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Registration number: 09512479

Vespace International Limited

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

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Vespace International Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Strategic Report

2

Directors' Report

3

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

4

Independent Auditor's Report

5 to 8

Statement of Comprehensive Income

9

Statement of Financial Position

10

Statement of Changes in Equity

11

Notes to the Financial Statements

12 to 24

 

Vespace International Limited

Company Information

Directors

A M Lowe

C P Lowe

Company secretary

C P Lowe

Registered office

10 Lancaster Place
South Marston
Swindon
SN3 4UQ

Auditors

Westcotts (SW) LLP
Tallford House
38 Walliscote Road
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 1LP

 

Vespace International Limited

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Fair review of the business

The entity’s purpose is to provide world class venue, event and production services to its high quality clients. The company works with some of the world’s most largest and most prestigious brands to deliver the events that they need. The company, along with its subsidiaries seeks to provide the broadest possible range of solutions to its clients.

Management seeks to strengthen the company’s financial position and broaden its offering through product and development or, where appropriate, targeted acquisition. The directors believe that the company is well placed to take advantage of the market opportunities to arise and expect the company to continue to grow to serve its clients’ needs.

The company’s workforce, and the relationships that they generate with both its clients and its suppliers are key drives of its success. As the team continues to work to understand its clients and their needs better, the company is well-positioned to achieve its objectives.

The key financial measures of the company are its growth in both revenue and profitability as shown in the company’s income statement, which the directors believe to be acceptable. In addition, the company’s access to capital to enable it to meet its clients’ needs is acceptable.

Business performance

The market in which the company operates continues to grow and develop. During the year, the company hived up the vast majority of the trade of its subsidiary, Absolute Corporate Events, and was able to combine the services to continue to offer high quality solutions to the clients of both groups.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The company operates in a competitive market, and it is important that it is able to maintain the service levels that its customer expect. The company uses third parties to provide the bulk of its services, and it has strict controls to ensure that they are delivering to the appropriate quality. It continues to train and develop its staff to ensure that they are able both to understand the company’s clients’ needs, and to identify the appropriate methods of responding to those needs.

During the global pandemic, many companies found alternatives to physical meetings. The company is able to support alternative methods of engaging employees, but many of its services are reliant on companies continuing to see the value of real events. The company is able to deliver high quality events to support that need, and continues to develop its offering to make these events valuable to its clients.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................
A M Lowe
Director

 

Vespace International Limited

Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Directors of the company

The directors who held office during the year were as follows:

A M Lowe

C P Lowe - Company secretary and director

Disclosure of information to the auditors

Each director has taken steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. The directors confirm that there is no relevant information that they know of and of which they know the auditors are unaware.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


A M Lowe
Director

 

Vespace International Limited

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual 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). 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;

state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and

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.

 

Vespace International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Vespace International Limited

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Vespace International Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its profit for the 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 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 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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or

the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 when the original financial statements were 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.

 

Vespace International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Vespace International Limited (continued)

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 matter 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 Strategic Report and Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

the Strategic Report and Directors' Report have 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 material misstatements in the Strategic Report and 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 returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; 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.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 4], 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 the directors 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 have no realistic alternative but to do so.

 

Vespace International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Vespace International Limited (continued)

Auditor 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

 

 

 

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the sector;

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias;

investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

 

Vespace International Limited

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Vespace International Limited (continued)

agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;

reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the company’s legal advisors.

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s 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.

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Peter Lomax FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Westcotts (SW) LLP, Statutory Auditor

Tallford House
38 Walliscote Road
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
BS23 1LP

16 October 2024

 

Vespace International Limited

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Turnover

3

14,334,500

12,812,832

Cost of sales

 

(10,314,127)

(10,094,555)

Gross profit

 

4,020,373

2,718,277

Administrative expenses

 

(3,634,750)

(2,346,386)

Other operating income

4

34,267

350,000

Operating profit

6

419,890

721,891

Income from shares in group undertakings

 

300,000

-

Interest payable and similar expenses

7

(51)

-

   

299,949

-

Profit before tax

 

719,839

721,891

Tax on profit

11

(132,545)

(142,917)

Profit for the financial year

 

587,294

578,974

The above results were derived from continuing operations.

The company has no recognised gains or losses for the year other than the results above.

 

Vespace International Limited

(Registration number: 09512479)
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 March 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Intangible assets

12

721,303

-

Tangible assets

13

61,185

69,336

Investments

14

1,048,240

972,543

 

1,830,728

1,041,879

Current assets

 

Debtors

15

2,111,303

3,877,608

Cash at bank and in hand

 

1,279,396

473,295

 

3,390,699

4,350,903

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

17

(3,562,141)

(3,918,597)

Net current (liabilities)/assets

 

(171,442)

432,306

Total assets less current liabilities

 

1,659,286

1,474,185

Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

17

(690,000)

(690,000)

Provisions for liabilities

18

(10,969)

(9,174)

Net assets

 

958,317

775,011

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

69,866

69,866

Share premium reserve

643,807

643,807

Profit and loss account

244,644

61,338

Shareholders' funds

 

958,317

775,011

Approved and authorised by the Board on 2 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
 


A M Lowe
Director

 

Vespace International Limited

Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2022

69,866

643,807

(317,636)

396,037

Profit for the year

-

-

578,974

578,974

Dividends

-

-

(200,000)

(200,000)

At 31 March 2023

69,866

643,807

61,338

775,011

Share capital
£

Share premium
£

Profit and loss account
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

69,866

643,807

61,338

775,011

Adjustment for hive up of subsidiary acquired in prior period

-

-

(153,986)

(153,986)

At 1 April 2023

69,866

643,807

(92,648)

621,025

Profit for the year

-

-

587,294

587,294

Dividends

-

-

(250,002)

(250,002)

At 31 March 2024

69,866

643,807

244,644

958,317

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
10 Lancaster Place
South Marston
Swindon
SN3 4UQ

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company is that of venue find and event management services for the corporate sector.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Exemption from preparing group accounts

The financial statements contain information about Vespace International Limited as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group.
The company is exempt under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, TVI Group Limited.

The company is also exempt from the requirement to present a cash flow statement as it is included in the consolidated accounts of TVI Group Limited.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Judgements

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Accounting estimates and assumptions are made concerning the future and, by their nature, will rarely equal the related actual outcome.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is recognised when the event and exhibitions have taken place. Turnover is shown net of value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Tax

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between taxable profits and profits reported in the financial statements.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised when 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 reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are stated in the statement of financial position at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:

Asset class

Depreciation method and rate

Motor vehicles

20% Reducing basis

Office equipment

25% Reducing basis

Impairment

A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the purchase method. The consideration for each acquisition is measured at the aggregate of the fair values at acquisition date of assets given, liabilities incurred or assumed, and equity instruments issued by the group in exchange for control of the acquired, plus any costs directly attributable to the business combination. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the group includes the estimated amount of that adjustment in the cost of the combination at the acquisition date if the adjustment is probable and can be measured reliably.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising on the acquisition of an entity represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the company’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the entity recognised at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is held in the currency of the acquired entity and revalued to the closing rate at each reporting period date. Goodwill is amortised over its useful life, which shall not exceed ten years if a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made.

Amortisation

Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:

Asset class

Amortisation method and rate

Goodwill

10% straight line

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Accounting policies (continued)

Investments

Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand, demand deposits with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. In the statement of financial position, bank overdrafts are shown within borrowing or current liabilities

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

Defined contribution pension obligation

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Accounting policies (continued)

Financial instruments

Recognition and measurement
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

3

Turnover

The analysis of the company's turnover for the year from continuing operations is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Rendering of services

14,334,500

12,812,832

4

Other operating income

The analysis of the company's other operating income for the year is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Miscellaneous other operating income

34,267

350,000

5

Other gains and losses

The analysis of the company's other gains and losses for the year is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Gain on disposal of tangible assets

1,000

1,550

6

Operating profit

Arrived at after charging/(crediting)

2024
£

2023
£

Depreciation expense

25,633

24,035

Amortisation expense

97,254

-

Foreign exchange losses/(gains)

23,846

(4,516)

Operating lease expense - plant and machinery

14,830

-

Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment

(1,000)

(1,550)

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

7

Interest payable and similar expenses

2024
£

2023
£

Interest on bank overdrafts and borrowings

51

-

8

Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs (including directors' remuneration) were as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Wages and salaries

2,207,441

1,537,814

Social security costs

266,078

138,320

Pension costs, defined contribution scheme

15,822

21,496

Other employee expense

16,289

6,258

2,505,630

1,703,888

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, analysed by category was as follows:

2024
No.

2023
No.

Other departments

69

47

69

47

9

Directors' remuneration

The directors' remuneration for the year was as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Remuneration

143,000

130,444

Contributions paid to money purchase schemes

15,822

21,496

158,822

151,940

10

Auditors' remuneration

2024
£

2023
£

Audit of the financial statements

15,000

14,459


 

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Taxation

Tax charged/(credited) in the statement of comprehensive income

2024
£

2023
£

Current taxation

UK corporation tax

130,750

64,837

Deferred taxation

Arising from origination and reversal of timing differences

7,000

-

Arising from changes in tax rates and laws

(5,205)

78,080

Total deferred taxation

1,795

78,080

Tax expense in the income statement

132,545

142,917

The tax on profit before tax for the year is the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK (2023 - the same as the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK) of 25% (2023 - 25%).

The differences are reconciled below:

2024
£

2023
£

Profit before tax

719,839

721,891

Corporation tax at standard rate

179,960

180,473

Tax decrease from other short-term timing differences

(47,415)

(37,556)

Total tax charge

132,545

142,917

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Intangible assets

Goodwill
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

Acquired through business combinations

972,543

972,543

At 31 March 2024

972,543

972,543

Amortisation

Amortisation charge

97,254

97,254

Adjustment to goodwill on hive up

153,986

153,986

At 31 March 2024

251,240

251,240

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

721,303

721,303

During the year, the trade from Absolute Corporate Events Limited, the company’s subsidiary, was hived up to the company. In line with the requirements of FRS 102, the surplus of the purchase price to the net assets acquired has been transferred to goodwill and amortisation charged from the date of the original acquisition. Amortisation related to the period prior to the hive up has been charged directly to reserves via the Statement of Changes in Equity. Amortisation of goodwill since the hive up has been charged to the company’s income statement.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Tangible assets

Fixtures and fittings
£

Plant and machinery
£

Office equipment
£

Motor vehicles
 £

Total
£

Cost or valuation

At 1 April 2023

18,838

20,762

140,491

19,720

199,811

Additions

1,088

-

26,017

-

27,105

Disposals

(18,838)

-

-

(6,450)

(25,288)

At 31 March 2024

1,088

20,762

166,508

13,270

201,628

Depreciation

At 1 April 2023

9,215

20,244

90,613

10,403

130,475

Charge for the year

46

369

22,618

2,600

25,633

Eliminated on disposal

(9,215)

-

-

(6,450)

(15,665)

At 31 March 2024

46

20,613

113,231

6,553

140,443

Carrying amount

At 31 March 2024

1,042

149

53,277

6,717

61,185

At 31 March 2023

9,623

518

49,878

9,317

69,336

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Investments

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

1,048,240

972,543

Subsidiaries

£

Fair value

At 1 April 2023

972,543

Additions

1,048,240

Change to goodwill on business combination

(972,543)

At 31 March 2024

1,048,240

Investment in subsidiaries brought forward is for costs related to the purchase of 100% of the share capital of Absolute Corporate Events Limited, which has the same registered office address as Vespace International Limited. The trade and assets of this subsidiary have subsequently been hived up to Vespace International Limited, which has resulted in a disposal in investment value which is now recognised as goodwill as per section 19 of FRS102.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Investments (continued)

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

Subsidiary undertaking

Registered office

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2024

2023

Class Events Limited

United Kingdom

100%

0%

Chilled Events Limited

United Kingdom

51%

0%

Absolute Corporate Events Limited

United Kingdom

100%

100%

K&N Travel Associates Ltd

United Kingdom

100%

0%

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Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Trade debtors

 

1,568,170

2,407,856

Amounts owed by related parties

22

84,304

-

Other debtors

 

-

1,270,323

Prepayments

 

157,925

18,429

Accrued income

 

300,904

181,000

   

2,111,303

3,877,608

16

Cash and cash equivalents

2024
£

2023
£

Cash on hand

649

935

Cash at bank

1,277,489

472,360

Short-term deposits

1,258

-

1,279,396

473,295

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

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Creditors

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

328,136

860,032

Amounts due to related parties

22

641,429

100,960

Social security and other taxes

 

165,982

412,316

Outstanding defined contribution pension costs

 

16,336

6,243

Other payables

 

664,146

598,016

Accruals

 

334,953

624,858

Corporation tax liability

11

130,447

64,837

Deferred income

 

1,280,712

1,251,335

 

3,562,141

3,918,597

Due after one year

 

Amounts due to related parties

690,000

690,000

18

Provisions for liabilities

Deferred tax
£

Total
£

At 1 April 2023

9,174

9,174

Deferred tax charged to the P&L account

1,795

1,795

At 31 March 2024

10,969

10,969

19

Pension and other schemes

Defined contribution pension scheme

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The pension cost charge for the year represents contributions payable by the company to the scheme and amounted to £15,822 (2023 - £21,496).

Contributions totalling £16,336 (2023 - £6,243) were payable to the scheme at the end of the year and are included in creditors.

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

20

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary A of £1 each

66,746

66,746

66,746

66,746

Ordinary B of £1 each

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

69,866

69,866

69,866

69,866

21

Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating leases

The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:

2024
£

2023
£

Not later than one year

50,849

11,853

Later than one year and not later than five years

206,760

-

257,609

11,853

The amount of non-cancellable operating lease payments recognised as an expense during the year was £14,829 (2023 - £Nil).

22

Related party transactions

Summary of transactions with directors

At the year end the amounts due from the directors were £nil (2023: £5,000) and was included within
other debtors. During the year £nil (2023: £5,000) was advanced the loan accounts of A M Lowe & C P Lowe. During the year the company paid dividends of £94,289 (2023: £75,433) to its directors.

 

Summary of transactions with subsidiaries

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.
 

 

Vespace International Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

22

Related party transactions (continued)

Summary of transactions with parent

TVI Group Limited
 During the year TVI Group Limited charged management fees to the Company of £89,000 (2023: £60,000). The balance due at the year end was £27,160 (2023: £nil) During the year the company paid dividends of £127,501 (2023: £102,347) to TVI Group Limited.
 

Summary of transactions with entities with joint control or significant interest

Chilled Events Limited
51% owned subsidiary of the group

 During the year the company charged Chilled Events Limited management fees of £24,000 (2023: £nil). At the year end the company was owed £155,838 (2023: £nil) by Chilled Events Limited.
 

Summary of transactions with other related parties

S4B (UK) Limited
Shareholder in common

 During the year S4B (UK) Limited charged management and accountancy fees to the company of £12,000 (2023: £12,000). During the year the company paid dividends of £27,500 (2023: £22,220) to S4B (UK) Limited.
 

23

Contingent liability

The company has a contingent liability in respect of deferred consideration in respect of the acquisition of Chilled Events Limited, which could require the company to pay an additional amount in the sum of £188,149, depending on the future performance of the company.

24

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is TVI Group Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.

 The ultimate controlling party is B M Gordon.