Company Registration No. 08464589 (England and Wales)
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Unaudited financial statements
for the period ended 29 December 2024
Pages for filing with the registrar
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Contents
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 29 December 2024
1
29 December
31 December
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
Total assets less current liabilities
-
-
Net assets
-
-
Equity
Called up share capital
5
10,952,955
10,952,955
Share premium account
6
16,727,980
16,727,980
Retained earnings
(27,680,935)
(27,680,935)
Total equity
-
-
The director of the company has not included a copy of the income statement within the financial statements given the company has not traded during the current or preceding period. The company received no income and incurred no expenditure, and therefore made neither profit nor loss.

For the financial period ended 29 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

The director acknowledges her responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 26 September 2025
Christine Anderson
Director
Company Registration No. 08464589
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the period ended 29 December 2024
2
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET.

1.1
Accounting convention

Accounts are prepared on a historical cost basis unless stated otherwise; the functional and presentational currency of the Company is pounds sterling. There were no employees in the current or previous financial period.

 

The accounting policies which follow set out those policies which apply in preparing the financial statements for the period ended 29 December 2024.

 

The Company meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 100 'Application of Financial Reporting Requirements' issued by the FRC. Accordingly, these financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework'.

 

The accounting policies have been applied on a consistent basis during the current and the preceding period.

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:

 

(i) paragraph 79(a) (iv) of IAS 1;

 

Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of Hasbro, Inc. The group accounts of Hasbro, Inc are available to the public.

Consolidation

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption from preparing consolidated accounts afforded by s401 of the Companies Act 2006 because it is part of the Hasbro, Inc. group which prepares consolidated accounts that are publically available. Therefore, the Company's financial statements present information about it as an individual undertaking and not in relation to the group.

1.2
Profit and loss account
The company has not traded during the period or the preceding financial period. During this time, the
company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore no Profit and loss account is
presented in these financial statements.
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 29 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
3
1.3
Going concern

The Company acts as a holding company for the Benelux entities of the Hasbro, Inc. group. The Company does not trade and has no liabilities. The director has confirmed it is the intention for the Company to sell its shares in the remaining subsidiary, Entertainment One Holding Holland B.V. and then the Company will be wound up. For this reason the Company's annual report has been prepared on a non-going concern basis. true

1.4
Investment in subsidiary undertakings

Investments in subsidiary undertakings are carried at cost less provision for impairment. Such investments are tested for impairment when an event that might affect asset values has occurred. An impairment loss is recognised to the extent that the carrying amount cannot be recovered either by selling the asset or by the discounted future cash flows from the investment.

1.5
Fair value measurement

IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance for all fair value measurements. IFRS 13 does not change when an entity is required to use fair value, but rather provides guidance on how to measure fair value under IFRS when fair value is required or permitted. The company is exempt under FRS 101 from the disclosure requirements of IFRS 13. There was no impact on the company from the adoption of IFRS 13.

2
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

There were none noted.

3
Subsidiaries

Details of the Company's subsidiaries at 29 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of shares
held
% Held
Direct
Indirect
Entertainment One Holding Holland B.V.
Netherlands
Ordinary
100.00
-
4
Investment in subsidary undertakings
29 December
31 December
2024
2023
£
£
-
0
-
0
The subsidiary owned by the entity at the period end, Entertainment One Holding Holland B.V., was considered to be of negligible value and had been impaired to £nil in a prior period.
Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 29 December 2024
4
Investment in subsidary undertakings (continued)
4
Movements in investment in subsidary undertakings
Shares in group undertakings
£
Cost or valuation
At 31 December 2023 & 29 December 2024
27,680,935
Impairment
At 31 December 2023 & 29 December 2024
(27,680,935)
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2023 & 29 December 2024
-
5
Share capital
29 December
31 December
2024
2023
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Authorised
10,952,955 ordinary shares of £1 each
10,952,955
10,952,955
Issued and fully paid
10,952,955 ordinary shares of £1 each
10,952,955
10,952,955
6
Share premium account
29 December
31 December
2024
2023
£
£
At the beginning and end of the period
16,727,980
16,727,980
7
Related party transactions

As the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of ultimate controlling entity Hasbro, Inc., the Company has taken advantage of the exemption contained in FRS101.8(k) and has therefore, not disclosed transactions or balances with wholly owned subsidiaries which form part of the group. There are no other related party transactions.

Hasbro Overseas Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 29 December 2024
5
8
Controlling party

The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HBE Film & TV Holdings UK Limited, which is the immediate controlling entity as at 29 December 2024. The ultimate controlling entity is Hasbro, Inc. The parent undertakings of the largest and smallest group of companies into which the results of the Company are consolidated is Hasbro, Inc, a company incorporated in the United States of America.

 

Consequently, the Company is exempt under the terms of International Accounting Standard 24 (IAS 24) from disclosing details of transactions and balances with Hasbro, Inc, fellow group subsidiaries and associated undertakings, and those deemed under control during the period ended 29 December 2024.

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