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Registration number: 10783177

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Unaudited Filleted Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

3 to 8

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Company Information

Directors

Mr Riccardo Silva

Mrs Janet Treacy Pierce

Mr Marco Auletta

Company secretary

Mrs Janet Treacy Pierce

Registered office

The Record Hall
Sportbusiness/RH.G07
16-16A Baldwin Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ

Accountants

Charter Tax Consulting Limited 8th Floor
1 Southampton Street
London
WC2R 0LR

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

(Registration number: 10783177)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investments

4

6,830,899

6,830,899

Current assets

 

Debtors

5

3,509,824

3,733,020

Cash at bank and in hand

 

3,207

5,637

 

3,513,031

3,738,657

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

6

(12,221,309)

(12,442,325)

Net current liabilities

 

(8,708,278)

(8,703,668)

Net liabilities

 

(1,877,379)

(1,872,769)

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

500

500

Share premium reserve

579,640

579,640

Retained earnings

(2,457,519)

(2,452,909)

Shareholders' deficit

 

(1,877,379)

(1,872,769)

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. As permitted by section 444 (5A) of the Companies Act 2006, the directors have not delivered to the registrar a copy of the Profit and Loss Account.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 29 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
 


Mrs Janet Treacy Pierce
Company secretary and director

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
The Record Hall
Sportbusiness/RH.G07
16-16A Baldwin Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ

These financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board on 29 September 2025.

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime). These are the first financial statements prepared under FRS102 1A. The date of transition was 1 January 2023.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

Revenue recognition

Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts.

The company recognises revenue when:
The amount of revenue can be reliably measured;
it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity;
and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Foreign currency transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded at the functional currency rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated into the respective functional currency of the entity at the rates prevailing on the reporting period date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate on the date when the fair value is re-measured.

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

Investments

Investments in subsidiaries are held at cost less impairment provisions.

Dividends on equity securities are recognised as income when receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Share capital

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

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 3 (2023 - 3).

4

Investments

2024
£

2023
£

Investments in subsidiaries

6,830,899

6,830,899

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation

At 1 January 2024

16,900,899

Additions

2,988,272

At 31 December 2024

19,889,171

Provision

At 1 January 2024

10,070,000

Provision

2,988,272

At 31 December 2024

13,058,272

Carrying amount

At 31 December 2024

6,830,899

At 31 December 2023

6,830,899

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

2024

2023

Subsidiary undertakings

Electric Word Limited

The Record Hall
Sportbusiness/ Rh. G07
16-16a Baldwin Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ

England

Ordinary shares

100%

100%

SBG Companies Limited

The Record Hall
Sportbusiness/ Rh.G07
16-16a Baldwin Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ

England

Ordinary shares

98.75%

98.75%

P2P Publishing Limited

The Record Hall
Sportbusiness Rh.G07
16-16a Baldwin Gardens
London
EC1N 7RJ

England

Ordinary shares

100%

100%

SM 2016 Ltd

Prospect House
11-13 Lonsdale Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1NU

England

Ordinary shares

0%

100%

Health Publishing 2015 Ltd

Prospect House
11-13 Lonsdale Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1NU

England

Ordinary shares

0%

100%

Incentive Plus Ltd

Prospect House
11-13 Lonsdale Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1NU

England

Ordinary shares

0%

100%

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Undertaking

Registered office

Holding

Proportion of voting rights and shares held

Sport Business Group America LLC

251 Little Falls Drive
Wilmington
New Castle
Delaware, 19808

United States of America

Ordinary shares

100%

100%

Sport Business Group Asia Pte Ltd

100 Tras Street, #16-01
100 AM, 079027

Singapore

Ordinary shares

100%

100%

Subsidiary undertakings

Electric Word Limited

The principal activity of Electric Word Limited is a holding Company - now dormant.

SBG Companies Limited

The principal activity of SBG Companies Limited is providing business insight, data and analysis to executives in the global business of sport.

P2P Publishing Limited

The principal activity of P2P Publishing Limited is dormant.

SM 2016 Ltd

The principal activity of SM 2016 Ltd is dormant - in liquidation - dissolved 10 January 2024.

Health Publishing 2015 Ltd

The principal activity of Health Publishing 2015 Ltd is dormant - in liquidation - dissolved 10 January 2024.

Incentive Plus Ltd

The principal activity of Incentive Plus Ltd is dormant - in liquidation - dissolved 10 January 2024.

Sport Business Group America LLC

The principal activity of Sport Business Group America LLC is a sales office for the SportBusiness group.

Sport Business Group Asia Pte Ltd

The principal activity of Sport Business Group Asia Pte Ltd is a sales office for the SportBusiness group.

 

Sport Business Acquisitions Limited

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

5

Debtors

Current

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Amounts owed by related parties

3,505,100

3,727,846

Prepayments

 

4,724

4,724

Other debtors

 

-

450

   

3,509,824

3,733,020

6

Creditors

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

-

2,700

Amounts due to related parties

103,736

281,452

Accruals and deferred income

 

8,400

13,000

Other creditors

 

12,109,173

12,145,173

 

12,221,309

12,442,325

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2024

2023

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary Shares of £1 each

500

500

500

500

       

8

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The company's immediate parent is Silva International Investments (UK) Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.