Company registration number 14016645 (England and Wales)
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 MARCH 2024
31 March 2024
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2024
2023
as restated
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
42,908,313
42,908,313
Current assets
Debtors
5
86,893
169,215
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(64,929)
(41,571)
Net current assets
21,964
127,644
Total assets less current liabilities
42,930,277
43,035,957
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
7
(51,450,768)
(47,950,881)
Net liabilities
(8,520,491)
(4,914,924)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
8
4,831
4,813
Profit and loss reserves
(8,525,322)
(4,919,737)
Total equity
(8,520,491)
(4,914,924)
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial 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.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 13 September 2024
M Rungta
Director
Company registration number 14016645 (England and Wales)
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Caelum Compass Box Holdings Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 3rd Floor 3 Shortlands, London, United Kingdom, W6 8DA. .
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Prior period error
Amortisation of preference shares was understated in 2023. The comparatives for 2023 have been restated to correct this error. The effect of the restatement on each financial statement line item affected is as follows: Other gains and losses increased by £650,599; and other creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year decreased by £650,599.
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.5
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.
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method 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. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. 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 profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
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 company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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 payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable 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.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
1
1
3
Dividends
Preference dividends payable in the year totalled £3,818,994 (2023: £5,451,395).
4
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
42,908,313
42,908,313
5
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
86,893
169,215
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
188
Amounts owed to group undertakings
54,066
40,471
Other creditors
10,675
1,100
64,929
41,571
CAELUM COMPASS BOX HOLDINGS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
as restated
£
£
Other creditors
51,450,768
47,950,881
8
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
A Ordinary shares of 1p each
440,389
440,389
4,404
4,404
B Ordinary shares of 1p each
42,640
40,861
427
409
483,029
481,250
4,831
4,813
2024
2023
2024
2023
Preference share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
C Preference shares of 1p each
1
1
-
-
D Preference shares of £99.99 each
431,544
431,544
43,150,085
43,150,085
Preference shares classified as liabilities
43,150,085
43,150,085
On 12 March 2024 1,179 B Ordinary shares of £0.01 each were issued at par.
On 28 March 2024 600 B Ordinary shares of £0.01 each were issued at par.