| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| For |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| Unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| For |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Contents of the financial statements |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company information | 1 |
| Balance sheet | 2 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 3 |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited |
| Company information |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| Directors: |
| Secretary: |
| Registered office: |
| Registered number: |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Balance sheet |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| Fixed assets |
| Investments | 5 |
| Current assets |
| Debtors | 6 |
| Creditors |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net current liabilities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Total assets less current liabilities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Capital and reserves |
| Called up share capital | 8 |
| Retained earnings | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Shareholders' funds | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for: |
| (a) | ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Notes to the financial statements |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | Statutory information |
| SPIRE (U.K.) LIMITED is a company registered in the United Kingdom, incorporated on the 11th September 1995. |
| The principal activity of the Company in the year under review was the holding of an interest in an operational company in the euro zone. |
| 2. | Statement of compliance |
| 3. | Accounting policies |
| Basis of preparation |
| The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through the statement of comprehensive income. |
| Expenses |
| Expenses are recognised on an accruals basis. |
| Investments |
| Unquoted Investment |
| The company's unquoted investment is stated at fair value, with movements in fair value recognised through the statement of comprehensive income. |
| Borrowing costs |
| All borrowing costs are recognised in the income statement in the period in which they are incurred. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. |
| At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when the fair value was determined. |
| Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. |
| Going concern |
| The Company is dependent on the continued financial support of the lender's in order to enable it to continue operating and to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The lenders have agreed to continue to provide financial support to the company and accordingly the directors have prepared the financial statements under the going concern concept. |
| 4. | Employees and directors |
| The average number of employees during the year was NIL (2023 - NIL). |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Notes to the financial statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 5. | Fixed asset investments |
| Shares In Group Undertaking |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Shares in underlying company | 400,570 | 400,570 |
| Provision | (122,878 | ) | (107,766 | ) |
| 277,692 | 292,804 |
| Olivarera Peninsular SA 72,25%. The net asset value of Olivarera Peninsular SA at 31 December 2024 was €463,307 (2023: €467,234). |
| Participation Loan Receivable |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| € | € | £ | £ |
| Participation loan | 166,743 | 166,743 | 138,326 | 139,774 |
| The participation loan is unsecured, bears interest of 1% of the EBITDA as at the 31/12 of the previous year and matures on the 20 October 2024. However, the renewal agreement was signed on 24 June 2025, after the reporting date, extending the maturity to 20 October 2029. |
| No interest has been provided for, as the Olivarera Peninsular SA had a negative EBITDA of 244 € in 2023 (2022 negative EBITDA of 4,285 €). |
| Loan Receivable |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| € | € | £ | £ |
| Loan receivable from Olivarera Peninsular SA |
333,486 |
333,486 |
276,653 |
289,256 |
| Provision for risk due to the subsidiaries assessed losses to date |
(29,791 |
) |
(29,791 |
) |
| Loan at cost | 246,862 | 259,465 |
| less |
| Loan converted to a Participation Loan | 166,743 | 166,743 | (138,326 | ) | (139,774 | ) |
| 108,535 | 119,691 |
| The loan receivable from Olivarera Peninsular SA was initially purchased from the investor for €300,000. This amount has been increased over the years with other interco transactions to reach €333,486 at 31st December 2024. |
| A portion of the loan, amounting to €166,743, was classified as a participative loan. |
| It is unsecured, interest free and repayable 14 months after the submission of a formal demand. |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Notes to the financial statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 6. | Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Prepayments | 3,451 | 2,856 |
| 3,451 | 2,856 |
| 7. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year |
| Loans Payable |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| € | € | £ | £ |
| Loan M. G | 345,000 | 345,000 | 286,204 | 299,243 |
| Loan J.M.G | 165,284 | 165,284 |
| Loan - Shareholder LST | 216,527 | 216,527 |
| 668,015 | 681,054 |
| The shareholder loan and the loans payable to MG and JMG are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. |
| Trade and Other Payables |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| € | € | £ | £ |
| Current account - Shareholder LST | 167,145 | 142,269 | 138,660 | 123,400 |
| Trade creditors | 3,447 | - |
| Accruals | 5,973 | 1,462 |
| 148,080 | 115,221 |
| The shareholder loan is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. |
| The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade payables approximates to their fair values. |
| 8. | Called up share capital |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| £ | £ |
| Authorised issued and paid up |
| 10,000 Ordinary shares at £1.00 each |
| Issued and paid up |
| 10,000 Ordinary shares at £1.00 each | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| The Company has one class of ordinary shares. |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited (Registered number: 03100568) |
| Notes to the financial statements - continued |
| for the year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 9. | Foreign exchange risk |
| Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Currency risk arises when the future transactions and recognised assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency that is not the Company's measured currency. |
| The company is exposed to a foreign exchange risk as part of its cash is held in US dollars and Euro's. |
| Fair value estimation |
| The fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities approximate their carrying amounts on the balance sheet date. |
| 10. | Controlling part and related party disclosures |
| Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial or operations decisions. |
| Spire (U.K.) Limited is the parent company of Olivarera Peninsular SA, and holds 72.25% of the share capital of thc company. |
| The Parent Company and its subsidiaries elected not to consolidate their accounts for the period, as per the exemption in the Companies Act 2016, 5399(2A). |
| Contingent liabilites |
| The company had no other liabilities as at 31st December 2024. |
| Commitments |
| The Company had no other commitments as at 31st December 2024. |
| 11. | Post balance sheet events |
| There were no material events after the reporting period, which have a bearing on the understanding of the financial statements. |