Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Pages for Filing with Registrar
Company Registration No. 08906841 (England and Wales)
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Company Information
Directors
P Bonhomme
A Flande
Company number
08906841
Registered office
Saffron House
6-10 Kirby Street
London
EC1N 8TS
Auditor
KPMG LLP
1 Stokes Place
St Stephen's Green
Saint Kevins
Dublin 2
D02 DE03
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Contents
Page
Balance sheet
1
Statement of changes in equity
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2024
Page 1
31 December
31 December
2024
2023
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
6
866,370
866,370
Current assets
Debtors
8
4,059
963
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
9
(128,285)
(111,282)
Net current liabilities
(124,226)
(110,319)
Net assets
742,144
756,051
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
10
1,000
1,000
Profit and loss reserves
741,144
755,051
Total equity
742,144
756,051

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

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 applying section 1A - small entities.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 23 October 2025 and are signed on its behalf by:
A Flande
Director
Company Registration No. 08906841
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Page 2
Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 May 2023
1,000
771,289
772,289
Period ended 31 December 2023:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the period
-
783,762
783,762
Dividends
5
-
(800,000)
(800,000)
Balance at 31 December 2023
1,000
755,051
756,051
Year ended 31 December 2024:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
486,093
486,093
Dividends
5
-
(500,000)
(500,000)
Balance at 31 December 2024
1,000
741,144
742,144
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Page 3
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Section 1A of 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 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 £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the exemption under section 399 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare consolidated accounts, on the basis that the group of which this is the parent qualifies as a small group. The financial statements present information about the company as an individual entity and not about its group. Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alten Europe Sarl., and the results of Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited are included in the consolidated financial statements of Alten S.A which are available from its registered office 40 Avenue Andre Morizet, 92100, Boulogne Billancourt, France.

1.2
Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention. true

The Directors note that the company has a net liability position of £124,226 (2023: £110,319) however has a strong net asset balance sheet position with no external debt or external financial covenants and is supported by the Group.

The Directors have assessed the company’s ability to continue trading as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. As part of the Directors’ assessment a monthly forecast has been produced. In addition, the Directors have stress tested these forecasts looking at different severe but plausible scenarios.

Under both the base case and severe but plausible stressed scenarios the company would still have sufficient liquidity and resources to continue trading, and meet its liabilities as they fall due, for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. The financial resilience of the company is greatly helped by the cash reserves it has accumulated over the last two years, the flexible nature of its cost base due to the number of contractors used to deliver services (allowing cost to immediately reduce as revenue reduces) and the high credit worthiness of its public sector customers.

The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue trading and meets its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Thus, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 4
1.3
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 profit or loss.

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.

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.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the company transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

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.

Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 5
Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, 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.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

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 sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

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.

Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
Page 6
1.7
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.

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.

Impairment of investment

The directors have made a judgement that no impairment is required to the investment in the company's subsidiary entity.

3
Auditor's remuneration
Year ended 31 December 2024
Period ended 31 December 2023
Fees payable to the company's auditor:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
8,945
7,000
For other services
All other non-audit services
2,750
1,900
4
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the period was 0 (2023: 0).

Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Page 7
5
Dividends
Year ended 31 December 2024
Period ended 31 December 2023
£
£
Interim paid
500,000
800,000
6
Investments
31 December
31 December
2024
2023
£
£
Shares in group undertakings
866,370
866,370
7
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2024 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered
Nature of business
Class of
% Held
office key
shares held
Direct
Indirect
Methods Analytics Limited
1
Consultancy services
Ordinary
100.00
0
Methods Analytics (Middle East) Limited
2
Dormant
Ordinary
100.00
0
Registered Office addresses:
1
Incorporated in England and Wales with a registered office of Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS
2
Incorporated in Abu Dhabi with a registered office of DD-14-117-010, WeWork, Hub 71, 14, Al Khatem Tower, Adgm Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
8
Debtors
31 December
31 December
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts due from group undertakings
3,391
963
Other debtors
668
-
4,059
963
Methods Consulting (Analytics) Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Page 8
9
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
31 December
31 December
2024
2023
£
£
Amounts due to group undertakings
115,838
95,962
Accruals and deferred income
12,447
15,320
128,285
111,282

Amounts due to group companies are interest bearing and repayable on demand.

10
Called up share capital
31 December
31 December
31 December
31 December
2024
2023
2024
2023
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 0.1p each
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000
1,000
11
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 was unqualified.

Statutory Auditor:
KPMG LLP
12
Related party transactions

The company has taken advantage of the exemption within section 33.10 of FRS 102 to not disclose transactions with wholly owned group companies.

13
Controlling party

The ultimate parent company is Alten S.A., a company incorporated in France, the address of Alten S.A. is 40 Avenue Andre Morizet, 92100, Boulogne Billancourt, France.

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