Directors' Report and Financial Statements
Year ended
31 December 2023
Company Number
SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Company information
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Registred number | 08188641 |
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Indepedent Auditor | N/A |
SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Directors Report
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Principal activity
The Company principally provides service as a startup accelerator and receives income and incurs enpenses primarily related to the operation of the starup accelerator. Future activities will be in the same field.
Business review
The profit for the year, after taxation, was £ 30K
Dividends in the amount of £ 310K were paid out during the year
Directors
The directors who served during the year were:
A Farcet
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Disclosure of information from the directors
Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:
• | so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant information of which the Company is unaware; and |
• | the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant information and to establish that the Company is aware of that information. |
Small companies note
In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on the 7th. of December 2023 and signed on its behalf.
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A Farcet
Director
SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023
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SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Registered number: 08188641
Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2023
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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 were approved and authorised for issue by
A Farcet
Director
SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023
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At 1 January 2023 | 0 | (1,077) | 363 | (714) |
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Comprehensive income for the year |
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Profit for the financial year | - | - | ( | (30) |
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at 31 December 2023 | ( | 333 | (433) |
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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At | 0 | (1,077) | 354 | (723) |
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SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd.
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2023
1. General information
SBC Berlin 2012-2014 Ltd. is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in
The address of the registered office is given on the Company Information page and the nature of the Company's operations and principal activities are given in the Directors' Report.
2. Accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The presentation currency of these financial statements is Pounds Sterling. All amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements unless otherwise stated.
2.2 Going concern
In considering the appropriate basis on which to prepare the financial statements, the directors are required to consider whether the Company can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
2.3 Valuation of investments
lnvestments in unlisted company shares, where market value can be reliably determined, are remeasured to market value at each Balance Sheet date. Gains and losses an remeasurement are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive lncome for the period. Where market value cannot be reliably determined, such investments are stated at historie cost less impairment.
Gains and losses an disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised within "Other lncome" or "Exceptional administrative expenses" respectively in the Statement af Comprehensive lncome.
2.4 Debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net af transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
2.5 Cash and cash equivalents
Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty an 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 af cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
2.6 Financial instruments
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, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence af impairment. lf objective evidence af impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the Statement af Comprehensive lncome.
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value af estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate.
If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract.
For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the Company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the Balance Sheet date.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when there is an enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle an a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
2.7 Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
2.8 Foreign currency translation Functional and presentation currency
The Company's functional and presentational currency is Pounds Sterling.
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.
At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non- monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.
Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive lncome except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges.
Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the Statement of Comprehensive lncome within finance income or costs. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the Statement of Comprehensive lncome within 'other operating income'.
2.9 Finance costs
Finance costs are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive lncome over the term of the debt using the etfective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. lssue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated. capital instrument.
2.10 Borrowing costs
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
2.11 Taxation
Tax is recognised in the Statement af Comprehensive Income except that a charge attributable to an item af income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income ar to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income ar directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated an the basis af tax rates and laws that have been enacted ar substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect af all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the Balance Sheet date, except that:
• | the recognition af deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal af deferred tax liabilities ar other future taxable profits; and |
• | any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met. |
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values af liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax.
Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted ar substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date.
2.12 Exceptional items
Exceptional items are transactions that fall within the ordinary activities of the Company but are presented separately due to their size or incidence.
Factors that may affect future tax charges
A change in the main UK corporation tax rate, announced in the budget on 3 March 2021, was substantively enacted on 24 May 2021 and received royal assent on 10 June 2021. From 1 April 2023 the main corporation tax rate will increase from 19% to 25% on profits over £250,000. The rate for small profits under £50,000 will remain at 19%. Where the Company's profits fall between £50,000 and £250,000, the lower and upper limits, it will be able to claim an amount of marginal relief providing a gradual increase in the corporation tax rate. This will impact the Company's future tax charge accordingly.