Registered number: 10483974
QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Quilam Capital Holdings Limited
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Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 10483974
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 10483974
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of income and retained earnings in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 3 to 9 form part of these financial statements.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Quilam Capital Limited (the 'Company'), a private company, limited by shares, is principally engaged in providing flexible funding to entrepreneurs and growing businesses in the speciality finance sector.
Its principal place of business is 2nd Floor, 49 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4JR. The Company's registered number and registered address can be found on the Company Information page.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102 ('FRS 102'), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements,which the directors believe is appropriate based on the facts set out below.
The directors of the Company have reviewed forecasts and budgets and are monitoring the portfolio of loans regularly as well asworking closely with the portfolio companies to manage their cashflows and are therefore confident of the Company's ability to continue trading as a going concern.
The directors, having considered the above and made due enquiries, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements which assumes that the Company will continue inoperation for the foreseeable future.
Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.
Revenue in respect of interest income and monitoring fees are recognised over the period to which they relate.
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Tangible fixed assets (continued)
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Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties.
(i) Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. If an asset is impaired the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings Income.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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(ii) Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and amounts owed to group undertaking, are initially recognised at transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
(iii) Offsetting
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of Financial Position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 15 (2022 - 11).
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Long-term leasehold property
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Due after more than one year
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Prepayments and accrued income
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The amounts owed by group undertakings are unsecured, repayable on demand and are interest-free.
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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The Company secured a credit facility with National Westminster Bank Plc which contained fixed and floating charges over all property or understakings of the Company.
Amounts owed to group undertakings are secured by way of a fixed and floating charge against all property and undertaking of the Company.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Amounts owed to group undertakings are secured by way of a fixed and floating charge against all property and undertakings of the Company.
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Analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
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Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts falling due 1-2 years
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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1 (2022 - 1) Ordinary share of £1.00
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The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are heldseparately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. Contributions totalling £8,122 (2022: £10,860) were payable to the fund at the reporting date and are included in creditors.
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QUILAM CAPITAL LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
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Related party transactions
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Where possible the Company has taken advantage of the exemption conferred by FRS 102 section 33.1A from the requirement to disclose transactions with other wholly owned group undertakings.
Included within other creditors in Note 6 are amounts due to directors amounting to £NIL (2022: £11,082). This balance was unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
Included in other debtors in Note 5 is an amount of £12,667,551 (2022: £3,690,993) due from associated companies. Interest income from these associated companies included in income for the year is £4,227,032 (2022: £2,265,603).
Included in creditors in Note 6 is an amount of £2,803,041 (2022: £9.629,902) due to associated companies.
Included in amounts owed to group in Note 7 is an amount of £23,673,077 (2022: £13,813,640) due to associated companies. Interest expense paid to these associated companies included in cost of sales for the year is £2,570,167 (2022: £1,645,071).
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The Company is a subsidiary undertaking of Quilam Capital Holdings Limited.
The registered office and principal place of business is Ground Floor Egerton House, 68 Baker Street, Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT13 8AL.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 26 April 2024 by Nick Bishop FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of BKL Audit LLP.
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