Oracle Capital Advisors Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 5 Stratford Place, London, W1C 1AX.
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 company made a profit in the last two years and has net current assets of £6m (2022 - £8.5m) but negative equity of £1.6m (2022 - £2m) due to losses incurred in previous years. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the company has received confirmation from a shareholder who has agreed to provide financial support to the company as may be necessary to meet its obligations as they fall due. On this basis, the director believes that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Revenue represents fees receivable for investment management and consultancy services, commissions receivable and rent receivable net of VAT. All fees, rent and commissions receivable are recognised on the date on which the company is contractually entitled to receive the income.
Rental income from operating leases is credited to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the lease term.
Amounts paid and payable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised as a reduction to income over the lease term on a straight line basis, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern over which the lessor's benefit from the leased asset is diminished.
Interest income
Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.
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.
All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.
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.
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.
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.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, 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.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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.
Finance costs
Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
Holiday pay accrual
A liability is recognised to the extent of any unused holiday pay entitlement which is accrued at the balance sheet date and carried forward to future periods. This is measured at the undiscounted salary cost of the future holiday entitlement so accrued at the balance sheet date.
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
The Company is required to consider assets for impairment where such indicators exist using value in use calculations or fair value estimates.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
Details of the company's joint ventures at 21 December 2024 are as follows:
Other reserves represents the capital contribution arising from the treatment of borrowings at amortised cost.
At the year end, the company had the following outstanding charges:
A charge created 29th May 2020 entitling Credit Suisse (UK) Limited to a fixed charge over the company's debts and floating charge over the company's assets.
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
£28,800 (2023: £28,800)
Since February 2022, military conflict in Ukraine is increasingly affecting world economic situation and global financial markets and exacerbating ongoing economic challenges, including rising inflation, increased cost of materials and global supply-chain disruption.
At present, it is not possible to quantify the effect of these events on the company. The company’s management is actively assessing its continued impact and is taking all possible actions to mitigate the consequences for the company and its stakeholders.
During the period the company entered into the following transactions with related parties
The company received £58,859 (2023: £366,757) from a company under common ownership and paid expenses totaling £75,000 (2023: £399,769) on behalf of the company under common ownership. The carrying value of the loan owed to the company under common ownership was £178,448 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £196,589). The loan is interest free and unsecured.
The company paid expenses totaling £14,040 (2023: £19,040) on behalf of the company under common ownership. The company received £1,208 (2023: £15,144) from a company under common ownership. The carrying value of the loan owed to the company under common ownership was £332,440 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £345,272). The loan is interest free and unsecured.
The company paid expenses totaling £68,876 (2023: £46,004) to a company under common ownership and received £23,738 (2023: 70,351 ) on behalf of the company under common ownership. The carrying value of the loan owed to the company under common ownership was £423,782 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £468,920). The loan is interest free and unsecured.
The company paid £2,354,522 (2023: £1,928,398) to a company under joint ownership. The outstanding amount has 14% interest rate, the interest on the loan for the year is £1,754,522 (2023: £1,754.522). The carrying value of the loan owed by the company under joint ownership was £41,302,401 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £38,947,879). The loan has a 14% interest rate and is unsecured.
The company repaid £224,962 (Paid 2023: £1,007,689) to a ultimate beneficial owner. The carrying value of the loan owed to the ultimate beneficial owner was £772,806 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £997,768). The loan is interest free and unsecured.
The company received £3,297,623 (2023: £346,650 from a controlling party. The company repaid £3,518,077 (2023: £nil) to a controlling party. The carrying value of the loan owed to a controlling party was £126,196 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £346,650). The loan is interest free and unsecured.
The company loaned £3,368,119 (2023: £878,000) to a company under common ownership on behalf of the company under common ownership. The company under common ownership repaid loan totaling £2,353,102 (2023: £560,000). The carrying value of the loan owed by the company under common ownership was £1,612,549 at 21 December 2024 (2023: £597,533). The loan is interest free and unsecured.