diversified footprint, and the mission-critical solutions we offer to our customers operating in the growing offshore oil and gas and renewables markets. Our highly cash generative business model and strong balance sheet positions us well to benefit from the attractive long-term structural growth drivers across our end markets.
We are mindful of the evolving situation in the Middle East and continue to monitor this closely. The conflict further reinforces the importance of energy security, which coupled with a growing demand for energy creates an enduring platform for long-term growth across the markets in which we operate. Our focus remains on delivering our strategy to create and capture more opportunities to grow and strengthen the Group."
Presentation
Allan Pirie, Chief Executive Officer and Ingrid Stewart, Chief Financial Officer, will host an in-person presentation for analysts and institutional investors at 8.00am GMT today.
A live webcast will also be available for those who wish to join the presentation virtually. Please contact ashteadtechnology@dgagroup.com to attend in person or to register for the webcast using the following link:
Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC - Full Year Results 2025
Management will also host a live virtual investor presentation via the Investor Meet Company platform at 10.00am GMT on Friday 20 March 2026. This event is open to all existing and potential shareholders and registration is free. Questions can be submitted pre-event via the platform up until 9.00am GMT the day before the meeting or at any time during the live presentation.
Investors can register for the webinar here: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/ashtead-technology-holdings-plc/register-investor
Replays of both presentations will subsequently be made available to watch on demand at www.ashtead-technology.com/investors.
For further information, please contact:
Ashtead Technology Allan Pirie, Chief Executive Officer Ingrid Stewart, Chief Financial Officer
(Via DGA Group)
DGA Group (Financial PR) Jonathon Brill James Styles
1 Adjusted earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) is calculated as operating profit adjusted to add back amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted EBITA is an Alternative Profit Measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure.
2 Adjusted basic earnings per share is calculated as profit after tax for the financial year adjusted for amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature, all adjusted for tax, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares.
3 Return on invested capital (ROIC) is calculated as Adjusted EBITA divided by invested capital. Invested capital is calculated as average net debt plus average equity. Net debt is calculated as bank loans plus lease liabilities less cash at bank and in hand.
4 Leverage is calculated as Net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is calculated as operating profit adjusted to add back depreciation, amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted EBITDA is an Alternative Profit Measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure.
Notes to editors:
Ashtead Technology is a leading subsea technology solutions provider to the global offshore energy sector. Ashtead Technology's specialist equipment, engineered solutions, technical expertise and support services enable its customers to understand the subsea environment and manage offshore energy production infrastructure. Ashtead Technology operates globally, servicing customers from its facilities located in key offshore energy hubs. To learn more, please visit www.ashtead-technology.com
CEO Statement
Executing on our growth strategy
2025 was a year of continued strategic progress for Ashtead Technology as we maintained a sharp focus on quality of earnings and operational execution, meeting the critical needs of customers globally with our industry-leading solutions.
I am very pleased with the Group's full-year financial performance, with revenue of £203.2m (a 21% increase on the prior year), driven by organic growth and the contribution of a full year of earnings from the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions completed in late 2024. Our Adjusted EBITA of £59.1m (a 17% increase on prior year), represents a margin of 29.1%, towards the top of the Group's medium-term target.
Our balance sheet strength improved during the year with leverage reducing to 1.3x at year end, as a result of strong underlying cash generation, and provides flexibility to grow our business through organic and inorganic investment.
Strengthening our differentiated technology and service offering
Our strategy remains unchanged.
We are focused on deepening relationships with our blue‑chip customer base. This is built on trust and reliability, an unwavering commitment to service excellence, and by expanding our technology and service offering through targeted investment and innovation to better support and derisk their offshore operations.
We are world leading underwater technology specialists, providing an unparalleled understanding of the subsea environment, enabling our customers to undertake complex underwater engineering and project execution.
In 2025 we strategically deployed £37m in capital expenditure, advancing our innovation efforts through the design and engineering of proprietary, in-house equipment, and collaborating closely with our OEM partners, to deliver new technology solutions for our customers. Leveraging our unmatched subject matter expertise and expanding our range of services, Ashtead Technology is further established as a global provider of integrated subsea technology solutions.
One of the principal advantages of our business model lies in its adaptability. Ashtead Technology operates on a global scale, serving both the offshore oil and gas sector as well as the renewables market. Our comprehensive range of services covers the entire asset lifecycle-from installation and inspection, through maintenance and repair, to decommissioning-positioning us to effectively address evolving geographic and market requirements.
Increased global reach
We made great strides in expanding our international service offering during 2025. From our fifteen support bases in key offshore energy hubs in the US, Canada, UK, Norway, UAE, and Singapore, we support our customers globally. Revenues generated from our Americas, Asia and Middle East businesses grew by a combined 25% year-on-year.
Following our acquisitions of Seatronics and J2 Subsea in late 2024 we integrated their organisations into our existing Ashtead Technology facilities in the US, UK, and UAE. This strategic combination has enhanced operational efficiency and delivered cost savings that exceeded our original projections.
Three new operating facilities were opened during 2025 to expand our operations and better support our customers:
In the UK we opened a new facility to accommodate our growing ROV tooling and asset integrity operations.
In the US we opened a second facility in Houston to house our Mechanical Solutions business, expanding and localising our lifting, pulling and deployment capability in the region following our acquisition of ACE Winches in 2023.
In Norway we consolidated two sites into a new single site facility to house an expanded full range of Ashtead Technology services to support customers locally.
Expanding our leadership team
During the year we continued to invest in the senior management team with a number of key appointments, including a Head of Mechanical Solutions, Chief Information Officer, QHSE Director, and HR Director. We now have the strongest senior leadership team that the business has ever had, and this positions us well to deliver on our future growth plans.
With c.650 employees worldwide, we remain committed to the safety, development, and wellbeing of our people. The Group's culture, which emphasises performance, is essential for sustainable, profitable growth and creating value for all stakeholders. Thanks to our leading position in the market and positive growth outlook, we continue to attract top talent and retain key team members.
Disciplined approach to capital allocation
We maintain a disciplined approach to capital allocation, focusing on strategic investments to drive profitable growth, by broadening our capabilities and expanding our regional coverage through highly selective acquisitions.
As a result of continued investment, Ashtead Technology has the largest and broadest independent subsea equipment fleet in the industry, which along with the deep domain knowledge and technical capability of our team, means we are capable of supporting our customers' continued propensity to outsource, and deliver increasingly large and more complex offshore project requirements around the world.
After strengthening our balance sheet through deleveraging and maintaining robust cash generation, we remain in a strong position to capture potential M&A opportunities in the coming years.
Well placed to harness the attractive growth drivers in our industry
Our customers depend on us for both the advanced technologies and specialised expertise required to execute, maintain and deliver their projects with efficiency and cost-effectiveness. As our key customers expand their multi-year backlogs, we expect a strong pipeline of revenue opportunities that will support our continued growth plans over the longer-term.
The foundations of enduring customer relationships, a robust market position, and an unwavering commitment to operational excellence position us well for future achievements despite geopolitical headwinds. We continue to monitor the current geopolitical situation and absent extended or wider disruption, the Board remains confident in delivering further progress in 2026.
Allan Pirie
Chief Executive Officer
CFO Report
Delivering a strong operational performance
Ashtead Technology delivered another strong financial performance in 2025 with a resilient organic outturn and strong year-on-year growth in revenue on a reported basis, driven by the acquisitions of Seatronics and J2 Subsea. Strong, resilient margins and an excellent returns performance were underpinned by both solid operational execution and the continued mix-shift of revenues owing to a disciplined focus on quality. The business also delivered strong operational cash flow resulting in de-leveraging to 1.3x at year end. This performance was achieved despite a more challenging market backdrop as a result of multiple factors including the US offshore renewable policy change, US tariffs and geopolitical factors impacting Europe and the Middle East, demonstrating the robustness of our diverse and international business model.
Revenue
Group revenue increased by 21% to £203.2m, predominantly driven by the full year impact of revenues from the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions. These acquisitions have been an excellent addition to the global Ashtead Technology business, increasing our footprint across every region where we operate, broadening the breadth and depth of our capability and adding new services such as cable moulding and manipulator repair to the Group's portfolio.
An early focus following the Seatronics and J2 acquisitions was to reduce lower margin revenues, prioritising earnings quality over volume. This focus on higher quality revenues provides a stronger base as we look forward. The split of the revenue growth was as follows: 19% inorganic growth (acquisitions completed in late 2024), 3% organic growth and -1% impact from FX.
Organic revenue growth in the year was impacted by a number of market factors noted above that resulted in a reduced seasonal peak in revenues through late Q2 and Q3. Our H2 revenues were 5% ahead of our H1 revenues which demonstrates improved growth through the latter part of the year, providing good momentum as we moved into 2026.
All geographic segments delivered a strong performance as we progressed our global growth strategy and focus on operational execution. Revenues in Europe grew by 19%, Americas by 14%, APAC by 30% and the Middle East by 44% compared to the prior year. 33% of our revenues are generated from our non-European operations whilst within our Europe revenue base, we include revenues generated outside Europe which are supported by our European operations. This includes revenues from projects in South America, West Africa, Asia, and the Caspian. Our Americas region had the lowest growth in 2025 and bore the largest impact of the adverse market factors described above, including regulatory changes to the US offshore wind sector and tariffs.
Both of our core end markets contributed meaningfully to the Group's performance with year-on-year reported revenue growing 28% from oil and gas and 4% from offshore renewables which was impacted, in part, by the acquisitions of Seatronics and J2 Subsea. Our strategy remains to acquire oil and gas-focused businesses that can also be repositioned to support offshore wind, improving the robustness of the acquired business. The fungibility and transferability of our technology and expertise enhances the Group's ability to deliver growth and value, through the life cycle of offshore infrastructure in both the oil and gas and offshore renewables markets.
External costs directly relating to revenue
External costs relating to revenue of £52.1m represented 26% of revenues compared to 23% of revenues in 2024. The costs in this category include direct costs relating to the provision of equipment and/or services to the customer, excluding any staff costs. This includes component and material costs, freight, cross hire, rental share, spares, and equipment repairs. The increase in percentage is due to an increase in the sale of new and/or in-house built equipment as part of our wider, integrated offering to our customers.
Staff costs
Staff costs of £54.1m (2024: £48.4m) increased 12% on the prior year with much of the increase attributable to the full year impact of the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions. Our average employee numbers increased from 560 to 649 from 2024 to 2025, an increase of 16%. In addition to increasing our pool of offshore and onshore technicians to support revenue growth, we continued to build out our support and management functions as we position our business for further growth.
Other operating Costs
Our other operating costs of £20.9m (2024: £16.4m) increased by 27% (£4.5m) in the year due to additional scale as a result of the acquisitions of Seatronics and J2 Subsea. Within the £4.5m increase, the biggest contributors were £0.9m of additional IT costs and one-off legal, professional and stock exchange fees of £1.6m relating to the move from AIM to the Main Market. Other operating costs includes facility costs (excluding leases), insurance, IT costs, legal and professional, audit and marketing.
Reversal of impairment loss on trade receivables
Through 2025 the Group collected £1.3m from a customer that had been fully provided for in prior years and therefore this one-off gain has been excluded in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, £1.4m has been released against the bad debt provision due to a reduced provision required under the ECL (expected credit loss) calculation as a result of an improvement in cash collection at year end.
Profitability
We continued to deliver strong margins with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 40.6% (2024: 41.3%) and an Adjusted EBITA margin of 29.1% (2024: 29.9%), at the higher end of our medium-term target range. Our medium-term target is for high 20%'s Adjusted EBITA margins. The slight reduction in 2025 margin against the prior year was the result of the revenue mix change due to the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions. Adjusted EBITA increased 17% to £59.1m (2024: £50.3m).
In determining Adjusted EBITDA and EBITA we remove any one-off income or costs. Adjusting items in 2025 total £1.2m and relate to:
£1.6m legal, professional and stock exchange costs relating to the move from AIM to Main market
£0.4m restructuring costs from simplifying the Group's legal structure, predominantly the striking off of previously acquired entities from the Group structure
£0.6m one-off software development costs linked to ERP enhancement and integration
-£1.3m receipt of a previously provided debtor balance
Our operating profit of £51.6m compares to £42.8m in 2024. Net finance costs increased to £10.3m from £6.7m in 2024 as a result of funding the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions through our revolving credit facility (RCF) in late 2024. Profit before tax of £41.2m compares to £36.1m in 2024, an increase of 14.3%.
The tax charge of £9.0m represents an effective rate of 21.9% (2024: 20.2%).
As a result of the above and our strong financial performance over the year, we have seen a continued compounding of our earnings per share as follows:
· Statutory diluted EPS: 39.6p (2024: 35.4p), up 11.9%
· Adjusted basic EPS: 49.4p (2024: 45.0p), up 9.8%
We have delivered a CAGR of 37% in Adjusted EPS since 2022.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Cash inflow from operations was £73.2m (2024: £46.5m).
Capital expenditure increased to £37.2m (2024: £29.4m) as we continued to increase the breadth and depth of our industry-leading fleet to support our customers globally. As our equipment fleet is not held for resale, capex is classified as investing activity.
Our right of use assets increased due to a combination of our new mechanical solutions facility in Houston, our expanded facility in Norway and extensions to existing leasehold units globally. During the year we released three of the facilities held by Seatronics and J2 Subsea. We now operate from fifteen locations globally across the UK, Norway, USA, Canada, UAE and Singapore.
Our working capital at year end was 16.4% of revenues, slightly above our year-end target of 15%. During 2025 we invested in inventory to support the growth of the manipulator repair and cable moulding services acquired through the Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions.
Acquisition spend of £1.8m, including £1.7m offset against trade receivables from the seller, related to final payments on the ACE Winches, Seatronics and J2 Subsea acquisitions with no further acquisition related payments due. Due to the strong cash generation in the year, we reduced our net debt to £108.9m (2024: £128.4m) and leverage of 1.3x (2024 proforma: 1.6x) further strengthening our balance sheet.
Capital Allocation
We remain firmly committed to delivering strong returns on capital. Our decision‑making is underpinned by strict financial discipline, whether we are investing in technology and people to support organic growth, assessing acquisition opportunities or considering returns to our shareholders via dividends or share buybacks.
With a positive market outlook over the medium-term we see merit in continued organic investment as well as pursuing an acquisition strategy through which we can achieve significant synergies and growth through our network.
The Board recognises the importance of dividends and share buybacks, both as a way to deliver returns to shareholders and as a mechanism for maintaining capital discipline. The Board has recommended a full and final dividend of 1.3 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2025, an increase of 8%. The dividend is payable on 28 May 2026 to shareholders on the register as of 1 May 2026, with an ex‑dividend date of 30 April 2026. As in prior years, the Board does not intend to pay interim dividends.
Presentational changes to the income statement
The presentation of expenses in the income statement has changed from the prior year to enhance the readers' understanding of the operations and performance of the Group. Providing more relevant information on the face of the income statement will allow the user to better analyse cost movements year-on-year and the key drivers that affect the Group's profit or loss each year. There is no change in the comparative amount for revenue or operating profit as disclosed in the 2024 annual report and financial statements.
Reconciliation of adjusted and reported IFRS results
The Group uses several alternative performance measures (APMs) that, in management's view, provide useful insight into the business and assist readers of the Annual Report in understanding underlying performance. These measures are not defined under IFRS and may therefore not be directly comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies. They are not intended to replace or be considered superior to IFRS measures, but they are important metrics used internally to assess performance. Users should note that the exclusion of one‑off items may result in underlying measures being materially higher or lower than statutory results.
In determining Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITA, Adjusted Profit Before Tax and Adjusted Profit After Tax (used in the calculation of Adjusted EPS), the Group adjusts for items considered to be one‑off in nature. In 2025, these predominantly related to the move from AIM to the Main Market, one‑off integration and restructuring costs associated with the winding up or liquidation of non‑trading entities within the Group, and the receipt of a significant debtor balance fully provided for in prior years. These actions did not involve the restructuring of any trading operations; where entities had previously traded, their activities and associated costs had already been transferred to other Group companies.
In addition, amortisation of intangible assets is adjusted for in certain APMs, reflecting the fact that analysts and investors often treat this item differently in their assessments. Adjusting for amortisation therefore supports consistency of analysis. Definitions of the Group's APMs are provided in the definitions section of the Annual Report, with reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures included in the Appendix to the financial statements.
Table A - Results reconciliation / Adjusted figures
Results reconciliation £'000
Adjusted
Amortisation
FX
AIM to Main costs
Restructuring costs
Software costs
Receipt of previously impaired debtor
Reported
Revenue
203,195
-
-
-
-
-
-
203,195
Operating expenses
(152,048)
-
407
1,554
364
552
(1,258)
(153,667)
Other operating income
2,027
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,027
Operating profit
53,174
-
407
1,554
364
552
(1,258)
51,555
Depreciation
23,292
-
-
-
-
-
-
23,292
Amortisation
5,959
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,959
EBITDA
82,425
-
407
1,554
364
552
(1,258)
80,806
Depreciation
(23,292)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(23,292)
EBITA
59,133
-
407
1,554
364
552
(1,258)
57,514
Amortisation
-
5,959
-
-
-
-
-
(5,959)
Finance cost (net)
(10,322)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(10,322)
Profit before tax
48,811
5,959
407
1,554
364
552
(1,258)
41,233
Tax
(9,034)
-
-
-
(91)
(138)
214
(9,019)
Profit after tax
39,777
5,959
407
1,554
273
414
(1,044)
32,214
Ingrid Stewart
Chief Financial Officer
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Revenue
4
203,195
168,044
External costs directly relating to revenue
5
(52,063)
(38,624)
Staff costs
6
(54,143)
(48,427)
Other operating costs
5
(20,937)
(16,379)
Depreciation
5
(23,292)
(19,125)
Amortisation of intangible assets
5
(5,959)
(3,841)
Reversal of impairment loss/(impairment loss) on trade receivables
5
2,727
(927)
Other operating income
5
2,027
2,072
Operating profit
5
51,555
42,793
Finance income
7
164
193
Finance costs
7
(10,486)
(6,923)
Profit before taxation
41,233
36,063
Taxation charge
8
(9,019)
(7,285)
Profit for the financial year
32,214
28,778
Profit attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the Company
32,214
28,778
Earnings per share
Basic
9
40.0
35.9
Diluted
9
39.6
35.4
The below financial measures are Alternative Performance Measures used by management and are not an IFRS disclosure:
Adjusted EBITDA
Appendix
82,425
69,451
Adjusted EBITA
Appendix
59,133
50,326
Adjusted Profit Before Tax
Appendix
48,811
43,596
Adjusted Profit After Tax
Appendix
39,777
36,109
All results derive from continuing operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 31 December 2025
2025 £000
2024 £000
Profit for the year
32,214
28,778
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
(2,407)
375
Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year, net of tax
(2,407)
375
Total comprehensive income
29,807
29,153
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the Company
29,807
29,153
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
At 31 December 2025
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
11
100,371
87,325
Goodwill
12
111,657
112,183
Intangible assets
12
28,995
34,954
Right-of-use assets
20
4,118
2,627
Deferred tax asset
8
116
272
245,257
237,361
Current assets
Inventories
13
11,583
7,766
Trade and other receivables
14
50,768
52,975
Income tax recoverable
8
1,592
2,333
Cash and cash equivalents
15
14,073
12,168
78,016
75,242
Assets classified as held for sale
16
-
1,000
Total assets
323,273
313,603
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
17
29,083
33,680
Income tax payable
8
3,906
1,273
Loans and borrowings
18
-
9
Lease liabilities
20
1,717
1,129
34,706
36,091
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings
18
118,467
137,669
Lease liabilities
20
2,798
1,716
Deferred tax liability
8
9,778
10,356
Provisions for liabilities
21
436
443
131,479
150,184
Total liabilities
166,185
186,275
Equity
Share capital
24
4,031
4,016
Share premium
24
14,115
14,115
Merger reserve
24
9,435
9,435
Foreign currency translation reserve
24
(2,697)
(290)
Retained earnings
24
132,204
100,052
Total equity
157,088
127,328
Total equity and liabilities
323,273
313,603
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The financial statements of Ashtead Technology Holdings plc (registered number 13424040) for the year ended 31 December 2025 approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 16 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Allan Pirie Ingrid Stewart
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
16 March 2026 16 March 2026
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Share capital £000
Share premium £000
Merger reserve £000
Foreign currency translation reserve £000
Retained earnings* £000
Total £000
At 1 January 2024
3,997
14,115
9,435
(665)
70,704
97,586
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
28,778
28,778
Other comprehensive income
-
-
-
375
-
375
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
375
28,778
29,153
Share based payment charge
-
-
-
-
1,074
1,074
Deferred tax on share based payment charge
-
-
-
-
398
398
Issue of shares
19
-
-
-
(19)
-
Dividends paid
-
-
-
-
(883)
(883)
At 31 December 2024
4,016
14,115
9,435
(290)
100,052
127,328
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
32,214
32,214
Other comprehensive loss
-
-
-
(2,407)
-
(2,407)
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
(2,407)
32,214
29,807
Share based payment charge
-
-
-
-
1,146
1,146
Deferred tax on share based payment charge
-
-
-
-
(282)
(282)
Current tax on share based payment charge
-
-
-
-
54
54
Issue of shares
15
-
-
-
(15)
-
Dividends paid
-
-
-
-
(965)
(965)
At 31 December 2025
4,031
14,115
9,435
(2,697)
132,204
157,088
* Management decided to transfer the share based payment reserve into retained earnings, which has been applied retrospectively, and the comparative period consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of changes in equity have been restated. There is no change in the comparative amount for total equity as disclosed in the 2024 annual report and consolidated financial statements due to the change in presentation.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Cash generated from operating activities
Profit before taxation
41,233
36,063
Adjustments to reconcile profit before taxation to net cash from operating activities
Finance income
7
(164)
(193)
Finance costs
7
10,486
6,923
Depreciation
11, 20
23,292
19,125
Amortisation
12
5,959
3,841
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
5
(2,027)
(2,072)
Share based payment charges (including employers national insurance)
23
1,099
1,326
Provision for bad debts movement
(1,469)
779
Provision for liabilities movement
21
25
86
Cash generated before movement in working capital
78,434
65,878
Increase in inventories
(4,057)
(1,167)
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables
190
(14,247)
Decrease in trade and other payables
(1,350)
(3,947)
Cash inflow from operations
73,217
46,517
Interest paid
(9,410)
(6,380)
Tax paid
(6,186)
(10,020)
Net cash generated from operating activities
57,621
30,117
Cash flow used in investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
11
(37,198)
(29,388)
Proceeds from customer loss/damage of assets held for rental
4,369
2,955
Acquisition of subsidiary undertakings net of cash acquired
28
(112)
(67,056)
Proceeds on disposal of assets held for sale
1,000
-
Interest received
164
193
Net cash used in investing activities
(31,777)
(93,296)
Cash flow (used in)/generated from financing activities
Loans received
18/19
13,424
84,300
Transaction fees on loans received
-
(1,158)
Repayment of bank loans
18/19
(33,344)
(15,493)
Payment of lease liability
19/20
(2,161)
(1,428)
Payment of finance lease liability
19
(9)
(22)
Dividends paid
10
(965)
(883)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(23,055)
65,316
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
2,789
2,137
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
12,168
10,824
Net foreign exchange difference
(884)
(793)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
14,073
12,168
Non-cash transaction from investing activities:
Settlement of remaining acquisition consideration through offset against trade receivables 28 (1,681) -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1. General information
1.1 Background
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc (the "Company") is a public limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006, whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 December 2025 comprise the Company and its interest in subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group"). The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is c/o AMBA Company Secretarial Services Limited, 4th Floor, One Kingdom Street, Paddington Central, London, W2 6BD, United Kingdom.
1.2 Basis of preparation
These consolidated financial statements are for the year ended 31 December 2025 and have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial information does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2025 or 31 December 2024 but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies in due course. The Auditor has reported on the 2025 accounts; his reports (i) were unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the Auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying his report and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
1.3 Presentational currency
The consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise stated, are presented in sterling, to the nearest thousand.
1.4 Going concern
The consolidated financial statements of the Group are prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors of the Group assert that the preparation of the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate, which is based upon a review of the future forecast performance of the Group for a two-year period ending 31 December 2027.
During 2025 the Group has continued to generate positive cash flow from operating activities with a cash and cash equivalents balance of £14,073,000 (2024: £12,168,000). The Group has access to a multi-currency RCF and additional accordion facility, which have total commitments of £170,000,000 and £40,000,000 respectively, both of which expire in April 2028. The accordion facility is subject to credit approval. As at 31 December 2025 the RCF had an undrawn balance of £50,576,000 on the £170,000,000 facility available at that time. Refer to Note 18 for details on the available facilities.
The Facility Agreement is subject to a leverage covenant of 3.0x and an interest cover covenant of 4:1, which are both to be tested on a quarterly basis. The Group has complied with all covenants from entering the Facility Agreement until the date of these financial statements.
The Group monitors its funding and liquidity position throughout the year to ensure it has sufficient funds to meet its ongoing cash requirements. Cash forecasts are produced based on a number of inputs such as estimated revenues, margins, overheads, collection and payment terms, capex requirements and the payment of interest and capital on its existing debt facilities. Consideration is also given to the availability of bank facilities and events that have occurred in the post balance sheet period. In preparing these forecasts, the Directors have considered the principal risks and uncertainties to which the business is exposed.
The Directors have performed sensitivity analysis on the going concern assumption to determine whether plausible downside scenarios would have a material impact. The plausible downside scenario applied is consistent with that used in the Viability Statement on pages 46 to 47 of the Annual Report. Cash flow forecasts were flexed to model a 5% and 10% reduction in revenue for the years ending 31 December 2026 and 2027 respectively, together with a modest reduction in costs. Under this scenario, the peak funding requirement over the forecast period remains within existing facilities, leaving headroom of £102,641,000 and no risk of covenant breach.
Taking account of reasonable changes in trading performance and bank facilities available, the application of severe but plausible downside scenarios to the forecasts, the cash forecasts prepared by management and reviewed by the Directors indicate that the Group is cash generative and has adequate financial resources to continue to trade for the foreseeable future and meet its obligations as they fall due.
1.5 Basis of consolidation
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. In assessing control, the Group takes into consideration potential voting rights and rights to variable returns of the subsidiaries. The acquisition date is the date on which control is transferred to the acquirer. The financial information of subsidiaries is included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances indicate that there may be a change in any of these elements of control.
The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its subsidiaries as if they formed a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between Group companies are therefore eliminated in full.
1.6 Business combinations
All business combinations are accounted for by applying the acquisition method as at the acquisition date, which is the date on which control is transferred to the Group.
The Group measures goodwill at the acquisition date as:
• the fair value of the consideration transferred; plus
• the recognised amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree; plus
• the fair value of the existing equity interest in the acquiree; less
• the net recognised amount (generally fair value) of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Costs related to the acquisition, other than those associated with the issue of debt or equity securities, are expensed as incurred.
Any contingent consideration payable is recognised at fair value at the acquisition date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration are recognised in the income statement.
1.7 New and amended standards adopted by the Group
The following standards, amendments and interpretations became effective for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2025, however, the Group did not have to change its accounting policies or make retrospective adjustments as a result of adopting these.
• Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange rates: Lack of Exchangeability
Future standards, amendments and interpretations
There are a number of standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations which have been issued by the IASB that are effective in future accounting periods that the Group has decided not to adopt early. With the exception of IFRS 18, these standards are not expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions. The impact of IFRS 18 on the Group is currently being assessed, however there is no impact on presentation for the Group in the current year given the effective date of adoption is for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027.
• Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7: Classification and measurement of financial instruments*
• Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7: Contracts Referencing Nature Dependent Electricity*
• Annual improvements to IFRS: Volume 11*
• IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in the Financial Statements**
• IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures**
• Amendments to IAS21: Translation to a hyperinflationary presentation currency**
* Mandatory adoption date and effective date for the Group is 1 January 2026.
** Mandatory adoption date and effective date for the Group is 1 January 2027.
1.8 Statement of compliance
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with adopted IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Group management to exercise judgement in applying the Group's accounting policies. The areas where significant judgements and estimates have been made in preparing the financial statements and their effect are disclosed in Note 2.
2. Summary of material accounting policies
2.1 Configuration or customisation costs in a cloud computing arrangement
The Group has a number of contracts for Software as a Service ("SaaS") Cloud Computing Arrangements. These contracts permit the Group to access vendor-hosted software and platform services over the term of the arrangement. The Group does not control the underlying assets in these arrangements and costs are expensed as incurred.
The Group also incurs implementation costs in respect of these contracts. Implementation costs are capitalised as intangible assets where costs meet the definition and recognition criteria of an intangible asset under IAS 38. Such costs typically relate to software coding which is capable of providing benefit to the Group on a standalone basis. Other implementation costs primarily relate to the configuration and customisation of the Cloud software solution and are assessed to determine whether the implementation activity relating to these costs is distinct from the Cloud Arrangement, in which case costs are expensed as the activity occurs. If the configuration and customisation costs relate to activity which is integral to the Cloud Arrangement such that the activity is received over the term of the Cloud Arrangement, costs are recognised as a prepayment and expensed over the term of the Cloud Arrangement.
2.2 Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of Group entities at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognised in the income statement. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on consolidation, are translated to the Group's presentational currency, sterling, at foreign exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated at an average rate for each month where this rate approximates to the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions.
Exchange differences arising from this translation of foreign operations are reported as an item of other comprehensive income and accumulated in the translation reserve, within equity. When a foreign operation is disposed of, such that control, joint control or significant influence (as the case may be) is lost, the entire accumulated amount in the foreign currency translation reserve is recycled to the income statement as part of the gain or loss on disposal.
2.3 Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Cost comprises the purchase price or construction cost, which includes cost of materials, direct labour costs and other directly attributable costs, and any costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended, in the intended location. The purchase price or construction cost is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset. Depreciation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Leasehold improvements - remaining lease term
Freehold property - 25-50 years
Fixtures and fittings - 4-5 years
Motor vehicles - 4-5 years
Assets held for rental - 4-15 years
Assets under construction - not depreciated
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each balance sheet date.
Any gain or loss on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognised in the income statement within other operating income.
Assets held for rental are held for rental until the end of their useful economic lives and are subsequently scrapped for minimal or no value. Disposals of assets held for rental primarily arise where customers lose or damage equipment beyond repair and compensation is invoiced under the terms of the rental contract. Assets held for rental are not subsequently held for sale as described in paragraph 68A of IAS 16. Where assets held for rental are derecognised, any gain or loss realised on disposal is not recognised as revenue in accordance with IFRS 15. Rather, in accordance with paragraph 68 of IAS 16, the profit realised is included within other operating income in the income statement.
In accordance with the circumstances described above, the cash flows for the purchase and disposal of assets held for rental are not considered to be in scope of the requirements in paragraph 14 of IAS 7. Accordingly, these cash flows are classified in investing activities in line with the normal requirements in paragraph 16 of IAS 7.
The cost of assets under construction are capitalised as work progresses. Once assets are complete and available for use they are transferred to the relevant asset category and depreciated from that date.
Subsequent expenditure is capitalised only if it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the expenditure will flow to the Group.
An asset is classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through sale rather than through continuing use, which is when the sale is highly probable, and it is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such assets. Assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of the carrying amount upon classification and the fair value less costs to sell. Assets classified as held for sale are presented separately from other assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Once assets are classified as held for sale, property, plant and equipment assets are no longer subject to depreciation.
2.4 Intangible assets and goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill is stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units and is not amortised but is tested annually for impairment. Expenditure on internally generated goodwill is recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred.
Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets that are acquired by the Group are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Expenditure on internally generated brands is recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred.
Non-compete arrangements, customer relationships, trade names and documented processes are intangible assets arising from business combinations. The fair value of the non-compete arrangements at the acquisition date has been determined using the 'with and without' method, an income approach which considers the difference between discounted future cash flow models, with and without the non-compete clause. The fair value of the customer relationships at the acquisition date has been determined using the multi-period excess earnings method. The fair value of trade names at the acquisition date has been determined using the royalty relief methodology. The fair value of documented processes has been identified and valued using a cost approach.
Amortisation
Amortisation is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets unless such lives are indefinite. Intangible assets with an indefinite useful life and goodwill are systematically tested for impairment at each balance sheet date. Other intangible assets are amortised from the date they are available for use. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Non-compete arrangements - 3-5 years
Customer relationships - 3-9 years
Trade names - 2 years
Documented processes - 10 years
Computer software - 5 years
2.5 Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is calculated using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method.
2.6 Impairment of non-financial assets excluding inventories, deferred tax assets and contract assets
The carrying amounts of the Group's non-financial assets, other than inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset's recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill, and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, the recoverable amount is estimated each year at the reporting date.
The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is its fair value less costs of disposal. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the "cash-generating unit"). The goodwill acquired in a business combination, for the purpose of impairment testing, is allocated to groups of cash-generating units ("CGUs") that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. For the purposes of goodwill impairment testing, CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated are aggregated so that the level at which impairment is tested reflects the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored for internal reporting purposes. This is subject to an operating segment ceiling test.
An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement. Impairment losses recognised in respect of CGUs are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit (group of units) on a pro rata basis.
An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. In respect of other assets, impairment losses recognised in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset's carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised.
2.7 Employee benefits
Defined contribution plans
The Group pays contributions to selected employees' defined contribution pension plans. The amounts charged to the income statement in respect of pension costs are the contributions payable in the period. Differences between contributions payable in the period and contributions actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments on the balance sheet.
2.8 Revenue recognition
Revenue relates to the provision of services, rental of equipment and sale of equipment. Revenues arising from the rental of equipment are recognised in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 16: Leases. Revenues arising from all other revenue streams are recognised in accordance with the requirements of IFRS 15.
Revenue under IFRS 15
Revenue is recognised as performance obligations are satisfied when control of promised goods or services is transferred to the customer and is measured at the amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
For each performance obligation within a contract, the Group determines whether it recognises revenue:
• Wholly at a single point in time when the Group has completed its performance obligation; or
• Piecemeal over time during the period that control incrementally transfers to the customer while the good is being manufactured or the service is being performed.
The Group's activities that require revenue recognition at a point in time comprise:
• The sale of goods that are not specifically designed for use by one particular customer; and
• The manufacture of goods that are specifically designed for one particular customer but for which the Group does not have an enforceable right to payment for the work completed to date.
The events that trigger the recognition of revenue at a point in time are most commonly: (i) delivery of the product in accordance with the contractual terms; or (ii) when the product is made available to the customer for collection; or (iii) when the customer notifies the Group that they have accepted the product following a period of inspection. The Group utilises the customer acceptance approach when the contract with the customer contains a requirement for formal acceptance to be provided, that typically is required to be received before the customer is obliged to pay for the products.
In respect of revenue from the provision of manufactured equipment or project management services that is recognised over time, the Group uses an input method for measuring the progress towards completion of its performance obligations and consequently for measuring the amount of revenue that is recognised. Specifically, revenue is recognised in proportion to the total expected consideration that mirrors the costs incurred to date relative to the total expected costs to complete the performance obligation. This method is considered to be the most appropriate as the inclusion of all costs, being materials, labour and direct overheads, best reflects the activities required in performing the promise to the customer.
In respect of revenue from transportation services this is recognised over time as the customer is deemed to receive and consume the benefit as the services are rendered. The Group uses an output method for recognising revenue, based on the direct measurement of value delivered to the customer, such as performance to date and assessment of outcomes achieved. This method is considered to be the most appropriate as the progress of delivery best reflects measurement against the identified performance obligation. Where delivery lead times are short, revenue is recognised at the point of delivery. The Group considers this to produce an outcome that is materially consistent with recognising revenue over time, and that no significant distortion arises from this approach.
Revenue under IFRS 16
All contracts for leases of equipment entered into by the Group are classified as operating leases. The contracts for equipment rentals do not transfer substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset to the customer.
The Group recognises lease payments received under operating leases as revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Where customers are billed in advance, deferred rental income is recognised, which represents the portion of billed revenue to be deferred to future periods. Where customers are billed in arrears for equipment rentals, accrued rental income is recognised, which represents unbilled revenues recognised in the period.
Performance obligations and timing of revenue recognition
Revenue derived from selling goods is recognised at a point in time when control of the goods has transferred to the customer. This is generally when the goods are delivered to the customer. However, for export sales, control might also be transferred when delivered either to the port of departure or port of arrival, depending on the specific terms of the contract with a customer. There is limited judgement needed in identifying the point control passes: once physical delivery of the products to the agreed location has occurred, the Group no longer has physical possession, usually will have a present right to payment and the customer obtains control of the goods being transferred.
2.9 Operating segments
The Group operates in the following four geographic regions, which have been determined as the Group's reportable segments. The operations of each geographic region are similar.
• Europe
• Americas
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is determined as the Group's Board of Directors. The Group's Board of Directors reviews the internal management reports of each geographic region monthly as part of the monthly management reporting. The operations within each of the above regional segments display similar economic characteristics. There are no reportable segments which have been aggregated for the purpose of the disclosure of segment information.
2.10 Taxation
A deferred tax asset is recognised only to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilised. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realised; such reductions are reversed when the probability of future taxable profits improves. Unrecognised deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will be available against which they can be used.
Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are offset only when:
• the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities; and
• the Group intends either to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only if:
• the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off deferred tax liabilities and assets; and
• the deferred tax liabilities and assets relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority.
2.11 Leases
At the inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
As a lessee
At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, along with one or more other lease or non-lease components, the Group accounts for each lease component separately from the non-lease components. The Group allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of its relative stand-alone price and the aggregate stand-alone price of the non-lease components.
The Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Group by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Group will exercise a purchase option. In that case the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of property, plant and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group's incremental borrowing rate.
The lease liability is measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, there is a change in the Group's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Group changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in-substance fixed lease payment.
When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, to the extent that the right-of-use asset is reduced to nil, with any further adjustment required from the remeasurement being recorded in the income statement.
The Group presents right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as separate line items on the balance sheet.
Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for lease of low-value assets and short-term leases. The Group recognises the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
As a lessor
Refer to the revenue accounting policy note for the Group's accounting policy under IFRS 16, as a lessor.
2.12 Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities.
Financial assets and liabilities
All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value (which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs).
Financial assets and liabilities are only offset in the balance sheet when, and only when, there exists a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the Group intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Commitments to make and receive loans which meet the conditions mentioned above are measured at cost (which may be nil) less impairment.
The Group's business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both. Financial assets classified and measured at amortised cost are held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows.
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.
Non-derivative financial liabilities, including loans and borrowings, and trade and other payables, are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
For purposes of subsequent measurement, financial liabilities are classified in two categories:
• Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
• Financial liabilities at amortised cost
Financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition at fair value through profit or loss are designated at the initial date of recognition, and only if the criteria in IFRS 9 are satisfied. The Group has not designated any financial liability as at fair value through profit or loss.
Financial liabilities at amortised cost (loans and borrowings, trade payables, other payables, accruals and lease liabilities) is the category most relevant to the Group. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the Effective Interest Rate ("EIR") method. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss when the liabilities are derecognised as well as through the EIR amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in the statement of profit or loss.
This category generally applies to interest-bearing loans and borrowings.
Financial assets are derecognised when and only when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or are settled, (b) the Group transfers to another party substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, or (c) the Group, despite having retained some, but not all, significant risks and rewards of ownership, has transferred control of the asset to another party.
Financial liabilities are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Fair value measurement
The best evidence of fair value is a quoted price for an identical asset in an active market. When quoted prices are unavailable, the price of a recent transaction for an identical asset provides evidence of fair value as long as there has not been a significant change in economic circumstances or a significant lapse of time since the transaction took place. If the market is not active and recent transactions of an identical asset on their own are not a good estimate of fair value, the fair value is estimated by using a valuation technique.
Impairment of financial assets
The Group recognises loss allowances for expected credit losses (ECLs) on financial assets measured at amortised cost.
Loss allowances for trade receivables, accrued income and contract assets are measured at an amount equal to the lifetime ECL. Trade receivables do not contain a significant financing component and typically have a short duration of less than 12 months. The Group prepares a provision matrix when measuring its ECLs. Trade receivables, accrued income and contract assets are segmented on the basis of historic credit loss experience, based on geographic region. Historical loss experience is applied to trade receivables and accrued income, after being adjusted for:
• information about current economic conditions; and
• reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.
Write-offs
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written-off (either partially or in full) to the extent that there is no realistic prospect of recovery.
2.13 Borrowing costs
Borrowing costs are capitalised and amortised over the term of the related debt. The amortisation of borrowing costs is recognised as finance costs in the consolidated income statement.
2.14 Share based payments
The Group has equity settled compensation plans. Equity settled share based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity settled share based payments is expensed over the vesting period, based on the Group's estimate of awards that will eventually vest. Fair value is measured by the use of the Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo option pricing models.
The cost is recognised in staff costs (Note 6), together with a corresponding increase in equity (retained earnings), over the period in which the service and the performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting period). The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in the statement of profit or loss for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period.
Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Non-vesting conditions are reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are also service and/or performance conditions.
Where an award is cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any remaining element of the fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss.
Employer's National Insurance contributions are treated as cash settled and included in accruals.
The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.
2.15 Critical estimates and judgements
In the application of the Group's accounting policies the Directors are required to make judgements that have a significant impact on the amounts recognised and to make estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The Directors have not identified any critical judgements that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the consolidated financial statements, apart from those involving estimations (which are explained separately below).
2.16 Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the balance sheet date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are discussed below.
Provision for bad debts
The Group applies IFRS 9 to measure the lifetime expected credit loss of trade receivables. The lifetime expected credit loss is based upon historic loss experience, which is then adjusted for information about current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. The Group applies judgement to the adjustments to the expected credit loss for information about current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions, and it considers all relevant factors that impact future payment by customers. The expected credit loss on trade receivables at the reporting date is estimated on the basis of these underlying assumptions. The key assumption is the expected credit loss rate and if this was increased/decreased by 1% across all ageing categories, the provision for bad debts would increase/decrease by £434,000. Refer to Note 25(a) for the carrying value of trade receivables to which the expected credit loss model is applied.
Inventory provision
The Group provides against the carrying value of inventories where it is anticipated that net realisable value ('NRV') will be below costs. The inventory provision is calculated based on the age of the inventory and the obsolescence of the inventory. The key estimate within the inventory provision relates to the percentage applied to the ageing categories of stock lines, which is derived from historic experience. The gross carrying value of inventory categorised as aged is £14,269,000, against which a provision of £2,686,000 has been recognised. A 10% increase/decrease of the provision percentage applied to all ageing categories would change the provision by £1,427,000. Inventory, including the value of the provision, has been detailed in Note 13.
2.17 Adjusting items
Adjusting items are significant items of income or expense included in revenue, profit from operations, net finance costs and/or taxation which individually or, if of a similar type, in aggregate, are considered either non-trading or one-off in nature and which, by treating as an adjusting item, are relevant to an understanding of the Group's underlying financial performance because of their size, nature or incidence. In identifying and quantifying adjusting items, the Group consistently applies a policy that defines criteria that are required to be met for an item to be classified as an adjusting item. These items are separately disclosed in the segmental analysis or in the notes to the accounts as appropriate.
The Group believes that these items are useful to users of the consolidated financial statements in helping to understand the underlying business performance and are used to derive the Group's principal Alternative Performance Measure of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITA, Adjusted profit before tax, Adjusted profit after tax, Adjusted basic earnings per share and Adjusted diluted earnings per share which are stated before the impact of adjusting items and which are reconciled to statutory measures in the Appendix to the annual report.
2.18 Change of accounting policy
Management decided to change the presentation of expenses in the consolidated income statement from by function to by nature. This change has been applied retrospectively, and the comparative period consolidated income statements has been restated. This change in presentation has been made to enhance the reader's understanding of the operations and performance of the Group through providing more relevant information on the face of the consolidated income statement that will allow the user to analyse cost movements year on year and the key drivers that affect the Group's profit or loss each year. There is no change in the comparative amount for revenue or operating profit as disclosed in the 2024 annual report and consolidated financial statements due to the change in accounting policy.
3. Segmental analysis
The CODM reviews revenue, gross profit and operating profit to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources to the overall business. The Group is organised and managed based on its segments, namely Europe, Americas, Asia Pacific and Middle East. These regions are the reportable and operating segments for the Group as they form the focus of the Group's internal reporting systems and are the basis used by the CODM for assessing performance and allocating resources.
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Europe £000
Americas £000
Asia Pacific £000
Middle East £000
Central £000
Total £000
Total revenue
135,927
29,258
20,240
17,770
-
203,195
External costs directly relating to revenue
(31,892)
(10,520)
(5,966)
(3,685)
-
(52,063)
Staff costs
(33,029)
(7,349)
(3,547)
(2,571)
(7,647)
(54,143)
Other operating costs*
(9,057)
(2,917)
197
(1,072)
(4,954)
(17,803)
Other operating income
1,505
75
269
178
-
2,027
Operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and foreign exchange gain/(loss)
63,454
8,547
11,193
10,620
(12,601)
81,213
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
1,533
(657)
(500)
(827)
44
(407)
Depreciation
(16,801)
(2,890)
(2,269)
(1,186)
(146)
(23,292)
Amortisation
(5,527)
(219)
(147)
(66)
-
(5,959)
Operating profit
42,659
4,781
8,277
8,541
(12,703)
51,555
Finance income
164
Finance costs
(10,486)
Profit before taxation
41,233
Taxation charge
(9,019)
Profit for the financial year
32,214
Total assets
243,400
31,134
17,763
15,918
15,058
323,273
Total liabilities
29,272
6,224
2,560
2,422
125,707
166,185
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Europe £000
Americas £000
Asia Pacific £000
Middle East £000
Central £000
Total £000
Total revenue
114,295
25,765
15,628
12,356
-
168,044
External costs directly relating to revenue
(22,775)
(8,662)
(3,773)
(3,414)
-
(38,624)
Staff costs
(30,454)
(5,990)
(2,473)
(2,040)
(7,470)
(48,427)
Other operating costs*
(8,610)
(2,658)
(1,401)
(792)
(3,574)
(17,035)
Other operating income
1,089
403
324
256
-
2,072
Operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and foreign exchange gain/(loss)
53,545
8,858
8,305
6,366
(11,044)
66,030
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
(432)
45
38
66
12
(271)
Depreciation
(14,108)
(2,384)
(1,419)
(1,074)
(140)
(19,125)
Amortisation
(3,805)
(18)
(12)
(6)
-
(3,841)
Operating profit
35,200
6,501
6,912
5,352
(11,172)
42,793
Finance income
193
Finance costs
(6,923)
Profit before taxation
36,063
Taxation charge
(7,285)
Profit for the financial year
28,778
Total assets
245,525
24,799
16,452
13,154
13,673
313,603
Total liabilities
28,673
5,143
3,942
1,919
146,598
186,275
* Excluding foreign exchange gain/(loss) and including (impairment loss)/reversal of impairment loss on trade receivables.
Central costs represent expenses which are not directly attributable to any single operating segment. The costs have not been allocated to individual operating segments, as this activity is managed centrally.
Revenues for each geographic segment are determined based on the facility from which the equipment and services are provided.
No single customer or group of customers under common control account for 10% or more of Group revenue.
The carrying value of non-current assets, other than deferred tax assets, split by the geographic segment in which the assets are held is as follows:
As at 31 December 2025 £000
As at 31 December 2024 £000
Europe
201,440
204,805
Americas
20,861
14,709
Asia Pacific
13,953
10,589
Middle East
8,887
6,986
4. Revenue
(a) Revenue streams
The Group generates revenue from the provision of equipment, sale of equipment and provision of related services. The revenue is attributable to the continuing activities of the provision of equipment, selling equipment or providing a service. All revenue from the provision of equipment is expected to be settled within 12 months.
2025 £000
2024 £000
Provision of equipment(Note 20)
152,170
131,169
Equipment sales and other services
51,025
36,875
Total revenue
203,195
168,044
(b) Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue from contracts with customers from sale of equipment and provision of related services is disaggregated by primary geographical market, major products and services and timing of revenue recognition.
Primary geographical markets
2025 £000
2024 £000
Europe
37,085
27,696
Americas
7,417
5,335
Asia Pacific
3,695
1,627
Middle East
2,828
2,217
Equipment sales and other services
51,025
36,875
Major products and services and timing of revenue recognition of non-rental revenue:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Sale of equipment, transferred at a point in time
23,166
17,114
Provision of related services, transferred over time
27,859
19,761
Equipment sales and other services
51,025
36,875
5. Operating profit
This is stated after charging/(crediting):
2025 £000
2024 £000
External costs directly relating to revenue
Rental support costs
24,910
18,635
Cost of sale from selling of new equipment
16,303
11,011
Freight and mobilisation costs
9,070
8,131
Other external costs*
1,780
847
52,063
38,624
Cost of inventories recognised in cost of sales
10,311
8,512
Facilities costs
1,429
798
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment (Note 11)
21,252
17,850
Depreciation on right-of-use assets (Note 20)
2,040
1,275
Amortisation of intangible assets (Note 12)
5,959
3,841
Staff costs including share based payments (Note 6)
50,861
44,326
Transaction costs
1,554
2,610
Foreign exchange losses
407
271
Lease rentals
714
475
(Reversal of impairment loss)/impairment loss on trade receivables
(2,727)
927
(Reversal of impairment loss)/impairment loss on inventories
(281)
542
Other operating income
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment**
2,027
2,072
Fees payable to the auditor for the audit of the financial statements:
Total audit fees
370
496
Fees payable to the auditor and its associates for other services to the Group
Review of interim financial statements
5
5
Reporting accountant on move from AIM to main London Stock Exchange
245
-
Total non-audit fees
250
5
* Other external costs include costs associated with managing customer owned assets and sales commission paid to independent agents.
** The gain on sale of property, plant and equipment arises from compensation from third parties for items of property, plant and equipment that were lost, given up or damaged beyond repair by customers in both 2025 and 2024. The gross compensation proceeds are disclosed in the consolidated cash flow statement.
6. Staff costs
2025 £000
2024 £000
Wages and salaries
42,860
37,794
Social security costs
4,636
4,118
Other pension costs (Note 23)
2,219
1,340
Share based payment expense
1,146
1,074
50,861
44,326
The table above excludes £3,282,000 (2024: £4,101,000) of other staff costs during the period. Other staff costs include contractor costs and medical insurance costs.
The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
No.
No.
Operations
413
355
Sales and administrative
236
205
649
560
Directors' remuneration:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Compensation to key management personnel
Short-term employee benefits
1,332
1,574
Social security costs
215
667
Contributions of money purchase pension schemes
65
62
Share based payment expense
715
820
2,327
3,123
The total value of assets received under LTIP during 2025 was £687,000 (2024: £1,236,000).
2025 Number
2024 Number
Number of directors who:
Are members of a money purchase pension scheme
2
2
Full details of the Directors' remuneration and interests are set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report on pages 65 to 79 of the Annual Report.
Highest paid director:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Compensation to key management personnel
Short-term employee benefits
556
772
Social security costs
111
402
Contributions of money purchase pension schemes
38
37
Share based payment expense
456
523
1,1611,143
1,734
The value of assets received under LTIP during 2025 was £449,000 (2024: £769,000).
7. Finance income and costs
Finance income
2025 £000
2024 £000
Bank interest receivable
164
193
Finance costs
2025 £000
2024 £000
Interest on bank loans (held at amortised cost)
9,411
6,275
Amortisation of deferred finance costs
765
445
Interest expense on lease liability (Note 20)
309
131
Other interest and charges
1
72
10,486
6,923
8. Tax
(a) Tax on profit on ordinary activities
The tax charge is made up as follows:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Current tax:
Current tax on profit for the year
9,483
8,399
Adjustment in respect of previous periods
(36)
(903)
Foreign withholding tax suffered
282
371
Exchange rate differences
(7)
(12)
Total current income tax
9,722
7,855
Deferred tax:
Origination and reversal of temporary differences
(276)
(831)
Origination and reversal of temporary differences - prior periods
(398)
244
Effect of changes in tax rates
9
7
Exchange rate differences
(38)
10
Total deferred tax
(703)
(570)
Tax charge in the profit and loss account (Note 8(b))
9,019
7,285
(b) Factors affecting the current tax charge for the year
The tax assessed for the year differs from the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024: 25%). The differences are explained below:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation
41,233
36,063
Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024: 25%)
10,308
9,016
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes
472
586
Income not taxable
-
(29)
Chargeable gains
72
44
Effects of overseas tax rates and exchange rate differences
(1,818)
(1,540)
Adjustments in respect of previous periods
(409)
(659)
Tax rate changes
-
7
Share options
117
49
Movement in deferred tax not recognised
(69)
(657)
Withholding taxes/State taxes
426
468
Other
(80)
-
Tax charge
9,019
7,285
(c) Income tax recoverable/(payable)
2025 £000
2024 £000
Income tax recoverable
1,592
2,333
Income tax payable
(3,906)
(1,273)
(d) Unrecognised tax losses
The Group has tax losses which arose in the US of £1,959,000 that are available indefinitely for offset against future taxable profits of the Group companies in which the losses arose. In 2024 the Group had tax losses which arose in the UK of £2,696,000 that were available indefinitely for offset against future taxable profits of the Group companies in which the losses arose.
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of these losses as they may not be used to offset taxable profits elsewhere in the Group and they have arisen in subsidiaries that are loss making.
(e) Deferred tax
Deferred tax included in the Group balance sheet is as follows:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Fixed asset timing differences
(4,439)
(4,431)
Short-term timing differences
1,282
2,061
Tax losses
610
780
Intangible asset timing differences
(7,115)
(8,494)
Deferred tax liability
(9,662)
(10,084)
The recoverability of the deferred tax asset is as follows:
Current
-
-
Non-current
116
272
116
272
The recoverability of the deferred tax liability is as follows:
Current
-
-
Non-current
(9,778)
(10,356)
(9,778)
(10,356)
Deferred tax is recognised on the balance sheet as follows:
Non-current asset
116
272
Non-current liability
(9,778)
(10,356)
Deferred tax included in the balance sheet and income statement for each type of temporary difference as at 31 December 2025, split by category:
Opening £000
Prior year adjustment £000
Revised opening £000
Income statement £000
Credited to equity £000
Current year acquisition £000
Foreign exchange £000
Closing £000
Fixed asset timing differences
(4,431)
1,228
(3,203)
(1,335)
-
-
99
(4,439)
Short-term timing differences
2,061
(893)
1,168
412
(282)
-
(16)
1,282
Tax losses
780
63
843
(183)
-
-
(50)
610
Intangible asset timing differences
(8,494)
-
(8,494)
1,374
-
-
5
(7,115)
Total
(10,084)
398
(9,686)
268
(282)
-
38
(9,662)
Deferred tax included in the balance sheet and income statement for each type of temporary difference as at 31 December 2024, split by category:
Opening £000
Prior year adjustment £000
Revised opening £000
Income statement £000
Credited to equity £000
Current year acquisition £000
Foreign exchange £000
Closing £000
Fixed asset timing differences
(6,464)
(212)
(6,676)
(148)
-
2,408
(15)
(4,431)
Short-term timing differences
1,321
(32)
1,289
(126)
(396)
1,296
(2)
2,061
Tax losses
546
-
546
230
-
-
4
780
Intangible asset timing differences
(4,369)
-
(4,369)
867
-
(4,991)
(1)
(8,494)
Total
(8,966)
(244)
(9,210)
823
(396)
(1,287)
(14)
(10,084)
9. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue during the year.
Diluted earnings per share
For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential Ordinary Shares. The Group has dilutive potential ordinary shares arising from share options granted to employees under the share schemes as detailed in Note 23 of these financial statements.
Adjusted earnings per share
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Group for the year, adjusted to remove the impact of adjusting items and the tax impact of these, divided by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the period.
Adjusted 2025
Statutory 2025
Adjusted 2024
Statutory 2024
Earnings attributable to equity shareholders of the Group:
Profit for the year (£000)
39,777*
32,214
36,109*
28,778
Number of shares:
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares at year end
80,552,771
80,552,771
80,206,862
80,206,862
Add dilutive effect of share based payment plans
777,771
777,771
1,038,979
1,038,979
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares for calculating diluted earnings per share at year end
81,330,542
81,330,542
81,245,841
81,245,841
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Group -continuing operations:
Basic earnings per share (pence)
49.4
40.0
45.0
35.9
Diluted earnings per share (pence)
48.9
39.6
44.4
35.4
* Refer to the Appendix for the reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures.
10. Dividends
The Board is pleased to propose a final dividend of 1.3p per share, which, if approved at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 21 May 2026, will be paid on 28 May 2026 with a record date of 1 May 2026. The shares will become ex-dividend on 30 April 2026. No interim dividend was paid in 2025.
A final dividend for 2024 of 1.2p per share was paid on 29 May 2025 totalling £965,000. The 2024 final dividend was approved at the Annual General Meeting on 22 May 2025, with a record date of 2 May 2025. The shares became ex-dividend on 1 May 2025. No interim dividend was paid in 2024.
11. Property, plant and equipment
Assets held for rental £000
Assets under construction £000
Leasehold improvements £000
Freehold property £000
Fixtures and fittings £000
Motor vehicles £000
Total £000
Cost:
At 1 January 2024
160,662
506
2,180
3,144
5,467
376
172,335
Acquisitions
7,327
-
34
-
49
-
7,410
Fair value adjustment on acquisitions
364
-
(15)
-
62
-
411
Additions
24,966
3,463
350
249
832
-
29,860
Transfer
1,063
(1,063)
-
-
-
-
-
Disposals
(5,893)
-
(541)
-
(517)
(95)
(7,046)
Reclass to assets classified for sale
(377)
-
-
-
-
-
(377)
Foreign exchange movements
28
-
(9)
115
(22)
(6)
106
At 31 December 2024
188,140
2,906
1,999
3,508
5,871
275
202,699
Accumulated depreciation:
At 1 January 2024
(97,656)
-
(1,831)
(101)
(3,773)
(267)
(103,628)
Charge for the year
(16,911)
-
(133)
(65)
(702)
(39)
(17,850)
Disposals
5,077
-
540
-
498
95
6,210
Foreign exchange movements
(53)
-
(18)
39
(67)
(7)
(106)
At 31 December 2024
(109,543)
-
(1,442)
(127)
(4,044)
(218)
(115,374)
Net book value:
At 31 December 2024
78,597
2,906
557
3,381
1,827
57
87,325
Assets held for rental £000
Assets under construction £000
Leasehold improvements £000
Freehold property £000
Fixtures and fittings £000
Motor vehicles £000
Total £000
Cost:
At 1 January 2025
188,140
2,906
1,999
3,508
5,871
275
202,699
Additions
33,756
2,557
284
-
601
-
37,198
Transfer
3,568
(3,568)
-
-
-
-
-
Disposals
(28,741)
-
(361)
-
(2,057)
-
(31,159)
Foreign exchange movements
(2,700)
-
(15)
-
(82)
(8)
(2,805)
At 31 December 2025
194,023
1,895
1,907
3,508
4,333
267
205,933
Accumulated depreciation:
At 1 January 2025
(109,543)
-
(1,442)
(127)
(4,044)
(218)
(115,374)
Charge for the year
(20,340)
-
(216)
(56)
(600)
(40)
(21,252)
Disposals
26,784
-
361
-
2,057
-
29,202
Foreign exchange movements
1,779
-
9
-
60
14
1,862
At 31 December 2025
(101,320)
-
(1,288)
(183)
(2,527)
(244)
(105,562)
Net book value:
At 31 December 2025
92,703
1,895
619
3,325
1,806
23
100,371
The construction of rental assets with a total cost of £3,568,000 were completed in 2025 and transferred from Assets under construction to assets held for rental. The assets transferred relate to winches and other lifting equipment.
12. Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill £000
Customer relationships £000
Trade name £000
Non-compete arrangements £000
Documented processes £000
Computer software £000
Total £000
Cost:
At 1 January 2024
77,739
17,366
544
4,616
1,377
2,647
104,289
Acquisitions
34,426
21,086
-
-
-
-
55,512
Disposals
-
-
-
-
-
(2,634)
(2,634)
Foreign exchange movements
18
-
-
-
-
(5)
13
At 31 December 2024
112,183
38,452
544
4,616
1,377
8
157,180
Amortisation:
At 1 January 2024
-
(5,784)
(23)
(376)
(11)
(2,647)
(8,841)
Charge for the year
-
(2,514)
(272)
(918)
(137)
-
(3,841)
Disposals
-
-
-
-
-
2,634
2,634
Foreign exchange movements
-
-
-
-
-
5
5
At 31 December 2024
-
(8,298)
(295)
(1,294)
(148)
(8)
(10,043)
Net book value:
At 31 December 2024
112,183
30,154
249
3,322
1,229
-
147,137
Goodwill £000
Customer relationships £000
Trade name £000
Non-compete arrangements £000
Documented processes £000
Computer software £000
Total £000
Cost:
At 1 January 2025
112,183
38,452
544
4,616
1,377
8
157,180
Adjustment (Note 28)
(194)
-
-
-
-
-
(194)
Foreign exchange movements
(332)
-
-
-
-
(1)
(333)
At 31 December 2025
111,657
38,452
544
4,616
1,377
7
156,653
Amortisation:
At 1 January 2025
-
(8,298)
(295)
(1,294)
(148)
(8)
(10,043)
Charge for the year
-
(4,661)
(249)
(911)
(138)
-
(5,959)
Foreign exchange movements
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
At 31 December 2025
-
(12,959)
(544)
(2,205)
(286)
(7)
(16,001)
Net book value:
At 31 December 2025
111,657
25,493
-
2,411
1,091
-
140,652
Goodwill has arisen on the acquisition of the following subsidiaries: Amazon Group Limited (the parent company of the existing Ashtead Technology Group at the time of acquisition, in April 2016), TES Survey Equipment Services LLC, Welaptega Marine Limited, Aqua-Tech Solutions LLC and its subsidiary Alpha Subsea LLC, Underwater Cutting Solutions Limited, WeSubsea AS and its subsidiary WeSubsea UK Limited, Hiretech Limited, Rathmay Limited and its subsidiaries Alfred Cheyne Engineering Limited, ACE Winches Inc, ACE Winches DMCC and ACE Winches Norge AS and Seascan Limited and J2 Subsea Limited and their subsidiaries Geoscan Group Limited, Seatronics Inc, Seatronics PTE Limited and Seatronics Limited, as well as the acquisition of the trade and assets of Forum Subsea Rentals, a division of Forum Energy Technologies (UK) Limited, Forum Energy Asia Pacific PTE Ltd and Forum US, Inc.
Impairment testing for CGUs containing goodwill
For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill has been allocated to the Group's CGUs as follows. The groups of CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated are consistent with the Group's operating segments.
2025 £000
2024 £000
Europe
93,387
93,581
Americas
9,022
9,352
Asia Pacific
6,568
6,570
Middle East
2,680
2,680
An impairment test has been performed in respect of each of the groups of CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated on each reporting date.
For each of the operating segments to which goodwill has been allocated, the recoverable amount has been determined on the basis of a value in use calculation. In each case, the value in use was found to be greater than the carrying amount of the group of CGUs to which the goodwill has been allocated. Accordingly, no impairment to goodwill has been recognised. The value in use has been determined by discounting future cash flows forecast to be generated by the relevant regional segment.
A summary of the key assumptions on which management has based its cash flow projections at each reporting date is as follows:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Europe:
Pre-tax discount rate
12.3%
12.7%
Post-tax discount rate
11.8%
12.3%
Terminal value growth rate
2%
2%
Forecast period
3 years
2 years
Americas:
Pre-tax discount rate
11.8%
12.1%
Post-tax discount rate
11.3%
11.8%
Terminal value growth rate
2%
2%
Forecast period
3 years
2 years
Asia Pacific:
Pre-tax discount rate
11.6%
12.0%
Post-tax discount rate
11.3%
11.8%
Terminal value growth rate
2%
2%
Forecast period
3 years
2 years
Middle East:
Pre-tax discount rate
11.9%
12.3%
Post-tax discount rate
11.7%
12.2%
Terminal value growth rate
2%
2%
Forecast period
3 years
2 years
The forecast period was increased from 2 to 3 years to align with the Viability Statement on pages 46 to 47 of the Annual Report.
Key assumptions used in value in use calculations
In determining the above key assumptions, management has considered past experience together with external sources of information where available (e.g. industry-wide growth forecasts).
The calculation is most sensitive to the following assumptions:
• Discount rates
• Growth rates used to extrapolate cash flows beyond the forecast period
The discount rate applied to each CGU represents a pre-tax rate that reflects the market assessment of the time value of money as at 31 December 2025. The discount rate calculation is based on the specific circumstances of the Group and its operating segments and is derived from its weighted average cost of capital (WACC), adjusted for the regional risk premium. The WACC takes into account both debt and equity. The cost of equity is derived from the expected return on investment by the Group's investors. The cost of debt is based on the interest-bearing borrowings the Group is obliged to service. Adjustments to the discount rate are made to factor in the specific amount and timing of the future tax flows in order to reflect a pre/post-tax discount rate.
Sensitivity analysis shows that a pre-tax/(post-tax) discount rate higher than 21.8% (19.9%) would be required to start to indicate impairment in Europe, with post-tax discount rates being higher than the following rates would start to indicate impairment in Americas: 39.0% (35.6%), APAC: 82.7% (78.1%) and Middle East: 139.5% (135.7%).
Growth rate estimates are based on published industry research, compiled for the Group on a geographical basis by an independent research analyst.
Sensitivity analysis shows that a terminal value growth rate lower than -12.7% for Europe and significantly lower than that level for the other regions would be required to start to indicate impairment in each CGU, as noted in the table below:
Europe
-12.7%
Americas
-122.6%
Asia Pacific
-228.4x10^43
Middle East
-2283.6%x10^42
Sensitivity analysis has been performed in respect of the key assumptions above with no impairment identified from the sensitivities performed.
13. Inventories
2025 £000
2024 £000
Raw materials and consumables
11,583
7,766
The raw materials and consumables balance is stated net of a provision of £2,686,000 (2024: £4,127,000).
The cost of inventories recognised as an expense and included in cost of sales during the year is disclosed in Note 5. The impairment loss/(reversal of impairment loss) recognised during the year is disclosed in Note 5.
14. Trade and other receivables
2025 £000
2024 £000
Trade receivables (Note 25(a))
40,712
46,330
Prepayments
5,358
4,933
Contract assets
1,561
356
Accrued income
3,137
1,356
50,768
52,975
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade receivables, contract assets and accrued income approximates to fair value.
Information about the Group's exposure to credit and market risks, and impairment losses for trade receivables, contract assets and accrued income is included in Note 25.
15. Cash and cash equivalents
2025 £000
2024 £000
Cash at bank
14,066
12,148
Cash in hand
7
20
Cash and cash equivalents
14,073
12,168
Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank overnight deposit rates. The Directors consider that the carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents equates to fair value.
Foreign currency denominated balances within Group cash and cash equivalents amount to:
2025 £000
2024 £000
US dollar denominated balances
3,512
3,137
Singapore dollar denominated balances
2,170
1,551
Canadian dollar denominated balances
243
66
AED denominated balances
263
240
Norwegian krone denominated balances
1,862
1,795
Euro denominated balances
999
236
9,049
7,025
All other balances are denominated in sterling.
16. Assets classified as held for sale
2025 £000
2024 £000
Current
-
623
Non-current
-
377
-
1,000
At 31 December 2024, all assets classified as held for sale related to the Europe CGU. The current assets classified as held for sale related to inventory and the non-current assets classified as held for sale related to assets held for rental within property, plant and equipment. The assets classified as held for sale were sold on 31 January 2025.
17. Trade and other payables
2025 £000
2024 £000
Trade payables
9,511
10,039
Accruals
19,572
23,641
29,083
33,680
The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade payables and accruals equates to fair value. Accruals mainly relate to operational activities.
The Group's exposure to currency and liquidity risks is included in Note 25.
18. Loans and borrowing
2025 £000
2024 £000
Current
Bank loans (held at amortised cost)
-
-
Finance lease liability
-
9
-
9
Non-current
Bank loans (held at amortised cost)
118,467
137,669
The bank loans comprise a revolving credit facility of £119,424,000 (2024: £139,391,000) which carried interest at SONIA plus 2.25%. The lenders are ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Citibank N.A., Clydesdale Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc. The Facility Agreement is subject to a leverage covenant of 3.0x and an interest cover covenant of 4:1. The total commitments are £170,000,000 (2024: £170,000,000) for the RCF and an additional £40,000,000 (2024: £40,000,000) accordion facility. As at 31 December 2025 the RCF had an undrawn balance of £50,576,000 (2024: £30,609,000) and the £40,000,000 accordion facility was undrawn (2024: £40,000,000 undrawn). The accordion facility is subject to credit approval. A non-utilisation fee of 0.7875% is charged on the non-utilised element of the RCF facility. The revolving credit facility is fully repayable in April 2028.
Certain companies within the Group joined in cross guarantees with respect to bank loans totalling £119,424,000 (2024: £139,391,000) advanced to Ashtead Technology Limited and Ashtead Technology Offshore Inc. The lenders have a floating charge over the assets of certain entities within the Group.
Bank loans are repayable as follows:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Within one year
-
-
Within one to two years
-
-
Within two to three years
119,424
-
Within three to four years
-
139,391
Within four to five years
-
-
119,424
139,391
Deferred finance costs
(957)
(1,722)
118,467
137,669
During the year drawdowns totalling £13,424,000 (2024: £84,300,000) and repayments totalling £33,344,000 (2024: £15,493,000) were made from/to the RCF.
Finance lease liability is repayable as follows:
2025 £000
2024 £000
Within one year
-
9
-
9
The weighted average interest rates on floating rate instruments during the year was as follows:
2025
2024
Weighted average interest rates
6.99%
7.38%
The Group's exposure to interest rate, foreign currency and liquidity risks is included in Note 25.
19. Financing liabilities reconciliation
1 January 2025 £000
Cash flows £000
Acquisitions £000
Interest paid/ (received) £000
Other non-cash changes £000
Changes in exchange rates £000
31 December 2025 £000
Cash at bank and in hand
12,168
2,801
-
(164)
164
(896)
14,073
Bank loans
(137,669)
19,920
-
9,410
(10,176)
48
(118,467)
Lease liabilities
(2,845)
2,161
-
309
(3,588)
(552)
(4,515)
Finance lease liability
(9)
9
-
-
-
-
-
Net debt
(128,355)
24,891
-
9,555
(13,600)
(1,400)
(108,909)
The non-cash movement relates to interest, the amortisation of deferred finance costs, accrual of finance costs on lease liability and the addition of new leases during the year.
1 January 2024 £000
Cash flows £000
Acquisitions £000
Interest paid/ (received) £000
Other non-cash changes £000
Changes in exchange rates £000
31 December 2024 £000
Cash at bank and in hand
10,824
(18)
2,156
(121)
121
(794)
12,168
Bank loans
(69,665)
(67,649)
-
6,308
(6,753)
90
(137,669)
Lease liabilities
(2,810)
1,428
(390)
131
(969)
(235)
(2,845)
Finance lease liability
(31)
22
-
-
-
-
(9)
Net debt
(61,682)
(66,217)
1,766
6,318
(7,601)
(939)
(128,355)
The non-cash movement relates to interest, the amortisation of deferred finance costs, accrual of finance costs on lease liability and addition of new leases during the year.
20. Leases
Leases as lessee
The Group leases warehouses, offices and other facilities in different locations (UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, USA, Norway). The lease terms range from 2 to 15 years with an option to renew available for some of the leases. The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases that are short term and/or of low-value items. The Group recognises the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Further information about leases is presented below:
a) Amounts recognised in the consolidated balance sheet
Right-of-use assets
Property leases £000
Balance at 1 January 2024
2,584
Additions to right-of-use assets
969
Acquisition of right-of-use assets
390
Depreciation charge for the year
(1,275)
Effects of movements in exchange rates
(41)
Balance at 31 December 2024
2,627
Additions to right-of-use assets
3,588
Depreciation charge for the year
(2,040)
Effects of movements in exchange rates
(57)
Balance at 31 December 2025
4,118
Lease liabilities:
Property leases 2025 £000
Property leases 2024 £000
Current
1,717
1,129
Non-current
2,798
1,716
Total lease liabilities
4,515
2,845
Refer to Note 25(b) for more information on maturity analysis of lease liabilities.
b) Amounts recognised in the income statement
2025 £000
2024 £000
Depreciation charge
2,040
1,275
Interest expense on lease liability
309
131
Expenses relating to short-term leases
714
475
Total amount recognised in the income statement
3,063
1,881
c) Amounts recognised in the cash flow statement
2025 £000
2024 £000
Total cash payments for leases
2,470
1,558
Leases as a lessor
The Group leases out equipment to its customers. The lease period is short term which ranges from weeks to multiple months. All leases are classified as operating leases from a lessor perspective, because they do not transfer substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to the ownership of the equipment.
The Group as a lessor recognises lease payments received from operating leases as income on a straight-line basis. Increases (or decreases) in rental payments over a period of time, other than variable lease payments, are reflected in the determination of the lease income, which is recognised on a straight-line basis (refer to Note 4).
Where leased equipment is lost, given up or damaged beyond repair by third-party customers, they are invoiced for compensation under the rental contract. The gross compensation proceeds are disclosed in the consolidated cash flow statement and the gain on sale of property, plant and equipment is disclosed in Note 5.
21. Provisions for liabilities
Warranty provision £000
End of service benefits £000
Total £000
At 1 January 2024
195
161
356
Charge for the year
7
79
86
Paid during the year
-
-
-
Movement in foreign exchange
-
1
1
At 31 December 2024
202
241
443
Charge/(credit) for the year
(90)
115
25
Paid during the year
-
(14)
(14)
Movement in foreign exchange
-
(18)
(18)
At 31 December 2025
112
324
436
Warranty provision
The provision relates to warranties provided to customers on certain manufactured products for 12-24 months. The cost of the warranties is accrued upon recognition of the sale of the product. The costs are estimated based on actual historical expenses incurred and on estimated future expenses related to current sales. Actual warranty costs are charged against the warranty provision.
End of service benefits
The provision relates to end of service benefits for certain employees. The actual amount payable is dependent on the length of service of the impacted employees when their employment ceases and their salary at that time. The provision is calculated on the impacted employees' length of service and salary at the balance sheet date
22. Capital commitments
2025 £000
2024 £000
Capital expenditure contracted for but not provided
14,499
3,947
Capital expenditure contracted but not provided all relates to operational asset purchases.
23. Employee benefits
Share based payments - IPO LTIP
The IPO LTIP awards were granted on 5 September 2022 and comprise three equal tranches, with the first tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022, the second tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023 and the third tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2024. Certain senior managers from various Group companies are eligible for nil cost share option awards with Ashtead Technology Holdings plc granting the awards. On exercise, the awards will be equity settled with Ordinary Shares in Ashtead Technology Holdings plc. The IPO LTIP share awards vesting is subject to the achievement of a target annual Adjusted EPS and participants remaining employed by the Group over the vesting period.
The outstanding number of awards at 31 December 2025 is 223,940 (2024: 310,358).
Share based payments
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Valuation model
Black-Scholes
Black-Scholes
Black-Scholes
Weighted average share price (pence)
260.5
260.5
260.5
Exercise price (pence)
0
0
0
Expected dividend yield
0.76%
0.81%
0.85%
Expected volatility
41.93%
41.93%
41.93%
Risk-free interest rate
2.79%
3.14%
3.04%
Expected term (years)
0.67
1.67
2.67
Weighted average fair value (pence)
259.2
257.0
254.7
Attrition
5%
5%
5%
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
6.67
6.67
6.67
The expected volatility has been calculated using the Group's historical market data history since IPO in 2021.
Share based payments
Number of shares
Weighted average exercise price (£)
Outstanding at beginning of the year
310,358
−
Granted
−
−
Exercised
(86,418)
−
Forfeited
−
−
Outstanding at the end of the year
223,940
−
Exercisable at the end of the year
223,940
−
The weighted average share price at the date of exercise was £5.011 for the share options exercised during 2025. Share based payments expense recognised in the consolidated income statement for 31 December 2025 totals £38,000 (2024: £564,000), inclusive of a credit to employer's national insurance contributions of £61,000 (2024: £158,000 charge).
Share based payments - LTIP awards
The first LTIP awards were granted on 4 May 2023, with vesting on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025. Certain senior managers from various Group companies are eligible for nil cost share option awards with Ashtead Technology Holdings plc granting the awards and on exercise, the awards will be equity settled with Ordinary Shares in Ashtead Technology Holdings plc. The share awards vesting is subject to the achievement of agreed Adjusted EPS, ROIC and Total Shareholder Return (TSR) targets and participants remaining employed by the Group over the vesting period. On 16 April 2024 new awards were granted under the LTIP scheme and will vest on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2026. On 25 September 2025 new awards were granted under the LTIP scheme and will vest on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2027.
The outstanding number of awards at 31 December 2025 is 941,468 (2024: 624,031).
Share based payments
EPS
ROIC
TSR
Valuation model
Black-Scholes
Black-Scholes
Monte Carlo
Weighted average share price (pence)
379.0 / 687.0 / 352.0
379.0 / 687.0 / 352.0
379.0 / 687.0 / 352.0
Exercise price (pence)
0
0
0
Expected dividend yield
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Expected volatility
40.17% / 39.01% / 44.26%
40.17% / 39.01% / 44.26%
40.17% / 39.01% / 44.26%
Risk-free interest rate
3.71% / 4.31% / 3.86%
3.71% / 4.31% / 3.86%
3.71% / 4.31% / 3.86%
Expected term (years)
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
Weighted average fair value (pence)
379.0 / 687.0 / 352.0
379.0 / 687.0 / 352.0
298.0 / 544.0 / 145.0
Attrition
5%
5%
5%
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
The expected volatility has been calculated using the Group's historical market data history since IPO in 2021.
Share based payments
Number of shares
Weighted average exercise price (£)
Outstanding at beginning of the period
624,031
−
Granted
332,885
−
Exercised
−
−
Forfeited
(15,448)
−
Outstanding at the end of the period
941,468
−
Exercisable at the end of the period
−
−
Share based payments expense recognised in the consolidated income statement during the period was £1,061,000 (2024: £760,000), inclusive of employer's national insurance contributions of £14,000 (2024: £92,000).
Defined contribution scheme
The Group operates defined contribution retirement benefit schemes for all qualifying employees. The total expense charged to the income statement in the year ended 31 December 2025 was £2,219,000 (2024: £1,340,000). There was a balance outstanding of £223,000 in relation to pension liabilities at 31 December 2025 (2024: £267,000).
24. Share capital and reserves
The Group considers its capital to comprise its invested capital, called up share capital, merger reserve, retained earnings and foreign exchange translation reserve. Quantitative detail is shown in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The Directors' objective when managing capital is to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for the shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders.
Called up share capital
31 December 2025
31 December 2024
Allotted, called up and fully paid
No.
£000
No.
£000
Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each
80,624,196
4,031
80,313,838
4,016
Ordinary Share capital represents the number of shares in issue at their nominal value. The holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.
On 25 March 2025, the Company issued 310,358 (16 April 2024: 365,919) newly authorised shares at a subscription price of £0.05 (being nominal value) to the Employee Benefit Trust in anticipation of the vesting of the third tranche of IPO LTIP share options. The shares are held by the Employee Benefit Trust on the behalf of certain option holders and are non-voting until each of the option holders choose to exercise their options at which point they are transferred to the option holder and become voting shares. As of 31 December 2025, 223,940 shares (2024: 0) were held by the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.
Share premium
Share premium represents the amount over the par value which was received by the Group upon the sale of the Ordinary Shares.
Merger reserve
The merger reserve was created as a result of the share-for-share exchange under which Ashtead Technology Holdings plc became the parent undertaking prior to the IPO. Under merger accounting principles, the assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries were consolidated at book value in the Group financial statements and the consolidated reserves of the Group were adjusted to reflect the statutory share capital, share premium and other reserves of the Company as if it had always existed, with the difference presented as the merger reserve.
Foreign currency translation reserve
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising on consolidation, are translated to the Group's presentational currency, sterling, at foreign exchange rates ruling at the balance sheet date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated at an average rate for each month where this rate approximates to the foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions.
Exchange differences arising from this translation of foreign operations are reported as an item of other comprehensive income and accumulated in the translation reserve, within invested capital. When a foreign operation is disposed of, such that control, joint control or significant influence (as the case may be) is lost, the entire accumulated amount in the foreign currency translation reserve is recycled to the income statement as part of the gain or loss on disposal.
Retained earnings
The movement in retained earnings is as set out in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. Retained earnings represent cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends, charges in relation to equity settled share based payment arrangements which have been recognised within the consolidated income statement and other adjustments.
25. Financial instruments
Financial risk management
Risk management framework
The Group's risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Group, to set appropriate risk limits and controls and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Group's activities.
The Group has exposure to the following risks arising from financial instruments:
• Credit risk
• Liquidity risk
• Market risk
a) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Group's receivables from customers. The Group has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of customers.
Cash and cash equivalents
The Group held cash and cash equivalents and other bank balances of £14,073,000 at 31 December 2025 (2024: £12,168,000). The cash and cash equivalents are held with the HSBC Bank plc, Bank of Montreal, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and DNB.
The credit risk on cash at bank held with HSBC, Bank of Montreal, The Royal Bank of Scotland and DNB is considered to be low. The long-term credit rating for HSBC is AA-/A+ per Fitch/Standard & Poor's. The long-term credit rating for Bank of Montreal is AA-/A+ per Fitch/Standard & Poor's. The long-term credit rating for The Royal Bank of Scotland is AA-/A+ per Fitch/Standard & Poor's. The long-term credit rating for DNB is A+/AA- per Fitch/Standard & Poor's.
Trade receivables and accrued income
The Group has established a credit policy under which each new customer is analysed individually for creditworthiness before the Group's standard payment and delivery terms and conditions are offered. The Group's review includes external ratings, if they are available, financial statements, credit agency information, industry information and in some cases bank references. Sale limits are established for each customer and reviewed quarterly. Any sales exceeding those limits require approval from management.
Customer credit risk is managed by each business unit subject to the Group's established policy, procedures and control relating to customer credit risk management. Credit quality of a customer is assessed based on a credit rating scorecard and individual credit limits are defined in accordance with this assessment. Outstanding customer receivables are regularly monitored and action is taken through an escalation process in relation to slow or non-payment of invoices. The Group has no significant concentration of credit risk, with exposure spread over a large number of customers.
An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date using a provision matrix to measure expected credit losses. The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various customer segments with similar loss patterns (i.e. by geographical region, product type, customer type and rating). The calculation reflects the probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money and reasonable and supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. Generally, trade receivables are written-off if past due for more than one year and are not subject to ongoing enforcement activity. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of financial assets disclosed in Note 14. The Group does not hold collateral as security. The Group evaluates the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivables and accrued income as low, as exposure is spread over a large number of customers.
The Group has used a practical expedient by computing the expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables based on a provision matrix. The provision percentage is determined for each subsidiary independently.
Trade receivables
2025 £000
2024 £000
Current (not past due)
15,728
21,696
Past due 0-90 days
22,178
23,621
Past due 91-180 days
3,639
2,974
Past due 181-270 days
461
585
Past due 271-365 days
479
171
More than 365 days
885
2,827
43,370
51,874
The following table details the risk profile of trade receivables based on Group's provision matrix:
Trade receivables - Days past due
As at 31 December 2025
Not past due £000
<90 £000
91-180 £000
181-270 £000
271-360 £000
>360 £000
Total £000
Expected credit loss rate
0.3%
0.9%
4.9%
21.9%
60.1%
80.5%
3.5%
Estimated gross carrying amount at default
15,728
22,178
3,639
461
479
885
43,370
Lifetime ECL
50
204
178
101
288
712
1,533
Specific provision
286
317
374
82
78
(12)
1,125
336
521
552
183
366
700
2,658
Trade receivables - Days past due
As at 31 December 2024
Not past due £000
<90 £000
91-180 £000
181-270 £000
271-360 £000
>360 £000
Total £000
Expected credit loss rate
0.5%
0.8%
2.9%
14.3%
23.5%
83.4%
5.5%
Estimated gross carrying amount at default
21,696
23,621
2,974
585
171
2,827
51,874
Lifetime ECL
118
177
86
84
40
2,357
2,862
Specific provision
696
693
421
302
115
455
2,682
814
870
507
386
155
2,812
5,544
Accrued income is current and is fully invoiced within a month of year end, once invoiced its original ageing is retained and provided for in line with the above matrix. Contract assets are current and are fully invoiced within 3 months of year end, once invoiced its original ageing is retained and provided for in line with the above matrix.
Movements in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables
The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade receivables during the year was as follows:
Movement in provision for doubtful debts
£000
Balance at 1 January 2024
(3,739)
Acquired with acquisition
(875)
Increase in allowance recognised in profit or loss during the year
(927)
Trade receivables written off during the year as uncollectible
(3)
At 31 December 2024
(5,544)
Decrease in allowance recognised in profit or loss during the year
1,469
Trade receivables written back during the year when collected
1,258
Foreign exchange movements
159
At 31 December 2025
(2,658)
The trade receivables written back during the year when collected relates to one customer balance which was fully provisioned between 2020 and 2022 and the funds received during 2025. This amount has been included as an adjustment to the APMs in the Appendix. The decrease in the provision for bad debts recognised in the income statement during 2025 reflects the improved collections during the year resulting in the improved ageing profile in the table above.
b) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Group's objective when managing liquidity is to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they are due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group's reputation. The Group utilises both long and short-term borrowing facilities.
Cash flow forecasting is performed centrally with rolling forecasts of the Group's liquidity requirements regularly monitored to ensure it has sufficient cash to meet operational needs. The Group's revenue model results in a strong level of cash conversion allowing it to service working capital requirements.
The Group has access to a multi-currency RCF facility which has total commitments of £170,000,000 at 31 December 2025 plus an accordion facility of £40,000,000. As at 31 December 2025 the RCF had an undrawn balance of £50,576,000 and the accordion facility had an undrawn balance of £40,000,000.
Maturities of financial liabilities
The table below analyses the Group's financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on their contractual maturities:
Contractual cash flows
As at 31 December 2025
Carrying total £000
Total £000
Within one year £000
Between one to two years £000
Between two to five years £000
More than five years £000
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Bank loans
118,467
119,424
-
-
119,424
-
Trade and other payables
29,083
29,083
29,083
-
-
-
Lease liabilities
4,515
4,974
1,957
1,583
1,365
69
152,065
153,481
31,040
1,583
120,789
69
Contractual cash flows
As at 31 December 2024
Carrying total £000
Total £000
Within one year £000
Between one to two years £000
Between two to five years £000
More than five years £000
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Bank loans
137,669
139,391
-
-
139,391
-
Trade and other payables
33,680
33,680
33,680
-
-
-
Lease liabilities
2,845
3,134
1,259
753
1,026
96
Finance lease liability
9
9
9
-
-
-
174,203
176,214
34,948
753
140,417
96
Based on the RCF balance and the interest rate prevailing at 31 December 2025, the outstanding balance would attract interest at £7,574,000 (2024: £9,989,000) per annum until repaid.
c) Market risk
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices - such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices - will affect the Group's income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The Group's exposure to market risk is primarily related to currency risk and interest rate risk.
Currency risk
Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group's activities expose it primarily to the financial risks of movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The Group monitors net currency exposures and hedges as necessary.
The individual Group entities do not have significant financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than their functional currency (2024: insignificant) and immaterial impact from the sensitivity analysis, therefore disclosures regarding exposure to foreign currencies and sensitivity analysis have not been included.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk can be either fair value interest rate risk or cash flow interest rate risk. Fair value interest rate risk is the risk of changes in fair values of fixed interest-bearing investments and loans. Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that the future cash flows of floating interest-bearing investments and loans will fluctuate because of fluctuations in the interest rates.
The Group is exposed to interest rate movements on its external bank borrowing. Based on average loans and borrowings, an increase/(decrease) of 1.0% in effective interest rates would increase/(decrease) the interest charged to the income statement and equity by £1,194,000 (2024: £1,394,000).
d) Capital risk management
The Group's objectives when managing capital (defined as net debt plus total equity) are to safeguard the Group's ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns to shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, while optimising returns to shareholders through an appropriate balance of debt and equity funding. The Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it with respect to changes in economic conditions and strategic objectives.
26. Related parties
Note 27 provides information about the entities included in the consolidated financial statements as well as the Group's structure, including details of the subsidiaries and the holding company.
Key managerial personnel
Allan Pirie
Ingrid Stewart
Bill Shannon
Tony Durrant
Thomas Thomsen
Jean Cahuzac
Kristin Færøvik (appointed 18 January 2025)
Details of the Directors' remuneration and interests are set out in the Remuneration Committee report on pages 65 to 79 of the Annual Report.
Directors' interests in the Ordinary Shares of the Group are included in the Directors' Report on page 81 of the Annual Report.
Entity with significant influence over the Group
There are no entities with significant influence over the Group.
27. Group structure
A full list of subsidiary undertakings of Ashtead Technology Holdings plc as defined by IFRS as at 31 December 2025 is disclosed below.
Equity interest at
Name of the Group company
Country of incorporation
2025
2024
BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited1
England & Wales
100%
100%
Ashtead US Pledgeco Inc*4
USA
100%
100%
Amazon Acquisitions Limited*1^
England & Wales
-
100%
Ashtead Technology (South East Asia) PTE Limited*2
* Shares held by a subsidiary undertaking.
1 The registered address of the subsidiary is 1 Gateshead Close, Sunderland Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire,
SG19 1RS, United Kingdom.
2 The registered address of the subsidiary is 80 Raffles Place, #32-01 UOB Plaza 1, Singapore, 048624.
3 The registered address of the subsidiary is Ashtead House, Discovery Drive, Arnhall Business Park, Westhill,
AB32 6FG, United Kingdom.
4 The registered address of the subsidiary is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware, 19808,
USA.
5 The registered address of the subsidiary is Warehouse B301, Plot M29, ICAD III, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
6 The registered address of the subsidiary is 238 Brownlow Avenue, Unit 103, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B3B
1Y2, Canada.
7 The registered address of the subsidiary is 5151 San Felipe, Suite 800, Houston, Texas, 77056, USA.
8 The registered address of the subsidiary is Bedriftsvegen 35, Klepp Stasjon, 4353, Norway.
^ During 2025 the trade and assets of Amazon Acquisitions Limited were hived up into BP INV2 Pledgeco
Limited and Amazon Acquisitions Limited was liquidated on 4 February 2025.
^^ During 2025 the trade and assets of Seascan Limited were hived up into Ashtead Technology Limited and
Seascan Limited was liquidated on 19 December 2025.
^^^ During 2025 the trade and assets of J2 Subsea Limited were hived up into Ashtead Technology Limited and
J2 Subsea Limited was liquidated on 30 September 2025.
^^^^ During 2025 the trade and assets of Geoscan Group Limited were hived up into Ashtead Technology
Limited and Geoscan Group Limited was liquidated on 30 September 2025.
^^^^^ During 2025 the trade and assets of Seatronics Limited were hived up into Ashtead Technology Limited and
Seatronics Limited was liquidated on 19 December 2025.
^^^^^^ During 2025 the trade and assets of Seatronics PTE Limited were hived up into Ashtead Technology
(South East Asia) PTE Limited and Seatronics PTE Limited was liquidated on 22 December 2025.
28. Business combinations
During 2025, the consolidated cash flow statement reflects £1,793,000 of settlements in respect of acquisitions of subsidiary undertakings. Of this amount, £1,681,000 represented a non‑cash settlement, whereby the outstanding consideration was offset against trade receivables owed by the seller in relation to separate transactions. This amount relates to settlement for remaining consideration payable on previous acquisitions and was fully accrued at 31 December 2024. The settlement for remaining consideration mainly relates to a completion payment on the acquisition of ACE Winches.
Acquisition of Seascan Limited and J2 Subsea Limited
On 26 November 2024, the Group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Seascan Limited and J2 Subsea Limited and their subsidiaries Geoscan Group Limited, Seatronics Limited, Seatronics Inc and Seatronics PTE Limited (collectively "Seatronics"). During 2025 there was a change in accounting estimate which resulted in a reduction in the settlement for remaining consideration payable to the seller of Seatronics of £194,000, which reduced goodwill by the same amount (Note 12). There were no changes to the fair value of the assets and liabilities included in the 2024 annual report, only to the cash consideration payable in 2025.
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
At 31 December 2025
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Non-current assets
Investments
5
82,304
29,775
Trade and other receivables
6
138
32,181
82,442
61,956
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
6
-
11
-
11
Total assets
82,442
61,967
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
7
50
33
Income tax payable
58
-
108
33
Total liabilities
108
33
Equity
Share capital
8
4,031
4,016
Share premium
8
14,115
14,115
Merger reserve
8
38,318
38,318
Share based payment reserve
8
4,758
3,612
Retained earnings
8
21,112
1,873
Total equity
82,334
61,934
Total equity and liabilities
82,442
61,967
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Company financial statements.
As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit and loss of the Company has not been presented in these financial statements. The profit for the year ended 31 December 2025 dealt with in the financial statements of the Company was £20,204,000 (2024: £143,000).
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors of Ashtead Technology Holdings plc (registered number 13424040) on 16 March 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:
Allan Pirie Ingrid Stewart
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
16 March 2026 16 March 2026
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Share capital £000
Share premium £000
Merger reserve £000
Share based payment reserve £000
Retained earnings £000
Total £000
At 1 January 2024
3,997
14,115
38,318
2,538
2,613
61,581
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
143
143
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
143
143
Share based payment charge
-
-
-
1,074
-
1,074
Issue of shares
19
-
-
-
-
19
Dividends paid
-
-
-
-
(883)
(883)
At 31 December 2024
4,016
14,115
38,318
3,612
1,873
61,934
Profit for the year
-
-
-
-
20,204
20,204
Total comprehensive income
-
-
-
-
20,204
20,204
Share based payment charge
-
-
-
1,146
-
1,146
Issue of shares
15
-
-
-
-
15
Dividends paid
-
-
-
-
(965)
(965)
At 31 December 2025
4,031
14,115
38,318
4,758
21,112
82,334
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Company financial statements.
NOTES TO THE COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1. Basis of preparation
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc ("the Company") is a public limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006, whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. The financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 December 2025 are presented under the Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework ("FRS 101"). The prior year comparatives are for the year ended 31 December 2024. The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is c/o AMBA Company Secretarial Services Limited, 4th Floor, One Kingdom Street, Paddington Central, London, W2 6BD, United Kingdom.
The Company's financial statements are prepared under FRS 101 and take the available exemptions from FRS 101 in conformity with Companies Act 2006 as noted below:
• a cash flow statement and related notes;
• comparative period reconciliations;
• disclosures in respect of transactions with wholly-owned subsidiaries;
• disclosures in respect of capital management;
• disclosures in respect of financial instruments;
• disclosures in respect of fair value measurement;
• the effects of new but not yet effective IFRSs; and
• disclosures in respect of the compensation of key management personnel.
As the consolidated financial statements of the Group include equivalent disclosures, the Company has also taken the exemptions under FRS 101 available in respect of the disclosures under IFRS 2 related to Group-settled share based payments.
The preparation of the financial statements requires the Directors to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities.
The Company financial statements have been prepared in sterling, which is the functional and presentational currency of the Company. All figures presented are rounded to the nearest thousand (£000), unless otherwise stated.
The Company has limited expenditure, as it does not trade, which is generally lower than the intercompany interest it receives, which is fixed in nature, and financial projections for the Company show this dynamic continuing. The Directors have used the going concern principle on the basis that the current profitable financial projections and facilities of the Company and the consolidated Group, of which the Company is the ultimate parent, will continue in operation for a period not less than 12 months from the date of this report.
2. Accounting policies
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less any provision for impairment. Annually, the Directors consider whether any events or circumstances have occurred that could indicate that the carrying amount of fixed asset investments may not be recoverable. If such circumstances do exist, a full impairment review is undertaken to establish whether the carrying amount exceeds the higher of net realisable value or value in use. If this is the case, an impairment charge is recorded to reduce the carrying value of the related investment.
The cost of investments in subsidiaries is determined by the historical cost of investments in the subsidiaries of the Group transferred from the previous owning entities, including transaction costs.
Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables are non-derivative financial assets that are primarily held in order to collect contractual cash flows and are measured at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method, and stated net of allowances for credit losses.
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are non-derivative financial liabilities that are stated at amortised cost using the effective interest method and are derecognised only when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Share capital
Ordinary Shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction from the proceeds.
Taxation
UK corporation tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all temporary differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date, where transactions or events that result in an obligation to pay more tax in the future or a right to pay less tax in the future have occurred on the balance sheet date.
A deferred tax asset is regarded as recoverable and therefore recognised only when, on the basis of all evidence available, it can be regarded as more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits against which to recover carried-forward tax losses and from which the future reversal of underlying temporary differences can be deducted.
Deferred tax is measured at the average rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse based on the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis.
Share based payments
The Group has equity settled compensation plans. Equity settled share based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant. The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity settled share based payments is expensed over the vesting period, based on the Group's estimate of awards that will eventually vest. Fair value is measured by the use of the Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo option pricing models.
In the Company financial statements, the cost is recognised in investments (Note 5), together with a corresponding increase in equity (share based payment reserve), over the period in which the service and the performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting period). The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The increase or decrease to investments for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period.
Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Non-vesting conditions are reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are also service and/or performance conditions.
Where an award is cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any remaining element of the fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss.
Critical estimates and judgements
The Directors do not consider there to be any critical estimates or any significant judgements in the carrying amounts of asset and liabilities of the Company.
3. Staff costs
The Company has no employees. Full details of the Directors' remuneration and interests are set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report on pages 65 to 79 of the Annual Report
4. Share based payments
IPO LTIP
The IPO LTIP awards were granted on 5 September 2022 and comprise three equal tranches, with the first tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022, the second tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023 and the third tranche vested on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2024. Certain senior managers from various Group companies are eligible for nil cost share option awards with the Company granting the awards. On exercise, the awards will be equity settled with Ordinary Shares in the Company. The IPO LTIP share awards vesting is subject to the achievement of a target annual Group Adjusted EPS and participants remaining employed by the Group over the vesting period.
The outstanding number of awards at 31 December 2025 is 223,940 (2024: 310,358).
Share based payments
Tranche 1
Tranche 2
Tranche 3
Expected term (years)
0.67
1.67
2.67
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
6.67
6.67
6.67
Share based payments
Number of shares
Weighted average exercise price (£)
Outstanding at beginning of the year
310,358
−
Granted
−
−
Exercised
(86,418)
−
Forfeited
−
−
Outstanding at the end of the year
223,940
−
Exercisable at the end of the year
223,940
−
The weighted average share price at the date of exercise was £5.011 for the share options exercised during 2025.
LTIP awards
The first LTIP awards were granted on 4 May 2023, with vesting on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2025. Certain senior managers from various Group companies are eligible for nil cost share option awards with the Company granting the awards and on exercise, the awards will be equity settled with Ordinary Shares in the Company. The share awards vesting is subject to the achievement of agreed Group Adjusted EPS, ROIC and Total Shareholder Return (TSR) targets and participants remaining employed by the Group over the vesting period. On 16 April 2024 new awards were granted under the LTIP scheme and will vest on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2026. On 25 September 2025 new awards were granted under the LTIP scheme and will vest on the announcement of the annual results for the year ended 31 December 2027.
The outstanding number of awards at 31 December 2025 is 941,468 (2024: 624,031).
Share based payments
EPS
ROIC
TSR
Expected term (years)
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
3.02 / 3.06 / 2.50
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
7.34 / 8.29 / 9.73
Share based payments
Number of shares
Weighted average exercise price (£)
Outstanding at beginning of the period
624,031
−
Granted
332,885
−
Exercised
−
−
Forfeited
(15,448)
−
Outstanding at the end of the period
941,468
−
Exercisable at the end of the period
−
−
5. Investments
2025 £000
2024 £000
Cost:
At the beginning of the period
29,775
44,851
Additions
52,529
1,074
Disposals
-
(16,150)
At the end of the year
82,304
29,775
The additions in 2025 include £1,146,000 (2024: £1,074,000) from the cost of share based payment plans.
The additions in 2025 include a capital contribution of £51,383,000 in BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited, which was not paid in cash but set off against the intercompany balance owed by BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited to the Company.
The disposal in 2024 relates to a group reorganisation, which resulted in the investment in Ashtead US Pledgeco Inc being transferred to BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited at book value and settled by an intercompany loan included in amounts owed by Group companies.
There were no indicators of impairment noted under IAS 36 and accordingly, no impairment charge has been recognised.
Subsidiary undertakings are disclosed within Note 27 of the consolidated financial statements.
6. Trade and other receivable
2025 £000
2024 £000
Amounts owed by Group companies
18
32,091
Group relief
120
90
Prepayments
-
11
138
32,192
During 2025 the Company received a dividend of £20,000,000 from its subsidiary BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited which was settled through an intercompany receivable rather than in cash. Subsequently the Company increased its investment in the subsidiary via a £51,383,000 capital contribution. This was satisfied by the conversion of the £20,000,000 dividend receivable and an additional £31,383,000 of intercompany balances, effectively clearing the outstanding indebtedness between the entities.
Amounts owed by Group companies comprise intercompany balances with subsidiary companies within the Group. The amounts owed by Group companies bear no interest and are due on demand. IFRS 9 expected credit losses have been assessed as immaterial in relation to this balance. Amounts owed by Group companies are classified as non-current as the amounts are expected to be repaid after more than 12 months of the reporting period.
7. Trade and other payables
2025 £000
2024 £000
Accruals
50
33
8. Share capital and reserves
Called up share capital
31 December 2025
31 December 2024
Allotted called up and fully paid
No.
£000
No.
£000
Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each
80,624,196
4,031
80,313,838
4,016
Ordinary Share capital represents the number of shares in issue at their nominal value. The holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of the Company.
On 25 March 2025, the Company issued 310,358 (16 April 2024: 365,919) newly authorised shares at a subscription price of £0.05 (being nominal value) to the Employee Benefit Trust in anticipation of the vesting of the third tranche of IPO LTIP share options. The shares are held by the Employee Benefit Trust on the behalf of certain option holders and are non-voting until each of the option holders choose to exercise their options at which point they are transferred to the option holder and become voting shares. As of 31 December 2025, 223,940 shares (2024: 0) were held by the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.
Share premium
Share premium represents the amount over the par value which was received by the Company upon the sale of the Ordinary Shares.
Merger reserve
The merger reserve was created as a result of the share-for-share exchange under which Ashtead Technology Holdings plc became the parent undertaking prior to the IPO. The Company investment in subsidiary undertakings is the book value from predecessor shareholders in the Group, with the difference over the statutory share capital issued by the Company presented as the merger reserve. The Company has applied merger relief.
Share based payment reserve
The share based payment reserve is built up of charges in relation to equity settled share based payment arrangements which have been recognised within investments in subsidiaries in the Company's balance sheet.
Retained earnings
The movement in retained earnings is as set out in the Company's statement of changes in equity. Retained earnings represent cumulative profits or losses, net of dividends and other adjustments.
Appendix 1
Reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
For the year ended 31 December
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Adjusted EBITDA
82,425
69,451
Costs associated with move from AIM to main London Stock Exchange
(1,554)
-
Costs associated with M&A
-
(2,610)
Restructuring costs
(364)
(316)
Software development costs
(552)
(405)
Provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection
1,258
-
Other exceptional costs
-
(90)
Operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and foreign exchange
81,213
66,030
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment
11
(21,252)
(17,850)
Depreciation on right-of-use asset
20
(2,040)
(1,275)
Operating profit before amortisation and foreign exchange
57,921
46,905
Amortisation of intangible assets
12
(5,959)
(3,841)
Foreign exchange loss
5
(407)
(271)
Operating profit
51,555
42,793
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITA
For the year ended 31 December
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Adjusted EBITA
59,133
50,326
Costs associated with move from AIM to main London Stock Exchange
(1,554)
-
Costs associated with M&A
-
(2,610)
Restructuring costs
(364)
(316)
Software development costs
(552)
(405)
Provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection
1,258
-
Other exceptional costs
-
(90)
Amortisation of intangible assets
12
(5,959)
(3,841)
Foreign exchange loss
5
(407)
(271)
Operating profit
51,555
42,793
Reconciliation of Adjusted Profit Before Tax
For the year ended 31 December
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Adjusted Profit Before Tax
48,811
43,596
Costs associated with move from AIM to main London Stock Exchange
(1,554)
-
Costs associated with M&A
-
(2,610)
Restructuring costs
(364)
(316)
Software development costs
(552)
(405)
Provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection
1,258
-
Other exceptional costs
-
(90)
Amortisation of intangible assets
12
(5,959)
(3,841)
Foreign exchange loss
5
(407)
(271)
Profit before tax for the financial year
41,233
36,063
Reconciliation of Adjusted Profit After Tax
For the year ended 31 December
Notes
2025 £000
2024 £000
Adjusted Profit After Tax
39,777
36,109
Costs associated with move from AIM to main London Stock Exchange
(1,554)
-
Costs associated with M&A
-
(2,610)
Restructuring costs
(364)
(316)
Software development costs
(552)
(405)
Provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection
1,258
-
Other exceptional costs
-
(90)
Amortisation of intangible assets
12
(5,959)
(3,841)
Foreign exchange loss
5
(407)
(271)
Tax impact of the adjustments above
15
202
Profit for the financial year
32,214
28,778
Adjusted Profit After Tax is used to calculate the Adjusted basic earnings per share and Adjusted diluted earnings per share in Note 9.
Throughout the annual report we use a range of financial and non-financial measures to assess our performance. A number of the financial measures including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITA, Adjusted Profit Before Tax, Adjusted Profit After Tax and Adjusted EPS are not defined under IFRS, so they are considered Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs").
Management uses these measures to monitor the Group's financial performance alongside IFRS measures because they help illustrate the underlying financial performance and position of the Group. We use these measures, which are common across the industry, for planning and reporting purposes. These measures are also used in discussions with the investment analyst community and credit rating agencies. Where relevant, the APMs exclude one-off items to aid comparability with prior year metrics. We have explained the purpose of each of these measures throughout the strategic report and included definitions on page 139 of the Annual Report. Management uses APMs as they measure business performance in a more consistent way.
These APM's should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or as superior to, measures of financial performance, financial position of cash flows reported in accordance with IFRS. APM's are not uniformly defined by all companies, including those in the Group's industry. The underlying measures may not be comparable across companies. The exclusion of one-off items may result in underlying measures being materially higher or lower than the statutory measures.
During 2025 the Group moved from AIM to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, and management assessed the fees and associated costs from this move to be one-off in nature.
Also during 2025 the Group performed a reorganisation which involved the hive up of the trade and assets of Seascan Limited, J2 Subsea Limited, Geoscan Group Limited and Seatronics Limited to Ashtead Technology Limited, and the hive up of the trade and assets of Seatronics PTE Limited to Ashtead Technology (South East Asia) PTE Limited, and the subsequent liquidation of the Seatronics and J2 Subsea entities. In addition, the trade and assets of Amazon Acquisitions Limited, an intermediate holding company, were hived up in BP INV2 Pledgeco Limited, and Amazon Acquisitions Limited was subsequently liquidated. The restructuring also involved moving the ownership of certain subsidiary companies within the Group. Management assessed the restructuring costs to be one-off in nature.
With ongoing integration of Seatronics, J2 Subsea and ACE Winches entities into the Group ERP system (which itself was implemented in 2024) there were some costs in 2025 to further enhance the system. Costs associated with the implementation of the ERP system that do not meet the definition and recognition criteria of an intangible asset under IAS 38, such as the configuration and customisation of the Cloud based software, are expensed to P&L. Given the nature of the enhancements is specific to the integration of acquisitions, Management have assessed the software development costs to be one-off in nature.
The provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection relates to one customer balance which was fully provisioned between 2020 and 2022 and the funds received during 2025. See Note 25a for further details. Due to the quantum involved and that the reversal relates to impairment losses recognised in previous periods, management has assessed the provision for doubtful debts written back to the income statement on collection to be one-off in nature.
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
W M F C Shannon
A W Pirie
I Stewart
A R C Durrant
T Hamborg-Thomsen
J Cahuzac
K Færøvik
Company Secretary
AMBA Secretaries Limited
Auditor
BDO LLP
Statutory Auditor
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
Bankers
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Gustav Mahlerlaan 10
1082 PP Amsterdam
Netherlands
Citibank N.A.
Citigroup Centre
33 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB
Clydesdale Bank plc
1 Queen's Cross
Aberdeen AB15 4XU
HSBC Bank plc
95-99 Union Street
Aberdeen AB11 6BD
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
6th Floor
2 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1BL
Solicitors
White & Case LLP
5 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1DW
Corporate brokers
Deutsche Bank AG
21 Moorfields
London EC2Y 9DB
Peel Hunt LLP
100 Liverpool Street
London EC2M 2AT
Registrar
Computershare Limited
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS13 8AE
Registered office
c/o AMBA Company Secretarial Services Limited
4th Floor, One Kingdom Street
Paddington Central
London W2 6BD
Registered number: 13424040
Website
www.ashtead-technology.com
Definitions
Adjusted EBITA
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) is calculated as operating profit adjusted to add back amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted EBITA is an alternative performance measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure
Adjusted EBITA margin
Adjusted EBITA divided by revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) is calculated as operating profit adjusted to add back depreciation, amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted EBITDA is an alternative performance measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure
Adjusted EPS
Adjusted Profit after Tax divided by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares
Adjusted Profit After Tax
Adjusted Profit After Tax is calculated as profit after tax adjusted to add back amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature, including the tax impact thereof, as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted Profit After Tax is an alternative performance measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure
Adjusted Profit Before Tax
Adjusted Profit Before Tax is calculated as profit before tax adjusted for amortisation, foreign exchange movements and items considered one-off in nature as described in the Appendix to the accounts. Adjusted Profit Before Tax is an alternative performance measure used by management and is not an IFRS disclosure
Ashtead Technology
Ashtead Technology Holdings plc (the "Company") and all of its subsidiaries (also referred to as "Group")
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate
Interest cover
Adjusted EBITDA divided by Finance costs, excluding Amortisation of deferred finance costs and Interest expense on lease liability, net of Finance income
Invested capital
Average net debt plus average equity
Leverage
Net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA
Net debt
Bank loans plus lease liabilities less cash at bank and in hand
One-off items
Items that are non-recurring in nature
OEM
Original equipment manufacturer
RCF
Revolving Credit Facility
ROIC
Adjusted EBITA divided by Invested capital
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