Company registration number 07321841 (England and Wales)
TURNITIN UK LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
TURNITIN UK LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
C Caren
H James
P A Rendall
Secretary
H James
K Giles
Company number
07321841
Registered office
Wellbar Central
Floor 6
36 Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4TD
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Bulman House
Regent Centre
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3LS
TURNITIN UK LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Directors' responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Income statement
8
Statement of comprehensive income
9
Statement of financial position
10
Statement of changes in equity
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 25
TURNITIN UK LTD
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the provision of online services to education.

Fair review of the business

The company has recorded a profit before tax of £1,271,102 (2023: £1,088,472) on turnover of £20,411,666 (2023: £18,852,647) and at the year end has net current assets of £2,039,758 (2023: £10,331,918) including cash of £2,830,322 (2023: £2,466,917).

On behalf of the board

P A Rendall
Director
24 September 2025
TURNITIN UK LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 8.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £8,677,487. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

C Caren
H James
P A Rendall
Financial instruments
Objectives and policies

The company finances its activities with a combination of cash and short term deposits. Other financial assets and liabilities, such as trade debtors and trade creditors, arise directly from the Company's operating activities.

Price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and cash flow risk

Risk is inherent within our business activities, the Company continues to prioritise and develop its risk management capability in recognition of this. Timely identification of risks, combined with their appropriate management and escalation enables the Company to deliver strategic change, whilst ensuring that the likelihood and/or impact associated with such risks is understood and managed within our defined risk appetite.

 

Cash flow and liquidity risk

Cash flow and liquidity risk is the risk that a company's available cash will not be sufficient to meet its financial obligations. The company actively manages its cash flow position including collection of debts and timely payment of creditors. This, coupled with the strong cash position of the Company is deemed sufficient to minimise the Company's exposure to cash flow and liquidity risk.

 

Foreign Exchange risk

Foreign exchange risk refers to the potential for loss from exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The company does not consider that it is materially exposed to foreign exchange risk.

Future developments

The external commercial environment is expected to remain competitive during the next financial year. However, the Directors remain confident that the current level of performance will be maintained in the future.

Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

TURNITIN UK LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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On behalf of the board
P A Rendall
Director
24 September 2025
TURNITIN UK LTD
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

 

 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

TURNITIN UK LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF TURNITIN UK LTD
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Turnitin UK Ltd (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the income statement, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

TURNITIN UK LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF TURNITIN UK LTD
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

 

We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework.  Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.  This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

 

We identified the following applicable laws and regulations as those most likely to have a material impact on the financial statements: Health and Safety; employment law (including the Working Time Directive); and compliance with the UK Companies Act.

TURNITIN UK LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF TURNITIN UK LTD
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In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

 

 

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation.  This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance.  The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Simon Brown BA ACA DChA
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Azets Audit Services
25 September 2025
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
Bulman House
Regent Centre
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3LS
TURNITIN UK LTD
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
20,411,666
18,852,647
Administrative expenses
(19,243,793)
(17,779,194)
Other operating income
88,233
-
0
Operating profit
4
1,256,106
1,073,453
Interest receivable and similar income
7
15,227
16,300
Interest payable and similar expenses
8
(231)
(1,281)
Profit before taxation
1,271,102
1,088,472
Tax on profit
9
(326,384)
(293,874)
Profit for the financial year
944,718
794,598

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.

TURNITIN UK LTD
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
£
£
Profit for the year
944,718
794,598
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
944,718
794,598
TURNITIN UK LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
247,066
254,372
Investments
12
-
0
489
247,066
254,861
Current assets
Debtors
13
2,144,550
11,801,739
Cash at bank and in hand
2,830,322
2,466,917
4,974,872
14,268,656
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
(2,935,114)
(3,936,738)
Net current assets
2,039,758
10,331,918
Total assets less current liabilities
2,286,824
10,586,779
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
(502,930)
(948,611)
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions
17
110,120
231,625
(110,120)
(231,625)
Net assets
1,673,774
9,406,543
Capital and reserves
Share capital
20
12
12
Profit and loss reserves
1,673,762
9,406,531
Total equity
1,673,774
9,406,543
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 24 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
P A Rendall
Director
Company Registration No. 07321841
TURNITIN UK LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Share premium account
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2023
12
138,230,113
(129,618,180)
8,611,945
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
794,598
794,598
Other movements
-
(138,230,113)
138,230,113
-
Balance at 31 December 2023
12
-
0
9,406,531
9,406,543
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
944,718
944,718
Dividends
10
-
-
(8,677,487)
(8,677,487)
Balance at 31 December 2024
12
-
0
1,673,762
1,673,774
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Turnitin UK Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Wellbar Central, Floor 6, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4TD.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention.

 

These financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the entity.

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 principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:

 

 

The financial statements of the company are consolidated in the financial statements of iParadigms Holdings LLC, a company incorporated in the USA. These consolidated financial statements are available from its registered office.

Summary of disclosure exemptions

The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102.

(a) Discolsures in respect of each class of share capital have not been presented.

(b) No cash flow statement has been prepared for the company.

(c) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.

(e) No disclosure has been given for the aggregate remuneration of key management personnel.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.2
Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. true

 

The company has recorded a profit before tax of £1,271,102 and at the year end has net current assets of £2,039,758 including cash of £2,830,322.

 

The company meets its day to day working capital requirements through cash generated from operations. The company's forecasts and projections for the next twelve months show that the company should be able to continue in operational existence for that period, taking into account reasonable possible changes in trading performance and the ongoing impact of the current economic environment and rising costs. iParadigms Holdings LLC have indicated they will support the company for a period of, at least, 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.

 

Based on these factors set out above the directors believe that the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore the directors believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

1.3
Turnover

Turnover comprises the value of the consideration received or receivable for the provision of administration services to it's parent company, Turnitin LLC. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

 

The company recognises revenue when:

The amount receivable can be reliably measured;

It is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;

and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

1.4
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation 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:

Office Equipment
3 to 7 years straight line

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.

1.5
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities 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.

Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible 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.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.8
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ 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.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

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.

Basic financial 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.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

 

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.9
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.

1.10
Taxation

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.

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.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.11
Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the company has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the company will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting end date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount expected to be required to settle the obligation is recognised at present value. When a provision is measured at present value, the unwinding of the discount is recognised as a finance cost in profit or loss in the period in which it arises.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.12
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.13
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.14
Leases

Leases in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are retained by the lessor are classified as operating leases. Payments made under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease.

 

The benefits of lease incentives are recognised in the income statement over the non-cancellable period for which the company has contracted to lease the asset together with any further terms for which the company has the option to continue to lease the asset when, at the inception of the lease, it is reasonably certain that the company will exercise the option.

1.15
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Assessing indicators of impairment

In assessing whether there have been indicators of impairment of assets, the directors have considered both external and internal sources of information such as marketing conditions, counterparty credit ratings and experience of recoverability.

Assessing nature of lease

The company has entered into commercial leases and as a lessee it obtains use of property, plant and equipment. The classification as operating or finance lease requires the Company to determine, based on an evaluation of the terms and conditions of the arrangements, whether it acquires the significant risks and rewards of ownership of these assets and accordingly whether the lease requires an asset and liability to be recognised in the balance sheet.

3
Turnover and other revenue
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Rendering of services
20,411,666
18,852,647
2024
2023
£
£
Turnover analysed by geographical market
United States of America
20,411,666
18,852,647
2024
2023
£
£
Other revenue
Interest income
15,227
16,300
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Operating profit
2024
2023
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging:
£
£
Exchange losses
22,438
47,060
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
10,800
16,850
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
145,986
144,823
Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
4,712
-
Operating lease charges
158,351
305,893
5
Auditor's remuneration
2024
2023
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
10,800
16,850
6
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Administration and support
229
209

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
14,627,265
13,355,291
Social security costs
1,393,254
1,321,733
Pension costs
857,996
578,557
16,878,515
15,255,581
7
Interest receivable and similar income
2024
2023
£
£
Interest income
Other interest income
15,227
16,300
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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8
Interest payable and similar expenses
2024
2023
£
£
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans
231
1,281
9
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
39,527
319,993
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
20,753
40,623
Total current tax
60,280
360,616
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
266,104
(66,742)
Total tax charge
326,384
293,874

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Profit before taxation
1,271,102
1,088,472
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 23.52%)
317,776
256,009
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
11,537
1,707
Adjustments in respect of prior years
20,753
40,629
Research and development tax credit
(22,058)
-
0
Effect of expense not deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss)
-
0
(167)
UK deferred tax expense relating to changes in tax rates or laws
-
0
(3,950)
Fixed Asset differences
(1,600)
(354)
Other
(24)
-
0
Taxation charge for the year
326,384
293,874
10
Dividends
2024
2023
£
£
Interim paid
8,677,487
-
0
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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11
Tangible fixed assets
Office Equipment
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
1,600,595
Additions
149,793
Disposals
(606,161)
At 31 December 2024
1,144,227
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
1,346,223
Depreciation charged in the year
145,986
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(595,048)
At 31 December 2024
897,161
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
247,066
At 31 December 2023
254,372
12
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
-
0
489
Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
489
Disposals
(489)
At 31 December 2024
-
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
-
At 31 December 2023
489
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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13
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Corporation tax recoverable
217,973
-
0
Amounts owed by group undertakings
1,181,646
10,894,859
Other debtors
331,186
237,726
Prepayments and accrued income
267,806
257,111
1,998,611
11,389,696
Deferred tax asset (note 18)
145,939
412,043
2,144,550
11,801,739
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
16
-
0
12,158
Trade creditors
243,038
293,944
Corporation tax
-
0
89,936
Other taxation and social security
666,875
910,461
Other creditors
430,907
1,138,074
Accruals and deferred income
1,594,294
1,492,165
2,935,114
3,936,738
15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Other creditors
502,930
948,611

Other non-current financial liabilities relate to estimated amounts payable under a long term employee bonus plan.

16
Finance lease obligations
2024
2023
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
-
0
12,158

Hire purchase and finance lease liabilities are secured over the assets to which they relate.

TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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17
Provisions for liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
110,120
231,625
Movements on provisions:
£
At 1 January 2024
231,625
Other movements
(121,505)
At 31 December 2024
110,120

Other provisions relate to a dilapidation clause included in the lease agreement for the company's premises.

 

The movement in the year relates to costs incurred in relation to restoring the part of the office vacated during the year.

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Deferred taxation

The following are the major deferred tax liabilities and assets recognised by the company and movements thereon:

Assets
Assets
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Accelerated capital allowances
(61,767)
(63,524)
Unpaid remuneration
207,706
458,214
Retirement benefit obligations
-
16,463
Donations
-
890
145,939
412,043
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Asset at 1 January 2024
(412,043)
Charge to profit or loss
266,104
Asset at 31 December 2024
(145,939)
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 24 -
19
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
857,996
578,557

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

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Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each
93,004
93,004
12
12

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Entity capital is £9.3, £12 is shown due to rounding. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

 

 

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Operating lease commitments
Lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2024
2023
£
£
Within one year
195,528
307,323
Between two and five years
749,524
-
0
945,052
307,323
TURNITIN UK LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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22
Related party transactions
Transactions with related parties

During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:

During the year, the company made sales of £20,411,666 (2023: £18,661,491) to Turnitin LLC, another group company, which is registered in the USA. Current assets include £886,095 (2023: £10,629,524) due from Turnitin LLC.

 

Current assets due from other related group companies include £10,460 (2023: £8,462) due from Turnitin Netherlands, £4,351 (2023: £4,351) due from Turnitin Korea, £1,733 (2023: £104) due from UKU Group Limited, £5,778 (2023: £5,778) due from Turnitin Japan, £21,204 (2023: £18,711) due from ExamSoft World wide LLC, £8,786 (2023: £7,011) due from Turnitin Australia Pty Ltd, £4,531 (2023: £4,190) due from Turnitin India, £214,882 (2023: £205,876) due from LLC Antyplagiat, £3,358 (2023: £1,955) due from Procwise Exam BV, £8,887 (2023: £4,059) due from Prio Infocenter AB, £4,323 (2023: £4,323) due from Ouriginal Inc, £4,018 (2023: £71) due from Liftupp, £2,514 (2023: £445) due from Turnitin Philippines and £727 (2023 : £nil) due from Plagscan Gmbh.

 

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Ultimate controlling party

The company's immediate parent is Turnitin LLC, incorporated in United States of America.

The ultimate parent is Advance Publications, Inc, incorporated in the United States of America. Registered address: One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007, United States.

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