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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED Registered number: 12229329 DIRECTORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED CONTENTS
| Page
Directors' Report | 1 - 2
Directors' Responsibilities Statement | 3
Independent Auditors' Report | 4 - 7
Statement of Comprehensive Income | 8
Statement of Financial Position | 9
Statement of Changes in Equity | 10
Notes to the Financial Statements | 11 - 20
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The company holds a pass through property interest in a building at 10 George Street, Canary Wharf, London.
RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £337,093 (2023 - £342,037). No dividends have been paid or proposed for the year and to the date of this report (2023 - £Nil).
DIRECTORS
The directors who served during the year were:
S Z Khan
K J Kingston
A H Mullens
R J Worthington
QUALIFY THIRD PARTY INDEMNITY PROVISIONS The company provides a qualifying third-party indemnity provision to all directors (to the extent permitted by law) in respect of liabilities incurred as a result of their office. The company also has in place liability insurance covering the directors and officers of the company and any associated companies. Both the indemnity and insurance were in force during the period ended 31 December 2024 and at the time of the approval of this Directors' Report. Neither the indemnity nor the insurance provide cover in the event that the director is proven to have acted dishonestly or fraudulently.
GOING CONCERN
For details in respect of going concern refer to Note 2.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that: ∙so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditors are unaware, and ∙the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information. Page 1
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
AUDITORS
On 21 November 2024, Deloitte LLP resigned as the auditors of the Company. In their resignation letter, Deloitte confirmed that there are no matters related to their resignation that should be brought to the attention of the members or creditors of the Company. The auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006. This report was approved by the board on 12 August 2025 and signed on its behalf.
A H Mullens Director
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. 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 judgements 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. Page 3
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OPINION We have audited the financial statements of Vertus 10 George Street Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, 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). In our opinion: ∙the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended; ∙the financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and ∙the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. BASIS FOR OPINION 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 auditor's 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 UK, including the Financial Reporting Council’s (the ‘FRC’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. CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN We are responsible for concluding on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the auditor’s opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continue as a going concern. In our evaluation of the directors’ conclusions, we considered the inherent risks associated with the company's business model including effects arising from macro-economic uncertainties such as interest rates, we assessed and challenged the reasonableness of estimates made by the directors and the related disclosures and analysed how those risks might affect the company's financial resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period. 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. Page 4
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED OTHER INFORMATION The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s 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. OPINIONS ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: ∙the information given in the directors’ report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and ∙the directors’ report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. MATTER ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 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 directors' report. MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: ∙adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or ∙the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or ∙certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or ∙we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. ∙the directors were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the directors’ report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS As explained more fully in the directors’ responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 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 auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in Page 5
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED 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. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the company and determined the most significant ones which are directly relevant to specific assertions in the financial statements are those related to the reporting frameworks (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, Companies Act 2006 and UK tax compliance). In addition, we concluded that there are certain significant laws and regulations that may have an effect on the determination of the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and those laws and regulations relating to health and safety, consumer rights, employee matters, environmental, and bribery and corruption practices. We understood how the company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making enquiries of management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We corroborated our enquiries through our review of board minutes and correspondence received from regulatory bodies. We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur, by evaluating management's incentives and opportunities for manipulation of the financial statements. This included the evaluation of the risk of management override of controls. We determined that the principal risks were in relation to: ∙journal entries involving unusual account combinations which improve the company’s financial performance through reduction in expenses or increases in income; ∙potential management bias in journal entries related to significant accounting estimates and any significant transactions outside of the normal conduct of business operations; and Our audit procedures involved: ∙evaluation of the design effectiveness of relevant controls that management has in place to prevent and detect fraud; ∙journal entry testing, with a focus on unusual account combinations and those that were posted outside of the usual business process cycle; ∙challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates; ∙completing audit procedures to conclude on the compliance of disclosures in the annual report and accounts with applicable financial reporting requirements. These audit procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud or error. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error and detecting irregularities that result from fraud is inherently more difficult than detecting those that result from error, as fraud may involve collusion, deliberate concealment, forgery or intentional misrepresentations. Also, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. The engagement partner assessed whether the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations through the following: ∙understanding of, and practical experience with audit engagements of a similar nature and complexity through appropriate training and participation; and ∙knowledge of the industry in which the client operates. 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 auditor’s report. Page 6
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED USE OF OUR 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 auditor’s 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. Elizabeth Collins (Senior statutory auditor) For and on behalf of Grant Thornton UK LLP Statutory Auditor, Chartered Accountants London, United Kingdom 12 August 2025 Page 7
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
|  | As restated
| 2024 | 2023
Note | £ | £
Turnover | 5 | 11,919,066 | 12,098,550
Cost of sales |  | (11,621,105) | (11,945,714)
GROSS PROFIT |  | 297,961 | 152,836
Administrative expenses |  | (242,450) | (212,473)
Other operating income | 6 | 23,323 | 19,491
Movement in fair value of investment properties | 12 | - | 150,000
OPERATING PROFIT |  | 78,834 | 109,854
Interest receivable and similar income | 9 | 269,346 | 246,154
Interest payable and similar expenses | 10 | (11,087) | (13,971)
PROFIT BEFORE TAX |  | 337,093 | 342,037
Tax on profit | 11 | - | -
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |  | 337,093 | 342,037
Other comprehensive income for the year |  | - | -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  | 337,093 | 342,037
The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED REGISTERED NUMBER: 12229329 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
|  | As restated
| 2024 | 2023
Note | £ | £
FIXED ASSETS |  |  |
Investment property | 12 | 2,150,000 | 2,150,000
|  | 2,150,000 | 2,150,000
CURRENT ASSETS |  |  |
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year | 13 | 6,681,763 | 2,232,039
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 4,734,614 | 5,200,738
|  | 11,416,377 | 7,432,777
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 14 | (10,453,500) | (6,806,993)
NET CURRENT ASSETS |  | 962,877 | 625,784
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |  | 3,112,877 | 2,775,784
NET ASSETS |  | 3,112,877 | 2,775,784
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |  |  |
Called up share capital | 15 | 1 | 1
Retained earnings | 16 | 3,112,876 | 2,775,783
|  | 3,112,877 | 2,775,784
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on 12 August 2025.
A H Mullens
Director
The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements. Page 9
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Called up share capital | Retained earnings | Total equity
| £ | £ | £
At 1 January 2024 | 1 | 2,775,783 | 2,775,784
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  |  |
Profit for the year | - | 337,093 | 337,093
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR | - | 337,093 | 337,093
AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 | 1 | 3,112,876 | 3,112,877
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
| Called up share capital | Retained earnings | Total equity
| £ | £ | £
At 1 January 2023 (as previously stated) | 1 | 2,050,300 | 2,050,301
Prior year adjustment - correction of error | - | 383,446 | 383,446
At 1 January 2023 (as restated) | 1 | 2,433,746 | 2,433,747
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |  |  |
Profit for the year (as restated) | - | 342,037 | 342,037
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR (AS RESTATED) | - | 342,037 | 342,037
AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 (AS RESTATED) | 1 | 2,775,783 | 2,775,784
| The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1. | GENERAL INFORMATION
Vertus 10 George Street Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in the UK under the Companies Act 2006 and registered in England and Wales at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AB. The nature of the company's operations and its principal activities are set out in the Directors' Report. 2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES
| 2.1 | Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value and in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including FRS 102 “the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland”). The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the company's accounting policies (see Note 3). The functional currency of the company is considered to be pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which they operate. The principal accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the period and are summarised below:
| 2.2 | Going concern
In assessing the going concern basis of the company the directors have considered a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. In making this assessment, the Directors took into account forecast cash flows, covenant compliance and occupancy levels, including stress testing through the impact of sensitivities, where downside scenarios were considered. Having made the requisite enquiries and assessed the resources at the disposal of the company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue its operation for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
| 2.3 | Cash flow statement
The company has taken the exemption from preparing the cash flow statement under Section 1.12(b) as it is a member of a group where the parent of the group prepares publicly available consolidated accounts which are intended to give a true and fair view.
| 2.4 | Turnover
Rental income from operating leases is recognised in the Income Statement on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Lease incentives granted, including rent free periods, are recognised on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Rental income from units where tenants book through external parties is recognised on a net basis where the company acts as an agent in the transaction. The company recognises the commissions earned from the transactions as a result of this. This treatment applies where the external party acts as an undisclosed agent and is responsible for fulfilling performance obligations. Management has assessed that the company's role is to facilitate the transaction. Page 11
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
| 2.5 | Investment properties
Investment properties, including land and buildings held for development and investment properties under construction, are measured initially at cost including related transaction costs. The finance costs associated with direct expenditure on properties under construction or undergoing refurbishment are capitalised. Where an investment property interest is acquired under a lease the associated lease liability is initially recognised at the lower of the fair value and the present value of the minimum lease payments including any initial premium. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and a reduction in the outstanding obligation for future amounts payable. The total finance charge is allocated to accounting periods over the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic charge to the remaining balance of the obligation for each accounting period. Investment properties are subsequently revalued, at each reporting date, to an amount comprising the fair value of the property interest plus the carrying value of the associated lease liability less separately identified accrued rent, amortised lease incentives and negotiation costs. The gain or loss on remeasurement is recognised in the income statement.
| 2.6 | Financial Instruments
The directors have taken advantage of the exemption in paragraph 1.12c of FRS 102 allowing the company not to disclose the summary of financial instruments by the categories specified in paragraph 11.41. Trade and other receivables Trade and other receivables are recognised initially at fair value. A provision for impairment is established where there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtor concerned. Trade and other payables Trade and other creditors are stated at cost.
| 2.7 | Taxation
Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid or recovered using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. The tax expense for the year comprises current tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss unless it relates to a transaction recognised as other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case the tax is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respecitvely. Current tax is recognised for the amount of income tax the company expect to pay on taxable profit for the current or past reporting periods. This is determined based on the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operate. Page 12
VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3. | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of the amount, event or actions, actual results ultimately may differ from those estimates. The preparation of financial statements also requires use of judgements, apart from those involving estimation, that management makes in the process of applying the entity’s accounting policies. Valuation of investment properties The company uses valuations performed by independent valuers as the fair value of its properties. The valuations are based upon assumptions including future rental income, anticipated void costs and the appropriate discount rate or yield. The valuers also make reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.
4. | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT
| During the current financial year, the company undertook a review of utility transactions with an external agent, and determined that, under the Principal versus Agent framework, it is acting as a principal rather than an agent in the relationship. In prior periods, a portion of income and costs associated with these transactions were recognised in the financial statements. As a result, a prior year adjustment has been made to retrospectively recognise the impact were these transactions to have been historically recognised in the financial statements. The comparative figures have been restated accordingly, as detailed below:
|  | As at 31 December 2023 | Adjustment | As at 31 December 2023 (restated)
|  | £ | £ | £
| Statement of Financial Position |  |  |
| Other Debtors | 113,324 | 349,037 | 462,361
| Other Creditors | (345,993) | (106,342) | (452,335)
| Impact on Net Assets | (232,669) | 242,695 | 10,026
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
4. | PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT (CONTINUED)
|  | As at 31 December 2023 | Adjustment | As at 31 December 2023 (restated)
|  | £ | £ | £
| Statement of Comprehensive Income |  |  |
| Turnover | 11,718,885 | 379,665 | 12,098,550
| Cost of Sales | (11,419,538) | (526,176) | (11,945,714)
| Administrative Expenses | (212,473) | (13,731) | (226,204)
| Other Income | - | 19,491 | 19,491
| Impact on Profit | 86,874 | (140,751) | (53,877)
|  | As at 31 December 2023 | Brought Forward 2023 adjustment | Carried forward 2023 adjustment | As at 31 December 2023 (restated)
|  | £ | £ | £ | £
| Statement of Changes in Equity |  |  |  |
| Retained Earnings | 2,533,088 | 383,446 | (140,751) | 2,775,783
|  | 2,533,088 | 383,446 | (140,751) | 2,775,783
5. | TURNOVER
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | As restated
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Rental income | 11,908,116 | 12,039,762
| Service charge income | 10,950 | 58,788
|  | 11,919,066 | 12,098,550
| All turnover arose within the United Kingdom.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
6. | OTHER OPERATING INCOME
|  |  |  |  |  | As restated
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Other operating income | 23,323 | 19,491
|  | 23,323 | 19,491
7. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
| During the year, the company obtained the following services from the company's auditors and their associates:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Fees payable to the company's auditors and their associates for the audit of the company's financial statements | 10,150 | 10,000
8. | EMPLOYEES
| The Company had no employees during the year (2023 - £NIL). No remuneration was paid by the Company to Directors for their services to the Company and no costs were allocated or recharged to the Company (2023 - £NIL).
9. | INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Bank interest receivable | 269,346 | 246,154
|  | 269,346 | 246,154
10. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Bank interest payable | 11,087 | 13,971
|  | 11,087 | 13,971
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11. | TAXATION
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| TOTAL CURRENT TAX | - | -
| FACTORS AFFECTING TAX CHARGE FOR THE YEAR
| The tax assessed for the year is different to the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 23.5%). The differences are explained below:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | As restated 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Profit on ordinary activities before tax | 337,093 | 342,037
| Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023 - 23.5%) | 84,273 | 85,509
| EFFECTS OF: |  |
| Fair value movement not subject to tax | - | (35,251)
| Group relief | (84,273) | (50,258)
| TOTAL TAX CHARGE FOR THE YEAR | - | -
| The Finance Act 2021 increased the corporation tax rate from 19.0% to 25.0% in April 2023. The standard rate of corporation tax payable by the company for the year ended 31 December 2024 is 25% (2023 – 23.5%).
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 11.TAXATION (CONTINUED)
| FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE TAX CHARGES
In 2021 an increase in the corporation tax rate to 25% with effect from 1 April 2023 was substantively enacted. The 25% rate is used to measure UK deferred taxes in 2024 (and in 2023 the 23.5% rate used reflects 9 months of the new rate and 3 months of the previous rate of 19% to the extent the related timing differences were expected to reverse after 1 April 2023)
12. | INVESTMENT PROPERTY
|  | Long term leasehold investment property
|  | £
| VALUATION |
| At 1 January 2024 | 2,150,000
| AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 | 2,150,000
| In 2020, the company was granted a lease over 10 George Street from Vertus E1/2 Limited for £Nil consideration expiring on, and including, 23 December 2261. Passthrough rent of 99% of the rents receivable from tenants, net of applicable expenditure, is payable on the lease. At 31 December 2024, the property was valued externally by CB Richard Ellis Limited, qualified valuers with recent experience in residential properties at Canary Wharf. The fair value was determined in accordance with the Appraisal and Valuation Manual published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, using: - Discounted cash flows based on inputs provided by the company (current rents, terms and conditions of lease agreements) and assumptions and valuation models adopted by the valuers (estimated rental values, terminal values and discount rates). - Yield methodology based on inputs provided by the company (current rents) and assumptions and valuation models adopted by the valuers (estimated rental values and market capitalisation rates). The resulting valuations are cross checked against the initial yields and the fair market values per square foot derived from actual market transactions. No allowance was made for any expenses of realisation nor for any taxation which might arise in the event of disposal. If the investment properties had been accounted for under the historic cost accounting rules, the properties would have been measured at £Nil.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
13. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
|  |  |  |  |  | As restated
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Trade debtors | 409,727 | 1,050,882
| Amounts owed by parent company | 5,468,787 | 565,026
| Amounts owed by Canary Wharf Group related parties | 358,071 | 55,319
| Other debtors | 301,027 | 462,361
| Prepayments and accrued income | 144,151 | 98,451
|  | 6,681,763 | 2,232,039
| Amounts owed by Canary Wharf Group related parties comprise:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Vertus WW Properties Limited | 1 | 1
| Vertus Residential Management Limited | - | 19,220
| Canary Wharf Management Limited | 358,070 | 33,945
| Canary Wharf Energy Company Limited | - | 2,153
|  | 358,071 | 55,319
| Amounts owed by Vertus WW Properties Limited relate to initial share capital. Amounts owed by Canary Wharf Management Limited relate to cash transfers. Amounts owed by group undertakings and amounts owed Canary Wharf Group related parties are interest free and are repayable on demand.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
14. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
|  |  |  |  |  | As restated
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Trade creditors | 96,884 | 139,104
| Amounts owed to group undertakings | 994,341 | 886,840
| Amounts owed to Canary Wharf Group related parties | 4,529,117 | 1,107,710
| Other creditors | 128,939 | 410,042
| Accruals and deferred income | 4,704,219 | 4,263,297
|  | 10,453,500 | 6,806,993
| Amounts owed to Canary Wharf Group related parties comprise:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Canary Wharf Limited | 3,612,525 | 515,994
| Vertus 8 Water Street Limited | - | 2,600
| Vertus E1/2 Development Company Limited | 400,000 | 422,922
| Vertus Residential Management Limited | 445,784 | -
| Canary Wharf Energy Company Limited | 60,068 | -
| CW 8 Harbord Square Limited | 6,720 | 6,720
| Canary Wharf Residential Management Limited | - | 3,109
| Vertus Newfoundland Place Limited | - | 156,365
| Canary Wharf Group Plc | 4,020 | -
|  | 4,529,117 | 1,107,710
| Amounts owed to Canary Wharf Limited, CW 8 Harbord Square Limited and Canary Wharf Residential Management Limited relate to expenses paid on behalf of the company. Amounts owed to Vertus E1/2 Development Company Limited and Vertus Residential Management Limited relate to cash transfers. Amounts owed to Canary Wharf Group Plc relate to staff training fees. Amounts owed to group undertakings and Canary Wharf Group related parties are interest free and are repayable on demand.
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VERTUS 10 GEORGE STREET LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
15. | SHARE CAPITAL
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
|  | ALLOTTED, CALLED UP AND UNPAID |  |
|  | 1 (2023 - 1) Ordinary share of £1.00 | 1 | 1
16. | RESERVES
The distributable reserves of the company differ from its retained earnings as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2024 | As restated 2023
|  |  |  |  | £ | £
| Retained earnings | 3,112,876 | 2,775,783
| Revaluation of investment properties | (2,150,000) | (2,150,000)
| Distributable reserves | 962,876 | 625,783
17.OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS At 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 the company had fixed and floating charges over substantially all its assets to secure the commitments of certain other group undertakings.
18. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
| In the year, £6,707,032 of passthrough interest expense was incurred from Vertus E1/2 Limited (2023: £8,576,536). As well as this, £341,810 of management fees were incurred from Vertus Residential Management Limited (2023: £427,098). Debtor balances with related parties are disclosed in Note 13 and creditor balances with related parties are disclosed in Note 14.
19. | CONTROLLING PARTY
The company's immediate parent undertaking is Vertus E1/2 Limited. As at 31 December 2024, the smallest and largest group of which the company is a member and for which group financial statements are drawn up is the consolidated financial statements of Wood Wharf E1/2 Limited Partnership. Copies of the financial statements may be obtained from the Company Secretary, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AB. The group headed by Wood Wharf E1/2 Limited Partnership is controlled as to 50% by a wholly owned subsidiary of Canary Wharf Group Investments Holdings Limited, as to 25% by Brookfield Property Partners LP and as to 25% by Qatar Investment Authority. Canary Wharf Group Investments Holdings Limited is in turn ultimately controlled as to 50% by Brookfield Property Partners LP and as to 50% by Qatar Investment Authority.
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