Company registration number 15046206 (England and Wales)
COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr A Willmott
(Appointed 3 August 2023)
Mr D Vroegop
(Appointed 3 August 2023)
Company number
15046206
Registered office
27 Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3JF
Auditor
TC Group
5th Floor
3 Dorset Rise
London
EC4Y 8EN
COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1
Independent auditor's report
2 - 4
Income statement
5
Statement of financial position
6
Statement of changes in equity
7
Notes to the financial statements
8 - 13
COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company is that of fund management and investment advisory services.
Results and dividends
The results for the period are set out on page 5.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the period and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
Mr A Willmott
(Appointed 3 August 2023)
Mr D Vroegop
(Appointed 3 August 2023)
Statement of directors' responsibilities
The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and 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 directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a 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 directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
Small companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
Mr A Willmott
Mr D Vroegop
Director
Director
30 April 2025
30 April 2025
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Colesco Capital Ltd (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the income statement, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity 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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the period 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 directors' 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 directors 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 directors are 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 directors' report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
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 directors' 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 directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.
Our approach was as follows:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and determined that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework (FRS 101, the Companies Act 2006) and the relevant direct and indirect tax compliance regulation in the United Kingdom. In addition, the Company is required to comply with relevant data protection, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation.
We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by considering the risk of management override of internal control and by designating revenue recognition as a fraud risk. We performed journal entry testing by specific risk criteria, with a focus on journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business. We tested specific transactions reconciling to source documentation or independent confirmations, ensuring appropriate authorisation of the transactions.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
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.
David Marks FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of TC Group
30 April 2025
Statutory Auditor
5th Floor
3 Dorset Rise
London
EC4Y 8EN
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Period
ended
31 December
2024
Notes
€
Revenue
2
862,922
Administrative expenses
(2,497,724)
Other operating income
477,439
Operating loss
3
(1,157,363)
Interest income
5
15,858
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(1,141,505)
Tax on (loss)/profit
6
285,213
(Loss)/profit and total comprehensive income for the financial period
(856,292)
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
2024
Notes
€
€
Non-current assets
Investments
7
12,001
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
9
2,023,345
Cash and cash equivalents
135,760
2,159,105
Current liabilities
10
(2,012,397)
Net current assets
146,708
Net assets
158,709
Equity
Called up share capital
11
1
Share premium account
12
1,015,000
Retained earnings
(856,292)
Total equity
158,709
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 30 April 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr A Willmott
Mr D Vroegop
Director
Director
Company registration number 15046206 (England and Wales)
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Share capital
Share premium account
Retained earnings
Total
Notes
€
€
€
€
Balance at 3 August 2023
Period ended 31 December 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
-
(856,292)
(856,292)
Transactions with owners:
Issue of share capital
11
1
1,015,000
-
1,015,001
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
1,015,000
(856,292)
158,709
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Colesco Capital Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 27 Mortimer Street, London, W1T 3JF. The company's principal activities and nature of its operations are disclosed in the directors' report.
1.1
Reporting period
The financial statements cover the period from incorporation on 3 August 2023 to 31 December 2024.
1.2
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) and in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
The financial statements are prepared in euros, 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.
As permitted by FRS 101, the company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions from the requirements of IFRS:
inclusion of an explicit and unreserved statement of compliance with IFRS;
presentation of a statement of cash flows and related notes;
disclosure of the objectives, policies and processes for managing capital;
disclosure of key management personnel compensation;
disclosure of the categories of financial instrument and the nature and extent of risks arising on these financial instruments;
the effect of financial instruments on the statement of comprehensive income;
disclosure of the future impact of new International Financial Reporting Standards in issue but not yet effective at the reporting date;
a reconciliation of the number and weighted average exercise prices of share options, how the fair value of share-based payments was determined and their effect on profit or loss and the financial position;
for financial instruments, investment property and biological assets measured at fair value and within the scope of IFRS 13, the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value, the effect of fair value measurements with significant unobservable inputs on the result for the period and the impact of credit risk on the fair value; and
related party disclosures for transactions with the parent or wholly owned members of the group.
Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of Cooperative Rabobank U.A. Cooperative Rabobank U.A. principal place of business is Croeselaan 18, 3521 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The group accounts of Cooperative Rabobank U.A. are available at https://www.rabobank.com/about-us/organization/results-and-reports/.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 401 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
Colesco Capital Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank International Holding B.V. The ultimate parent company is Cooperative Rabobank U.A. The results of Colesco Capital Ltd are included in the consolidated financial statements of Cooperative Rabobank U.A. which are available at https://www.rabobank.com/about-us/organization/results-and-reports/.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
1.3
Going concern
The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the truecompany 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.
1.4
Revenue
Revenue represents investment advisory fees.
Investment advisory fees are recognised in accordance with the underlying agreements when the rights to consideration in exchange for performance of the service has been received.
Other income
Other income represents a management fee receivable from the Company's Dutch subsidiary. The management fee is recognised when the right to consideration arises.
1.5
Non-current investments
Interests in subsidiaries 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.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.6
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand.
1.7
Financial assets
Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the nature and purpose of the financial assets.
At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.
Financial assets held at amortised cost
Financial instruments are classified as financial assets measured at amortised cost where the objective is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest. They arise principally from the provision of services to customers (e.g. trade receivables). They are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to their acquisition or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for impairment where necessary.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those measured at fair value through profit or loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
1.8
Financial liabilities
The company recognises financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability, interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.
1.9
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.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
1.10
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than euros 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
Revenue
2024
€
Revenue analysed by class of business
Investment advisory services
862,922
All revenue is generated in Luxembourg and is derived from related parties.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3
Operating (loss)/profit
2024
Operating loss for the period is stated after charging/(crediting):
€
Exchange losses
104
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
15,000
4
Employees
There were no persons employed by the company during the period.
5
Interest income
2024
€
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
15,858
6
Taxation
2024
€
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
(285,213)
The credit for the period can be reconciled to the loss per the income statement as follows:
2024
€
Loss before taxation
(1,141,505)
Expected tax credit based on a corporation tax rate of 25.00%
(285,376)
Effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit
163
Taxation credit for the period
(285,213)
The tax credit is consideration receivable for the transfer of corporation tax losses to a group undertaking.
7
Investments
Non-current
2024
€
Investments in subsidiaries
12,001
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
8
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Address
Principal activities
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
1 - Colesco Capital B.V.
See below
Investment advisory
Ordinary share
100.00
2 - Colesco Private Debt Opportunities Fund I GP S.a.r.l.
See below
General Partner
Ordinary share
100.00
Registered office addresses:
1
Croeselaan 18, 3521CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2
15, Boulevard F.W. Raiffeisen, L-2411, Luxembourg, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
9
Trade and other receivables
2024
€
Corporation tax recoverable
285,213
VAT recoverable
7,941
Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings
477,439
Amounts owed by related parties
321,619
Prepayments and accrued income
931,133
2,023,345
10
Liabilities
2024
€
Trade payables
18,277
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
1,979,120
Accruals and deferred income
15,000
2,012,397
11
Share capital
2024
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
€
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary share of £1 of each
1
1
The shares have attached to them full voting, dividend and capital distribution (including on winding up) rights; they do not confer any rights of redemption.
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COLESCO CAPITAL LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12
Share premium account
2024
€
At the beginning of the period
-
Issue of initial share capital
1,015,000
At the end of the period
1,015,000
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