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Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
 
Annual Report and Financial Statements
 
for the financial year ended 31 December 2023
Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
DIRECTORS AND OTHER INFORMATION

 
Directors Louise Kelly
Richard Gillan (Appointed 4 June 2024)
Kevin Hellard (Appointed 9 January 2024)
Robert Hannah (Appointed 14 December 2023)
Patrick Dillon (Appointed 4 June 2024)
Sinead Donovan (Resigned 9 January 2024)
Peter Legge (Resigned 9 January 2024)
Michael McAteer (Resigned 4 June 2024)
 
 
Company Secretary Grant Thornton Secretarial Services Limited
 
 
Company Registration Number NI683389
 
 
Registered Office 12-15 Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT1 6JH
 
 
Business Address 12-15 Donegall Square West
Belfast
County Antrim
BT1 6JH
 
 
Independent Auditors MBT Chartered Accountants
Statutory Audit Firm
Regus Building
1 Blanchardstown Corporate Park
Dublin 15
Ireland
 
 
Bankers Ulster Bank (Northern Ireland)
  11-16 Donegall Square East
  Belfast
  Co. Antrim
 
   
Solicitors Mills Selig Solicitors
  21 Arthur Street
  Belfast
  BT1 4GA



Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
DIRECTORS' REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 December 2023

 
The directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.
 
Principal Activity
The principal activity of the company is to act as a holding company, where it makes investments in and acquires practices that will fit with the Group's own operations.
     
Directors
The directors who served during the financial year are as follows:
     
Louise Kelly
Richard Gillan (Appointed 4 June 2024)
Kevin Hellard (Appointed 9 January 2024)
Robert Hannah (Appointed 14 December 2023)
Patrick Dillon (Appointed 4 June 2024)
Sinead Donovan (Resigned 9 January 2024)
Peter Legge (Resigned 9 January 2024)
Michael McAteer (Resigned 4 June 2024)
   
The directors and company secretary had no beneficial interest in the shares of the company at the beginning or end of the financial period.  

The secretary who served throughout the financial period was Grant Thornton Secretarial Services Limited.

On 31 March 2023 Grant Thornton Holdings Limited transferred 50 shares to Grant Thornton Acquisition No. 2 Limited.  There were no other changes in shareholding up to the signing of the financial statements.
The entire share capital of Grant Thornton Holdings Limited is owed by Grant Thornton, a firm of Chartered Accountants  and the entire share capital of Grant Thornton Acquisitions No 2 Limited is owned by  Grant Thornton UK LLP, a firm of Chartered Accountants.
     
Political Contributions
The company did not make any disclosable political donations in the current financial year.
     
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
             
The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

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) including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” Section 1A (Small Entities). 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 apply them consistently;
-make judgements 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 are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and 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. They 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.
                 
Disclosure of Information to Auditor
Each persons who are directors at the date of approval of this report confirms that:
In so far as the directors are aware:
-there is no relevant audit information (information needed by the company's auditor in connection with preparing the auditor's report) of which the company's auditor is unaware, and
-the directors have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.
     
Auditors
The auditors, MBT Chartered Accountants, (Statutory Audit Firm) have indicated their willingness to continue in office in accordance with the provisions of Section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
     
Going concern
The directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis for the reasons set out in Note 5 to the financial statements.
     
Results and Dividends
The company made two acquisitions in the year  ended 31 December 2022 which the directors consider will provide a strong strategic fit with the company's and the company's group's own operations.  The transactions were guaranteed by the ultimate controlling party Grant Thornton Ireland, a partnership based in the Republic of Ireland.  The loss for 2023 after taxation amounted to  £ 3,293 ( 2022: £119,947) bringing the cumulative losses to £123,240 .  These losses is relate to start up and acquisition costs which the directors are confident will be recouped and they are confident that the company will achieve profitable status in the foreseeable future.
     
Special provisions relating to small companies
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
     
     
On behalf of the board
     
     
Louise Kelly
Director
     
24 September 2024



INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
to the Shareholders of Grant Thornton Ventures Limited

 
Report on the audit of the financial statements
 
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Grant Thornton Ventures Limited ('the company') for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies set out in note . The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable Law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” Section 1A (Small Entities).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2023 and of its loss for the financial year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
 
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and the Provisions Available for Audits of Small Entities, in the circumstances set out in Note 5 to the financial statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
 
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
 
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
 
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
 
Other Information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's Report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
 
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
- the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
 
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified any material misstatements in the Directors' Report.
 
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption in preparing the Directors' Report.
 
Responsibilities of directors for the financial statements
The directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
 
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
 
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
 
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
 
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the entity and determined the most significant laws and regulations to be:

-  those that relate to the reporting framework (International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

- regulations governing auditors and accountants enforced by the FRC, CAI and PCAOB

We understood how the entity is complying with the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks by making enquiries of management and those charged with governance and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures.  We corroborated our enquires through our review of board minutes, legal correspondence and circularisation of external legal counsel.  

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

-  Holding discussions with management regarding the valuation of Investments
- Testing a sample of the journals that meet our risk and fraud criteria and corroborating to supporting documentation
- Review board minutes to ensure that matters discussed are consistent with our understanding and other audit evidence obtained
- Holding discussions with management regarding professional indemnity claims and discussions with the Risk partner

These audit procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud or error.  The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error and detecting irregularities that result from fraud is inherently more difficult than detecting those that result from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment, forgery or intentional misrepresentations also the further removed non compliance with laws and regulation is from events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it.
 
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is contained in the appendix to this report, located at page , which is to be read as an integral part of our report.
 
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
 
 
 
Margaret Traynor (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
MBT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Statutory Audit Firm
Regus Building
1 Blanchardstown Corporate Park
Dublin 15
Ireland
 
24 September 2024



Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
APPENDIX TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

Further information regarding the scope of our responsibilities as auditor
 
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
 
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
 
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control.
 
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors.
 
- Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our Auditor's Report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our Auditor's Report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern.
 
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
 
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.



Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
for the financial year ended 31 December 2023
2023 2022
Notes £ £

 
Administrative expenses (3,293) (119,947)
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Loss before taxation (3,293) (119,947)
 
Tax on loss - -
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Loss for the financial year (3,293) (119,947)
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Total comprehensive income (3,293) (119,947)
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Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
Company Registration Number: NI683389
BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 December 2023

2023 2022
Notes £ £
 
Fixed Assets
Investments 7 2,156,843 2,156,843
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Current Assets
Debtors 8 1,292,249 1,121,251
Cash and cash equivalents 657 -
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1,292,906 1,121,251
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 9 (3,572,889) (3,397,941)
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Net Current Liabilities (2,279,983) (2,276,690)
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Total Assets less Current Liabilities (123,140) (119,847)
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Capital and Reserves
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings (123,240) (119,947)
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Equity attributable to owners of the company (123,140) (119,847)
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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).
           
Approved by the Board and authorised for issue on 24 September 2024 and signed on its behalf by
           
           
Louise Kelly          
Director          
           



Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
as at 31 December 2023

Called up Retained Total
share earnings
capital
£ £ £
 
At 1 January 2022 - - -
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Loss for the financial year - (119,947) (119,947)
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Net proceeds of equity
ordinary share issue 100 - 100
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At 31 December 2022 100 (119,947) (119,847)
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Loss for the financial year - (3,293) (3,293)
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At 31 December 2023 100 (123,240) (123,140)
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Grant Thornton Ventures Limited
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 December 2023

   
1. General Information
 
Grant Thornton Ventures Limited is a company limited by shares incorporated and registered in Northern Ireland. The registered number of the company is NI683389. The registered office of the company is 12-15 Donegall Square West, Belfast, BT1 6JH. The nature of the company's operations and its principal activities are set out in the Directors' Report. The financial statements have been presented in Pound (£) which is also the functional currency of the company.
         
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the company's financial statements.
 
Statement of compliance
The financial statements of the company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A (Small Entities) and the Companies Act 2006.
 
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention except for certain properties and financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.
 
Consolidated exemption
The company is exempt by virtue of S399 of the Companies Act 2006 from preparing consolidated accounts as the group is small.  Therefore, the financial statements present the results of the company only and not its group.
 
Investments
Investments held as fixed assets are stated at cost less provision for any permanent diminution in value.
 
Trade and other debtors
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price, less impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
 
Trade and other 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.
 
Taxation and deferred taxation
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 balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.  

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except that - The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or 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, where 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 of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax.  Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
 
Foreign currencies
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the Balance Sheet date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items that are measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined. The resulting exchange differences are dealt with in the Profit and Loss Account.
 
Ordinary share capital
The ordinary share capital of the company is presented as equity.
   
3. Significant accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
 
Preparation of the financial statements requires management to make significant judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses.

Judgements and estimates are continually evaluated and are based on historical experiences and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future which can involve a high degree of judgement or complexity.  The resulting accounting estimates, will by definition seldom equal the actual results.  The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities within the next financial year as discussed below:

a)  Carrying value of investments
Investment in subsidiaries is measured at cost less accumulated impairment.  Where there is an indication of impairment the recoverable amount is estimated and compared with the carrying amount.  The estimate of recoverable amount is considered in light of the trading and balance sheet strength of the subsidiaries together with the director's best estimate of future performance of the subsidiaries.
   
4. Going concern
 
The company meets its working capital requirements through financial support from its parent and is dependent upon this continued support. The directors are confident the support will continue to be made available to allow the company to trade for the foreseeable future. The directors have assessed that there are adequate resources to meet the ongoing costs of the business for a minimum of 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. For this reason the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which presumes the realisation of assets and liabilities in the normal course of business.
   
5. Provisions Available for Audits of Small Entities
 
In common with many other businesses of our size and nature, we use our auditors to prepare and submit tax returns to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and to assist with the preparation of the financial statements.
       
6. Employees
 
The directors were the only employees of the company during the period.
     
7. Investments
  Group and
  participating
  interests/
  joint ventures
Investments £
Cost
 
At 31 December 2023 2,156,843
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Net book value
At 31 December 2023 2,156,843
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At 31 December 2022 2,156,843
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The company holds investments in  the subsidiary  companies

Grant Thornton ( Isle of Man) Limited  100% shareholding : Net assets 31/12/2023 ( £832,861):  Results for 2023 (£469,408).
Grant Thornton (Gibraltar) Limited  100% Shareholding: Net assets  31/12/2023 £643,301:  Results for 2023  £280,444.
       
8. Debtors 2023 2022
  £ £
 
Amounts owed by group undertakings 1,292,149 1,121,151
Prepayments and accrued income 100 100
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  1,292,249 1,121,251
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9. Creditors 2023 2022
Amounts falling due within one year £ £
 
Amounts owed to group undertakings 3,266,889 2,716,941
Deferred consideration 306,000 681,000
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  3,572,889 3,397,941
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Amounts owed to related parties are interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
       
10. Capital commitments
 
The company had no material capital commitments at the financial year-ended 31 December 2023.
           
11. Related party transactions
The company has availed of the exemption under FRS 102 Section 1A in relation to the disclosure of transactions with group undertakings.
   
12. Post-Balance Sheet Events
 
There have been no significant events affecting the company since the financial year-end.
       
13. Ultimate controlling party
 
The company is owned equally by  Grant Thornton Holdings Limited and Grant Thornton Acquisitions No 2 Limited. The ultimate parent entity and controlling party is  shared equally by Grant Thornton, a partnership based in the Republic of Ireland and Grant Thornton UK LLP, a partnership based in the United Kingdom.
       
14. Share capital - allotted, called up & fully paid
 
The company has  issued 100 shares with a nominal value of £1 each.
 
  2023 2022
  £ £
 
100 ordinary shares @£1 each 100 100
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