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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
The principal activity of the Company is to provide online trading solutions within the foreign exchange industry to clients ranging from retail to institutional traders.
The directors are of the opinion that the Company is in a good position to progress into the next financial year and believe that their expertise should help ensure that the Company is successful.
The principal risk for the Company is its exposure to the volatility of economic conditions and possible economic downturns. Such downturns will likely have an impact on investor confidence, which will likely impact the frequency and value of trades undertaken by customers.
Market volatility may also expose the Company to significant foreign exchange swings given the value of amounts held in foreign currency accounts. However, to sustain the client money regulations and requirements of the FCA, the Company ensures sufficient capital is maintained at all times with its banking institutions so as to meet any future calls upon client funds received from our clients. Further, the wider cost of regulation and compliance related to the Company's registration with the FCA means the directors will continue to seek operational efficiencies to offset such costs. We also understand that foreign exchange exposure may vary.
Turnover: 2025 - £12,666,537 (2024 - £5,599,530)
Operating Profit: 2025 - £1,874,152 (2024 - £966,817)
The increase in turnover compared to the prior year, is in correlation to the increase in trading volume. Operational expenses and trading costs have increased as well, which in turn has decreased profits.
The directors, in line with their duties under section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 ("s.172"), act in a way that they consider would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so, have due regard to a range of matters when making decisions for the long term, including the list of non-exhaustive matters as set out in s.172. Factors contained within s.172 are considered when making key decisions and considering matters that are of strategic importance to the Company.
The directors constantly monitor the financial risks to which the Company is exposed. Further details are provided in note 16.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
This report was approved by the board on 27 August 2025 and signed on its behalf.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,439,727 (2024 - £799,046).
The directors who served during the year were:
The brokerage market in which the Company operates is competitive but the directors believe that the Company has a strong advantage due to their vast market expertise.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
The auditors, Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATC BROKERS LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of ATC Brokers Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 30 April 2025, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes, including a summary of 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).
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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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 directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATC BROKERS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The directors are 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.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic Report or the Directors' Report.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATC BROKERS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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:
∙We considered our general commercial and sector experience and held a discussion with the directors and
other management personnel to identify laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements.
∙We determined that the laws and regulations which are directly relevant to the financial statements are those that relate to the reporting framework (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and the relevant tax compliance regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. We evaluated the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.
∙The Company is subject to a number of other laws and regulations where consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on the financial statements, for example imposition of fines/litigation, or the loss of the Company's licence to trade. We identified the following areas as those most likely to have such an effect: specific aspects of regulatory capital and liquidity, and compliance with the FCA rules. The following procedures were performed to ensure there were no material misstatements as a result of non compliance:
°Discussed systems and controls; and
°Enquires with management.
∙In addition, there are other significant laws and regulations which may have an effect on the determination of the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements being those laws and regulations relating to General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), fraud, bribery and corruption. For these laws and regulations, the consequences of non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for instance through fines or litigation being imposed. As required by the auditing standards, auditing procedures in respect of non-compliance with these identified laws and regulations are limited to enquiry of the directors and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
∙We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur and by discussing with management to understand where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud. As part of these discussions, we also gained an understanding of the controls that are in place which are designed to prevent and detect irregularities arising from fraud. We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation on the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) and posting of inappropriate journal entries in order to improve reported performance. Where the risk was considered to be higher, we performed audit procedures to address each identified fraud risk.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ATC BROKERS LIMITED (CONTINUED)
∙Based on this understanding we designed our audit procedures to identify non-compliance with such laws and regulations and fraud risks identified in the paragraphs above. In addition to the audit procedures, we communicated the identified laws and regulations to the audit team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit. The specific audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
°Review of Board minutes;
°Reviewed correspondence received from regulatory bodies;
°Reviewed large and unusual bank transactions;
°Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular, any journal entries posted by unexpected users, journals posted at unexpected times (for example, weekend), journals reflecting unusual account combinations, journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business or journals with descriptions containing key unexpected words.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' 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 Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
3rd Floor Waverley House
7-12 Noel Street
London
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 08036570
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 30 APRIL 2025
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
ATC Brokers Limited is a private company, limited by shares, domiciled in England and Wales, registration number 08036570. The registered office is 3rd Floor Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street, London, W1F 8GQ.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
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 (see note 3).
All monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest GBP.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The Company has reported a profit before tax for the year of £1,920,589 (2024 - £976,465) and at the year end the Company had net assets of £3,849,627 (2024 - £2,409,900). The directors have prepared detailed forecasts to December 2026. The Company is committed to achieving projected revenue growth and to improve margins.
The directors are committed to ensuring that the Company can meet its liabilities as and when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. One of the main shareholders, Mr J Manoukian, has provided the Company with a letter of support, covering a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. On the basis of the forecasts and the confirmation of support provided, the directors consider that it is therefore appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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:
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 profit or loss.
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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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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 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 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.
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
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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 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.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
10.Taxation (continued)
There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
The directors constantly monitor the financial risks to which the Company is exposed, in order to detect those risks in advance and take the necessary action to mitigate them through regular review by the board.
The following section provides qualitative disclosures on the effect that these risks may have upon the Company. Credit risk Credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will cause a financial loss to the Company by failing to discharge its obligations to the Company. Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities. The Company has adopted a series of policies and procedures whose purpose is to optimise the management of funds and to reduce the liquidity risk, as follows:
∙maintaining an adequate level of available liquidity; and
∙monitoring future liquidity on the basis of the business planning.
Management believes that the funds and credit lines currently available, in addition to those funds that will be generated from future operating and funding activities, will enable the Company to satisfy its requirements resulting from its investing activities and its working capital needs to fulfil its obligations to repay its debts at their natural due date.
Market risk Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The Company does not currently have any material borrowings affected by interest rates. Exchange rate risk is hedged through the matching principle. Capital risk management The Company aims to manage its overall capital so as to ensure that the Company continues to operate as a going concern.
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
During the year the classification of certain costs previously included within admin expenses have been classified in cost of sales, this is to better reflect the nature of the costs. To ensure the 2024 figures are comparable the 2024 costs have been reclassified, reducing admin expenses by £228,664 and increasing cost of sales by £228,664.
On 15 April 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint against various defendants, including Oasis International Group, Limited ("Oasis"). The complainant alleges that a scheme to solicit and misappropriate money from certain US residents for pooled investments in retail foreign currency contracts was in operation.
Ancillary to this claim, a separate complaint was issued against ATC Brokers Ltd. on 5 May 2021 in a US District Court, where it is alleged that the Company was in breach of duty by acting as a brokerage firm that Oasis used for its forex trading. In 2022, the US District Court dismissed the complaint in its entirety, ruling the receiver lacked legal standing to sue ATC Brokers Ltd. In 2024, however, an appeals court revived the claim against ATC Brokers Ltd. and reversed in part the dismissal of complaint against the Company. This, however, only related to one part of the original claim. As at the date these financial statements have been signed, the US District Court has made no substantive rulings in the case other than disallowing any new counts to be asserted. The Company strongly denies the revived claim and the jurisdiction the US courts have over its affairs. It is not known at this time what the US court's decision will be and whether any financial penalty will be levied against the Company.
The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pensions cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £5,974 (2024 - £10,616). The amount payable to the fund at the balance sheet date was £
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ATC BROKERS LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
The Company was under the joint control of
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