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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Directors present their Strategic Report on the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The loss for the financial year, amounted to £396 thousand (2023 - £461 thousand).
Following a decision by the parent company to trade in the UK and Ireland under a different business model the company ceased active trading with effect from 31 December 2014. During 2024 the company's principal activities continued to be the sponsor of the defined benefit pension scheme. The director is satisfied that the company remains a going concern having received a letter of support from the company's ultimate parent undertaking, TIM SpA, which ensures that sufficient resources are available for the foreseeable future, enabling the company to meet its liabilities, as and when they fall due. The scheme entered into an insurance buy-in during 2018, such that at 31 December 2024 the scheme assets consists primarily of insurance annunities. The company made additional contributions of £nil (2023 - £nil) to the defined benefit pension fund during the year. The fund returned an actuarial loss of £180 thousand (2023 - £2 thousand gain) under FRS 102 prescribed actuarial methods and assumptions. Net current liabilities has increased to £2,193 thousand (2023 - £1,798 thousand) and total equity has increased the deficit to £2,389 thousand (2023 - £1,813 thousand). The Company is the UK subsidiary of the Italian Olivetti group, which, in turn, is a subsidiary of the Telecom ltalia Group and has the full financial support of the parent company. The underlying trading performance during 2024 has been in line with expectations and the directors consider the result to be satisfactory.
The Director is confident that the business can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due including any necessary funding of the defined benefit pension scheme having received a letter of support from the company's ultimate parent undertaking which ensures that sufficient resources are available for the foreseeable future.
Liquidity risk
Due to the substantial nature and support of the group, the director considers any risk associated with liquidity to be low. Credit risk All debts have been evaluated in detail and provision has been made for anything considered doubtful. Debt levels are in line with credit limits which have been authorised based on various factors such as payment history, review of business plans, credit references and financial results.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £396 thousand (2023 - loss £461 thousand).
The director recommends that dividends of £nil (2023- £nil) were paid during the year.
The directors who served during the year and up to the date of approval of the financial statements were:
The Company will seek to minimise adverse impacts on the environment from its activities, whilst continuing to address health, safety and economic issues. The Company has complied with all applicable legislation and regulations.
The Strategic Report includes the business review, risks and uncertainties, financial risk management and future developments.
The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company Telecom-Italia SpA. The directors have received confirmation that Telecom-Italia SpA intend to support the company for a period of 12 months from the approval of these financial statements.
The directors have made detailed enquiries and reviewed the latest financial results released in September 2023. After making these detailed enquiries, the directors are confident that Telcom-Italia SpA. has sufficient resources to enable it to provide financial support.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The buy-out of the Pension Scheme is still pending due to the claim made by a retired former employee, which has now been settled. It is hoped that now that the matter is settled, the Trustee can move forward with the wind-up of the Scheme.
The auditors, Phipps Henson McAllister, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
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 to 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.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of Olivetti UK Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, including a summary of 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).
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 Auditors' 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF OLIVETTI UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' 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.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF OLIVETTI UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
- We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to the Company and the sector in which they operate. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant: the Companies Act 2006, Bribery Act 2010, Money Laundering regulations and UK corporate taxation laws. - We obtained an understanding of how the Company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries to the management. We corroborated our inquiries through our review of board minutes and other papers. - We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: o identifying and assessing the design effectiveness of controls management has in place to prevent and detect fraud; o understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process; o challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates; o identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations; and o assessing the extent of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations. These audit procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements were free from fraud or error. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error and detecting irregularities that result from fraud is inherently more difficult than detecting those that result from an error, as fraud may involve collusion, deliberate concealment, forgery or intentional misrepresentations. Also, the further removed non compliance with laws and regulations is from events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF OLIVETTI UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
22/24 Harborough Road
Kingsthorpe
NN2 7AZ
Date:
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(EXPENSE)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 01154766
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 12 to 24 form part of these financial statements.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Olivetti UK Limited is a private company limited by shares, domiciled and registered in the United Kingdom, registered number 01154766.
The registered office is 1 Century House, The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7HD.
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Olivetti UK Limited is a private company incorporated in the United Kingdom.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgement in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3). The accounting policies have been applied consistently from one financial year to the next, other than where new policies have been adopted. The financial statements are presented in sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (£000), except when otherwise indicated.
The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
∙the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
∙the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
∙the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Telecom-Italia SpA as at 31 December 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from The Secretary, Telecom-Italia SpA., Corso d’Italia 41, 00198 Rome, Italy or may be downloaded from www.telecomitalia.com.
The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate parent company Telecom-Italia SpA. The directors have received confirmation that Telecom-Italia SpA intend to support the company for a period of 12 months from the approval of these financial statements.
The directors have made detailed enquiries and reviewed the latest financial results released on 5 March 2025. After making these detailed enquiries, the directors are confident that Telcom-Italia SpA. has sufficient resources to enable it to provide financial support.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's Balance Sheet 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 trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for impairment, 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.
Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, which includes investments in equity instruments which are not classified as subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the recognised transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value with the changes in fair value being recognised in the profit or loss. Where other financial assets are not publicly traded, hence their fair value cannot be measured reliably, they are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.
If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.
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 the deduction of all its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.
Other financial instruments
Derivatives, including forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, are not classified as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at fair value on the date the derivative contract is entered into, with costs being charged to the profit or loss. They are subsequently measured at fair value with changes in the profit or loss.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions as set out in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through the profit or loss. This recognition and measurement would also apply to financial instruments where the performance is evaluated on a fair value basis as with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial instruments
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised when their contractual right to future cash flow expire, or are settled, or when the Company transfers the asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
ownership to another party. If significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained after the transfer to another party, then the Company will continue to recognise the value of the portion of the risks and rewards retained.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
The Company operates a defined benefit plan for certain employees. A defined benefit plan defines the pension benefit that the employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent upon several factors including but not limited to age, length of service and remuneration. A defined benefit plan is a pension plan that is not a defined contribution plan. The liability recognised in the Balance Sheet in respect of the defined benefit plan is the fair value of the plan assets at the end of the balance sheet date less the present value of the defined benefit plan obligations at the balance sheet date (if any) out of which the obligations are to be settled. The defined benefit obligation is calculated using the projected unit credit method. Annually the company engages independent actuaries to calculate the obligation. The present value is determined by discounting the estimated future payments using market yields on high quality corporate bonds that are denominated in sterling and that have terms approximating to the estimated period of the future payments ('discount rate'). The fair value of plan assets is measured in accordance with the FRS 102 fair value hierarchy and in accordance with the Company's policy for similarly held assets. This includes the use of appropriate valuation techniques. Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to other comprehensive income. These amounts together with the return on plan assets, less amounts included in net interest, are disclosed as 'Remeasurement of net defined benefit liability'. The cost of the defined benefit plan, recognised in profit or loss as employee costs, except where included in the cost of an asset, comprises: a) the increase in net pension benefit liability arising from employee service during the period; and b) the cost of plan introductions, benefit changes, curtailments and settlements. The net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net balance of the defined benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets. This cost is recognised in profit or loss as a 'finance expense'.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties. The key assumptions adopted by the directors are disclosed in Note 11 Pension liability. These assumptions are based on consideration of market conditions. The carrying amount of the defined benefit liability at the balance sheet date was £196 thousand (2023 - £15 thousand).
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Company operates a Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
The pension scheme assets are held in a separate Trustee-administered fund to meet long-term pension
liabilities to past and present employees. The Trustees of the scheme are required to act in the best interest of the scheme's beneficiaries. The appointment of members of the Trustee board is determined by the trust documentation. The liabilities of the defined benefit scheme are measured by discounting the best estimate of future cash flows to be paid out of the scheme using the projected unit credit method. This amount is reflected in the asset in the balance sheet. The projected unit credit method is an accrued benefits valuation method in which the scheme's liabilities make allowance for the projected earnings. The liabilities set out in this note have been calculated based on the most recent full actuarial valuation updated to 31 December 2024. The results of the calculations and the assumptions adopted are shown below. As at 31 December 2024, contributions are payable to the scheme by the Company at the rates set out in the Schedule of Contributions signed by the Trustees and Company on 31 March 2015.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11.PENSION COMMITMENTS (CONTINUED)
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
11.PENSION COMMITMENTS (CONTINUED)
During 2018 the scheme entered into an insurance buy in arrangement related to the future pension obligations with the schemes previous investments being transferred to the third party insurer in part payment of the premium.
In November 2024, The Pension Ombudsman announced a final determination in repsect of an ongoing complaint from a member of the Scheme. This determination has resulted in an additional liability to the scheme in respect of this member. An allowance has been included in the final laibilities as at 31 December 2024, and the arrears payment to the member is included in the benefits paid amount for the year.
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Share premium account
Capital contribution reserve Includes capital contributions to cover losses previously recognised and due to the waiver of the intercompany creditor.
Profit and loss account
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OLIVETTI UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The directors regard Olivetti SpA. (a company incorporated in Italy) as the immediate parent undertaking, by virtue of their 100% equity interest in the share capital of the company.
The directors regard Telecom-Italia SpA. (a company incorporated in Italy) as the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party, by virtue of their 100% equity interest in the share capital of Olivetti SpA. (a company incorporated in Italy). The largest group into which the results of Olivetti UK Limited are consolidated is Telecom-Italia SpA. The consolidated financial statements of that company are available to the public and may be obtained from The Secretary, Telecom-Italia SpA., Corso d’Italia 41, 00198 Rome, Italy or may be downloaded from www.telecomitalia.com The smallest group that the entity is consolidated into is Olivetti SpA.
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