Company registration number 11155408 (England and Wales)
LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
3
8,757,001
8,547,482
Current assets
Debtors
4
29,720
456,322
Cash at bank and in hand
197,388
2,172,735
227,108
2,629,057
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(7,670)
(13,831)
Net current assets
219,438
2,615,226
Net assets
8,976,439
11,162,708
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
6
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
8,975,439
11,161,708
Total equity
8,976,439
11,162,708

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

The member has not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

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

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The director of the company has elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 29 September 2025
M Taggart
Director
Company registration number 11155408 (England and Wales)
LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Lion's Share (Holdings) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Penrose House, 67 Hightown Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9BE.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Fixed asset investments

Investments in listed instruments are initially measured at transaction price less transaction costs and subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss.

 

Fair value is measured as the listed market price of the instrument at the reporting date and is provided by specialist stock brokers.

 

Any change in the fair value of listed investments is recognised immediately through the profit and loss account.

1.3
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.4
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally 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.

Basic financial assets

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.

LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Classification of financial liabilities

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

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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.

1.5
Equity instruments

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.

1.6
Taxation

The tax expense represents the deferred tax.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

1.7
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

1.8
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
1
1
3
Fixed asset investments
2024
2023
£
£
Other investments other than loans
8,757,001
8,547,482
Fixed asset investments revalued

Investments are held at fair value. Fair value is determined with reference to the investment valuation report, prepared by J. Safra Sarasin, as at 31 December 2024. The value at historical cost would be £8,638,798 (2023 - £8,580,913).

Movements in fixed asset investments
Investments
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2024
8,547,482
Additions
4,748,416
Valuation changes
56,486
Foreign exchange movements
184,363
Fair value movements
(89,052)
Disposals
(4,690,694)
At 31 December 2024
8,757,001
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
8,757,001
At 31 December 2023
8,547,482
4
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Other debtors
169
372
LION'S SHARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
4
Debtors
(Continued)
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2024
2023
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Deferred tax asset
29,551
455,950
Total debtors
29,720
456,322
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Trade creditors
-
0
7,107
Other creditors
7,670
6,724
7,670
13,831
6
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
7
Related party transactions
2024
2023
Amounts due to related parties
£
£
Other related parties
370
399

During the year ended 31 December 2023, Big Rock Consulting Limited, a limited company registered in Gibraltar and connected by virtue of common key management personnel, paid expenses of £399 on behalf of the company. At 31 December 2024, £370 is due to Big Rock Consulting Limited (2023 - £399). The liability has been revalued at the closing exchange rate in which the expenses were paid for in.

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