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Director | |
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Resigned | |
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Mr | |
Director | |
Registered office: | |
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2024 | 2023 | |||
Note | £000 | £000 | ||
Turnover | 4 | |||
Cost of sales | ( | ( | ||
Gross profit | ||||
Administrative income/(expenses) | ( | |||
Operating profit/(loss) | 5 | ( | ||
Other interest receivable and similar income | 8 | |||
Interest payable and similar expenses | 9 | ( | ( | |
Loss before taxation | ( | ( | ||
Tax on loss | 10 | |||
Loss for the financial year | ( | ( |
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2024 | 2023 | |||
Note | £000 | £000 | ||
Loss for the financial year | ( | ( | ||
Remeasurement gain/(loss) on the net defined benefit plan | 15 | ( | ||
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income/(loss) | 10 | ( | ||
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the financial year | ( | |||
Total comprehensive loss for the financial year | ( | ( |
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2024 | 2023 | |||
Note | £000 | £000 | ||
Current assets | ||||
Debtors (including £nil (2023: £1,818,000) due after more than one year) | 11 | |||
Cash at bank | ||||
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 12 | ( | ( | |
Net current assets/(liabilities) | ( | |||
Total assets less current liabilities | ( | |||
Defined benefit asset/(liability) | 15 | ( | ||
Provisions | 13 | ( | ||
Net assets/(liabilities) | ( | |||
Capital and reserves | ||||
Called up share capital | 16 | |||
Capital contribution reserve | 17 | |||
Profit and loss account | 17 | ( | ( | |
Members equity/(deficit) | ( |
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Director |
Company registration number: |
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Called up share capital | Capital contribution reserve | Profit and loss account | Total | |||||
Note | £000 | £000 | £000 | £000 | ||||
At 1 January 2023 | ( | ( | ||||||
Loss for the year | — | — | ( | ( | ||||
Other comprehensive loss for the year: | ||||||||
Remeasurement of the net defined benefit plan | 15 | — | — | ( | ( | |||
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | 10 | — | — | |||||
Total comprehensive loss for the year | — | — | ( | ( | ||||
Capital contribution | 17 | — | — | |||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners | — | — | ||||||
At 31 December 2023 | ( | ( | ||||||
Loss for the year | — | — | ( | ( | ||||
Other comprehensive income for the year: | ||||||||
Remeasurement of the net defined benefit plan | 15 | — | — | |||||
Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | 10 | — | — | ( | ( | |||
Total comprehensive loss for the year | — | — | ( | ( | ||||
Capital contribution | 17 | — | — | |||||
Total investments by and distributions to owners | — | — | ||||||
At 31 December 2024 | ( |
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Rendering of services |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
United Kingdom | |||
Rest of Europe | |||
Middle and Far East | |||
Rest of World | |||
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Other operating expenses | |||
Foreign exchange differences | ( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
No. | No. | ||
Operations | |||
Administration | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Wages and salaries | |||
Social security costs | |||
Other pension costs | |||
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Remuneration | |||
Company contributions to defined contribution pension plans | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Aggregate remuneration | |||
Company contributions to defined contribution pension plans | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Interest on cash and cash equivalents | |||
Interest from amounts due from group undertakings | |||
Net finance income in respect of defined benefit pension plans | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Interest on banks loans and overdrafts | |||
Interest due to group undertakings | |||
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Current tax: | |||
Group relief receivable | ( | ( | |
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | ( | ||
Total UK current tax | ( | ( | |
Adjustments in respect of prior periods | ( | ||
Total foreign tax | ( | ||
Total current tax | ( | ( | |
Deferred tax: | |||
Origination and reversal of timing differences | |||
Total deferred tax | |||
Tax on loss | ( | ( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
UK current tax expense/(income) | ( | ||
Deferred tax | |||
- Origination and reversal of timing differences | 6,430 | (10,803) | |
Total tax expense/(income) included in other comprehensive income | ( |
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Loss before taxation | ( | ( | |
Loss multiplied by rate of tax | ( | ( | |
Adjustment to tax charge in respect of prior periods | ( | ||
Effect of expenses not deductible for tax purposes | |||
Share options and restricted stock | ( | ( | |
Rate difference between current and deferred tax | |||
Tax on loss | ( | ( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Amounts owed by group undertakings | |||
Deferred tax asset | |||
Other debtors | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Deferred tax asset |
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Bank loans and overdrafts | |||
Trade creditors | |||
Amounts owed to group undertakings | |||
Accruals | |||
Corporation tax | |||
Social security and other taxes | |||
Other creditors | |||
2024 | |
Deferred tax (note 14) | |
£000 | |
At 1 January 2024 | |
Movements in year | |
At 31 December 2024 |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Included in debtors (note 11) | |||
Included in provisions (note 13) | ( | ||
(8,511) | 1,818 |
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Total deferred tax at 1 January | ( | ||
Recognised in profit and loss | ( | ( | |
Recognised in other comprehensive income | ( | ||
Total deferred tax at 31 December | ( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Defined benefit pensions | ( | ||
( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Present value of defined benefit obligations | ( | ( | |
Fair value of plan assets | |||
( |
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2024 | |
£000 | |
At 1 January 2024 | |
Interest expense | |
Benefits paid | ( |
Actuarial (loss) / gain | ( |
At 31 December 2024 |
2024 | |
£000 | |
At 1 January 2024 | |
Interest income | |
Benefits paid | ( |
Contributions by employer | |
Administrative expenses paid from plan assets | ( |
Remeasurements: | |
Return on plan assets, excluding amount included in interest income | ( |
At 31 December 2024 |
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Recognised in profit or loss: | |||
Net interest income | ( | ( | |
Administrative expenses paid from plan assets | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Remeasurement of the Liability: | |||
Actuarial losses and gains | ( | ||
Return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest | (102,368) | (36,470) | |
( |
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2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
Equity instruments | |||
Debt instruments | |||
Property | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | |||
Other assets including government bonds and insured annuities | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
£000 | £000 | ||
(Loss) / return on assets of benefit plan | ( |
2024 | 2023 | ||
% | % | ||
Discount rate | |||
Expected rate of increase in pensions | |||
Inflation assumption |
2024 | 2023 | ||
Years | Years | ||
Member aged 65 (current life expectancy) | |||
Male | 21.7 | 21.8 | |
Female | 23.7 | 23.9 | |
Member aged 40 (life expectancy at 65) | |||
Male | 23.0 | 22.9 | |
Female | 25.3 | 25.2 |
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2024 | 2023 | ||||||
No. | £000 | No. | £000 | ||||
Ordinary shares of £1 each | 1,000 | 1 | 1,000 | 1 | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||||||
No. | £000 | No. | £000 | ||||
1 | 1 | ||||||
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