Tortola Media Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 5GS.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the presentational currency of the company. The functional currency of the company is United States Dollars. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
There has been a change in the presentational currency of the company. The comparative financial statements were previously reported in United States Dollars but are now presented in Sterling.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors 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.
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, including creditors, 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 creditors 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 creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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.
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.
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
During the year the company entered into the following transactions with related parties:
Associated undertaking
During the period, interest accumulated was capitalised from Ray Pictures Limited of $28,402 (£22,684) (2023: $26,975 (£21,347)) with interest of 5% per annum payable annually in arrears. At the balance sheet date, the loan of $1,126,135 (£899,396) (2023: $1,097,733) (£862,151) and interest of £50,563 (2023: £15,607) is included in debtors (note 6).
During the period, additional loans were made available to El Studio Filmmakers S.L.U of $820,000 (£654,908) (2023: $800,000 (£638,934)).At the balance sheet date, loans made available to El Estudio Filmmakers, S.L.U. totalling $6,620,000 (£5,287,181) (2023: $5,800,000 (£4,555,274)) and interest of $579,333 (£462,695) (2023: $262,945 (£207,066)) is included in debtors (note 6). Interest is calculated at 5% per annum payable annually.
During the period, loans were made available to MVG Films Limited of $328,673 (£262,500). Interest is calculated at 5% per annum payable annually and totalled $3,850 (£3,074) at the year end.
Parent undertaking
Additional capital contributions of $1,172,874 (£886,822) (2023: $1,535,609 (£1,229,904))were received from the parent company Inicia Media Fund I LP. Total capital contributions of $20,850,059 (£15,735,656) (2023-$19,677,185) (£14,848,824) are included at the balance sheet date.
Other related party transactions
At the balance sheet date, loans made available to iGeneration Studios Limited of $6,000,000 (£4,792,007) (2023 - $6,000,000) (£4,712,352) and interest of £566,773 (2023: £566,773) is included in debtors (note 6). Interest is calculated at 5% per annum payable at the end of the 3 year loan term.
iGeneration Studios Limited is a company which Tortola Media Limited have a minority shareholding in.