| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| STRATEGIC REPORT, REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 |
| FOR |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Page |
| Company Information | 1 |
| Strategic Report | 2 |
| Report of the Directors | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 11 |
| Income Statement | 15 |
| Other Comprehensive Income | 16 |
| Balance Sheet | 17 |
| Statement of Changes in Equity | 18 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 19 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 20 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 21 |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| COMPANY INFORMATION |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DIRECTORS: |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: |
| REGISTERED NUMBER: |
| AUDITORS: |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Herschel House |
| 58 Herschel Street |
| Slough |
| Berkshire |
| SL1 1PG |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The directors present their strategic report together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
| Slalom Consulting Limited (Slalom Consulting, or the Company) is a modern consulting firm that focuses on strategy, technology, and business transformation. Backed by local and global delivery teams, regional Slalom Build centers, and through partnerships with the world's top technology providers, Slalom Consulting helps clients tackle and solve their business challenges. |
| PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
| The consulting industry is intensely competitive and the Company expects competition to intensify in the future due to the rapid evolution of technology and the continued globalization of the industry. It is critical that our services have the ability to scale as the business grows both in size and complexity. |
| The skills of our consultants represent our most important intellectual property; thus employee retention is of extreme importance. |
| Additionally, given the nature of our business, the threat of unauthorized or malicious attacks on our IT systems is an ongoing risk. |
| BALANCED AND COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE |
| The income statement is set out on page 15 and shows revenue of £76.8 million, a 8.52% improvement over the prior year (£70.7 million). Net income for the year is £3.0 million. The Company implemented a new transfer pricing policy in 2024, which led to a significant improvement in operating income. See page 5 of the directors' report for more information. |
| The balance sheet is set out on page 17 and shows an increase of 34% in net current assets at 31 December 2024 (£24 million) compared to 31 December 2023 (£18 million). Long-term creditors increased 34% compared to the prior year due to debt funding from Slalom International Holdings GmbH. |
| The statement of changes in equity is set out on page 18. The directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend (2023 - Nil). |
| The cash flow statement is set out on page 19 and shows decrease in cash of £2.8 million compared to the prior year. The decrease is primarily driven by an increase in amounts owed by group undertakings. |
| The Directors are satisfied with the Company's performance. There are no concerns about the ability of the entity to continue to operate into future years. |
| ANALYSIS USING FINANCIAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| Management and the Directors monitor the Company's overall performance, from its implementation of Slalom's core values and strategic plan through the performance of the Company against operating plans and financial budgets. Management has identified key performance indicators (KPIs) that are used to monitor performance, which are reviewed on a regular basis. This measurement is not solely done in isolation at the Company level, but also within context of the wider Slalom, Inc. group. Some of the wider group's KPIs are revenue run rate, utilisation rate, gross margin, and operating margin. The Directors are satisfied with the Company's performance. |
| ANALYSIS USING OTHER KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WHERE APPROPRIATE |
| In addition to the financial key performance indicators, Management and the Directors also monitor certain non-financial key performance indicators at the Company level as well as within the context of the wider Slalom, Inc. group. Examples of the wider group's non-financial KPI's are customer love score, employee satisfaction, and employee retention. The Directors are satisfied with the Company's performance. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| DISCLOSURES CONSIDERED TO BE OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE |
| Slalom Consulting is supported by its ultimate parent company Slalom, Inc. There is a signed confirmation from Slalom, Inc., demonstrating its continued support of Slalom Consulting Limited for a period of at least 12 months and 1 day from the date of the audit report. Further, Slalom, Inc. is in a position to and will continue to provide further support as required for the current year's plans and will wait for repayment of existing inter-company indebtedness. |
| SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT |
| This section describes how the Directors have had regard to the matters set out in the Companies Act S172(1) (a) to (f) in exercising their duty to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole. |
| Having regard to the likely consequences of any decision in the long term |
| The Company has always sought to make a meaningful impact on the planet, its communities, and its people. The approach to achieving this continues to evolve as the Company grows and deepens its expertise in the areas of sustainability and impact. Management and Directors remain mindful that their decisions have long term implications for the planet, its communities, and its people, and these implications are carefully assessed. |
| Having regard to the interests of the company's employees |
| Management and Directors recognize its people are highly important to the Company's operations. The Company leads with transparency and accessibility in its business updates to team members via Slalom Town Halls. It's also why holistic health within the Company is defined by four interconnected pillars: mental health, social wellbeing, physical health, and financial health. This approach led to the creation of the THRIVE program, which allows greater flexibility for employees needing to access physical and mental health resources. Slalom's Guide to Life is also an essential resource in how team members care for themselves and each other, through Slalom policies and values. It provides easy access to both global and local policies, including resources, so that team members feel supported at work. Slalom's core values are integral to everything team members do. The core values guide how Slalom works with clients, teams, and within local communities. Each value is a reminder to stay true to the person, while enabling team members to drive meaningful outcomes. |
| Slalom has several employee communities such as Aspire, Horizons, Prism, Reach, Salaam and Women, which were developed to enhance the team member experience and to enable team members to love their life and work. Slalom also provides support and resources to enable the employee communities to build awareness, broaden impact and drive outcomes. |
| The Company reports on Gender Pay annually, in line with the current legislation and continues to focus on pay equity, ensuring that team members who are performing similar roles, in the same location with similar experience and impact, are fairly compensated. |
| Having regard to the need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others |
| As a company working toward better tomorrows for all, Management and Directors fully support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which were presented in 2015 as a shared global blueprint for prosperity. The Company's sustainability and impact goals in the areas of planet, communities, and people align to the UN SDGs. The Company rigorously measures its progress and is transparent with its stakeholders, sharing both successes and challenges. The Company is committed to shifting to 100% renewable energy by 2030 and implementing waste reduction programs across all Slalom offices. Through Slalom's Supplier Diversity Program, relationships with and the development of diverse suppliers is encouraged to ensure the support of equal business opportunity. Through its community volunteer efforts, pro bono client engagements, and local global donations, the Company supports organizations around the world. Management and Directors believe in collaborating with its suppliers, customers and partners to create a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable world. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| STRATEGIC REPORT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT CONT. |
| Having regard to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment |
| Globally and in each of the Company's individual markets, the purpose is to dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. This purpose is woven into the fabric of the Company creating a wholehearted desire to invest in the idea of effecting positive change and making an impact on lives near and far. In 2024, the Company continued to transform internally to improve the world around it. This included furthering its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy within its operations and the services the Company provides and ramping up efforts to measure the Company's environmental impact to transparently show its progress. The Company joined The Climate Pledge and worked to build a unified strategy across all markets to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The Company's efforts to improve its carbon footprint are included within the directors' report beginning on page 5. |
| In addition to these climate actions, the Company continued to make a tangible impact on people's lives and in the greater community through valued customer relationships. In both a paid and pro bono capacity, the Company helped organizations address racial injustice, provide food, clothing and essential hygiene items for local communities where 33% of children are living in poverty, and build sustainable supply chain processes to reduce environmental impact. Management and Directors acknowledge this is only the beginning and are committed to making the continued investments needed to support these initiatives. |
| Having regard to the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business contact |
| The Directors and Management of the Company are driven by one of Slalom's core values: Do what is right always. This value is taken seriously and incorporated into every aspect of the business including the need to act fairly as between members of the company to ensure responsible and secure operations. Directors continue to work diligently to prepare for the future by investing in needed expertise, developing strategic frameworks and enabling proper oversight. This was accomplished through the company's redesigned and enhanced anti-bribery and corruption training, anti-harassment and discrimination training, and achievement of the ISO 27001 certificate award. This award provides assurance to our customers, partners, and potential clients that the company can be trusted with highly sensitive data, intellectual property, and other information assets. In 2024, the Company had no substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy or losses of customer data. These are a few of the examples the Company as part of the wider Slalom, Inc. group has put into place to ensure that all employees and directors adhere to high standards of ethics in the business conduct. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| The Directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| DIVIDENDS |
| No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 December 2024. |
| DIRECTORS |
| The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report. |
| CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE |
| During the year, charitable donations and team members' volunteer time totalled £150,845 (2023: £185,189). |
| FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| As a fiercely human company, change is embraced fearlessly and navigating change with agility is essential to moving forward and preparing for the future. In 2020, the Company established 2020-2030 sustainability and impact goals to address essential needs in its changing environment. Directors know a tremendous amount of work remains ahead related to the Company's impact goals, but will continue to build on the momentum gained from the initiation of these goals. The process for tracking and reducing the Company's Scope 3 emissions (value chain emissions), are a consequence of the upstream and downstream activities necessary for Slalom to operate. The Company must decarbonize its supply chain and reduce its transportation emissions in business travel and team member commuting. Steps will be taken to further reduce energy consumption and transition to renewable energy in company offices. Sustainability efforts related to travel will continue to be improved by creating a framework grounded in data and traveller education. The Company's ESG Steering Committee will continue this impact-focused work to achieve sustainability goals in coordination with the Company's customers. The number of volunteer and community impact initiatives will expand as Slalom's footprint grows globally. Slalom will continue to focus on providing inclusive career development, mentoring, and sponsorship programs for Team Members. The Company will continue to partner with additional advocacy agencies that support the growth, development, and certification of diverse companies. |
| Research and development entails exploring expansion into new markets and is included in the accounts of Slalom, Inc. |
| During 2024, directors and management launched a companywide framework to provide a guide for re-focusing and aligning the goals and leadership of the parent company, Slalom, Inc. and all subsidiaries including Slalom Consulting Limited. The strategic framework was designed to enhance operational efficiency, global integration and service delivery. It emphasizes a matrix organizational model to reduce silos and foster collaboration across teams as well as to drive efficiency and innovation by enabling cohesive work across regions and service lines. The Company's transfer pricing policy implemented in 2024 reflects the changes we made to our operating model in 2024. This operating model continues to be enhanced in 2025. |
| Slalom Consulting Limited is a registered company only in the United Kingdom. |
| ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEES |
| As the Company grows protecting its people is one of its top priorities. Utilising the employee engagement survey, wellbeing pulse checks are performed at least annually to gauge the Company's progress of achieving the best working environment for its people. Furthermore, the Company leads with transparency and accessibility in its business updates to team members via quarterly Slalom Town Halls and monthly financial updates. Further information regarding the directors engagement with employees is discussed in the strategic report. |
| The Company grants cash and equity settled share incentive interests, to recognise key employees for their services and for achieving certain performance goals. This allows those employees to share in the growth of the business. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| ENGAGEMENT WITH SUPPLIERS, CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS |
| As a company working toward better tomorrows for all, the Directors fully support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which were presented in 2015 as a shared global blueprint for prosperity. The Company's sustainability and 2020-2030 impact goals were set to address critical needs on the planet, within the Company's communities, and for its people. In collaboration with its customers, suppliers, and partners the Company is committed to shifting to 100% renewable energy by 2030 and implementing waste reduction programs across all Slalom offices. This included furthering its ESG strategy within its operations and the services the Company provides. Through its community volunteer efforts, pro bono client engagements, and local global donations, the Company supports organizations around the world. |
| DISABLED EMPLOYEES |
| Slalom provides equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to ensuring such individuals are not subjected to discrimination or retaliation in the workplace. Slalom prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law, to allow an applicant to participate in the application process and to enable or assist a current team member to perform the essential functions of their job. |
| Slalom has implemented a unique and flexible wellbeing spending account referred to as the THRIVE fund, to be used by team members to improve their physical health, mental health, financial health, and social wellbeing in a way that has the greatest impact to them. Through the creation of the employee community group Horizons, a commitment to intersectional allyship has been formed to advocate for change within Slalom, related to accessibility initiatives, policy reform, and recruiting of disabled and neurodiverse individuals. |
| STREAMLINED ENERGY AND CARBON REPORTING |
| In accordance with environmental reporting guidelines including streamlined energy and carbon reporting requirements (SECR), the Company's methodology for its energy and carbon reporting requirements are as follows: |
| Methodologies |
| Boundary |
| Slalom follows an operational control approach. In 2024, we did not own any of our facilities, and as an office-based organization, all our facilities are leased in office buildings. Our permanent leases are where we can introduce and implement our operating policies and are considered within our operational control. Emissions from our permanent leases are included in our Scope 1 and 2 measurements. |
| Scope 1 |
| Fugitive emissions from Slalom owned or operated refrigerators are included in Slalom's Scope 1 emissions. |
| Slalom leverages the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Guidance for Direct Fugitive Emissions from Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Fire Suppression, and Industrial Gases, in alignment with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Emission factors come from the UK Government GHG conversion factors for company reporting, and the GWP's come from IPCC AR6. Annually, our complete greenhouse gas inventory, including scope 1 emissions, is verified by a third party, KERAMIDA. |
| Scope 2 |
| Emissions from all energy use by Slalom are included in Slalom's Scope 2 emissions, including electricity, district heating/steam, district cooling, onsite fuel consumption, and A/C fugitive emissions from refrigerant use. In alignment with GHG Protocol, Slalom's Scope 2 emissions include emissions from onsite combustion and onsite refrigerant equipment because on-site heat generation and cooling equipment fall under the operational control of the landlord or building management company. Therefore, as a tenant, we report consumption of heat and cooling generated on-site as Scope 2. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Slalom calculates Scope 2 emissions using location-based and market-based methods in alignment with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Emission factors for fuel consumption are sourced from either utility-provided power content labels, Green-E emissions factor libraries, known renewable energy contracts (where emissions factor is 0) UK Government GHG conversion factors for company reporting, or the EPA for stationary fuel conversion factors. Global warming potentials (GWPs) are based on values from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). Annually, our complete greenhouse gas inventory, including scope 2 emissions, is verified by a third party, KERAMIDA. |
| Data Notes and Limitations |
| Our Scope 1 emissions are estimated based on refrigerators present in each office. |
| For Scope 2, we assume all offices use electricity and refrigerants for HVAC units. In most cases, our utilities are managed by our property managers. We collect space data and fuel consumption data for electricity, natural gas, and other fuels from our property managers on an annual basis and use this data to calculate Scope 2 emissions. When data is not provided, we make estimates based on average kWh per square foot. When data is missing for specific time periods, we extrapolate using the data provided. |
| London Office: 2024 |
| Scope 1 Detail: Annual estimate based on number of refrigerators present in office. |
| Scope 2 Detail: Our London office is sub-metered, but the property manager was only able to provide us with usage data from July 1- December 31. The rest of the year data gap was filled via kWh/Sq Ft daily rate estimates. Annual estimate was made for refrigerants in heating and cooling HVAC units. |
| Manchester Office: 2024 |
| Scope 1 Detail: Annual estimate based on number of refrigerators present in office. |
| Scope 2 Detail: In our annual property manager survey, the Manchester property manager indicated that the building uses electricity and natural gas but did not provide us with usage data. Therefore, fuel consumption for natural gas, electricity and refrigerants were estimated for the year. |
| London Office: 2023 |
| Scope 1 Detail: Annual estimate based on number of refrigerators present in office. |
| Scope 2 Detail: No property manager data was provided in 2023, and so annual estimates were made for electricity, natural gas and refrigerants using average kWh per day per Sq ft. It was assumed that the London office used natural gas. |
| Manchester Office: 2023 |
| Scope 1 Detail: Annual estimate based on number of refrigerators present in office. |
| Scope 2 Detail: Electricity data was provided by the property manager for the entire year. Annual estimates were made for Natural gas and refrigerants in heating and cooling HVAC units. |
| The Company's energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, and intensity ratio for the 2024 and 2023 reporting years are outlined below. |
| Energy Usage |
Office Name |
London - 2 London Bridge |
Manchester - 17 Marble Street |
United Kingdom (Total) |
| Reporting Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Electricity Consumption (kWh) |
346,790.95 |
143,564.97 |
59,758.50 |
85,520.57 |
406,549.45 |
229,085.55 |
| Other Fuel Consumption (kWh) |
119,270.53 |
0.00 |
50,511.33 |
114,523.20 |
169,781.86 |
114,523.20 |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Sum of Fuel Consumption (kWh) |
466,061.48 |
143,564.97 |
110,269.83 |
200,043.77 |
576,331.32 |
343,608.75 |
| Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
Office Name |
London - 2 London Bridge |
Manchester - 17 Marble Street |
United Kingdom (Total) |
| Reporting Year | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Sum of Scope 1 Emissions (tCO2e) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Sum of Scope 2 Location-Based Emissions (tCO2e) |
104.62 |
41.43 |
25.90 |
32.68 |
130.52 |
74.12 |
| Sum of Scope 2 Market-Based Emissions (tCO2e) |
159.44 |
11.71 |
35.35 |
48.19 |
194.79 |
59.91 |
| Intensity Ratio |
Office Name |
London - 2 London Bridge |
Manchester - 17 Marble Street |
United Kingdom (Total) |
| Reporting Year | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| 2024 Scope 1 and Scope 2 Location-Based Emissions per Full Time Employee (tCO2e/FTE) |
0.11 |
0.34 |
0.16 |
| 2024 Scope 1 and Scope 2 Market-Based Emissions per Full Time Employee (tCO2e/FTE) |
0.03 |
0.50 |
0.13 |
| The Company has taken the following actions during the 2024 reporting year: |
| Office Sustainability Practices Leveraged |
| London |
| - Signage for recycling and composting instructions near bins to promote energy conservation and efficiency in our community's waste systems. |
| - Earth Month local campaign to educate team members on the importance of energy efficiency at home and in the office. |
| - Bicycle storage to promote sustainable forms of transportation to and from the office. |
| - Hand driers in bathrooms to limit waste and promote energy conservation and efficiency in our community's waste systems. |
| - Sustainable furniture recycling/ removal to repurpose or responsibly dispose of office furniture. |
| Manchester |
| - Signage for recycling and composting instructions near bins to promote energy conservation and efficiency in our community's waste systems. |
| - Bicycle storage to promote sustainable forms of transportation to and from the office. |
| - Office energy conservation signage, awareness initiatives, and/or incentives (e.g., lights off reminders, unplugging devices when unused, taking the stairs between floors challenge) to limit our energy consumption. |
| - Hand driers in bathrooms to limit waste and promote energy conservation and efficiency in our community's waste systems. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Renewable Energy |
| London |
| - The office purchases and then retires renewable energy certificates for the building. |
| Manchester |
| - Slalom works closely with our property managers to procure 100% renewable electricity with certificates for all electricity usage within our operations. |
| Energy Efficiency and Low-carbon Features Offered by Building |
| London |
| - No survey response from 2024 Property Manager Survey. |
| Manchester |
| - LED Lighting in the office to reduce energy consumption. |
| - Efficient HVAC systems to reduce energy consumption. |
| - Smart energy monitoring and reporting systems to enhance energy efficiency throughout the day. |
| - Building has electrification plans (no fossil fuels) within the next 10 years to limit greenhouse gas production. |
| Slalom Wide Energy Efficiency Actions |
| London and Manchester |
| - Avoid zombie servers, turn off items that are no longer in use, and engage in other cost-saving and energy-saving practices, such as working with cloud computing partners to ensure sustainable cloud computing practices are followed. |
| STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES |
| The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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; |
| - | state whether applicable 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 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. |
| STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
| To the best of the Director's knowledge, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the Company's auditors are unaware of. Each director has taken all necessary steps to ensure they are informed about any relevant audit information and to confirm the Company's auditors are aware of that information. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| AUDITORS |
| The auditors, Oury Clark Chartered Accountants, are deemed to be re-appointed under Section 487 (2) of the Companies Act 2006. |
| ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| Opinion |
| We have audited the financial statements of Slalom Consulting Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Other Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, 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). |
| 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 profit 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. |
| 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 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 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 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 and one day 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Report of the Directors and Strategic Report, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon. |
| 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. |
| In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be misstated. If we identify such inconsistencies or apparent 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 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 the audit: |
| - | the information given in the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
| - | the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| 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 Report of the Directors. |
| We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where 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 directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or |
| - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or |
| - the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors. |
| Responsibilities of directors |
| As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page nine, 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 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. |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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. |
| Identifying and assessing potential irregularities, including fraud |
| In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following: |
| - Considering the nature of the industry, sector, control environment and current business activities, including possible performance targets and subsequent remuneration. |
| - Enquiring of management concerning policies and procedures relating to: |
| 1. Complying with laws and regulations and whether there were any instances of non-compliance; |
| 2. Mitigating, detecting and responding to fraud risk and whether there has been any actual or possible instances of fraud. |
| - Discussing within the engagement team, how and where fraud may occur in the financial statements along with the possible indicators of fraud. We identified the following areas most likely to be susceptible to fraud: |
| 1. Management override; |
| 2. Revenue recognition. |
| - Discussing within the engagement team, the legal and regulatory framework in which the company operates and in particular those which would have an impact on the financial statements. The key laws and regulations considered were the Companies Act 2006, UK tax legislation and UK employment law. |
| Audit response to the risks identified |
| As noted above, we identified management override and revenue recognition as the matters that would most likely be susceptible to fraud. Our procedures to respond to this risk included the following. |
| - Review of nominal ledger and journals posted in the year to ensure there was no evidence of management override; |
| - Review a sample of sales transactions to ensure sales are legitimate, recognised in the correct accounting period and are in line with the applicable accounting standards. |
| Further, we also identified compliance with the Companies Act 2006, UK tax legislation and UK employment law as being key areas where there may be possible non-compliance. Our procedures to respond to these risks included the following: |
| 1. Review the disclosures in the financial statements and testing supporting documentation to assess compliance with the Companies Act 2006; |
| 2. Safeguard review of the financial statements by a qualified accountant not associated with the audit team; |
| 3. Safeguard review of the corporation tax computation by someone independent of the audit team and CTA qualified; |
| 4. A review of expenses for any items not allowable for UK corporation tax, and to ensure the tax computation complies with UK tax legislation; |
| 5. We have checked a sample of compliance with right to work checks and reviewed legal fees for indications of material issues arising out of non-compliance with UK employment law. |
| REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED |
| The above matters and identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks were communicated to all engagement team members, in order to enable the team to have the ability to identify such risks. The whole team remained alert to any indications of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations throughout the audit. |
| There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment. |
| 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 Report of the Auditors. |
| 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 a Report of the Auditors 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 |
| Statutory Auditors |
| Herschel House |
| 58 Herschel Street |
| Slough |
| Berkshire |
| SL1 1PG |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| INCOME STATEMENT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 |
| TURNOVER | 3 |
| Cost of sales |
| GROSS PROFIT |
| Administrative expenses |
| OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) | 6 | ( |
) |
| Interest receivable and similar income |
| 3,603 | (9,973 | ) |
| Interest payable and similar expenses | 8 |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION | ( |
) |
| Tax on profit/(loss) | 9 |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
( |
) |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR | ( |
) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
( |
) |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| BALANCE SHEET |
| 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 10 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Debtors: amounts falling due within one year | 11 |
| Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year |
11 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 12 |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year | 13 |
| NET ASSETS |
| CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
| Called up share capital | 15 |
| Retained earnings | 16 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| Called up |
| share | Retained | Total |
| capital | earnings | equity |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Balance at 1 January 2023 | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Deficit for the year | - | (10,728 | ) | (10,728 | ) |
| Total comprehensive income | - | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Issue of share capital | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2023 | ( |
) |
| Changes in equity |
| Profit for the year | - | 3,033 | 3,033 |
| Total comprehensive income | - |
| Balance at 31 December 2024 | ( |
) |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Notes | £'000 | £'000 |
| Cash flows from operating activities |
| Cash generated from operations | 1 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Interest paid | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Net cash from operating activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from investing activities |
| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Interest received |
| Net cash from investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Cash flows from financing activities |
| Intercompany balance movement | 2,500 | - |
| Share issue |
| Net cash from financing activities |
| (Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
2 |
4,515 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 2 | 4,877 | 7,721 |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT/(LOSS) BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Profit/(loss) before taxation | ( |
) |
| Depreciation charges |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
| Share option charge | 247 | 62 |
| Finance costs | 570 | 755 |
| Finance income | (62 | ) | - |
| 4,620 | (8,970 | ) |
| Increase in trade and other debtors | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| Increase/(decrease) in trade and other creditors | ( |
) |
| Cash generated from operations | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| 2. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts: |
| Year ended 31 December 2024 |
| 31.12.24 | 1.1.24 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,877 | 7,721 |
| Year ended 31 December 2023 |
| 31.12.23 | 1.1.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 7,721 | 4,515 |
| 3. | ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS |
| At 1.1.24 | Cash flow | At 31.12.24 |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Net cash |
| Cash at bank | 7,721 | (2,844 | ) | 4,877 |
| 7,721 | ( |
) | 4,877 |
| Total | 7,721 | (2,844 | ) | 4,877 |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 1. | STATUTORY INFORMATION |
| Slalom Consulting Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The Company's registered number can be found on the Company Information page. |
| The company's registered office and principal place of business is located at 2 London Bridge, London, SE1 9RA. In addition to its London headquarters, the company also operates from an office in Manchester at 17 Marble Street, Manchester, M2 3AW. |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements are presented in pound sterling and rounded to thousands. |
| The company has obtained a letter of support from its parent company, Slalom, Inc.. The directors of Slalom, Inc. have provided a commitment to provide any financial support which may be necessary in order that the company can meet its liabilities, as they fall due, for the foreseeable future being for a period of at least 12 months and 1 day following the signing of the audit report attached to these accounts. As a result of this commitment the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements. |
| Related party exemption |
| The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty |
| The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. |
| In the current year, management have made judgements in relation to the items listed below. |
| Share based payments - management have made judgements with regards to the fair value of the share incentives and in concluding that all employees with incentives will receive those options. |
| Depreciation - management uses judgement to estimate the useful lives and residual value of depreciating tangible fixed assets. |
| Deferred tax - management uses judgements concluding whether any possible deferred tax asset should be recognised. |
| Revenue on fixed term contracts - management is required to exercise judgement in determining the appropriate timing and pattern of revenue recognition for fixed-term contracts. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Turnover |
| Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable less deferred amounts. Discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes are excluded. |
| Sales contracts with customers are based on either a time and materials spent basis or on a fixed fee arrangement. |
| For sales contracts on a time and materials basis, revenue is recognised when the time and materials are spent performing the engagement. |
| For sales contracts with a fixed fee arrangement, revenue is recognised in accordance to the proportion of services rendered in comparison to the complete services to be performed per the sales contract. |
| Sales invoices are raised to customers in accordance with the terms of the sales contract. This therefore results in instances of deferred and accrued revenue. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. |
| Improvements to property | - over remaining term of lease |
| Workstations | - over 3 - 5 years on cost |
| Fixtures & Fittings | - over 3 - 5 years on cost |
| Network and communications equipment | - over 3 - 5 years on cost |
| Taxation |
| Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. |
| Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted. |
| Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. |
| Deferred tax |
| Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. |
| Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
| Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. |
| Foreign currencies |
| Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result. |
| Hire purchase and leasing commitments |
| Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the period of the lease. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits |
| The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the Company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate. |
| Share based payments |
| Share-based compensation includes equity incentive awards such as restricted stock units (RSUs), which are subject to time-based or performance vesting conditions, as well as Other Series of common stock originally granted as performance-based incentive common units (ICUs). These ICUs were converted to Other Series of common stock in connection with the conversion of Slalom, LLC to Slalom, Inc. as of 1 January 2023 and retain their original vesting schedules. |
| For share based incentives granted to directors and employees, the compensation cost is measured at fair value at the date of grant and is recognised over the service period of directors and employees. |
| The cost of equity-settled transactions is measured at fair value on grant date. Fair value is determined using |
| the grant date share price of common stock.The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised as an expense over the vesting period. The cumulative charge to profit or loss is calculated based on the grant date fair value of the award, the best estimate of the number of awards that are likely to vest and the expired portion of the vesting period. The amount recognised in profit or loss for the period is the cumulative amount calculated at each reporting date less amounts already recognised in previous periods. |
| The share based payment expense is recognised on a reasonable allocation of the group expense. |
| Cash flow statement |
| The cash flow statement included in these accounts is prepared under the indirect method. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
| Financial instruments |
| Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Company’s balance sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the relevant instrument, and derecognised when it ceases to be a party to such provisions. |
| Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through the statement of total comprehensive income are recognised immediately in the income statement. |
| Financial assets |
| The Company classifies its financial assets into the categories, discussed below, due to the purpose for which the asset was acquired. The Company has not classified any of its financial assets as held to maturity. |
| Loans and receivables |
| These assets are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise principally through the provision of services to customers (e.g. trade debtors), but also incorporate other types of contractual monetary asset. They are initially recognised at fair value, including transaction costs that are directly attributable to their acquisition or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost. |
| The Company’s loans and receivables consist of trade and other debtors and accrued revenue included within the balance sheet. Cash and bank balances include cash held at bank and cash on hand. |
| Impairment provisions are recognised when there is objective evidence, for example, significant financial difficulties on the part of the counterparty, or default, or significant delay in payment, that the Company will be unable to collect all of the amounts due under the terms of the receivable. The amount of such a provision being the difference between the net carrying amount and the present value of the future expected cash flows associated with the impaired receivable.For certain categories of financial asset, such as trade debtors, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables includes the Company’s past experience of collecting payments. |
| For trade debtors which are reported net, such provisions are recorded in a separate allowance account with the loss being recognised within administrative expenses in the statement of total comprehensive income. On confirmation that the trade receivables will not be collectable, the gross carrying value of the asset is written off against the associated provision. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognised in the income statement. |
| Financial liabilities and equity |
| Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. |
| Financial liabilities |
| Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value net of any directly attributable transaction costs. These interest-bearing liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with the interest expense charged at a constant rate on the outstanding liabilities. |
| Equity instruments |
| An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Ordinary shares are classified as equity; ordinary shares issued by the Company are recognised at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 3. | TURNOVER |
| The turnover and profit (2023 - loss) before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the company. |
| An analysis of turnover by class of business is given below: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| ( |
) | ( |
) |
| 4. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Wages and salaries |
| Social security costs |
| Other pension costs |
| The average number of employees during the year was as follows: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| Consultants and Leaders | 390 | 429 |
| Operations | 80 | 90 |
| 5. | DIRECTORS' EMOLUMENTS |
| The aggregate remuneration of the directors for the year amounted to £866k (2023: £824k). For the purposes of Schedule 5, Part 2, Paragraph 2 to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. The remuneration of the highest paid director included within this total amounted to £863k. During the year, the highest paid director received shares under a long-term incentive scheme. |
| No employer pension contributions were made during the year to the directors. |
| 6. | OPERATING PROFIT/(LOSS) |
| The operating profit (2023 - operating loss) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Other operating leases |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
| Foreign exchange differences | ( |
) |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 7. | AUDITORS' REMUNERATION |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Fees payable to the company's auditors and their associates for the audit of the company's financial statements |
70 |
51 |
| Total audit fees | 70 | 51 |
| Taxation compliance services |
| Other non- audit services |
| Total non-audit fees | 30 | 42 |
| Total fees payable | 100 | 93 |
| 8. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Interest |
| 9. | TAXATION |
| Analysis of the tax charge |
| No liability to UK corporation tax arose for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023. |
| Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
| The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | ( |
) |
| Profit/(loss) multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of |
( |
) |
| Effects of: |
| Expenses not deductible for tax purposes |
| Depreciation in excess of capital allowances |
| Losses carried forward | (1,035 | ) | 2,517 |
| Pension contributions outstanding | (1 | ) | (2 | ) |
| (Profit)/loss on disposals of assets | 1 | 5 |
| Total tax charge | - | - |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 10. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Network |
| Improvements | Fixtures | and |
| to | and | communications |
| property | Workstations | fittings | equipment | Totals |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| COST |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Additions |
| Disposals | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 1 January 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| Eliminated on disposal | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 31 December 2024 |
| At 31 December 2023 |
| 11. | DEBTORS |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Amounts falling due within one year: |
| Trade debtors |
| Amounts owed by group undertakings |
| Other debtors |
| Accrued income |
| Prepayments |
| Amounts falling due after more than one year: |
| Other debtors |
| Aggregate amounts |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 12. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Trade creditors |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| VAT | 1,908 | 1,674 |
| Other creditors |
| Deferred income |
| Accrued expenses |
| 13. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Amounts owed to group undertakings |
| Other creditors |
| 14. | LEASING AGREEMENTS |
| Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: |
| 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| £'000 | £'000 |
| Within one year |
| Between one and five years |
| In more than five years |
| Lease payments recognised as an expense totalled £1,516k (2023: £1,333k) in the year. |
| 15. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
| Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
| Number: | Class: | Nominal | 31.12.24 | 31.12.23 |
| value: | £'000 | £'000 |
| Ordinary | £1 | 63,993 | 63,993 |
| The ordinary shares give full and equal rights to participate in voting in all circumstances, to receive dividends and to receive capital distributions, whether on a winding up or otherwise. The shares are not redeemable. |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 16. | RESERVES |
| Retained |
| earnings |
| £'000 |
| At 1 January 2024 | ( |
) |
| Profit for the year |
| At 31 December 2024 | ( |
) |
| 17. | PENSION COMMITMENTS |
| During the year, the Company made pension contributions of £2,668k (2023: £2,831k). Within this, the company made pension contributions of £Nil (2023: £Nil) on behalf of directors. As at the year end, total unpaid pension contributions were £223k (2023: £227k). |
| 18. | ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY & CONTROLLING PARTY |
| Slalom International Holdings GmbH (incorporated in Switzerland) is regarded by the directors as being the Company's immediate parent company. |
| Slalom, Inc. (incorporated in USA) is regarded by the directors as being the Company's ultimate parent company. The Slalom, Inc. accounts are not publicly available. |
| It is the opinion of the directors that there is no ultimate controlling party. |
| 19. | SHARE-BASED PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS |
| The Company grants RSUs which are equity-settled share-based payments to key employees to compensate those employees for their services and for achieving certain performance goals, and to allow them to share in the growth of the business. |
| The cost of equity-settled transactions is measured at fair value on grant date. Fair value is determined using the grant date share price of common stock. The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised as an expense over the vesting period. The cumulative charge to profit or loss is calculated based on the grant date fair value of the award, the best estimate of the number of awards that are likely to vest and the expired portion of the vesting period. The amount recognised in profit or loss for the period is the cumulative amount calculated at each reporting date less amounts already recognised in previous periods. |
| The total number of RSUs outstanding at the beginning of the year ended 31 December 2024 was 45,341. |
| There were 6,999 granted during the year to 31 December 2024 (2023: 591). Additionally, 4 were transferred from other group companies during the year to 31 December 2024 (2023: 466 to other group companies). |
| The weighted average grant price of all incentives remaining at the year end was $90.79 (2023: $70.57). |
| During the year 2,842 (2023: 8,433) were redeemed and 212 (2023: 0) were forfeited. |
| A share-based compensation expense of £247k (2023: £62k) was recognised as a staff cost during 2024, the corresponding liability was recognised within the amounts owed by group undertakings. |
| At the balance sheet date there were a total of 49,290 incentive interests (2023: 45,341). |
| SLALOM CONSULTING LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 08874662) |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |
| 20. | MODERN SLAVERY ACT |
| Following the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act, the company has reviewed its procurement and human rights practices and those of its supply chain in light of this act and has taken action to comply with the regulations of the Act. The Modern Slavery statement can be found on the Company's website. |