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REGISTERED NUMBER: 12961987 (England and Wales)















Group Strategic Report, Report of the Directors and

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

The Ardent Companies UK Limited

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)






Contents of the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024




Page

Company Information 1

Group Strategic Report 2

Report of the Directors 4

Report of the Independent Auditors 6

Consolidated Income Statement 10

Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income 11

Consolidated Balance Sheet 12

Company Balance Sheet 13

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 14

Company Statement of Changes in Equity 15

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 16

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 17

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 18


The Ardent Companies UK Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024







DIRECTORS: D Bezalel
M Shulman
T Terwilliger



SECRETARY: Elemental Company Secretary Limited



REGISTERED OFFICE: 27 Old Gloucester Street
London
United Kingdom
WC1N 3AX



REGISTERED NUMBER: 12961987 (England and Wales)



SENIOR STATUTORY
AUDITOR:
Mr Costas A Joannou BSc, MSc, PhD, FCCA



AUDITORS: Christiansons Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Sterling House
Fulbourne Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4EE

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Group Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their strategic report of the company and the group for the year ended 31 December 2024.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The process of risk acceptance and risk management is addressed through a framework of policies, procedures and internal controls. All policies throughout the Group are subject to board approval and ongoing review by management. Compliance with regulation, legal and ethical standards is a high priority for the Group and the compliance team and finance department take on an important oversight role in this regard.


The Group does not have any long-term debt financing obligations and utilizes cash flow from normal operations to support ongoing operating activities. The Group conducts business in countries with stable economies and limited fluctuation in currency notes. The Group maintains relationships with a number of FX traders to compare and contrast quoted trade prices, to ensure any foreign exchange fluctuations are mitigated to the best of the Group’s ability.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ('KPIS')
The Group’s key financial and other performance indicators during the year were as follows:


2024

2023

Turnover

2,141,389

2,144,677

Gross Profit Margin

20.84%

17.83%

Profit before tax

198,012

196,932

Liquidity (Quick ratio)

1.55

1.53

The KPI's remain stable year on year, as business activities and portfolios under management remain fixed. The Group has maintained healthy liquidity, minimising solvency risk and allowing for the efficient running of operations.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
For the next 12 months, the Group will look to add new property portfolios to its management base, as they prepare for the lifecycle of some of the Parent investments to come to an end. Maximising growth and efficiency remain key drivers for the Group, especially as it pertains to the mitigation of foreign exchange fluctuations. Foreign exchange exposure linking to US-denominated funding will continue to be closely monitored, with natural hedging strategies in place.

Continued regular reporting to The Ardent Companies LLC ensures alignment with the wider group strategy and reinforces the directors confidence in the operational activities of the ARD UK group.

SECTION 172(1) STATEMENT
The directors confirm that, in performing their duties during the year ended 31 December 2024, they have acted in a way they consider, in good faith, would promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, having regard to the matters set out in section172(1) of the Companies Act 2006.

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Group Strategic Report
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





D Bezalel - Director


5 December 2025

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company and the group for the year ended 31 December 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of the provision of property portfolio management services.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 January 2024 to the date of this report.

D Bezalel
M Shulman
T Terwilliger

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Report of the Directors 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). 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 the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- 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 and the group's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and the group 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 the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
So far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by Section 418 of the Companies Act 2006) of which the group's auditors are unaware, and each director has taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information.

AUDITORS
The auditors, Christiansons Limited, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





D Bezalel - Director


5 December 2025

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Ardent Companies UK Limited

Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Ardent Companies UK Limited (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Consolidated Income Statement, Consolidated Other Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Balance Sheet, Company Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Company Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement, Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. 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).

In our opinion the financial statements:
-give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and of the parent company affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the group's profit for the year then ended;
-have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
-have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including 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 group's and the parent 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 directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors, but does not include the financial statements and our Report of the Auditors thereon.

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.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Ardent Companies UK Limited


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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
- the Strategic Report and the Report of the Directors have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and the parent company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Group Strategic Report or the Report of the Directors.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the parent company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- the parent company 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; or
- the directors were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemption from the requirement to prepare a Group Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors.

Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities set out on page four, 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 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 group's and the parent 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 group or the parent company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Ardent Companies UK Limited


Auditors' 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 a Report of the Auditors 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.

Capability of the audit in 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.

Based on our understanding of the entity and its industry, we identified that the principle risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to contracts. Employment regulation, Health & Safety regulation and anti-money laundering regulations. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements, such as Companies Act 2006. We considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements.

We assess the appropriateness of the collective competence and capabilities of the engagement team including consideration of the engagement team's:
- understanding of, and practical experience with audit engagements of a similar nature and complexity through appropriate training and participation;
- knowledge of the industry in which the client operates; and
- understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements specific to the company including the provisions of the applicable legislation and the applicable statutory provisions.

We evaluated management's incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principle risks were related to inappropriate journal entries to manipulate financial performance, and management bias through judgements and assumptions in significant accounting estimates.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to those identified risks, including non-compliance with laws and regulations (irregularities) and fraud that are material to the financial statements. Our audit procedures included but were not limited to:
- Discussing with management their policies and procedures regarding compliance with laws and regulations including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance and fraud;
- Communicating identified laws and regulations throughout our engagement team and remaining alert to any indications of no-compliance throughout our audit; and
- Considering the risk of any acts by the company which were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

Our audit procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to:
- Making enquiries of the directors and management on whether they had knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
- Gaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate the risks relating to irregularities and fraud;
- Discussing amongst the engagement team the risks of fraud;
- Addressing the risks of fraud through management override of controls by performing journal entry testing in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations focusing on journals impacting fee income, capitalisation of costs, cash, related party transactions and expenses; and

Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of
The Ardent Companies UK Limited

- Challenging judgements and assumptions made by management in their key accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty.

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with the ISAs (UK).

The primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with management. As with any audit, there remained a risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the overriding of internal controls.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Auditors.

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 a Report of the Auditors 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.




Mr Costas A Joannou BSc, MSc, PhD, FCCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Christiansons Limited
Chartered Certified Accountants
& Statutory Auditors
Sterling House
Fulbourne Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 4EE

5 December 2025

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Consolidated
Income Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   

TURNOVER 2,141,389 2,144,677

Cost of sales 1,695,028 1,762,176
GROSS PROFIT 446,361 382,501

Administrative expenses 293,464 189,954
OPERATING PROFIT 152,897 192,547

Interest receivable and similar income 4 45,115 4,385
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 198,012 196,932

Tax on profit 44,800 78,324
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR

153,212

118,608
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 153,212 118,608

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Consolidated
Other Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 153,212 118,608


OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Gain/Loss on translation of subsidiary
Income tax relating to other
comprehensive income

-

-
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE YEAR, NET OF
INCOME TAX


-


-
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME FOR THE YEAR

153,212

118,608

Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent 153,212 118,608

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Consolidated Balance Sheet
31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 6 8,505 10,889
Investments 7 - -
8,505 10,889

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 894,738 476,439
Cash at bank and in hand 257,624 259,096
1,152,362 735,535
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 9 743,009 481,562
NET CURRENT ASSETS 409,353 253,973
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

417,858

264,862

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 10 2,126 2,342
NET ASSETS 415,732 262,520

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings 415,632 262,420
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 415,732 262,520

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 5 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





D Bezalel - Director


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Company Balance Sheet
31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £    £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 6 8,505 10,889
Investments 7 200 -
8,705 10,889

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 895,910 476,439
Cash at bank and in hand 257,624 259,096
1,153,534 735,535
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 9 743,109 481,562
NET CURRENT ASSETS 410,425 253,973
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

419,130

264,862

PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 10 2,126 2,342
NET ASSETS 417,004 262,520

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 100 100
Retained earnings 416,904 262,420
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 417,004 262,520

Company's profit for the financial year 154,484 118,608

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

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 5 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





D Bezalel - Director


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 100 143,812 143,912

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 118,608 118,608
Balance at 31 December 2023 100 262,420 262,520

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 153,212 153,212
Balance at 31 December 2024 100 415,632 415,732

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Company Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Called up
share Retained Total
capital earnings equity
£    £    £   
Balance at 1 January 2023 100 143,812 143,912

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 118,608 118,608
Balance at 31 December 2023 100 262,420 262,520

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 154,484 154,484
Balance at 31 December 2024 100 416,904 417,004

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 1 (264,236 ) (3,903 )
Tax paid (40,837 ) (25,683 )
Net cash from operating activities (305,073 ) (29,586 )

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (160 ) (2,920 )
Interest received 45,115 4,385
Net cash from investing activities 44,955 1,465

Cash flows from financing activities
Ardent international LP 258,646 91,613
Share issue - 100
Net cash from financing activities 258,646 91,713

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,472 ) 63,592
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year

2

259,096

195,504

Cash and cash equivalents at end of
year

2

257,624

259,096

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION TO CASH GENERATED FROM
OPERATIONS

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Profit before taxation 198,012 196,932
Depreciation charges 2,544 2,147
Finance income (45,115 ) (4,385 )
155,441 194,694
Increase in trade and other debtors (418,299 ) (214,446 )
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other creditors (1,378 ) 15,849
Cash generated from operations (264,236 ) (3,903 )

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:

Year ended 31 December 2024
31.12.24 1.1.24
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 257,624 259,096
Year ended 31 December 2023
31.12.23 1.1.23
£    £   
Cash and cash equivalents 259,096 195,504


3. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

At 1.1.24 Cash flow At 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Net cash
Cash at bank and in hand 259,096 (1,472 ) 257,624
259,096 (1,472 ) 257,624
Total 259,096 (1,472 ) 257,624

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Ardent Companies UK Limited is a private company, limited by shares , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the General Information page.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Basis of consolidation
These financial statements present the consolidated results of The Ardent Companies UK Limited (“the Company”) and its subsidiary undertakings for the year ended 31 December 2024.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 Section 1A and the Companies Act 2006.
All intra-group balances and transactions have been eliminated in full on consolidation.

The Company holds certain immaterial interests in related undertakings which have not been disclosed on the grounds that they are not material to the Group

Turnover
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Plant and machinery etc - 20% on cost

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.

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
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.

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.

Debtors do not carry interest and are stated at their nominal value.

Trade creditors are not interest-bearing and are stated at their nominal value.

Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

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.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Consolidated Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the group's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost.

3. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 1,444,071 1,501,326
Social security costs 189,630 198,648
Other pension costs 21,578 20,747
1,655,279 1,720,721

The average number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23

Admin 6 6

The average number of employees by undertakings that were proportionately consolidated during the year was 6 (2023 - 6 ) .

4. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Interest Received 45,115 4,385

5. INDIVIDUAL INCOME STATEMENT

As permitted by Section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement of the parent company is not presented as part of these financial statements.


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

6. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Group
Plant and
machinery
etc
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 13,036
Additions 160
At 31 December 2024 13,196
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 2,147
Charge for year 2,544
At 31 December 2024 4,691
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 8,505
At 31 December 2023 10,889

Company
Plant and
machinery
etc
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 13,036
Additions 160
At 31 December 2024 13,196
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 2,147
Charge for year 2,544
At 31 December 2024 4,691
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 8,505
At 31 December 2023 10,889

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Company
Shares in
group
undertakin
£   
COST
Additions 200
At 31 December 2024 200
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 200

The group or the company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:

Subsidiaries

TAC Manager UK Limited
Registered office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1N 3AX
Nature of business:
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
31.12.24
£   
Aggregate capital and reserves 100

TAC Acquisitions UK Limited
Registered office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1N 3AX
Nature of business:
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00
31.12.24
£   
Aggregate capital and reserves (1,172 )
Loss for the year (1,272 )


The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

8. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group Company
31.12.24 31.12.23 31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £    £    £   
Amounts owed by group undertakings - - 1,172 -
Other debtors 894,738 476,439 894,738 476,439
894,738 476,439 895,910 476,439

9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Group Company
31.12.24 31.12.23 31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £    £    £   
Trade creditors 10,137 8,428 10,137 8,428
Amounts owed to group undertakings 664,598 405,952 664,698 405,952
Taxation and social security 54,478 59,761 54,478 59,761
Other creditors 13,796 7,421 13,796 7,421
743,009 481,562 743,109 481,562

Included in the amount due to group undertakings within one year, is a loan of £664,598 (2023:£405,952) due to its immediate parent company Ardent International LP and an amount of £100 (2023: Nil) due to TAC Manager UK Limited.

The loans are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

10. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES

Group Company
31.12.24 31.12.23 31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £    £    £   
Deferred tax 2,126 2,342 2,126 2,342

Group
Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2024 2,342
Utilised during year (216 )
Balance at 31 December 2024 2,126

The Ardent Companies UK Limited (Registered number: 12961987)

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

10. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES - continued

Company
Deferred
tax
£   
Balance at 1 January 2024 2,342
Utilised during year (216 )
Accelerated capital allowances
Balance at 31 December 2024 2,126

11. PARENT AND ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The immediate parent undertaking is Ardent International LP, a limited partnership registered and incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America. The ultimate parent undertaking is The Ardent Companies LLC, incorporated in Georgia, USA (registration no. 460671173) with its registered office at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, United States of America. Neither Ardent International LP nor The Ardent Companies LLC prepares consolidated financial statements, as there is no statutory requirement to do so in the United States of America.

The ultimate beneficial owner of The Ardent Companies LLC, the ultimate parent undertaking of The Ardent Companies UK Limited, is Mr. Matt Shulman who holds more than 25% of the beneficial ownership interest in The Ardent Companies LLC and therefore exercises ultimate control over the Group.

12. POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

On 7 October 2025, TAC Acquisitions UK Limited was formally dissolved. The dissolution of TAC Acquisitions UK Limited has no impact on the financial position as at 31 December 2024.