Company registration number 06092127 (England and Wales)
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr W Bidwell
Secretary
Mrs S Bidwell
Company number
06092127
Registered office
53A High Street
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 1AA
Auditor
Humphrey & Co Audit Services Ltd
7-9 The Avenue
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3YA
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Director's report
1 - 2
Director's responsibilities statement
3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Profit and loss account
7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 25
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of insurance brokers.
Review of the business
The company continues to trade profitably and the business remains robust. Staff, brokers and clients continue to be very supportive and the director expects the company to continue a trajectory of steady growth in the coming years.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 7.
Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £40,000. The director does not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Mr W Bidwell
Financial instruments
Treasury operations and financial instruments
The company operates a treasury function which is responsible for managing the liquidity, interest and foreign currency risks associated with the company’s activities.
The company’s principal financial instruments include financial assets and liabilities such as trade debtors and trade creditors arising directly from its operations.
Liquidity risk
The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.
Foreign currency risk
The company’s principal foreign currency exposures arise from trading with overseas companies. Company policy permits but does not demand that these exposures may be hedged in order to fix the cost in sterling.
Credit risk
Investment of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board.
All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.
Post reporting date events
There have been no significant events since 30 June 2024.
Future developments
The director continues to explore opportunities to further expand the business in areas in which the company has expertise and can add value for its existing and potential client base.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Auditor
The auditor, Humphrey & Co Audit Services Ltd, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Energy and carbon report
As the company has not consumed more than 40,000 kWh of energy in this reporting period, it qualifies as a low energy user under these regulations and is not required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as the director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the director has taken all the necessary steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
On behalf of the board
Mr W Bidwell
Director
31 January 2025
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK 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 director is 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. He is 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.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Evolution Insurance Solutions Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 30 June 2024 which comprise the profit and loss account, the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including 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 30 June 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.
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 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 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is 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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:
the information given in the director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the director's report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the director's report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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 remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
the director was not entitled to take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the Director's Responsibilities Statement set out on page 3, the director is 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have 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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
We obtained an understanding of the company and the laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a direct effect on the financial statements through discussion with the directors and management and the application of our knowledge and experience. We discussed with management whether there were any known or suspected instances of fraud and/or non-compliance with relevant laws and regulations. We also obtained an understanding of the company's accounting systems and internal controls.
We audited the risk of management override of controls, by testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business. Our other audit procedures included, but were not limited to, carrying out detailed substantive testing of a sample of insurance policies taken up during the year and expenditure transactions arising in the year. We agreed wages records to wages costs in the accounts. We tested a sample of balance sheet items such as fixed assets, work in progress, debtors and creditors. We also reviewed the financial statements and checked disclosures to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable law and regulation.
Because of the inherent risk of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's 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.
Mr Andrew Robinson (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Humphrey & Co Audit Services Ltd, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
7-9 The Avenue
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3YA
31 January 2025
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
1,814,712
1,637,027
Cost of sales
(693,397)
(673,344)
Gross profit
1,121,315
963,683
Administrative expenses
(956,363)
(868,036)
Operating profit
4
164,952
95,647
Interest receivable and similar income
8
254,918
52,675
Interest payable and similar expenses
9
(3,322)
(3,699)
Gains/(losses) on investments
10
25,629
3,785
Profit before taxation
442,177
148,408
Tax on profit
11
(115,926)
(36,209)
Profit for the financial year
326,251
112,199
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year
326,251
112,199
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
326,251
112,199
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 JUNE 2024
30 June 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
51,746
60,386
Investments
14
188,000
309,035
239,746
369,421
Current assets
Stocks
15
19,137
26,239
Debtors
16
182,364
277,839
Cash at bank and in hand
745,873
145,704
947,374
449,782
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
17
(169,580)
(87,746)
Net current assets
777,794
362,036
Total assets less current liabilities
1,017,540
731,457
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
18
(32,391)
(31,187)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
20
12,937
14,309
(12,937)
(14,309)
Net assets
972,212
685,961
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
22
100,000
100,000
Profit and loss reserves
872,212
585,961
Total equity
972,212
685,961
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 31 January 2025
Mr W Bidwell
Director
Company registration number 06092127 (England and Wales)
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 July 2022
100,000
513,762
613,762
Year ended 30 June 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
112,199
112,199
Dividends
12
-
(40,000)
(40,000)
Balance at 30 June 2023
100,000
585,961
685,961
Year ended 30 June 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
326,251
326,251
Dividends
12
-
(40,000)
(40,000)
Balance at 30 June 2024
100,000
872,212
972,212
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
26
277,745
(96,214)
Interest paid
(3,322)
(3,699)
Income taxes paid
(24,894)
(60,663)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities
249,529
(160,576)
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(7,299)
(61,372)
Proceeds from disposal of investments
146,664
42,339
Repayment of loans
10,007
Interest received
254,918
52,675
Net cash generated from investing activities
394,283
43,649
Financing activities
Payment of finance leases obligations
(3,643)
41,466
Dividends paid
(40,000)
(40,000)
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(43,643)
1,466
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
600,169
(115,461)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
145,704
261,165
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
745,873
145,704
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Evolution Insurance Solutions Limited (Company Registration No: 06092127) is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 53A High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1AA.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover represents brokerage, fees and commissions which are recognised at the inception date or when the placement activity is completed.
Interest income is recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Land and buildings leasehold
20% straight line
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
25% reducing balance
Computer equipment
25% reducing balance
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.5
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments represent investments in unquoted entities. The investments are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.7
Stocks
Stocks comprises of work in progress. This relates to commission amounts considered receivable from contracts of insurance where the fee has not been received at the date of the Statement of Financial Position.
At each reporting date, an assessment of policies issued in draft awaiting customer confirmation is made. Commissions payable on the policies where take up is expected are included as work in progress in the accounts. Work in progress is reviewed and amended up and until the Balance Sheet signing date.
1.8
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.9
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognised in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk.
1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred taxation is provided in full in respect of taxation deferred by material timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes. The deferred tax balance has not been discounted.
1.12
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.13
Retirement benefits
The company operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of the director and employees. Contributions payable are charged to the profit and loss account in the year they are payable.
1.14
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the balance sheet as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.
1.15
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Investments
The company holds investments in several unquoted entities. Due to the limited availability of a market value, the director considers no impairment is required and investments should be shown at cost.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
(Continued)
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Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives, and when appropriate, taking into account their residual values. The useful lives and residual values are reassessed on an annual basis.
When assessing the useful life of an asset, factors that are considered among others, include maintenance undertaken and technological advances.
When assessing the residual value of an asset, factors that are considered among others, are the market for the second hand item and projected values.
The carrying amount of these assets at the balance sheet date is £51,746 (2023: £60,386).
Work in progress
Work in progress is based on commission payable on policies issued in draft prior to the year end but not yet taken up by the customer.
The company continues to review the take up of these policies until the Balance Sheet signing date and adjustments to the work in progress figure are made when required. Confirmation of take up may not occur until after the date the Balance Sheet is signed.
At the Balance Sheet date work in progress was £19,137 (2023: £26,239).
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Turnover and other revenue
An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Commission and fees receivable
1,253,601
1,278,380
IPT handling fee
6,000
6,000
Other
555,111
352,647
1,814,712
1,637,027
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
UK
1,814,712
1,637,027
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
254,918
52,675
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange (losses)/gains
156
(547)
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
15,939
16,115
Operating lease charges
26,750
26,750
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Auditor's remuneration
2024
2023
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
6,900
6,660
For other services
Audit-related assurance services
3,180
3,180
Other assurance services
8,989
11,651
Taxation compliance services
600
570
12,769
15,401
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Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Management
1
1
Surety Bonds
4
3
Insurance Services
5
5
Finance
1
1
Claims Handling
1
1
Total
12
11
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
623,506
550,891
Social security costs
69,091
61,276
Pension costs
38,686
35,715
731,283
647,882
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Director's remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
58,784
142,730
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
27,420
27,450
86,204
170,180
The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 1 (2023 - 1).
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Interest receivable and similar income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
218,451
41,664
Other interest income
36,467
11,011
Total income
254,918
52,675
Investment income includes the following:
Interest on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss
218,451
41,664
9
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Other finance costs:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
3,322
3,699
10
Gains/(losses) on investments
2024
2023
£
£
Gain on disposal of fixed asset investments
25,629
3,785
11
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
117,299
24,895
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
(Continued)
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Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
(1,373)
11,314
Total tax charge
115,926
36,209
The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
442,177
148,408
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 20.50%)
110,544
30,424
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
(1,775)
(3,425)
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
2,076
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
751
Deferred tax adjustments in respect of prior years
7,235
Enhanced capital allowances claimed
(101)
Difference arising on disposal of fixed asset investments
6,406
Taxation charge for the year
115,926
36,209
From 1 April 2023, there is no longer a single Corporation Tax rate for non-ring fence profits.
At the Spring Budget 2021, the government announced that the Corporation Tax main rate for non-ring fence profits would increase to 25% for profits above £250,000. A small profits rate of 19% was also announced for companies with profits of £50,000 or less. Companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000 will pay tax at the main rate, reduced by a marginal relief. This provides a gradual increase in the effective Corporation Tax rate.
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Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Interim paid
40,000
40,000
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings leasehold
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Computer equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 July 2023
58,345
37,038
43,513
57,990
196,886
Additions
3,000
4,299
7,299
At 30 June 2024
58,345
40,038
47,812
57,990
204,185
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 July 2023
58,345
33,183
32,891
12,081
136,500
Depreciation charged in the year
1,089
3,373
11,477
15,939
At 30 June 2024
58,345
34,272
36,264
23,558
152,439
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
5,766
11,548
34,432
51,746
At 30 June 2023
3,855
10,622
45,909
60,386
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Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Unlisted investments
188,000
309,035
Fixed asset investments not carried at market value
The basis of determining the value of unlisted investments is at original cost less impairment as the fair values of these cannot be reliably measured.
Movements in fixed asset investments
Investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 July 2023
309,035
Additions
153,278
Disposals
(274,313)
At 30 June 2024
188,000
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2024
188,000
At 30 June 2023
309,035
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Stocks
2024
2023
£
£
Work in progress
19,137
26,239
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Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
171,746
118,292
Other debtors
3,438
150,574
Prepayments and accrued income
7,180
8,973
182,364
277,839
17
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
19
5,432
10,279
Trade creditors
11,708
20,195
Corporation tax
117,299
24,895
Other creditors
901
652
Accruals and deferred income
34,240
31,725
169,580
87,746
18
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
19
32,391
31,187
19
Finance lease obligations
2024
2023
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
5,432
10,279
In two to five years
32,391
31,187
37,823
41,466
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Deferred taxation
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
12,937
14,309
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Liability at 1 July 2023
14,309
Credit to profit or loss
(1,372)
Liability at 30 June 2024
12,937
In the 12 months after the balance sheet date, £3,234 (2023: £3,774) of the deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse in relation to accelerated capital allowances.
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Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
38,686
35,715
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
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Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote in any circumstance, pari passu to dividends or other distributions and pari passu to participate in a distribution on winding up.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Operating lease commitments
Lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Within one year
27,000
27,000
Between two and five years
108,000
108,000
In over five years
14,625
41,625
149,625
176,625
The company is party to two separate leases for its premises.
The term of the first lease commenced on 1 October 2010 and finishes on 30 September 2025.
The term of the second lease commenced on 13 January 2016 and finished on 30 September 2020. A Variation to the Underlease has been signed which amends the expiry date to 13 January 2030. There are no break clauses in this lease, therefore, the full operating lease obligations are included above.
FRS 102 requires lease incentives to be recognised over the term of the lease. The above figures do not include the recognition of the lease incentive as they show the full amount that the company is obligated to pay.
Lease payments totalling £26,750 (2023: £26,750) were recognised as an expense in the year.
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Related party transactions
The company has taken advantage of the exemption available in accordance with FRS 102 section 33 not to disclose transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, as the company is a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of the group to which it is party to the transactions.
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Ultimate controlling party
Evolution Holdings (Guernsey) Limited, a company registered in Guernsey, is the ultimate parent company. Its registered office is Lefebvre Court, Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port, GY1 2JP, Guernsey.
EVOLUTION INSURANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
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Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
2024
2023
£
£
Profit after taxation
326,251
112,199
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
115,926
36,209
Finance costs
3,322
3,699
Investment income
(254,918)
(52,675)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
15,939
16,115
Gain on sale of investments
(25,629)
(3,785)
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in stocks
7,102
(371)
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
95,475
(211,057)
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
(5,723)
3,452
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
277,745
(96,214)
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Analysis of changes in net funds
1 July 2023
Cash flows
30 June 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
145,704
600,169
745,873
Obligations under finance leases
(41,466)
3,643
(37,823)
104,238
603,812
708,050
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