Company registration number 15186328 (England and Wales)
COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
Affinia
The Octagon
Suite E2, 2nd Floor
Middleborough
Colchester
CO1 1TG
COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Statement of financial position
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 5
COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
31 December 2024
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2024
Notes
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
4
40,210
Current assets
-
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
5
(47,210)
Net current liabilities
(47,210)
Net liabilities
(7,000)
Reserves
Income and expenditure account
(7,000)
Total members' funds
(7,000)

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

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income and expenditure account within the financial statements.true

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 4 November 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr I Shervell
Director
Company registration number 15186328 (England and Wales)
COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
- 2 -
1
Accounting policies
Company information

County Broadband (EBT) Limited is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Old Bourchiers Hall, New Road, Aldham, Essex, United Kingdom, CO63QU.

1.1
Reporting period

The reporting period has been extended to a period end of 31 December 2024, covering 14 months, in order to bring the year end date in line with other companies within the group.

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 a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

1.3
Going concern

The directors are satisfied with progress to date, notwithstanding the loss sustained in the period to 31 December 2024 of £7,000 and the net current liabilities at 31 December 2024 of £47,210.true

The directors have concluded that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and hence its is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of these financial statements. As part of this conclusion, consideration has been given to the support provided by Aviva Investors Infrastructure Income No.6C1 Limited. Written confirmation has been provided to confirm that support is available to the company for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.

1.4
Income and expenditure

Income and expenses are included in the financial statements as they become receivable or due.

Expenses include VAT where applicable as the company cannot reclaim it.

1.5
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in surplus or deficit.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.

Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities.

COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 3 -
1.6
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.

1.7
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 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.

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 paymen ts 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. A m ounts 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.

1.8
Taxation

The company is exempt from corporation tax, it being a company not carrying on a business for the purposes of making a profit.

COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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2
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.

Critical judgements

The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.

Going concern

The company has direct links with with Aviva Investors Infrastructure Income No.6C1 Limited who fully support both the Company and County Broadband Ltd, of which the investment of £42,210 is linked. Written confirmation has been provided to confirm that support is available to the company for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. The directors have concluded that it is appropriate for the company to continue as a going concern.

In making their judgement, the directors have considered the company's resources and obligations, have concluded that the company will able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Investments

Investments in associates are reviewed annual for any triggers of impairments. The company makes judgements annually on the recoverability of its investments when testing for impairment.

3
Employees

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

2024
Number
Total
6
4
Fixed asset investments
2024
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
40,210
COUNTY BROADBAND (EBT) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
4
Fixed asset investments
(Continued)
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Movements in fixed asset investments
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 4 October 2023
-
Additions
40,210
At 31 December 2024
40,210
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2024
40,210
5
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
40,210
Other creditors
7,000
47,210
6
Members' liability

The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.

7
Audit report information

As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.

The auditor's report is unqualified.

Senior Statutory Auditor:
Shaun Roberts
Statutory Auditor:
Affinia (Colchester)
Date of audit report:
4 November 2025
8
Related party transactions

At the statement of financial position date the company owes £40,210 to County Broadband Limited, a company related by virtue of directors ultimately being the controlling party of County Broadband Limited.

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