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Registered number: 12904999
















ARETE IR UK LIMITED




FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023


































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ARETE IR UK LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:12904999

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023

2023
2022
Note
£
£

  

CURRENT ASSETS
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 4 
8,760
35,890

Cash at bank and in hand
  
66,844
47,026

  
75,604
82,916

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 5 
(1,715,910)
(1,207,913)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES
  
(1,640,306)
(1,124,997)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
  
(1,640,306)
(1,124,997)

  

NET LIABILITIES
  
(1,640,306)
(1,124,997)


CAPITAL AND RESERVES
  

Called up share capital 
 6 
100
100

Profit and loss account
 7 
(1,640,406)
(1,125,097)

  
(1,640,306)
(1,124,997)


The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

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

The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 





Mr J F Mann
Director

Date: 29 May 2025

The notes on pages 2 to 7 form part of these financial statements.

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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

1.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Arete IR UK Limited (the Company) is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office is The Walbrook Building, 25 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AF, United Kingdom.

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 
2.1

BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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 following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

GOING CONCERN

The Directors have prepared budgets for a period of at least 12 months following the date of approval of the financial statements. Despite the forecasts showing an expected net loss, written confirmation has been obtained from Arete Advisors LLC, a group company, that they will provide ongoing financial support to the Company. The Directors consider Arete Advisors LLC to have sufficient working capital facilities in order to provide the necessary support on which the Company is reliant on for the foreseeable future.
In addition, the Company has net liabilities as at 31 December 2023 of £1,640,306 (2022: £1,124,997). At the year end the company has net amounts due to group undertakings of £1,677,458 (2022: £1,177,201). Arete Advisors LLC will not demand repayment of the outstanding intercompany balance if to do so would jeopardise the Company's ability to operate.
As a result, the Directors are of the opinion that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The financial statements do not reflect the adjustments that would be necessary should the ability of the company to trade be jeopardised due to a material issue with the availability of its work force, the level of demand for its services, its ability to supply services to its customers or the support noted above being withdrawn.

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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
2.3

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Functional and presentation currency

The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the Statement of comprehensive income within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.

 
2.4

REVENUE

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 
2.5

PENSIONS

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PENSION PLAN

The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Statement of financial position. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.

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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 
2.6

DEBTORS

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.7

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

 
2.8

CREDITORS

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
 
 
2.9

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.

The Company has elected to apply the recognition and measurement provisions of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (as adopted by the UK Endorsement Board) with the disclosure requirements of Sections 11 and 12 and the other presentation requirements of FRS 102.

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.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, which includes investments in equity instruments which are not classified as subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the recognised transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with the changes in fair value being recognised in the profit or loss. Where other financial assets are not publicly traded, hence their fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at cost less impairment.

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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)


2.9
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period 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. 

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

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 the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Other financial instruments

Derivatives, including forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, are not classified as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into, with costs being charged to the profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in the profit or loss.

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions as set out in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss. This recognition and measurement would also apply to financial instruments where the performance is evaluated on a fair value basis as with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of
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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)


2.9
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.


3.


EMPLOYEES

2023
2022
£
£

Wages and salaries
449,077
490,787

Social security costs
55,829
78,642

Cost of defined contribution scheme
11,494
16,729

516,400
586,158


The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 6 (2022: 7).


4.


DEBTORS

2023
2022
£
£


Trade debtors
-
32,608

Other debtors
415
-

Prepayments and accrued income
8,345
3,282

8,760
35,890



5.


CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023
2022
£
£

Trade creditors
9,111
13,893

Amounts owed to group undertakings
1,677,458
1,177,201

Other taxation and social security
-
2,995

Other creditors
6,797
1,999

Accruals and deferred income
22,544
11,825

1,715,910
1,207,913


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ARETE IR UK LIMITED

 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

6.


SHARE CAPITAL

2023
2022
£
£
ALLOTTED, CALLED UP AND FULLY PAID



100 (2022: 100) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
100
100



7.


RESERVES

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss account includes all current period profits and losses.


8.


PENSION COMMITMENTS

The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company  in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company  to the fund and amounted to £63,397 (2022: £16,884). Contributions totaling £Nil (2022: £783) were payable to the fund at the reporting date and are included in creditors.


9.


RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has taken exemption from disclosure of related party transactions and balances with wholly owned group entities under Section 33, paragraph 33.1A of FRS102.


10.


CONTROLLING PARTY

Arete International Holdings LLC, a company organised in the United States of America, is the immediate and ultimate parent undertaking of Arete IR UK Limited.
Arete IR UK Limited is consolidated within the financial statements of Arete Advisors LLC which can be obtained from its registered office: 4800 T-Rex Avenue, Suite 350, Boca Raton, Florida, 33431.


11.


AUDITORS' INFORMATION

The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 was unqualified.

The audit report was signed on 3 June 2025 by David Butler FCA (Senior statutory auditor) on behalf of Bishop Fleming LLP.

 
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