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Registered number: 09370199 (England and Wales)
ACAMS (UK) LTD.
DIRECTORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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COMPANY INFORMATION
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ZEDRA Corporate Reporting Services (UK) Limited
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CONTENTS
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Statement of Changes in Equity
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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ACAMS (UK) LTD.
REGISTERED NUMBER:09370199
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Total assets less current liabilities
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Capital contribution reserve
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The Company has opted not to file the statement of comprehensive income in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 3 to 7 form part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Capital contribution reserve
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Share based payment expense
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Share based payment expense
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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 following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The Company is in a net asset position, primarily supported by amounts owed by group undertakings. Despite this position, due to the Company’s business model being solely a transfer pricing arrangement with the parent company, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists LLC, it is reliant upon the continued support of that company in order to remain a going concern.
ACAMS (UK) Ltd. has received written confirmation from its parent company, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists LLC (“parent company”), that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Turnover is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.
Rendering of services
Turnover from the intercompany service agreement is recognised in the year, as below:
∙9% plus costs and overheads incurred in providing general services; and
∙6% net margin basis in relation to sales and cost of event services.
Turnover is recognised when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
∙the amount of turnover can be measured reliably;
∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the intercompany service agreement; and
∙the costs incurred under the intercompany service agreement can be measured reliably.
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1.Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Amounts owed by group undertakings are intercompany loans measured at cost. These loans are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions.
Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price.
Where share options are awarded to employees, the fair value of the options at the date of grant is charged to profit or loss over the vesting period. Non-market vesting conditions are taken into account by adjusting the number of equity instruments expected to vest at each balance sheet date so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount recognised over the vesting period is based on the number of options that eventually vest. Market vesting conditions are factored into the fair value of the options granted. The cumulative expense is not adjusted for failure to achieve a market vesting condition.
The fair value of the award also takes into account non-vesting conditions. These are either factors beyond the control of either party (such as a target based on an index) or factors which are within the control of one or other of the parties (such as the Company keeping the scheme open or the employee maintaining any contributions required by the scheme).
Where the terms and conditions of options are modified before they vest, the increase in the fair value of the options, measured immediately before and after the modification, is also charged to profit or loss over the remaining vesting period.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1.Accounting policies (continued)
Defined contribution pension plan
The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Company in independently administered funds.
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Foreign currency translation
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Functional and presentation currency
The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.
Transactions and balances
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 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 profit or loss.
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Operating leases: the Company as lessee
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Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The auditors' report on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 12 September 2025 by Adam Wildbore FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) on behalf of ZEDRA Corporate Reporting Services (UK) Limited.
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The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the year was 44 (2023 - 40).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Charge for the year on owned assets
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Prepayments and accrued income
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Capital contribution reserve
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Certain employees of the Company had been granted Restricted Stock Options over the shares in Adtalem Global Education Inc., the Company's former ultimate controlling party. The Restricted Stock Options were granted at an independently determined fair value. Following the transfer of ownership of the ultimate parent company in 2022, these were equity-settled and therefore the vesting was accelerated, recognising the amount that otherwise would have been recognised for services received over the remainder of the vesting period.
Certain employees of the Company have been granted Share Options in Avalon Parent HoldCo, Inc., part of the group headed by the new ultimate controlling party. The Share Options were granted at an independently determined fair value and vest on both a performance and time-based basis over five years.
During the year, the Share Option scheme was replaced with a Phantom Units scheme. The terms and conditions of the Phantom Units remain identical to those of the original Share Options. As a result, no acceleration of vesting or expense recognition was required.
Wendel SE is the parent of the smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn up of which the Company is a member. The registered office of the parent company is 89 rue Taitbout, 75312 Paris, Cedex 09.
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Post balance sheet events
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There were no adjusting or non-adjusting post balance sheet events occurring between the end of the reporting period and the date these financial statements were approved.
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