Company registration number 15093984 (England and Wales)
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Mr J Sorensen
Company number
15093984
Registered office
Incubator 2
The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4XA
Auditor
Ensors Accountants LLP
Incubator 2
The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4XA
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
CONTENTS
Page
Director's report
1
Director's responsibilities statement
2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Profit and loss account
6
Group balance sheet
7
Company balance sheet
8
Group statement of changes in equity
9
Company statement of changes in equity
10
Notes to the financial statements
11 - 23
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company was a holding company and of the group was public relations and communications activities.

Results and dividends

The results for the period are set out on page 6.

No ordinary dividends were paid. The director does not recommend payment of a further dividend.

Director

The director who held office during the period and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:

Mr J Sorensen
Auditor

Ensors Accountants LLP were appointed as auditor to the group and in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution proposing that they be re-appointed will be put at a General Meeting.

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 auditor of the company 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 auditor of the company 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 J Sorensen
Director
23 May 2025
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 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 group and company, and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the director is required to:

 

 

The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group’s and company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and 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 group and company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of ICR Global Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiary undertakings (the 'group') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the group profit and loss account, the group balance sheet, the company balance sheet, the group statement of changes in equity, the company 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 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:

Basis for opinion

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 group and parent 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 group's and parent 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.

Other information

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:

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent company and their 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:

Responsibilities of director

As explained more fully in the director's responsibilities statement, 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 director determines 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 parent 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 parent company or to cease operations, or has 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.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

 

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, the audit engagement team:

 

 

However, it is the primary responsibility of management, with the oversight of those charged with governance, to ensure that the entity's operations are conducted in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and for the prevention and detection of fraud.

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.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
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Use of our 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.

James Francis (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Ensors Accountants LLP, Statutory Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Incubator 2
The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4XA
23 May 2025
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Period
ended
31 December
2024
Notes
£
Turnover
9,429,709
Cost of sales
(4,785,766)
Gross profit
4,643,943
Administrative expenses
(4,959,303)
Operating loss
(315,360)
Interest receivable and similar income
4
3,131
Interest payable and similar expenses
5
(462,692)
Loss before taxation
(774,921)
Tax on loss
6
(265,332)
Loss for the financial period
17
(1,040,253)
(Loss)/profit for the financial period is all attributable to the owners of the parent company.
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
GROUP BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
Notes
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
7
16,514,738
Tangible assets
8
67,228
16,581,966
Current assets
Debtors
11
1,126,952
Cash at bank and in hand
1,538,109
2,665,061
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(6,848,518)
Net current liabilities
(4,183,457)
Total assets less current liabilities
12,398,509
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(613,717)
Provisions for liabilities
(8,713)
Net assets
11,776,079
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
1
Other reserves
17
12,816,331
Profit and loss reserves
17
(1,040,253)
Total equity
11,776,079

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to groups and companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 23 May 2025
23 May 2025
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Mr J Sorensen
Director
Company registration number 15093984 (England and Wales)
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
Notes
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
9
20,585,606
Current assets
-
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(6,354,989)
Net current liabilities
(6,354,989)
Total assets less current liabilities
14,230,617
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(595,525)
Net assets
13,635,092
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
1
Other reserves
17
12,816,331
Profit and loss reserves
17
818,760
Total equity
13,635,092

As permitted by s408 Companies Act 2006, the company has not presented its own profit and loss account and related notes. The company’s profit for the period was £818,760.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 23 May 2025
23 May 2025
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Mr J Sorensen
Director
Company registration number 15093984 (England and Wales)
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Capital contribution
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 24 August 2023
-
0
-
-
0
-
0
Period ended 31 December 2024:
Issue of share capital
1
-
-
1
Loss and total comprehensive income
16
-
-
(1,040,253)
(1,040,253)
Capital contribution
-
12,816,331
-
12,816,331
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
12,816,331
(1,040,253)
11,776,079
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Capital contribution
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 24 August 2023
-
0
-
-
0
-
0
Period ended 31 December 2024:
Issue of share capital
1
-
-
1
Profit and total comprehensive income
16
-
-
818,760
818,760
Capital contribution
-
12,816,331
-
12,816,331
Balance at 31 December 2024
1
12,816,331
818,760
13,635,092
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

ICR Global Limited (“the company”) is a private limited company domiciled and incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Incubator 2, The Boulevard, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4XA.

 

The group consists of ICR Global Limited and all of its subsidiary undertakings.

1.1
Reporting period

The accounting period has been extended to bring the year end to 31 December 2024 (previously 31 August 2024) and as such covers a 16 month period.

1.2
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.

The company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements for parent company information presented within the consolidated financial statements:

 

1.3
Business combinations

In the parent company financial statements, the cost of a business combination is the fair value at the acquisition date of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed, plus costs directly attributable to the business combination. The excess of the cost of a business combination over the fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired is recognised as goodwill. The cost of the combination includes the estimated amount of contingent consideration that is probable and can be measured reliably, and is adjusted for changes in contingent consideration after the acquisition date. Provisional fair values recognised for business combinations in previous periods are adjusted retrospectively for final fair values determined in the 12 months following the acquisition date. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost less impairment.

 

Deferred tax is recognised on differences between the value of assets (other than goodwill) and liabilities recognised in a business combination accounted for using the purchase method and the amounts that can be deducted or assessed for tax, considering the manner in which the carrying amount of the asset or liability is expected to be recovered or settled. The deferred tax recognised is adjusted against goodwill.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Basis of consolidation

The consolidated group financial statements consist of the financial statements of the parent company ICR Global Limited together with all entities controlled by the parent company (its subsidiary undertakings).

 

All financial statements are made up to 31 December 2024. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the group.

 

All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

Subsidiary undertakings are consolidated in the group’s financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

1.5
Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

 

The group has considered the impact on it’s forecasts and working capital requirements for a period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements.

 

Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.6
Turnover

Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts and settlement discounts.

Revenue for provision of services is recognised when it is probable that an economic benefit will flow to the entity, significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the client and the revenue and costs can be reliably measured. Revenue is normally billed in advance on monthly basis.

 

Where revenue is billed in advance for a longer period of time, a deferred revenue is recognised.

1.7
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of a business over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is 10 years.

 

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.

1.8
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.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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:

Plant and equipment
Straight-line over 3 years
Computers
Straight-line over 5 years
Motor vehicles
Straight-line over 3 years

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 recognised in the profit and loss account.

1.9
Fixed asset investments

Equity investments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except for those equity investments that are not publicly traded and whose fair value cannot otherwise be measured reliably, which are recognised at cost less impairment until a reliable measure of fair value becomes available.

 

In the parent company financial statements, investments in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

1.10
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible 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.

 

The carrying amount of the investments accounted for using the equity method is tested for impairment as a single asset. Any goodwill included in the carrying amount of the investment is not tested separately for impairment.

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.

1.11
Cash and cash equivalents

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.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.12
Financial instruments

The group 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 group's balance sheet when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and 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.

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.

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 group 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 group after deducting all of its liabilities.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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 method.

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 group's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.13
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the group 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 group.

1.14
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 group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing 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.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if, and only if, there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.15
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.

1.16
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.17
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.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the group’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.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group and company during the period was:

Group
Company
2024
2024
Number
Number
Total
38
1
4
Interest receivable and similar income
2024
£
Other interest receivable and similar income
3,131
5
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
£
Interest payable and similar expenses includes the following:
Interest payable to group undertakings
462,692
6
Taxation
2024
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
256,619
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
8,713
Total tax charge
265,332
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
6
Taxation
(Continued)
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The actual charge for the period can be reconciled to the expected credit for the period based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2024
£
Loss before taxation
(774,921)
Expected tax credit based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00%
(193,730)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
456,542
Fixed assets difference
176
Movement in deferred tax not recognised
2,344
Taxation charge
265,332

The company has no corporation tax liability.

7
Intangible fixed assets
Group
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 24 August 2023
-
0
Additions
19,055,467
At 31 December 2024
19,055,467
Amortisation and impairment
At 24 August 2023
-
0
Amortisation charged for the period
2,540,729
At 31 December 2024
2,540,729
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
16,514,738
The company had no intangible fixed assets at 31 December 2024.
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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8
Tangible fixed assets
Group
Plant and equipment
Computers
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 24 August 2023
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
Additions
56,743
3,770
38,625
99,138
Disposals
(24,196)
-
0
-
0
(24,196)
At 31 December 2024
32,547
3,770
38,625
74,942
Depreciation and impairment
At 24 August 2023
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
Depreciation charged in the period
18,713
468
2,146
21,327
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(13,613)
-
0
-
0
(13,613)
At 31 December 2024
5,100
468
2,146
7,714
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
27,447
3,302
36,479
67,228
The company had no tangible fixed assets at 31 December 2024.
9
Fixed asset investments
Group
Company
2024
2024
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
-
20,585,606

The investment consideration includes a contingent consideration of £1,498,000 payable as earn-out payment in future years based on the results of Consilium Strategic Communications Ltd. Out of which, a payment of £902,475 has been made for the period ended 31 December 2023. The remaining balance of £595,525 stands as a non-current liability at the year end. The year end liability is considered to be probable and no changes are expected.

Movements in fixed asset investments
Company
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 24 August 2023
-
Additions
20,585,606
At 31 December 2024
20,585,606
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
20,585,606
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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10
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Consilium Strategic Communications Ltd
United Kingdom
Ordinary
100.00
11
Debtors
Group
Company
2024
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
1,000,032
-
0
Corporation tax recoverable
17,489
-
0
Other debtors
109,431
-
1,126,952
-
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Group
Company
2024
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
167,495
-
0
Amounts owed to group undertakings
5,769,603
6,341,739
Taxation and social security
364,941
-
0
Other creditors
546,479
13,250
6,848,518
6,354,989

Other creditors includes hire purchase obligation against assets. These are secured on the assets concerned.

13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Group
Company
2024
2024
£
£
Other creditors
613,717
595,525

Other creditors includes hire purchase obligation against assets. These are secured on the assets concerned.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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14
Finance lease obligations
Group
Company
2024
2024
£
£
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
Within one year
9,337
-
0
In two to five years
18,192
-
0
27,529
-
15
Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the group and company, and movements thereon:

Liabilities
2024
Group
£
Accelerated capital allowances
8,713
The company has no deferred tax assets or liabilities.
Group
Company
2024
2024
Movements in the period:
£
£
Asset at 24 August 2023
-
-
Charge to profit or loss
8,713
-
Liability at 31 December 2024
8,713
-

The deferred tax liability set out above is expected to reverse within 12 months and relates to accelerated capital allowances that are expected to mature within the same period.

16
Share capital
Group and company
2024
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 1p each
100
1

During the period the company issued 100 Ordinary £1 shares at par.

ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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17
Reserves
Capital contribution

The capital contribution includes the investment from the parent company to buy Consilium Strategic Communications Ltd. No new shares were issued for this contribution.

 

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss account includes all current periods retained profits and losses, net of dividends paid.

18
Acquisition of a business

On 1 September 2023 the group acquired 100 percent of the issued capital of Consilium Strategic Communications Ltd.

Book Value
Adjustments
Fair Value
Net assets acquired
£
£
£
Property, plant and equipment
31,000
-
31,000
Working capital
1,499,139
-
1,499,139
Total identifiable net assets
1,530,139
-
1,530,139
Goodwill
19,055,467
Total consideration
20,585,606
The consideration was satisfied by:
£
Cash and cash equivalents
19,087,606
Deferred consideration
1,498,000
20,585,606
Contribution by the acquired business for the reporting period included in the group statement of comprehensive income since acquisition:
£
Turnover
9,429,709
Profit after tax
2,081,716
ICR GLOBAL LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDERTAKINGS
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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19
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

Group
Company
2024
2024
£
£
121,080
-
20
Events after the reporting date

Subsequent to the year end, the group renewed the operating lease for its premises for a further term of 2 years, commencing on 17 July 2025. As the lease renewal occurred after the reporting date and was not committed at the year end, it is considered a non-adjusting event. Accordingly, the renewed lease has not been included in the operating lease commitments disclosed as at 31 December 2024.

21
Controlling party

ICR Global Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of ICR, LLC which is incorporated in USA.

 

The smallest and the largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is headed by Blue Point Intermediate, LLC which is incorporated in USA.

 

No single entity or person is defined as ultimate controlling party.

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