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REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386 (England and Wales)









REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

FOR

CONCISE LIMITED

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022










Page

Company Information 1

Report of the Directors 2 to 3

Report of the Independent Auditors 4 to 7

Income Statement 8

Other Comprehensive Income 9

Statement of Financial Position 10

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 20


CONCISE LIMITED

COMPANY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022







DIRECTORS: Mr N O Rudge
Mr B E Erwin
Mr D W J McEwan





REGISTERED OFFICE: 4th Floor
4 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4LU





REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: Seymour Taylor Limited, Statutory Auditor
57 London Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1BS

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022.

RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS

The company's net profit for the year after taxation amounted to £443,133 (2021: net loss of £387,000). The directors do not recommend a final dividend.

Emissions and energy consumption
Disclosure in respect of greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy efficiency has not been included within this report as the company does not exceed the thresholds to disclose.

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2022 (2021 - nil).

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2022 to the date of this report.

Mr N O Rudge
Mr B E Erwin

Other changes in directors holding office are as follows:

Mr D W J McEwan was appointed as a director after 31 December 2022 but prior to the date of this report.

Mr P J O'Brien ceased to be a director after 31 December 2022 but prior to the date of this report.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

-select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


AUDITORS
The auditors, Seymour Taylor Limited, will be re-appointed in accordance with section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





Mr D W J McEwan - Director


29 September 2023

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CONCISE LIMITED


Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Concise Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of its profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

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

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

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Report of the Directors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CONCISE LIMITED


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
- the directors were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page two, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CONCISE LIMITED


Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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

Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we considered the following:
- the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance;
- results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;
- any matters we identified in respect of the Company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
- identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of noncompliance;
- detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
- the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;
- the matters discussed among the audit engagement team and involving relevant internal specialists, including tax regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.
As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the Company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context included the UK Companies Act and local tax legislation.

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the Company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.

Audit response to risks identified
As a result of performing the above, we identified revenue deferrals as a key audit matter related to the potential risk of fraud. The key audit matters section of our report explains the matter in more detail and also describes the specific procedures we performed in response to that key audit matter. Our procedures to respond to risks identified included the following:
- reviewing the financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
- enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
- performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
- obtained an understanding of provisions and held discussions with management to understand the basis of recognition or non-recognition of tax provisions; and
- in addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluating the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
CONCISE LIMITED

We also communicated relevant identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks to all engagement team members including internal specialists and significant component audit teams, and remained alert to any indications of fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit.

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

Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in a Report of the Auditors and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.




Elizabeth Horton ACA FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Seymour Taylor Limited, Statutory Auditor
57 London Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1BS

29 September 2023

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2022 2021
Notes £'000 £'000

TURNOVER 6,403 4,573

Cost of sales 724 991
GROSS PROFIT 5,679 3,582

Administrative expenses 5,160 4,179
OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) 4 519 (597 )

Interest receivable and similar income 1 2
PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION 520 (595 )

Tax on profit/(loss) 5 77 (208 )
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR

443

(387

)

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

2022 2021
Notes £'000 £'000

PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR 443 (387 )


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

443

(387

)

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
31 DECEMBER 2022

2022 2021
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 6 156 227
Investments 7 - 3
156 230

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 2,133 2,261
Cash at bank 730 461
2,863 2,722
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 9 2,485 2,861
NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) 378 (139 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

534

91

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 12 2 2
Share premium 13 49 49
Retained earnings 13 483 40
534 91

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 29 September 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr D W J McEwan - Director


CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

Called up
share Retained Share Total
capital earnings premium equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000

Balance at 1 January 2021 2 427 49 478

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - (387 ) - (387 )
Balance at 31 December 2021 2 40 49 91

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 443 - 443
Balance at 31 December 2022 2 483 49 534

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Concise Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the company's registered office is 4th Floor, 4 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4LU. The principal place of business is Unit 8-9 Block C NW Works, 135 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6RJ. The registered number is 03487386.

The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of design and implementation of bespoke, branded applications for event engagements.

The financial statements are presented in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (its functional currency), as such, the results and statement of financial position are presented in Sterling (£   ). Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise stated.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":

the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover
Revenue is recognised to the extent that the company obtains right to consideration in exchange for its performance. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates, VAT and other sales tax or duty. Revenue is recognised as follows:

Rendering of services


Customers hire equipment for a specific period of time. Orders are taken at the beginning
of the hire period with income being recognised 50% prior to the hire period starting and
the remaining 50% at the end of the hire period plus any additional expenses incurred.

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible fixed assets
All tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Such costs include costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Land and buildings- over the lease term
Computer
equipment

- 35% per annum on reducing balance method
Fixtures and fittings- 15% per annum on reducing balance method

Taxation
Tax on the profit or loss for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in equity or other comprehensive income, in which case it is recognised directly in equity or other comprehensive income.

Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Deferred tax is provided on timing differences which arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements. Differences between accumulated depreciation and tax allowances for the cost of a fixed asset, if and when all conditions for retaining the tax allowances have been met, are not provided for. Deferred tax is not recognised on permanent differences arising because certain types of income or expense are non-taxable or are disallowable for tax or because certain tax charges or allowances are greater or smaller than the corresponding income or expense.

Deferred tax is measured at the tax rate that is expected to apply to the reversal of the related difference, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax balances are not discounted.

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

Research and development
Research expenditure is written off against profits in the year in which it is incurred. Where no distinction can be made between the research and development phase, the expenditure is recognised as if it were research costs and so is expensed during the year.

Identifiable development expenditure is capitalised to the extent that the technical, commercial and financial feasibility can be demonstrated, the company intends and has the technical ability and sufficient resources to complete development, the future economic benefits are probable and if the company can measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The expenditure capitalised includes the direct labour other development expenditure is recognised in the income statement as an expense as incurred. Capitalised development expenditure is stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and less accumulated impairment losses.

No amortisation has been accumulated as the development on the asset is not yet complete.

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

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

The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability and the interest is charged to the profit and loss account on a straight line basis.

Rentals applicable to operating leases, where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged against profits on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

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

Financial instruments
The company has applied the provision of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instrument Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are classified and accounted for, according to the substance of the contractual arrangement, as either financial assets, financial liabilities or equity instruments. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.

Where the contractual obligations of financial instruments (including share capital) are equivalent to a similar debt instrument, those financial instruments are classed as financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are presented as such in the balance sheet. Finance costs and gains or losses relating to financial liabilities are included in the profit and loss account. Finance costs are calculated so as to produce a constant rate of return on the outstanding liability.

Where the contractual terms of share capital do not have any terms meeting the definition of a financial liability then this is classed as an equity instrument. Dividends and distributions relating to equity instruments are debited direct to equity.

Impairment of financial assets
At each period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its financial assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the impairment recognised immediately in the statement of income and retained earnings.

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Investments
Investments that are not publicly traded, and whose fair value cannot otherwise be measured reliably, are held as fixed assets and stated at cost less any provision for impairment in value.

The carrying values of investments are reviewed for impairment in periods if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements
In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, 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 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 areas for which estimation has been applied are considered to be in calculating impairments. Although these areas are subject to judgement, they are not considered to be subject to significant estimation.

Termination benefits

Termination benefits are recognised as a liability and expense in profit or loss when the company is demonstrably committed either to terminate the employment of an employee or group of employees before the normal retirement date or to provide termination benefits as a result of an offer made in order to encourage voluntary redundancy. The company is demonstrably committed to a termination only when there is a detailed formal plan from which there is no realistic possibility of withdrawal.

Termination benefits are measured at the best estimate of the expenditure that would be required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. In the case of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy, the measurement of termination benefits shall be based on the number of employees expected to accept the offer.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Wages and salaries 3,279 2,745
Social security costs 400 255
Other pension costs 46 43
3,725 3,043

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
2022 2021

Production 52 46
Administration 1 1
53 47

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS - continued

2022 2021
£    £   
Directors' remuneration 544,620 314,555

Information regarding the highest paid director is as follows:
2022 2021
£    £   
Emoluments etc 544,620 314,555

Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows:

2022 2021
£'000 £'000

Aggregate compensation 607 451

4. OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS)

The operating profit (2021 - operating loss) is stated after charging:

2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Depreciation - owned assets 84 108
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 9 4
Auditors' remuneration 25 33
Foreign exchange differences 12 19

5. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge/(credit)
The tax charge/(credit) on the profit for the year was as follows:
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Current tax:
Over/under provision in prior year - (23 )

Deferred tax 77 (185 )
Tax on profit/(loss) 77 (208 )

UK corporation tax has been charged at 19% (2021 - 19%).

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


5. TAXATION - continued

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

2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Profit/(loss) before tax 520 (595 )
Profit/(loss) multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the
UK of 19% (2021 - 19%)

99

(113

)

Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes (32 ) (1 )
Capital allowances in excess of depreciation (5 ) (2 )
Utilisation of tax losses (82 ) -
Adjustments to tax charge in respect of previous periods - (23 )

Losses carried forward 156 (3 )

Change in tax rate (59 ) (66 )

Total tax charge/(credit) 77 (208 )

Factors that may affect future tax

The corporation tax will increase to 25% with effect from 1 April 2023 for companies with taxable profits in excess of £250,000. For companies where taxable profits are £50,000 or less, the rate of corporation tax will remain at 19%.

The relevant deferred tax balances have been measured using the rate expected to apply on the reversal of the timing difference.

There are no expiry dates in respect of the above timing differences and unused tax losses.

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Short and Computer
leasehold fittings equipment Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
COST
At 1 January 2022 73 147 617 837
Additions - - 26 26
Disposals (73 ) (11 ) (117 ) (201 )
At 31 December 2022 - 136 526 662
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2022 73 134 403 610
Charge for year - 2 82 84
Eliminated on disposal (73 ) (8 ) (107 ) (188 )
At 31 December 2022 - 128 378 506
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2022 - 8 148 156
At 31 December 2021 - 13 214 227

7. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£'000
COST
At 1 January 2022 3
Disposals (3 )
At 31 December 2022 -
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2022 -
At 31 December 2021 3

8. DEBTORS
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors 109 78
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,613 1,692
VAT 18 -
Prepayments and accrued income 10 31
1,750 1,801

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


8. DEBTORS - continued
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Deferred tax asset 383 460

Aggregate amounts 2,133 2,261

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Trade creditors 23 28
Amounts owed to group undertakings 1,774 2,442
Corporation tax 12 -
Social security and other taxes 67 81
VAT - 24
Other creditors 29 18
Accruals and deferred income 580 268
2,485 2,861

10. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
2022 2021
£'000 £'000
Within one year 85 86
Between one and five years 169 50
254 136

11. DEFERRED TAX
£'000
Balance at 1 January 2022 (460 )
Credit to Income Statement during year (7 )
Un-utilised tax losses 157
Change in tax rate (58 )
Timing differences (14 )
Balance at 31 December 2022 (382 )

CONCISE LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03487386)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022


12. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:

Number:

Class:
Nominal
value:

2020

2019

675 Ordinary A £1 675 675
675 Ordinary B £1 675 675
450 Ordinary C £1 450 450
200 Ordinary D £1 200 200
2,000 2,000

13. RESERVES
Retained Share
earnings premium Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000

At 1 January 2022 40 49 89
Profit for the year 443 443
At 31 December 2022 483 49 532

14. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The company's immediate parent company is AVSC Live Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The smallest group in whose the financial statements the company is consolidated as at 31 December 2022 is AVSC Europe Limited.

Copies of the consolidated financial statements for AVSC Europe Limited can be obtained from the registered office address:

Union Business Park
Florence Way
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2LS

The company's ultimate holding company is Encore Global LP (previously PSAV Group LP), a company incorporated in the United States of America. Encore Global LP is the largest group in which the financial statements are consolidated as at 31 December 2022.

Encore Global LP is controlled by The Blackstone Group LP, an investment company incorporated in the United States of America.