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Registered Number: 12988319
England and Wales

 

 

 

THE BILDERBERG ASSOCIATION UK LIMITED


Unaudited Financial Statements
 


Period of accounts

Start date: 01 April 2023

End date: 31 March 2024
Directors Sir S L Cowper-Coles
S J Minton Beddoes
Sir John Sawers
J M Taylor
Registered Number 12988319
Registered Office Arena 100 Berkshire Place, Gf33
Winnersh
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 5RD
Accountants Blue Peak
100 Berkshire Place
GF33
Winnersh
RG41 5RD
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Director's report and financial statements
The directors present their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company during the period under review was to help organise the Bilderberg Meetings, which aim to foster debate and dialogue between Europeans and North Americans on issues of politics, economics, technology and society.
Directors
The directors who served the company throughout the year were as follows:
Sir S L Cowper-Coles (from 13/11/2020)
S J Minton Beddoes (from 02/11/2020)
Sir John Sawers (from 02/11/2020)
J M Taylor (from 01/12/2020)
Statement of directors' responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the directors’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and 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 judgments 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 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. The directors 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.

The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:


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Sir John Sawers
Director

Date approved: 02 September 2024
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You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 31 March 2024 . You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year.

In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.

We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.



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Blue Peak
100 Berkshire Place
GF33
Winnersh
RG41 5RD
02 September 2024
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Notes
 
2024
£
  2023
£
Current assets      
Debtors 3 25,334    22,642 
Cash at bank and in hand 59,335    138,629 
84,669    161,271 
Creditors: amount falling due within one year 4 (1,080)   (1,080)
Net current assets 83,589    160,191 
 
Total assets less current liabilities 83,589    160,191 
Net assets 83,589    160,191 
 

Reserves
     
Income and expenditure account 83,589    160,191 
Members' funds 83,589    160,191 
 


For the year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:
  1. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
  2. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the income statement has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors on 02 September 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:


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Sir John Sawers
Director
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General Information
The Bilderberg Association UK Limited is a private company, limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, registration number 12988319, registration address Arena 100 Berkshire Place, Gf33, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5RD.

The presentation currency is £ sterling.
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Accounting policies

Significant accounting policies
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by Section 1A of the standard)
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the statement of financial position date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All foreign exchange differences are included to the income statement.
Taxation
The company is exempt from corporation tax, it being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit.
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
2.

Average number of employees


Average number of employees during the year was 4 (2023 : 4).
3.

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

2024
£
  2023
£
Prepayments & Accrued Income 25,334    22,642 
25,334    22,642 

4.

Creditors: amount falling due within one year

2024
£
  2023
£
Accruals and Deferred Income 1,080    1,080 
1,080    1,080 

5.

Related party transactions

The directors did not receive any remuneration. No director received any reimbursement for expenses during the period.

During the period, costs totalling £104 were paid on behalf of Newbridge Advisory Limited, of which Sir John Sawers is the sole shareholder. These costs were repaid within the year.
6.

Members' liability

The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.
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