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Registered number: 14055902
LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR FILING WITH THE REGISTRAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 14055902
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 14055902
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)
AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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 income and retained earnings 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:
The notes on pages 3 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
The principal activity of Lightroom KX Limited ("the Company") is to develop and run an immersive art exhibition space in London. Alongside this, the Company works with partners in overseas territories to exhibit Lightroom shows in venues around the world.
The Company is a private company limited by shares and is incorporated in England and Wales.
The registered address is Lightroom Stage Door, 1 Wollstonecraft Street, London, N1C 4BT.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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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 preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The directors have assessed whether the Company has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for the period covering 12 months from the date of the approval of these financial statements, considering in particular challenges that the pandemic and the post-pandemic world have posed for the Company.
The Company made a profit for the period of £11,488 and had, as at the Statement of Financial Position date, a net asset position of £6,781,305. This was the Company's first full year of trade, as the prior year traded for only eight months. The directors consider this to be a successful first full year of trade.
The Board undertakes scenario planning and financial cashflow modelling both on an ongoing basis and covering at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements, to ensure they keep abreast of the Company's financial position. Due to audience booking patterns and the high fixed cost base of the business, to meet their obligations as they fall due, the directors recognised that they required further investment. As a result, the Company secured a further loan from its shareholders of £4m in March 2025, and sought an investment raise for a further £4.1m, and at the date of signing the company had received signed subscription letters for £3.9m, with one remaining letter agreed, but not yet signed, to a total raise of £4.1m. The Company is expected to reach this investment target with the current secured investment sufficient to maintain positive cashflows and going concern status.
The Company has committed to an underlease (until late 2026) to LTC KX.
In light of all the above, the directors have prepared these accounts on a going concern basis.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Foreign currency translation
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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 the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 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 Income and Retained Earnings within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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:
Sale of tickets
Revenue from ticket sales is recognised on the date of the performance for which the tickets were purchased.
Sale of goods
Sale of goods relates to food, beverages and merchandise sales. Revenue is recognised at the point of sale.
Event space hire
Event space hire income is recognised on the date for which the event space is hired.
License fees
Licence fees relate to income from partnering companies exhibiting Lightroom productions. Licence fees are recognised when the performance obligations of the agreements are met.
Royalties
Royalties relate to income from the net sales from partnering companies exhibiting Lightroom productions. Royalties are recognised in the period that the productions were exhibited.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.
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Leased assets: the Company as lessee
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Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts and finance leases are capitalised as tangible fixed assets. Assets acquired by finance lease are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives. Assets acquired by hire purchase are depreciated over their useful lives. Finance leases are those where substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership are assumed by the company. Obligations under such agreements are included in creditors net of the finance charge allocated to future periods. The finance element of the rental payment is charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings so as to produce a constant periodic rate of charge on the net obligation outstanding in each period.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings using the effective interest method.
Finance costs are charged to the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
All borrowing costs are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings in the year in which they are incurred.
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 the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 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.
Tax is recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets comprise of capitalised website development costs and creative development. They are considered to have a finite useful life, which has been estimated at four years.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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Leasehold and construction
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The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.
Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.
Investments in unlisted Company shares, whose market value can be reliably determined, are remeasured to market value at each reporting date. Gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in the Statement of income and retained earnings for the period. Where market value cannot be reliably determined, such investments are stated at historic cost less impairment.
Investments in listed company shares are remeasured to market value at each reporting date. Gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in profit or loss for the period.
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis.
At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in he Statement of Income and Retained Earnings.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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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.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The Company only enters into basic financial instruments and transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and other debtors and creditors and loans to and from related parties.
(i) Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, and amounts due from related companies, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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.
Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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 the Statement of income and retained earnings.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party or (c) control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.
(ii) Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors and accruals, 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 receipts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors 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.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
(iii) Offsetting
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.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 136 (2023 - 20).
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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Long-term leasehold property
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, included above, amount to £2,088,00 (2023: £669,583)
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
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Investments in subsidiary companies
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Food, beverage and merchandise
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Current asset investments
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Other taxation and social security
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Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts
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Accruals and deferred income
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
9.Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (continued)
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Other loans consist of a loan that is unsecured, with interest charged at 10% and repayable on 28 February 2025.
Amounts due from group companies are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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Net obligations under finance leases and hire purchase contracts
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Hire purchase and finance leases
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Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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15,000 (2023 - 15,000) Ordinary A shares shares of £0.01 each
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15,000 (2023 - 15,000) Ordinary B shares shares of £0.01 each
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Share premium account
The share premium reserve includes all amounts paid over and above par value for the shares issued in the Company.
Profit and loss account
Includes all current period retained profits and losses.
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. Contributions totalling £9,675 (2023: £7,654) were payable to the fund at the reporting date and are included in creditors.
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Commitments under operating leases
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At 30 September 2024 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:
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Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
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Related party transactions
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Where possible the company has taken advantage of the exemption conferred by Section 33.1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102: Related Party Disclosures, from the requirement to disclose transaction with wholly-owned group undertakings.
Included in other loans is a total of £1,000,000 (2023: £450,000) owed to a shareholder. The loan is repayable within one year and interest accrues at 10% per annum.
Included within trade creditors is a balance of £17,423 (2023: £12,278) owed to a company with common directors.
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Post balance sheet events
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Prior to the date of signing of the financial statements, the directors considered it appropriate to provide against a trade debtor balance of £281,166. As at the year end, the directors believed this balance to be recoverable based on the data available at the time and repayment patterns immediately after the year end. As a result, the directors consider this to be a non-adjusting post balance sheet event.
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LIGHTROOM KX LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
The is no ultimate controlling party.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 25 June 2025 by Myfanwy Neville FCA (Senior statutory auditor) on behalf of BKL Audit LLP.
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