Company Registration No. 13802788 (England and Wales)
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Unaudited financial statements
for the Period ended 31 December 2024
Pages for filing with the registrar
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Contents
Page
Statement of financial position
1 - 2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 7
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2024
1
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
494,258
73,761
Investment property
5
31,739,987
31,739,987
32,234,245
31,813,748
Current assets
Debtors
6
24,355,288
2,382,572
Cash at bank and in hand
495,684
273,164
24,850,972
2,655,736
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(57,177,216)
(2,132,305)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(32,326,244)
523,431
Total assets less current liabilities
(91,999)
32,337,179
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(32,565,038)
Deferred income
(2,419,737)
(2,009,845)
Net liabilities
(2,511,736)
(2,237,704)
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
(2,512,736)
(2,238,704)
Total equity
(2,511,736)
(2,237,704)
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
For the financial Period 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 directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the Period in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Statement of financial position (continued)
As at 31 December 2024
2
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 16 September 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Patrick Shovlin
Director
Company Registration No. 13802788
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the period ended 31 December 2024
3
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Globeworks Birmingham Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Hayfield House, Arleston Way, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4LH.
1.1
Reporting period
The prior accounting period was shortened from twelve to nine months, so that the company is coterminous with other connected companies of the shareholders.
1.2
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 freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.3
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.4
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for rental services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
When cash inflows are deferred and represent a financing arrangement, the fair value of the consideration is the present value of the future receipts. The difference between the fair value of the consideration and the nominal amount received is recognised as interest income.
1.5
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures and fittings
Straight line over 3 and 5 years
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
4
1.6
Investment property
Investment property, which is property held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation, is initially recognised at cost, which includes the purchase cost and any directly attributable expenditure. Subsequently it is measured at fair value at the reporting end date. Changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss.
1.7
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.8
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.
1.9
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 statement of financial position 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, 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.
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies (continued)
5
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, 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.
1.10
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.
2
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
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.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the Period was:
2024
2023
Number
Number
Total
4
4
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 31 December 2024
6
4
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 January 2024
95,042
Additions
514,764
At 31 December 2024
609,806
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2024
21,281
Depreciation charged in the Period
94,267
At 31 December 2024
115,548
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
494,258
At 31 December 2023
73,761
5
Investment property
2024
£
Fair value
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024
31,739,987
The fair value of the investment property has been arrived at on the basis of cost as the property lease was acquired during the period to 31 December 2022. The Directors consider this to be the most accurate estimate of the property's fair value as at 31 December 2024.
As of 5 July 2024, Santander held a fixed charge over the Company’s investment property, as well as a fixed and floating charge over its remaining assets.
6
Debtors
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
1,400,303
1,913,651
Amounts owed by group undertakings
22,852,500
Other debtors
102,485
468,921
24,355,288
2,382,572
Globeworks Birmingham Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the period ended 31 December 2024
7
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans
134,868
Trade creditors
446,728
586,192
Amounts owed to group undertakings
45,709,544
Taxation and social security
1,600
Other creditors
11,020,944
1,409,645
57,177,216
2,132,305
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2024
2023
£
£
Bank loans and overdrafts
17,540,409
Other creditors
15,024,629
32,565,038
9
Called up share capital
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 1p each
100,000
100,000
1,000
1,000
10
Parent company
The immediate parent undertaking is Globeworks Group Limited and the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Bostin Limited which has a registered office at 50 La Colomberie, St. Helier, JE2 4QB, Jersey.