BG Productions UK Ltd
Unaudited Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Pages for Filing with Registrar
Company Registration No. 12170841 (England and Wales)
BG Productions UK Ltd
Contents
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Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 4
BG Productions UK Ltd
Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2024
Page 1
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Current assets
Investments
3
113,861
287,556
Cash at bank and in hand
11,972
33,919
125,833
321,475
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
4
(286,010)
(344,570)
Net current liabilities
(160,177)
(23,095)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
5
1
1
Profit and loss reserves
(160,178)
(23,096)
Total equity
(160,177)
(23,095)
The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
For the financial year ended 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The director acknowledges his responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered 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 11 August 2025
R G Bartner
Director
Company Registration No. 12170841
BG Productions UK Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Page 2
1
Accounting policies
Company information
BG Productions UK Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL.
1.1
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 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.
1.2
Going concern
The company is dependent on loans from its immediate parent company. The parent company has confirmed that it will not require repayment of these loans within 12 months of the date of signature of these accounts unless BG Productions UK Ltd is able to make such repayment without preventing it from meeting its other liabilities as they fall due or preventing it from continuing in business throughout the duration of the same 12 month period. As such the director considers it appropriate that the company adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.true
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents profits from investments in theatrical productions made in the normal course of business.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
1.4
Current asset investments
Current asset investments represent monies invested in theatrical productions and which are repayable out of profits generated by these productions. Such investments are measured at cost less provision for impairment as fair value cannot be reliably estimated.
1.5
Cash at bank and in hand
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.
BG Productions UK Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 3
1.6
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.
The company invests in theatrical productions generally by way of non-recourse loans. These loans are repayable out of the running profits and other income of the production, with the timing of such payments at the reasonable discretion of the production. Subsequent to repayment, the terms of the loans entitle the company to a share of post-recoupment profit. Provision is made where the directors consider it unlikely that the production will be able to repay the loan in full.
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 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.
1.7
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.
BG Productions UK Ltd
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was 0 (2023 - 0).
3
Current asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Other investments
113,861
287,556
Current asset investments represent monies invested in theatrical productions and which are repayable out of profits generated by these productions. Such investments are measured at cost less provision for impairment as fair value cannot be reliably estimated.
4
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
280,010
340,010
Accruals and deferred income
6,000
4,560
286,010
344,570
5
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary share of £1 each
1
1
1
1
6
Related party transactions
The company has taken the exemption under Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.1A from disclosing transactions with other members of a wholly owned group.
There were no transactions with related parties who are not members of the wholly owned group during the reporting period.
7
Parent company
The company's immediate parent company is The Bartner Group LLC, a limited liability company registered in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The ultimate controlling party is R G Bartner, by the virtue of his share ownership in The Bartner Group LLC.