Company registration number 10384185 (England and Wales)
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
2 - 6
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Current assets
Debtors
6
2,702,374
2,397,247
Cash at bank and in hand
734,546
1,935,526
3,436,920
4,332,773
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
(621,140)
(1,289,792)
Net current assets
2,815,780
3,042,981
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
450,000
450,000
Profit and loss reserves
2,365,780
2,592,981
Total equity
2,815,780
3,042,981
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 23 April 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
P K M Tonnby
Director
Company registration number 10384185 (England and Wales)
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Harbour Underwriting Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 8 Waterloo Place, 4th Floor, London, SW1Y 4BE.
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 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
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. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
During the year the company has generated profits of £true273k and closed the year with £2.8m of total assets less liabilities. The directors have prepared up to the end of April 2026, forecasts which demonstrate an even stronger year to come. Therefore at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover represents amounts receivable for commission earned on insurance premiums.
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business.
1.4
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash at bank and in hand.
The Company holds a client premium account whereby they receive the full premium from the client. This amount is initially recognised as a debtor, and subsequently the creditor balance due to the third party broker is offset against this in order to recognise the debtor owed to the Company.
1.5
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position 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.
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 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 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.
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.
The Company holds a client premium account, whereby the cash has been received on behalf of the client. All of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are transferred to a third party, and so the company will derecognise the asset on the date of transfer.
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, 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 method.
1.6
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.
1.7
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 income statement 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.
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
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.
1.9
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.10
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.
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Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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.
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.
Accruals
The company makes estimates around certain accruals balances, principally bonuses and other commission-related payments. When assessing the likely final value, management considers various factors including the likely ultimate value of the payment, the profile of the underlying model and historical experience.
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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
12,644
12,500
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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4
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
8
8
5
Directors' remuneration
2024
2023
£
£
Remuneration paid to directors
587,919
444,877
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Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,493,428
2,330,164
Other debtors
208,946
67,083
2,702,374
2,397,247
7
Cash at bank
Cash at bank includes £412k (2023 : £762k) which is held within the client premium account as described in Note 1.4. Included in this balance is £336k (2023 : £550k) is recognised as an other creditor.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
11,206
59,994
Corporation tax
31,523
296,778
Other taxation and social security
28,548
26,969
Other creditors
549,863
906,051
621,140
1,289,792
9
Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:
HARBOUR UNDERWRITING LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Audit report information
(Continued)
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Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 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.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
Sarah Wilson FCA
Statutory Auditor:
Gravita II LLP
Date of audit report:
23 April 2025
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Related party transactions
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
2024
2023
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Other related parties
107,181
143,034
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
2024
2023
Amounts due from related parties
£
£
Other related parties
1,677,600
1,206,000
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Parent company
Harbour Solutions Group Limited is the parent company.
Harbour Solutions Group Limited is also considered the ultimate parent company and heads up the largest and smallest group. The registered office for Harbour Solutions Group Limited is the same as that of the company.