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REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485 (England and Wales)















Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED

GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Balance Sheet 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3


GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED

Company Information
for the year ended 31 December 2024







DIRECTORS: P A Jardine
D Knight
M T Rhoder
S P Ware





REGISTERED OFFICE: 9 Worton Park
Cassington
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 4SX





REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485 (England and Wales)






GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2024

2024 2023
Notes £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 4 2,598 2,730

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 5 10,694 56,802
Cash at bank 10,484 82,113
21,178 138,915
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 6 1,075,715 916,690
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (1,054,537 ) (777,775 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

(1,051,939

)

(775,045

)

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 7 100 100
Retained earnings (1,052,039 ) (775,145 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS (1,051,939 ) (775,045 )

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
(a)ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 9 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





S P Ware - Director


GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

Global Litigation Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Significant judgements and estimates
In the application of the company's accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgments, 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.

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Computer equipment - 25% on cost

Impairment of Fixed Assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible 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.

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.


GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

Financial instruments
The company 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 company's balance sheet 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 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.

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, 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 and 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.

GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

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.

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.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 4 (2023 - 4 ) .

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipment
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 5,232
Additions 984
At 31 December 2024 6,216
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 2,502
Charge for year 1,116
At 31 December 2024 3,618
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 2,598
At 31 December 2023 2,730

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade debtors - 33,000
Other debtors 10,694 23,802
10,694 56,802

6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024 2023
£    £   
Trade creditors 25,751 25,913
Other creditors 1,049,964 890,777
1,075,715 916,690

GLOBAL LITIGATION LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 10537485)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024

7. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL

Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2024 2023
value: £    £   
100 Ordinary 1.00 100 100

8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

As at 31 December 2024, the company owed Mr M T Rhoder, a director, £579,000 (2023: £429,000) in respect of services provided to the company. The amount is unsecured, interest-free, and repayable in more than one year. The terms are not considered to be on normal market conditions.

As at 31 December 2024, the company owed Mr P A Jardine, a director, £47,667 (2023: £43,000) in respect of a loan provided to the company. The loan is unsecured, interest-free, and repayable in more than one year. The terms are not considered to be on normal market conditions.

Included within Other Debtors are loans to related party companies under common control amounting to £9,294 (2023: £nil). These loans are unsecured, interest-free, and repayable on demand. The terms are not considered to be on normal market conditions.

9. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The ultimate controlling party is M T Rhoder.

10. DEFERRED AND CONTINGENT COMMISSION

There are currently two books of business containing unexpired risks. Both are Open Market books of business. Open Market business is written through specialist ATE brokers who operate in the ATE market. This business generates a small amount of cash, upfront premium, typically 10% to 15% of the premium with the balance being deferred until the end of the case and contingent upon its success. This means that 85% to 90% of the Company’s income is deferred. On a fair value assessment, this deferred income could generate £1.65m of commission income.

11. PROFIT COMMISSIONS

In addition to ordinary commissions, the Company also receives profit commission. This is a share of the profits made by the insurers.