Annual Report and Financial Statements
TopTable Holdings Limited
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Registered number: 06365176
TopTable Holdings Limited
Company information
Directors
Lea Marie Stadler
John Longstreet
Debby Soo
Registered number
06365176
Registered office
Alphabeta Building,
14-18 Finsbury Square
London
United Kingdom
EC2A 1AH
Independent Auditor
Deloitte LLP
1 Station Square
Cambridge
CB1 2GA
United Kingdom
TopTable Holdings Limited
Contents
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
3 - 4
Directors' report
Directors' responsibilities statement
5
6 - 8
Independent auditors' report
9
Statement of comprehensive income
Statement of financial position
10
11
Statement of changes in equity
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 19
TopTable Holdings Limited
Strategic report
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their report and the audited financial statements of TopTable Holdings Limited (“the Company”) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activities and review of the business
The principal activity of the Company is to act as a holding company for the OpenTable group of companies based in the United Kingdom and Australia. The principal activity of the subsidiary Companies during the year was the provision of distribution activities, including sales and marketing activities and business support services. In addition, a subsidiary entity also performs certain contract research and development activities as well as management services for OpenTable Inc. (indirect parent company) and receives service revenue under this arrangement.
The Company results for the year ended at £Nil (2023: £Nil).
The Company has a net asset position of £6,102,265 in 2024, consistent with a net asset position of £6,102,265 for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Section 172(1) statement
The directors have acted in the way they consider, in good faith, would be most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, having regard to its stakeholders and matters set out in s172(1)(a-f) of the Companies Act 2006, in the decisions taken during the year ended 31 December 2024.
As an investment holding company, the company does not have employees, customers, suppliers or operations. The directors have identified the ultimate parent company, Booking Holdings Inc. ("the Group"), as the key stakeholder. The directors have considered the long-term impact on the Company and its shareholders of each major corporate action and decision in 2024.
The Company's shareholders are consulted on an as needed basis, on significant matters including funding decisions, investment strategy and compliance with Group policies with the aim of maximising investment returns for the benefit of its shareholders and ensuring that its subsidiaries maintain high standards of business conduct and governance.
Any investment decision taken will be aligned to the strategy of the Group and be made in the best interests of the shareholders. The performance of the Company's investments is monitored regularly.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The principal risk of the Company is in the financial position of its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries are in an adequate financial position, and the transfer pricing arrangements of the subsidiary ensure that the risks to stakeholders are minimised.
Economic uncertainty
There continues to be a challenging global economic climate. Inflation rates have increased through 2025, up to 3.6% in June 2025 from 2.5% in December 2024. This continues to put pressure on consumers and casts doubt around consumer behaviour and their discretionary spending. The impact on the Company's subsidiaries, and therefore the Company, remains uncertain.
Future developments
The Company will continue operating as a holding company to its subsidiaries. Booking Holdings Inc., the ultimate parent company, will continue to have sole control over the Company and may opt to alter the strategic direction of the Company in the future.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Strategic report (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Financial key performance indicators
For the financial performance of the Company in the year ended 31 December 2024, investments remained consistent at £7,884,881 (2023: £7,884,881). The Company is a holding company for the OpenTable group of companies based in UK and Australia, thus value of investment is a good indicator of the Company's performance with no impairment being identified at year-end (2023: £Nil) in either the direct investments in OpenTable International Limited and OpenTable Australia Restaurants Pty Ltd or in the indirect investment in Analytical Systems Pty Ltd.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
................................................
John Longstreet
Director
Date: 29 September 2025
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Directors' report
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Principal activity
The principal activity of the Company is to act as a holding company for the OpenTable group of companies based in the United Kingdom, and Australia. The principal activity of the subsidiary Companies during the year was the provision of distribution activities, including sales and marketing activities and business support services. In addition, a subsidiary entity also performs certain contract research and development activities, as well as management services for OpenTable Inc, indirect parent company, and receives service revenue under this arrangement.
Results and dividends
The result for the year, after taxation, amounted to £Nil (2023: £Nil) and a net asset position of £6,102,265 (2023: £6,102,265). No dividends (£Nil) were received in the period (2023: £Nil). The board of directors do not intend to propose to the Annual General Meeting of the Company any dividend to be paid based on the statement of financial position to be adopted for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Directors
The directors who served during the year and up to the date of signing the financial statements are:
Peer Bueller (resigned 16 May 2025)
Daniel Stephen Hafner (resigned 16 May 2025)
Lea Marie Stadler (appointed 29 May 2025)
John Longstreet (appointed 19 May 2025)
Debby Soo
Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's activities expose it to a number of financial risks.
Cash flow and liquidity risk
The Company held payables to other group companies as of 31 December 2024 and therefore must consider liquidity risk. The Company ensures that it has sufficient funds available for continuing operations through review of its investment position and distributions to be made by its subsidiary and maintaining adequate intercompany funding by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cashflows.
Qualifying third party indemnity provisions
Qualifying third party provisions (as defined in section 234 of the Companies Act 2006) were in force for the benefit of the directors, including Directors of the parent company and subsidiaries, during the year as well as at the date of approval of the financial statements.
Matters covered in the strategic report
The business review, key and other performance indicators, details of the Company's principal risks and uncertainties identified by directors and future developments are listed in the strategic report on pages 1-2.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Company has continued to be in a net asset position, albeit the statement of financial position shows the Company to have net current liabilities due to intercompany liabilities.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Directors' report (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Going concern (continued)
The Company is the holding company of two of the most important operating entities outside of the US for Booking Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) and therefore of strategic importance to the Group. The directors consider the Company's going concern status to be closely linked to OpenTable International Limited and OpenTable Australia Restaurants Pty Ltd (both direct subsidiaries of TopTable Holdings Limited).
The subsidiaries' existence is fundamental to support the continuous existence of TopTable Holdings Limited. Hence, the Company has also secured a letter of support from Booking Holdings Inc., the ultimate parent company. The subsidiary entities have also received letters of support. The directors have assessed the cash flow forecasts of Booking Holdings Inc. and are satisfied that it has sufficient resources to support TopTable Holdings Limited for a period not less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Taking these considerations into account, and also assessing the impact of the global and local economic climate on the business, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has access to adequate resources in order to be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
Disclosure of information to auditor
Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
●
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware; and
●
the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.
This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of s418 of the Companies Act 2006.
Auditor
The auditors, Deloitte LLP, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006. This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
................................................
John Longstreet
Director
Date: 29 September 2025
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Directors' responsibilities statement
For the year ended 31 December 2024
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), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". 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 judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Independent auditors' report to the members of TopTable Holdings Limited
Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements of TopTable Holdings Ltd (the ‘company'):
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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements which comprise:
the statement of comprehensive income;
the statement of financial position;
the statement of changes in equity;
the related notes 1 to 14.
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).
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 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 Financial Reporting Council's (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.
Other information
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.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Independent auditors' report to the members of TopTable Holdings Ltd (continued)
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.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
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.
We considered the nature of the company's industry and its control environment, and reviewed the company's documentation of their policies and procedures relating to fraud and compliance with laws and regulations. We also enquired of management and the directors about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, including those that are specific to the company's business sector
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in, and identified the key laws and regulations that:
had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. These included the UK Companies Act and Tax Legislations; and
do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which may be fundamental to the company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty.
We discussed among the audit engagement team regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.
In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:
reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;
performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
enquiring of management and in-house legal counsel concerning actual and potential litigation and claims, and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
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Independent auditors' report to the members of TopTable Holdings Ltd (continued)
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
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 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.
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 any material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report in respect of the following matters 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.
We have nothing to report in respect of these matters.
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 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.
Sally Smith (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Deloitte LLP
Statutory Auditor
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Date:
29 September 2025
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The Company received no income and incurred no expenditure and therefore made neither a profit or loss in current or prior years and therefore have chosen to not present a statement of comprehensive income for the year.
The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Note
£
£
Fixed assets
8
Investments
7,884,881
7,884,881
(1,782,616)
(1,782,616)
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
10
(1,782,616)
(1,782,616)
Net current liabilities
6,102,265
Total assets less current liabilities
6,102,265
6,102,265
6,102,265
Net assets
Capital and reserves
11
Called up share capital
8,986,419
8,986,419
Share premium account
16,106,789
16,106,789
(18,990,943)
(18,990,943)
Profit and loss account
6,102,265
6,102,265
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf:
................................................
John Longstreet
Director
Date:
29 September 2025
2025-09-29
Registered number: 06365176
The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Share premium account
Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Total equity
£
£
£
£
8,986,419
16,106,789
(18,990,943)
6,102,265
At 1 January 2023
2023-01-01
Comprehensive income for the year
Profit/(loss) for the year
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
8,986,419
16,106,789
(18,990,943)
6,102,265
At 31 December 2023
Comprehensive income for the year
Profit/(loss) for the year
-
-
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
8,986,419
16,106,789
(18,990,943)
6,102,265
At 31 December 2024
The notes on pages 12 to 19 form part of these financial statements.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1.
General information
TopTable Holdings Limited (the "Company') is a private Company limited by shares incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England. The address of the Company's registered office is shown on the company information page.
The principal activity of the Company is to act as a holding company for the OpenTable group of companies based in the United Kingdom and Australia. The principal activity of the subsidiary Companies during the year was the provision of distribution activities, including sales and marketing activities and business support services. In addition, a subsidiary entity also performs certain contract research and development activities, as well as management services for OpenTable Inc, indirect parent company., and receives service revenue under this arrangement.
2.
Accounting policies
2.1
Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law), including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland” and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The functional and presentation currency of these financial statements is sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. All amounts in the financial statements have been rounded to the nearest £1.
2.2
Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The Company's ultimate parent undertaking Booking Holdings Inc., includes the Company in its consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements of Booking Holdings Inc. are available to the public and may be obtained from https://ir.bookingholdings.com/financial-information/sec-filings. Therefore the Company is exempt by virtue of s401 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements. These financial statements therefore present information about the Company as an individual undertaking and not about its group.
The Company meets the criteria to be a qualifying entity under FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and therefore, has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102:
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;true
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 11 Financial Instruments paragraphs 11.42, 11.44 to 11.45, 11.47, 11.48(a)(iii), 11.48(a)(iv), 11.48(b) and 11.48(c);true
the requirements of Section 12 Other Financial Instruments paragraphs 12.26 to 12.27, 12.29(a), 12.29(b) and 12.29A; and
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.true
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Booking Holdings Inc. as at 31 December 2024 and these financial statements may be obtained from 1521 Concord Pike Suite 201, Wilmington, Delaware, 06854, United States.
The accounting policies set out below have, unless otherwise stated, been applied consistently to all periods presented in these financial statements.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
2.
Accounting policies (continued)
2.3
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Company has continued to be in a net asset position, albeit the statement of financial position shows the Company to have net current liabilities due to intercompany liabilities.
The Company is the holding company of two of the most important operating entities outside of the US for Booking Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) and therefore of strategic importance to the Group. The directors consider the Company's going concern status to be closely linked to OpenTable International Limited and OpenTable Australia Restaurants Pty Ltd (both direct subsidiaries of TopTable Holdings Limited).
The subsidiaries' existence is fundamental to support the continuous existence of TopTable Holdings Limited. Hence, the Company has also secured a letter of support from Booking Holdings Inc., the ultimate parent company. The subsidiary entities have also received letters of support. The directors have assessed the cash flow forecasts of Booking Holdings Inc. and are satisfied that it has sufficient resources to support TopTable Holdings Limited for a period not less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Taking these considerations into account, and also assessing the impact of the global and local economic climate on the business, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has access to adequate resources in order to be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.
2.4
Foreign currency
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the Company's functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are retranslated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate ruling at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at foreign exchange rates ruling at the dates the fair value was determined.
Foreign exchange differences arising on revaluation are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income as interest payable and similar expenses.
2.5
Investments
Investments are held at cost less impairment and at each reporting date, the company assesses whether the investment is impaired and if any indication exists, the Company compares the recoverable amount with the carrying amount. Any impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.
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Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
2.
Accounting policies (continued)
2.6
Financial instruments
The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
Debt instruments (other than those wholly repayable or receivable within one year), including loans and other accounts receivable and payable, are initially measured at present value of the future cash flows and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable or receivable within one year, typically trade debtors and creditors, are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received. However, if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or in case of an out-right short-term loan that is not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially at the present value of future cash flows discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and subsequently at amortised cost, unless it qualifies as a loan from a director in the case of a small company, or a public benefit entity concessionary loan.
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income.
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. If a financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the contract.
For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the difference between an asset's carrying amount and best estimate of the recoverable amount, which is an approximation of the amount that the Company would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is an 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.
2.7
Creditors
Short term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
2.8
Interest payable and similar expenses
Finance costs are charged to the statement of comprehensive income over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.
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Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
2.
Accounting policies (continued)
2.9
Taxation
Tax is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income, except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.
Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits;
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met; and
Where they relate to timing differences in respect of interests in subsidiaries, associates, branches and joint ventures and the Company can control the reversal of the timing differences and such reversal is not considered probable in the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
3.
Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the accounting policies described in Note 2, the directors are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 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 change takes place if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
During the year no critical judgements, estimates or assumptions that have had significant impact on the carrying value of the assets and liabilities have been recognised in the financial statements.
4.
Auditor's remuneration
Auditor's remuneration fees in respect of the audit of the current year and prior period financial statements of TopTable Holdings Limited are borne by other entity undertakings, the amount of which totals £14,580 (2023: £11,318).
There are no non-audit fees for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £Nil).
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Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
5.
Directors' remuneration
Directors' emoluments are borne by other OpenTable, Inc. group companies for their services performed and none of their remuneration was specifically attributable to their services to the Company. The Directors received no remuneration for their qualifying services for this entity.
6.
Staff costs
The Company has no employees.
7.
Taxation
2024
2023
£
£
Taxation on loss
Factors affecting tax charge for the year
The tax assessed for the year is same as (2023 – same as) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% >(2023: 19%). The differences are explained below:
2024
2023
£
£
-
Loss before tax
-
Loss multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023: 25%)
Effects of:
Tax benefit surrendered to group member
Total tax charge for the year
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
8.
Investments
OpenTable Australia
OpenTable
International
Restaurants
Total
Limited
Pty Ltd
£
£
£
Cost / Valuation
10,609,797
20,907,799
31,517,596
At 1 January 2024
10,609,797
20,907,799
31,517,596
At 31 December 2024
Impairment
5,019,916
18,612,799
23,632,715
At 1 January 2024
5,019,916
18,612,799
23,632,715
At 31 December 2024
Net book value
5,589,881
2,295,000
7,884,881
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023
5,589,881
2,295,000
7,884,881
At 31 December 2024, the cost of the investment and its net book value amounts to £7,884,881 (2023: £7,884,881).
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
9.
Subsidiary undertakings
The following were subsidiary undertakings of the Company:
Class of
Holding
shares
Principal activity
Registered office
Name
Online restaurant reservations
100%
Alphabeta Building,
14-18 Finsbury Square,
London,
United Kingdom,
EC2A 1AH
Ordinary Shares
OpenTable International Limited
100%
Ordinary Shares
Holding company
Level 22, 357 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OpenTable Australia Restaurants Pty Ltd
100%
Analytical Systems Pty Ltd*
Level 22, 357 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ordinary Shares
Online restaurant reservations
*Held by subsidiary undertaking
10.
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Amounts owed to subsidiaries
1,782,616
1,782,616
1,782,616
1,782,616
The amounts owed to subsidiaries pertain to intercompany payables that are unsecured and repayable on demand. There was no interest due on these payables.
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TopTable Holdings Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
11.
Share capital
Allotted, called up and fully paid
2024
2023
£
£
8,986,419 (2023 - 8,986,419) ordinary shares of £1.00 each
8,986,419
8,986,419
The ordinary shares offer no right to fixed income.
12.
Related party transactions
The Company has taken advantage of section 33, paragraph 33.1A, of FRS 102 whereby disclosure need not be given of transactions entered between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member.
13.
Ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party
The Company's immediate parent company is OpenTable UK Holding Limited (registered office at Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 1AH), a company incorporated in the United Kingdom. The Company's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Booking Holdings Inc., a company incorporated in the United States of America, whose principal and registered office is, and whose financial statements can be obtained at 1521 Concord Pike Suite 201, Wilmington, Delaware, 06854, United States. This is both the smallest and largest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated.
14.
Subsequent events
No subsequent events to note.
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