REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 |
FOR |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 |
FOR |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
Page |
Company Information | 1 |
Statement of Financial Position | 2 |
Notes to the Financial Statements | 3 |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD |
COMPANY INFORMATION |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
DIRECTORS: |
SECRETARY: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR: |
AUDITORS: |
Chartered Accountants & |
Statutory Auditors |
5th Floor |
Palladium House |
1-4 Argyll Street |
London |
W1F 7TA |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION |
30 June 2024 |
2024 | 2023 |
Notes | £ | £ |
FIXED ASSETS |
Property, plant and equipment | 5 |
Investments | 6 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 7 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
( |
) |
( |
) |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 9 |
Retained earnings | 10 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS | ( |
) | ( |
) |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
Creo Arts Group Ltd is a |
The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). |
2. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of preparing the financial statements |
Preparation of consolidated financial statements |
The financial statements contain information about Creo Arts Group Ltd 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 requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertakings are included by full consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, Angus Montgomery Limited, 9 Manchester Square London W1U 3PL. |
Significant judgements and estimates |
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including explanations of future events that are believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. |
a) Critical accounting estimates and assumptions |
The company makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are addressed below; |
(i) Useful economic life of website development. |
The annual depreciation charge for website development is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on the performance of the relevant shows. |
The useful economic of website development is considered to be 5 years. |
(ii) Repayment of intercompany loans |
The company is subject to intercompany loans payable and receivable with other group companies. Such loans are repayable on demand and in reality are considered in totality at group level in the group headed by the ultimate parent undertaking Angus Montgomery Limited. As such the company judges there is no risk to these balances and the financial statements are prepared on the basis that the company will have the capacity to repay, or request payment as required. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Going concern |
As described in the financial statements the company has net current liabilities of £3,966,724. These net current liabilities include amounts due to the parent company of £3,354,312. Accordingly the company is dependant upon the continued support of its shareholders in order to meet its day to day working capital requirements. |
The company's parent undertaking has indicated that it will continue to support the company for a period of at least one year from the approval date of these financial statements. On this basis the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. |
If the company were unable to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adjustments would have to be made to reduce the balance sheet values of assets to their recoverable amounts, and to provide for further liabilities that might arise, and to reclassify fixed assets and long-term liabilities as current assets and liabilities. |
Revenue recognition |
Revenue represents the income receivable from the organisation and management of exhibitions that occur in the financial period, net of value added tax. |
Revenue in relation to recharged costs is recognised when the costs are incurred by the company. |
Revenue is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for sale of goods to external customers in the ordinary nature of the business. The fair value of the consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebate. |
Income and directly allocable costs arising from exhibitions are to be taken to the profit and loss account in the financial period in which the relevant exhibitions take place. Income and directly related costs arising from exhibitions to be held at a date subsequent to the balance sheet date are not taken to the profit and loss account but are treated as deferred exhibition income and deferred expenditure and included in the balance sheet as deferred exhibition income and deferred exhibition costs respectively. |
Other income |
Other income is in relation to grant income, which is recognised on an accruing basis. |
Property plant and equipment |
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost (or deemed cost) less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes the original purchase price, costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use, dismantling and restoration initially recorded at cost. |
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life as follows; |
Computer equipment | 3 years |
Website development | 5 years |
The carrying values of property plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Investments in subsidiaries |
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost less any provision for impairment. |
Current taxation |
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date. |
Deferred taxation |
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the statement of financial position date. |
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
Foreign currencies |
The financial statements are presented in sterling which is also the the functional currency of the company. |
Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency (foreign currencies) are initially recorded at the standard exchange rate ruling for the period.. |
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the reporting date. |
Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction or, if the asset or liability is measured at fair value, the rate when that fair value was determined. |
All translation differences are taken to the statement of comprehensive income, except to the extent that they relate to gains or losses on non-monetary items recognised in other comprehensive income, when the related translation gain or loss is also recognised in other comprehensive income. |
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme, where the amounts are charged to the statement of comprehensive income is the contributions payable in the year. Differences between contributions payable in the year and the contributions actually paid are shown as either accruals or prepayments. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Financial instruments |
The company has chosen to adopt Section 11 and Section 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments as it has only basic financial instruments. |
a) Basic financial assets |
Trade and other debtors, loans to fellow group companies, loans to related companies, other debtors and bank balances, which are due within one year are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently carried at amortised cost being the transaction price less any amounts settled and any impairment losses. |
At the end of each reporting period basic financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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 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. |
A financial asset is derecognised only when the contractual rights to cash flows expire or are settled, or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, 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 seel the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party. |
b )Basic financial liabilities and equity |
Financial liabilities are classified as liabilities and equity instruments 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. |
Trade creditors, other creditors and loans from fellow group and related companies are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently carried at amortised cost, being transaction price less any amounts settled. |
Bank overdrafts and invoice discounting facility are presented within creditors: amounts falling due within one year. |
Other loans are initially recognised at the transaction price, including transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and other similar charges. |
Basic financial liabilities are derecognised when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expired. |
c) Equity instruments |
The ordinary share capital of the company is classified as equity and recorded at fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
3. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
Cash and cash equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position comprise cash at banks and in hand and short term deposits with an original maturity date of three months or less. |
4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
The average number of employees during the year was |
5. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Website | Computer |
development | equipment | Totals |
£ | £ | £ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 |
Additions |
At 30 June 2024 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 July 2023 |
Charge for year |
At 30 June 2024 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 |
At 30 June 2023 |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
6. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
Shares in |
group |
undertakings |
£ |
COST |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 |
PROVISIONS |
At 1 July 2023 |
and 30 June 2024 | 8,002 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 30 June 2024 |
At 30 June 2023 |
The company's investments at the Statement of Financial Position date in the share capital of companies include the following: |
Registered office: 9 Manchester Square London W1U 3PL |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Registered office: 7/F, Global Trade Square,21 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Registered office: 14 Penn Plaza Suite `706, New york, NY 10122, USA |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Registered office: Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
7. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade debtors |
Other debtors |
VAT |
Prepayments and accrued income |
Trade debtors are stated after provisions for impairment of £19,542 (2023: £7,306). |
Amounts owed by group undertaking are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed date of repayment and are repayable on demand.The amounts owed by group undertakings are stated after provisions for impairment of £4,001,973 (2023: £2,973,779). |
8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2024 | 2023 |
£ | £ |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Tax |
Social security and other taxes |
VAT | 6,053 | - |
Accruals and deferred income |
Amounts owed to group undertaking are unsecured, interest free, have no fixed date of repayment and are repayable on demand. |
9. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2024 | 2023 |
value: | £ | £ |
Ordinary | 1 | 100 | 100 |
There are no restrictions on the distribution of dividends and the repayment of capital. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
10. | RESERVES |
Retained |
earnings |
£ |
At 1 July 2023 | ( |
) |
Deficit for the year | ( |
) |
At 30 June 2024 | ( |
) |
11. | DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 |
The Report of the Auditors was unqualified. |
Emphasis of matter |
We draw your attention to note 3 in the financial statements, concerning the company's ability to continue as a going concern. We have reviewed the directors assertions in relation to cashflow and forecasts over the next 12 months and consider these to be adequately disclosed in the financial statements. As such we emphasise this matter but our report is not qualified in respect of this matter. |
Neil Usher (Senior Statutory Auditor) |
for and on behalf of Thorne Lancaster Parker |
Date: 18 March 2025 |
12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |
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. |
CREO ARTS GROUP LTD (REGISTERED NUMBER: 05704470) |
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
for the year ended 30 June 2024 |
12. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES - continued |
Angus Montgomery Limited |
At the year end Angus Montgomery Limited owns 75% of the company. During the year, the company was lent net £922,106 by Angus Montgomery Limited. |
As at 30 June 2024, the company owed Angus Montgomery Limited £3,354,312 in respect of the above, and this amount is interest free and has no fixed date for repayment. |
During the year, Angus Montgomery Limited charged the company £199,582 for direct costs, marketing costs and overhead recharges. At 30 June 2024 the amount outstanding in respect of the above £29,920 and this is shown within trade creditors. |
Photo Shanghai Company Limited |
The company is a 81% shareholder of Photo Shanghai Company Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong. |
During the year the company incurred expenditure on behalf its subsidiary undertaking totalling £157,648 and at the year end the company was owed £1,981,906 in respect of the above which has been provided for in full. |
Photo Fairs New York Inc |
During the year the company increased its shareholding to 90% in Photo Fairs New York Inc, a company incorporated in United States of America. |
During the year the company incurred expenditure on behalf its subsidiary undertaking along with making loans to the company totalling £871,660 and at the year end the company was owed £2,020,067 in respect of the above which has been provided for in full. |
Key Management Personnel |
The director of the company Mr S Gray is considered to be the key management personnel and the details of his compensation is disclosed in the operating profit note. |
13. | POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS |
Since the year end the company owns 100% of Photo Fairs New york Inc. |
14. | ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY |
The Directors consider the ultimate parent undertaking of the company to be Angus Montgomery Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, whose registered office is 9 Manchester Square, London, England, W1U 3PL. |
The largest and smallest group of undertakings for which the group accounts have been drawn up is that headed by Angus Montgomery Limited. The consolidated accounts of the parent company are available to the public and may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CE14 3UZ. |