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Company registration number: 04021839
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Audited financial statements
31 December 2023
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Contents
Directors and other information
Accountants report
Abridged statement of financial position
Notes to the financial statements
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Directors and other information
Directors Mr Michel Jeroen Elsenga (Resigned on 01 November 2023)
Mr Christophe Jean-Pierre Georges Marchisio (Appointed 1 November 2023)
Company number 04021839
Registered office 27/28 Eastcastle Street
London
United Kingdom
W1W 8DH
Accountants Doshi & Co. Accountants
6th Floor, AMP House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Report to the board of directors on the preparation of the
unaudited statutory financial statements of Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Year ended 31 December 2023
As described on the statement of financial position, the directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the abridged statement of financial position and related notes.
You consider that the company is exempt from an audit under the Companies Act 2006. In accordance with your instructions we have compiled these unaudited financial statements in order to assist you to fulfil your statutory responsibilities, from the accounting records and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Doshi & Co. Accountants
6th Floor, AMP House
Dingwall Road
Croydon
CR0 2LX
24 December 2024
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Abridged statement of financial position
31 December 2023
2023 2022
Note £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Investments 5 1,020,470 2,165,159
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1,020,470 2,165,159
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year ( 334,570) ( 1,480,176)
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Net current liabilities ( 334,570) ( 1,480,176)
_______ _______
Total assets less current liabilities 685,900 684,983
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Net assets 685,900 684,983
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 1,357,529 1,357,529
Profit and loss account ( 671,629) ( 672,546)
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Shareholders funds 685,900 684,983
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For the year ending 31 December 2023 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors responsibilities:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476;
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with Section 1A of FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
In accordance with section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the abridged statement of comprehensive income has not been delivered.
All of the members have consented to the preparation of the abridged statement of comprehensive income and the abridged statement of financial position for the current year ending 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 444(2A) of the Companies Act 2006.
These financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 24 December 2024 , and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Mr Christophe Jean-Pierre Georges Marchisio
Director
Company registration number: 04021839
Novagraaf IP UK Limited
Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
1. General information
The company is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 8DH.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the provisions of FRS 102, Section 1A, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through profit or loss.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
For the year ended 31 December 2023, the Company made a profit of £917 (2022: loss of £250) and had net current liabilities of £334,570 (2022: £1,480,176). The company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided to it by its ultimate parent Questel SAS. The company's ultimate parent company Questel SAS has committed that it will provide financial and other support to the company for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. On this basis, and on the assessment of the company's financial position, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements
Taxation
The taxation expense represents the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax recognised in the reporting period. Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves. In this case, tax is recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in capital and reserves, respectively. Current tax is recognised on taxable profit for the current and past periods. Current tax is measured at the amounts of tax expected to pay or recover using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised 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 reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in profit or loss.
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. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the entity has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event; it is probable that the entity will be required to transfer economic benefits in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably. Provisions are recognised as a liability in thestatement of financial position and the amount of the provision as an expense.Provisions are initially measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date and subsequently reviewed at each reporting date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate of the amount that would be required to settle the obligation. Any adjustments to theamounts previously recognised are recognised in profit or loss unless the provision was originally recognised as part of the cost of an asset. When a provision is measured at the present value of the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation, the unwinding of the discount is recognised infinance costs in profit or loss in the period it arises.
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the company becomes a 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. Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Where investments in non-convertible preference shares and non-puttable ordinary shares or preference shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably, the investment is subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. All other such investments are subsequently measured at cost less impairment. Other financial instruments, including derivatives, are initially recognised at fair value, unless payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate, in which case the asset is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument. Other financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, with any changes recognised in profit or loss, with the exception of hedging instruments in a designated hedging relationship.
Financial assets that are measured at cost or amortised cost are reviewed for objective evidence of impairment at the end of each reporting date. If there is objective evidence of impairment, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately. For all equity instruments regardless of significance, and other financial assets that are individually significant, these are assessed individually for impairment. Other financial assets or either assessed individually or grouped on the basis of similar credit risk characteristics. Any reversals of impairment are recognised in profit or loss immediately, to the extent that the reversal does not result in a carrying amount of the financial asset that exceeds what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been recognised.
Defined contribution plans
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reportingdate in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is ecognised in finance costs in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.
4. Employee numbers
The average number of persons employed by the company during the year amounted to 1 (2022: 1 ).
5. Investments
£
Cost
At 1 January 2023 2,165,159
Disposals ( 1,144,689)
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At 31 December 2023 1,020,470
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Impairment
At 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 -
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Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023 1,020,470
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At 31 December 2022 2,165,159
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6. Subsidiaries
Details of the compan's subsidiaries at 31 December 2023 are as follows:
Name of undertaking Registered office Nature of business Class of shares held % Held
Direct Indirect
J.E. Evans-Jackson & Co. Limited England & Wales Trademark and patent agents Ordinary shares 100%
NovumIP Limited England & Wales Trademark and patent agents Ordinary shares 100%
Novum Global Strategies Limited England & Wales Trademark and patent agents Ordinary shares 100%
Work Anyware Limited England & Wales Trademark and patent agents Ordinary shares 51%
The aggregate capital and reserves and the result for the year of the subsidiaries noted above was as follows:
Name of undertaking Capitals and Reserves Profit/(Loss)
£ £
J.E. Evans-Jackson & Co. Limited 995,201 468,546
NovumIP Limited (1,050,050) (1,208,042)
Novum Global Strategies Limited (63,121) (250)
Work Anyware Limited 476,391 22,175
The impairment charge of £1,144,689 represents the impairment of Investment in QED Intellectual Property Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales under company number 00403229. The company was dissolved on the 19th September 2023.
7. Controlling party
The immediate parent company is Novagraaf Group B. V.
The ultimate controlling party is Questel SAS.