REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
Betconnect Ltd |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
Unaudited Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
for |
Betconnect Ltd |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Balance Sheet | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
Betconnect Ltd |
Company Information |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
Directors: |
Registered office: |
Registered number: |
Accountants: |
15 St Georges Road |
Cheltenham |
Gloucestershire |
GL50 3DT |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Balance Sheet |
31 December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 |
Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Tangible assets | 4 |
Investments | 5 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 6 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 7 |
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
( |
) |
( |
) |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 9 |
Share premium |
Share option reserve |
Retained earnings | ( |
) | ( |
) |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
(a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
(b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered. |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Betconnect Ltd is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Preparation of consolidated financial statements |
The financial statements contain information about Betconnect Ltd as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements. |
Turnover |
The policies adopted for the recognition of turnover are as follows: |
Rendering of services |
When the outcome of a transaction can be estimated reliably, turnover from services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion at the balance sheet date. Where the outcome cannot be measured reliably, turnover is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that are recoverable. |
Tangible fixed assets |
Fixtures and fittings | - |
Computer equipment | - |
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended. |
Investments in subsidiaries |
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost. |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Financial instruments |
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ 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. |
Basic financial assets |
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at the 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 are classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. |
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. |
Taxation |
Current tax represents the amount of tax payable or receivable in respect of the taxable profit (or loss) for the current or past reporting periods. It is measured at the amount expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
Deferred tax represents the future tax consequences of transactions and events recognised in the financial statements of current and previous periods. It is recognised in respect of all timing differences, with certain exceptions. Timing differences are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income as stated in the financial statements that arise from the inclusion of income and expense in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date that are expected to apply to the reversal of timing differences. Deferred tax on revalued non-depreciable tangible fixed assets and investment properties is measured using the rates and allowances that apply to the sale of the asset. |
Research and development |
Expenditure on research and development is written off in the year in which it is incurred. |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Foreign currencies |
Foreign currency transactions are initially recognised by applying to the foreign currency amount the spot exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction. |
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency at the balance sheet date are translated using the closing rate. |
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. |
Going concern basis |
The shareholders continue to support the company along with the major creditors (subsidiary company) and have therefore the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. |
3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
4. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
Fixtures |
and | Computer |
fittings | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
Cost |
At 1 January 2023 |
and 31 December 2023 |
Depreciation |
At 1 January 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 31 December 2023 |
Net book value |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
5. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
Cost |
At 1 January 2023 |
Additions |
At 31 December 2023 |
Net book value |
At 31 December 2023 |
At 31 December 2022 |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
5. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued |
During the year ended 31 December 2022, the company acquired 100% of the share capital of a subsidiary which was itself the parent of a small group. |
The acquisition was facilitated by means of a share for share exchange. As merger relief applies, the investment in the group undertaking is shown at historic cost. This is calculated as the nominal value of the shares issued plus other incidental costs of acquisition. |
Had merger relief not applied, the fair value of the shares of the subsidiary at acquisition was £12,008,000. |
Included above is the acquisition of a subsidiary, this transaction took place in 2022 for £1. |
6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Taxation and social security |
Other creditors |
8. | SECURED DEBTS |
The following secured debts are included within creditors: |
2023 | 2022 |
£ | £ |
Loan from Candy Ventures SARL | 3,696,698 | 1,218,358 |
Candy Ventures SARL hold a fixed and floating charge over the present and future interests, including intellectual property and interest in intellectual property of any kind. The charge also includes a negative pledge. |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2023 | 2022 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | 0.25 | 35,729 | 34,233 |
Ordinary B | 0.25 | 84 | 74 |
35,813 | 34,307 |
Betconnect Ltd (Registered number: 07867146) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL - continued |
The following fully paid shares were allotted during the year at a premium as shown below: |
5,986 Ordinary shares of 0.25 each at 100.04101 per share |
39 Ordinary B shares of 0.25 each at 44.62 per share |
10. | SHARE OPTIONS |
As at the year ended 31 December 2023 the company had 1,533 (2022: 2,073) share options in issue. |
11. | CONVERTIBLE LOANS |
As at the year ended 31 December 2023, the company had £4,320,676 of convertible loan notes in issue. |