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Registered number: 14733145
CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
CONTENTS
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Notes to the financial statements
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
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Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
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Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
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REGISTERED NUMBER:14733145
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
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Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.
The financial statements have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The company has opted not to file the profit and loss account in accordance with provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these financial statements.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Captiv8 Europe Ltd is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The address of its registered office is 5 New Street Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3TW.
The financial statements are presented in Sterling (£), which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 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 preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the company's accounting policies.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved, as the company has received a letter of financial support from its parent company. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
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Foreign currency translation
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Functional and presentation currency
The company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.
Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.
At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.
Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the profit and loss account within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Revenue from contracts to provide support services to the parent company is recognised in the period in which the services are provided. Revenue is recognised to the extent that is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding value added tax.
Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the countries where the company operates and generates income.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
The directors have restated the comparatives to correct an error in the recognition of a holiday pay accrual as at 31 December 2023, which was not required. Further details are set out in Note 7.
Ordinary shares are classified as equity.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
The company has elected to apply Sections 11 and 12 of FRS 102 in respect of financial instruments.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the company becomes party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument.
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.
The company’s policies for its major classes of financial assets and financial liabilities are set out
below.
Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, intercompany
working capital balances, and intercompany financing are initially recognised at transaction price,
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 for a similar debt
instrument. Financing transactions are those in which payment is deferred beyond normal business
terms or is financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate.
Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any
impairment.
Financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other 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 for a
similar debt instrument. Financing transactions are those in which payment is deferred beyond
normal business terms or is financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting
period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an
impairment loss is recognised in the profit and loss account.
For financial assets measured at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is measured as the
difference between the asset's carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount the company
would receive for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
For financial assets measured at amortised cost, the impairment loss is measured as the difference
between the asset's carrying amount and the present value of estimated cash flows discounted at the
asset's original effective interest rate. If the financial asset has a variable interest rate, the discount
rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate determined under the
contract.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments (continued)
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was
recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does
not exceed what the carrying amount would have been had the impairment not previously been
recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset
expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are
transferred to another party or (c) despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of
ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to
unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual
obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
Offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet when
there is an 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.
The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the period was 3 (2023: 5).
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Amounts owed by group undertakings shown above are unsecured, interest-free and are repayable on demand.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Other taxation and social security
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Accruals and deferred income
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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100 (2023 - 100) ordinary shares of £1.00 each
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Following the finalisation of the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2023 the directors identified an error in the recognition of a holiday pay accrual that was not required. The comparatives in these financial statements have therefore been restated to remove the impact of this error. As part of the restatement, adjustments to accruals, turnover, expenses and amounts owed by group undertakings have been recorded. Accruals have been restated from £44,844 to £18,702. Turnover has been restated from £331,377 to £304,712. Expenses have been restated from £324,361 to £298,219. Amounts owed by group have been restated from £93,704 to £67,039. The above restatements result in a net reduction of £523 in the profit and loss of the company, and the net assets of the company, as at 31 December 2023.
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Related party transactions
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The company has taken advantage of the exemption contained in FRS 102 section 33 "Related Party Disclosures" from disclosing transactions with entities which are a wholly-owned part of the group.
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Post balance sheet events
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Following the balance sheet date, on 15 May 2025, the parent entity, Captiv8 Inc was acquired by Publicis Groupe.
The parent undertaking of the smallest group of undertakings to prepare consolidated financial statements including the results of Captiv8 Europe Ltd is Captiv8 Inc., a company registered in Delaware of the United States of America. Consolidated financial statements are prepared but not available to the public.
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CAPTIV8 EUROPE LTD
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The auditor's report on the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 was unqualified.
The audit report was signed on 2 December 2025 by Thomas Dickinson (senior statutory auditor) on behalf of Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP.
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