Company registration number 11864319 (England and Wales)
LITICA LTD
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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LITICA LTD
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
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LITICA LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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31 December 2024
31 March 2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
3
5,812
8,449
Tangible assets
4
53,560
119,302
Investments
5
21,499
21,499
80,871
149,250
Current assets
Debtors
7
6,755,700
4,982,890
Cash at bank and in hand
4,134,803
2,382,895
10,890,503
7,365,785
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
(2,073,965)
(1,839,090)
Net current assets
8,816,538
5,526,695
Net assets
8,897,409
5,675,945
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
75
75
Share premium account
99,989
99,989
Other reserves
100,000
Profit and loss reserves
8,697,345
5,575,881
Total equity
8,897,409
5,675,945
For the financial Period 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 members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the Period in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 11 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
B Hooper
Director
Company registration number 11864319 (England and Wales)
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Litica Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 2nd Floor, 16 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1BD. The trading address is 2nd Floor, 16 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1BD.
1.1
Reporting period
These financial statements cover the period 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2024. The reporting period was shortened for commercial reasons. The comparative amounts presented in the financial statements ( including related notes ) are note entirely comparable.
1.2
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 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 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.
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.3
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Turnover
Revenue is comprised of commissions arising from the underwriting of "After the event" insurance policies. The company primarily receives three types of commissions:
1. Deposit commission, which are recognised upon inception of the insurance policy.
2. Staged commission, which are recognised upon a specified milestone in a legal trial being reached, and
3. Deferred and contingent commission ("D&C commission"), which are recognised once the legal outcome of a case is known.
With Staged and D&C commission, the rendering of services is substantially completed at the inception of the insurance policy, whereas the timing of the payment and amount to be received from the customer may not be known for a period of up to 5 years. As a result, the revenue is not recognised until the point in time at which the Company can identify the payment timing and amount for the services provided.
The Company also receives deferred deposit commission, which is payable by the customer at specified future dates greater than one year. Where there is a significant financing component in the contract, the future consideration is discounted to an amount to reflect the financing component of the contract. In discounting the future consideration, the Company takes into account the effect of both of the following:
1. The expected length of time between when the services are provided to the customer and the timing of payment;
2. The prevailing interest rates in the relevant market.
The Company presents the effects of financing, being interest income, separately from the deposit commission in the Income Statement.
1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Software
20% straight line
1.6
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost , net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold improvements
Over the term of the lease
Computers
25% straight line
Motor vehicles
25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. The effect of any change is accounted for prospectively.
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.7
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
1.8
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
1.9
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks.
1.10
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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.
1.11
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.
1.12
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
1.13
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense.
1.14
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.15
Share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.
1.16
Leases
As lessee
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the Period was:
2024
2024
Number
Number
Total
11
11
3
Intangible fixed assets
Other
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024
17,581
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
9,132
Amortisation charged for the Period
2,637
At 31 December 2024
11,769
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
5,812
At 31 March 2024
8,449
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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4
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Plant and machinery etc
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
10,195
185,772
195,967
Additions
17,223
17,223
Disposals
(123,000)
(123,000)
At 31 December 2024
10,195
79,995
90,190
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
2,233
74,432
76,665
Depreciation charged in the Period
1,911
24,604
26,515
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(66,550)
(66,550)
At 31 December 2024
4,144
32,486
36,630
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
6,051
47,509
53,560
At 31 March 2024
7,962
111,340
119,302
5
Fixed asset investments
2024
2024
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
21,499
21,499
6
Subsidiaries
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Litica Australia PTY Ltd
Australia
Ordinary
60.00
Litica US Ltd
USA
Ordinary
80.00
Litica Europe GmbH
Germany
Ordinary
80.00
7
Debtors
2024
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
2,729,680
2,966,847
Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,499,042
Other debtors
2,526,978
2,016,043
6,755,700
4,982,890
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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8
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
711,894
150,583
Amounts owed to group undertakings
278,993
82,797
Taxation and social security
750,777
1,226,154
Other creditors
332,301
379,556
2,073,965
1,839,090
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Called up share capital
2024
2024
2024
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary A shares of 1p each
3,200
3,200
32
32
Ordinary B shares of 1p each
3,200
3,200
32
32
Ordinary C shares of 1p each
1,131
1,131
11
11
7,531
7,531
75
75
The share classes rank pari passu in all respects save that different dividends may be declared on each class of share.
10
Other reserves
The other reserve represents a share option reserve.
11
Directors' transactions
Loans have been granted by the company to its directors as follows:
The overdrawn directors loan account balances were repaid in full on 04/03/2025.
Description
% Rate
Opening balance
Amounts advanced
Interest charged
Closing balance
£
£
£
£
Director's loan
2.25
-
53,521
66
53,587
Director's loan
2.25
-
199,426
237
199,663
-
252,947
303
253,250
12
Operating lease commitments
As lessee
LITICA LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12
Operating lease commitments
(Continued)
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At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
2024
2024
£
£
Total commitments
242,492
333,427
13
Events after the reporting date
On 3 March 2025, the two companies that jointly owned the Company, were sold to PIB Group Limited.