REGISTERED NUMBER: 13435917 (England and Wales)

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

EQ Operations Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3

DIRECTORS:

M J Cooper

A S Faulkner

SECRETARY:

M J Cooper

REGISTERED OFFICE:

46 Curzon Street

London

W1J 7UH

REGISTERED NUMBER:

13435917 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

bk plus Audit Limited

Azzurri House

Walsall Road

Aldridge

Walsall

WS9 0RB

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

4

52,017

66,775

Tangible assets

5

29,039

31,880

81,056

98,655

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

24,781

43,690

Cash at bank and in hand

3,876

14,478

28,657

58,168

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

(2,542,683

)

(1,395,823

)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES

(2,514,026

)

(1,337,655

)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

(2,432,970

)

(1,239,000

)

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

100

100

Retained earnings

(2,433,070

)

(1,239,100

)

(2,432,970

)

(1,239,000

)

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

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income Statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 10 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

A S Faulkner - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

EQ Operations 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 Company Information page.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

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.

Related party exemption

The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

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.

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.

Fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated over their useful lives taking into account residual values, where appropriate. The actual lives of the assets and residual values are assessed annually and may vary depending on a number of factors In re-assessing asset lives, all relevant known factors are taken into account but there is inherent uncertainty present in making this assessment.

Turnover

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

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. After initial recognition, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Computer software is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of four years.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings

-

20% on cost

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

Taxation

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the 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.

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 company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the company's pension scheme are charged to profit or loss in the period to which they relate.

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.

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.

Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through profit and loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss

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

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.

Other financial liabilities

Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.

Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as being measured at fair value through profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

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

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and will be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.

In assessing whether the going concern basis is appropriate, the Directors have considered the Company’s current financial position, cash flow forecasts, borrowing facilities and covenant compliance for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The forecasts have been prepared based on the Directors’ best estimates of future trading performance and include reasonably possible downside scenarios.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 9 (2023 - 9 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Computer

software

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

84,240

Additions

6,576

At 31 December 2024

90,816

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2024

17,465

Amortisation for year

21,334

At 31 December 2024

38,799

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

52,017

At 31 December 2023

66,775

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

Computer

fittings

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

10,830

29,238

40,068

Additions

-

11,145

11,145

At 31 December 2024

10,830

40,383

51,213

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

1,403

6,785

8,188

Charge for year

2,166

11,820

13,986

At 31 December 2024

3,569

18,605

22,174

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

7,261

21,778

29,039

At 31 December 2023

9,427

22,453

31,880

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

(Unaudited)

£

£

Trade debtors

2,496

8,916

Amounts owed by associates

-

13,784

Prepayments and accrued income

22,285

20,990

24,781

43,690

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

(Unaudited)

£

£

Trade creditors

13,792

3,906

Amounts owed to group undertakings

2,475,493

1,329,083

Social security and other taxes

20,136

47,744

Other creditors

12,905

-

Accruals and deferred income

20,357

15,090

2,542,683

1,395,823

8.	DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 444(5B) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

The Report of the Auditors was unqualified.

Keval Dattani ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of bk plus Audit Limited

9.	ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The controlling party is A S Faulkner.

The ultimate parent company is Zephyr X Holdings Limited, registered office 46 Curzon Street, London, W1J 7UH.

The following are the parents of the largest and smallest groups in which this company's results are consolidated:

Largest group

Zephyr X Holdings Limited

Smallest group

Zephyr X Holdings Limited

Consolidated accounts are available from the groups registered office.