Company Registration No. 08080734 (England and Wales)
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
P Zincone
P De Ruggiero
M Tierno
G Carcassa
Company number
08080734
Registered office
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
Auditor
Xeinadin Audit Ltd
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Directors' report
3 - 4
Directors' responsibilities statement
5
Independent auditor's report
6 - 8
Income statement
9
Statement of comprehensive income
10
Statement of financial position
11
Statement of changes in equity
12
Statement of cash flows
13
Notes to the financial statements
14 - 26
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES 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.
Fair review of the business
During the year ended 31 December 2024, the company serviced 1,940 flight turns at London Heathrow, a 55% reduction compared to the previous year. This was due to the loss of Air India as a client at the end of October 2024. In 2024, GH London was awarded the Eurowings contract at Heathrow from 1 April 2025, which resulted in a significant operational improvement with a handling capacity of over 4,200 turns annually.
During 2024, GH London handled 19,538 flight turns at Luton Airport, nearly matching the previous year’s figures. In the first months of 2025, the company secured the renewal of its Wizz Air contract at Luton for an additional five years.
The company implemented significant cost revisions and margin improvements during the year ending 31 December 2024, reducing losses by £2,071,622 compared to the year ended 31 December 2023.
Several risks and uncertainties could impact the company’s performance. The company operates robust risk management processes that identify risks and uncertainties and evaluate mitigation opportunities and solutions.
As a service provider, the company is dependent on its human resources. By concentrating time and financial resources on recruitment, training and evaluation programmes, the directors aim to minimise the risk of excessive staff movement and loss of key personnel. During 2024, the company successfully concluded negotiations with unions regarding pay rises claimed by its employees due to high inflation rates.
The company has foreign currency exposures arising from trading in Euros. The company policy permits but does not require hedging these exposures to fix costs in sterling.
The company is dependent on its group for financial support. The directors consider the group to have adequate financial strength to support the company until it becomes profitable and self-financing.
Principal risks and uncertainties
There are several risks and uncertainties which could impact the performance of the company.
As a provider of services, the company is dependent on its human resources. By concentrating time and financial resources on recruitment, training and evaluation programs, the directors hope to minimize the risk of excessive staff movement and loss of key personnel. During 2024 the company positively closed a negotiation with the unions regarding pay rise claimed by its employees due to the high inflation rates.
The company relies heavily on the use of software and any interruptions or long-term delays could unfavorably effect the performance of the company. However, the company has sophisticated infrastructure in place to reduce the likelihood and the impact of any disruption.
The company has foreign currency exposures arising from trading with foreign companies and financing, particularly in Euros. The company policy permits but does not demand that these exposures may be hedged to fix the cost in sterling.
The company is dependent on its group for financial support. The directors consider the group to have adequate financial strength to support the company until it becomes profitable and self-financing.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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M Tierno
Director
29 September 2025
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES 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.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of airport ground handling and ticketing services.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 9.
No ordinary dividends were paid. 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:
P Zincone
P De Ruggiero
M Tierno
G Carcassa
Financial instruments
Liquidity risk
The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.
Interest rate risk
The company is exposed to fair value interest rate risk on its fixed rate borrowings and cash flow interest rate risk on floating rate deposits, bank overdrafts and loans. The company uses interest rate derivatives to manage the mix of fixed and variable rate debt so as to reduce its exposure to changes in interest rates.
Foreign currency risk
The company’s principal foreign currency exposures arise from trading with overseas companies. Company policy permits but does not demand that these exposures may be hedged in order to fix the cost in sterling. This hedging activity involves the use of foreign exchange forward contracts.
Credit risk
Investments of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board.
All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.
Disabled persons
Applications for employment by disabled persons are always fully considered, bearing in mind the aptitudes of the applicant concerned. In the event of members of staff becoming disabled, every effort is made to ensure that their employment within the company continues and that the appropriate training is arranged. It is the policy of the company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be identical to that of other employees.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Employee involvement
The company's policy is to consult and discuss with employees, through unions, staff councils and at meetings, matters likely to affect employees' interests.
Information about matters of concern to employees is given through information bulletins and reports which seek to achieve a common awareness on the part of all employees of the financial and economic factors affecting the company's performance.
Auditor
The auditor, Xeinadin Audit Ltd, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
Strategic report
The company has chosen in accordance with Companies Act 2006, s. 414C(11) to set out in the company's strategic report information required by Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, Sch. 7 to be contained in the directors' report. It has done so in respect of "Fair review of the business".
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.
Medium-sized companies exemption
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the medium-sized companies exemption.
On behalf of the board
M Tierno
Director
29 September 2025
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES 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:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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 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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of GH London Ground Handling Services 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, the statement of cash flows 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:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its loss for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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.
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:
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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES 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:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
- Enquiry of management, those charged with governance and the entity’s solicitors (or in-house legal team) around actual and potential litigation and claims.
- Enquiry of entity staff in tax and compliance functions to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations.
- Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business.
ICAEW guidance relating to reporting on irregularities, November 2020, based on ISA 700 A39-1 to A39-5
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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
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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.
Barry Leibovitch (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Xeinadin Audit Ltd
.........................
2025-09-29
Statutory Auditors
249 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4TG
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Revenue
3
22,778,043
22,822,244
Cost of sales
(21,694,180)
(22,887,355)
Gross profit/(loss)
1,083,863
(65,111)
Administrative expenses
(2,252,350)
(3,134,316)
Operating loss
4
(1,168,487)
(3,199,427)
Finance costs
6
(6,192)
(46,874)
Loss before taxation
(1,174,679)
(3,246,301)
Tax on loss
7
283,151
2,017,791
Loss for the financial year
(891,528)
(1,228,510)
The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
£
£
Loss for the year
(891,528)
(1,228,510)
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
(891,528)
(1,228,510)
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
9
223,674
310,486
Investments
10
1
1
223,675
310,487
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
13
1,928,701
2,679,360
Cash and cash equivalents
1,205,234
1,147,729
3,133,935
3,827,089
Current liabilities
14
(10,583,423)
(10,188,710)
Net current liabilities
(7,449,488)
(6,361,621)
Total assets less current liabilities
(7,225,813)
(6,051,134)
Non-current liabilities
15
(7,000,000)
(7,000,000)
Provisions for liabilities
Deferred tax liability
17
(6,773,527)
(6,490,376)
6,773,527
6,490,376
Net liabilities
(7,452,286)
(6,560,758)
Equity
Called up share capital
19
15,300,000
15,300,000
Retained earnings
(22,752,286)
(21,860,758)
Total equity
(7,452,286)
(6,560,758)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions relating to medium-sized companies.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
M Tierno
Director
Company registration number 08080734 (England and Wales)
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Share capital
Retained earnings
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2023
15,300,000
(20,632,248)
(5,332,248)
Year ended 31 December 2023:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(1,228,510)
(1,228,510)
Balance at 31 December 2023
15,300,000
(21,860,758)
(6,560,758)
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Loss and total comprehensive income
-
(891,528)
(891,528)
Balance at 31 December 2024
15,300,000
(22,752,286)
(7,452,286)
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
22
(174,434)
355,535
Interest paid
(6,192)
(46,874)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities
(180,626)
308,661
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(326,052)
(7,476)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
318,743
24,758
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities
(7,309)
17,282
Financing activities
Repayment of borrowings
245,440
Payment of finance leases obligations
(30,695)
Net cash generated from/(used in) financing activities
245,440
(30,695)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
57,505
295,248
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
1,147,729
852,481
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
1,205,234
1,147,729
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
GH London Ground Handling Services Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 249 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4TG.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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 financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The company has not taken advantage of the exemption under section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Revenue
Revenue is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.4
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is ten years.
For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition. Cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount of the unit, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment 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:
Plant and machinery
10/20% Straight line
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
10% Straight line
Computer equipment
20% Straight line
Motor vehicles
20% 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.
1.6
Non-current 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.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.
1.7
Impairment of non-current assets
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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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 the profit or loss account, unless the relevant asset is carried in at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
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.
1.8
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.
1.9
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 trade and other receivables 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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES 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 trade and other payables, 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 payables 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 payables 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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 18 -
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.10
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.
1.11
Derivatives
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.
1.12
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
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.
1.13
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 non-current 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.
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 19 -
1.14
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.15
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
1.16
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 are included in the income statement for the period.
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.
3
Revenue
An analysis of the company's revenue is as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Revenue analysed by class of business
Handling revenues
18,618,144
19,574,217
Ancillary revenues
3,223,002
2,518,619
Ticketing revenues
936,897
729,408
22,778,043
22,822,244
2024
2023
£
£
Revenue analysed by geographical market
United Kingdom
22,778,043
22,822,244
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 20 -
4
Operating loss
2024
2023
Operating loss for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange gains
(2,949)
(8,252)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
18,150
18,150
Depreciation of owned property, plant and equipment
99,119
106,764
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
(4,997)
223,189
Operating lease charges
3,130,503
3,270,061
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Operations
729
735
Administration
40
42
Total
769
777
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2024
2023
£
£
Wages and salaries
13,697,706
14,502,762
Social security costs
1,291,660
1,368,731
Pension costs
242,621
323,242
15,231,987
16,194,735
6
Finance costs
2024
2023
£
£
Other finance costs:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
-
3,693
Other interest
6,192
43,181
6,192
46,874
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 21 -
7
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Deferred tax
Origination and reversal of timing differences
(283,151)
(2,017,791)
The actual credit for the year can be reconciled to the expected credit for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2024
2023
£
£
Loss before taxation
(1,174,679)
(3,246,301)
Expected tax credit based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25.00% (2023: 25.00%)
(293,670)
(811,575)
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
35,945
55,907
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
257,725
731,134
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
24,534
Other non-reversing timing differences
(283,151)
(2,017,791)
Taxation credit for the year
(283,151)
(2,017,791)
8
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
7,388,758
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
7,388,758
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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9
Property, plant and equipment
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Computer equipment
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
986,117
28,072
73,489
70,917
1,158,595
Additions
306,800
1,734
518
17,000
326,052
Disposals
(328,952)
(328,952)
At 31 December 2024
963,965
29,806
74,007
87,917
1,155,695
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
717,146
14,722
64,796
51,444
848,108
Depreciation charged in the year
84,147
2,981
2,400
9,591
99,119
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(15,206)
(15,206)
At 31 December 2024
786,087
17,703
67,196
61,035
932,021
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
177,878
12,103
6,811
26,882
223,674
At 31 December 2023
268,970
13,350
8,693
19,473
310,486
The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.
2024
2023
£
£
10
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
11
1
1
11
Subsidiaries
These financial statements are separate company financial statements for GH London Ground Handling Services Ltd.
Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:
Name of undertaking
Registered office
Nature of business
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
GH Birmingham Ground Handling Services Ltd
United Kingdom
Dormant company
Ordinary shares
100.00
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 23 -
12
Financial instruments
2024
2023
£
£
Carrying amount of financial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost
1,644,602
2,313,871
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
17,323,651
16,578,039
Financial assets measured at cost
Financial assets that are debt instruments measured at cost comprise trade debtors, amounts owed by group undertakings and other debtors.
Financial liabilities measured at cost
Financial liabilities measured at cost comprise trade creditors, amounts owed to group undertakings and other creditors.
13
Trade and other receivables
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade receivables
1,106,291
1,717,874
Amounts owed by group undertakings
448,517
447,017
Other receivables
216,444
381,467
Prepayments and accrued income
157,449
133,002
1,928,701
2,679,360
14
Current liabilities
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Other borrowings
16
245,440
Trade payables
2,204,861
2,303,766
Amounts owed to group undertakings
6,656,205
5,804,538
Taxation and social security
259,772
610,671
Other payables
825,408
937,491
Accruals and deferred income
391,737
532,244
10,583,423
10,188,710
15
Non-current liabilities
2024
2023
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
7,000,000
7,000,000
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 24 -
16
Borrowings
2024
2023
£
£
Other loans
245,440
-
Payable within one year
245,440
17
Deferred taxation
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset where the company has a legally enforceable right to do so. The following is the analysis of the deferred tax balances (after offset) for financial reporting purposes:
Liabilities
Liabilities
2024
2023
Balances:
£
£
Taxable losses
(6,773,527)
(6,490,376)
2024
Movements in the year:
£
Asset at 1 January 2024
(6,490,376)
Credit to profit or loss
(283,151)
Asset at 31 December 2024
(6,773,527)
18
Retirement benefit schemes
2024
2023
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
242,621
323,242
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.
19
Share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
"A" Ordinary shares of £1 each
15,300,000
15,300,000
15,300,000
15,300,000
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 25 -
20
Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel, is as follows.
2024
2023
£
£
Aggregate compensation
805,000
814,218
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
Amounts owed to related parties
2024
2023
£
£
Other related parties
13,656,205
12,804,538
13,656,205
12,804,538
The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:
Amounts owed by related parties
Amounts owed by related parties
2024
2023
Balance
Net
Balance
Net
£
£
£
£
Entities with control, joint control or significant influence over the company
1,834
1,834
1,834
1,834
Entities over which the entity has control, joint control or significant influence
446,683
446,683
445,183
445,183
448,517
448,517
447,017
447,017
21
Ultimate controlling party
The parent entity is GPZ Investments Ltd, a company registered in the United Kingdom. The ultimate controlling party is Gian Piero Zincone.
The following are the parents of the largest and smallest groups in which this company's results are consolidated:
Largest group
Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A
Smallest group
GPZ Investments Ltd
GH LONDON GROUND HANDLING SERVICES LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 26 -
22
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
2024
2023
£
£
Loss for the year after tax
(891,528)
(1,228,510)
Adjustments for:
Taxation credited
(283,151)
(2,017,791)
Finance costs
6,192
46,874
(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
(4,997)
223,189
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment
99,118
106,762
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in trade and other receivables
750,659
312,795
Increase in trade and other payables
149,273
2,912,216
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
(174,434)
355,535
23
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 January 2024
Cash flows
31 December 2024
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
1,147,729
57,505
1,205,234
Borrowings excluding overdrafts
-
(245,440)
(245,440)
1,147,729
(187,935)
959,794
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