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The fair value hierarchy for the Group and Scottish Enterprise financial assets and liabilities that are valued at fair value are as defined in Note 10 in respect of financial assets.

All material Group and Scottish Enterprise financial assets and liabilities are defined as level 3 instruments, with the exception of Stock Exchange investments carried at fair value of £16,979,940 (2025: £32,768,400) at 31 March.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate fair values:

Scottish Enterprise is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is regarded as a related party. During the year