REGISTERED NUMBER: 06973476 (England and Wales)

Report of the Directors and

Audited Cessation Financial Statements

for the Period

1 August 2023 to 31 December 2024

for

East Pennine Insurance Consultants

Limited

Page

Company Information

1

Report of the Directors

2

Report of the Independent Auditors

4

Income Statement

8

Balance Sheet

9

Notes to the Financial Statements

10

DIRECTORS:

D G Allori

S J Brooke

A R Tailor ACA

S S Walton

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Old Printers Yard

156 South Street

Dorking

Surrey

RH4 2HF

BUSINESS ADDRESS:

10th Floor

2 Minster Court

London

EC3R 7BB

REGISTERED NUMBER:

06973476 (England and Wales)

AUDITORS:

Bullimores LLP

Chartered Accountants

& Registered Auditor

Old Printers Yard

156 South Street

Dorking

Surrey

RH4 2HF

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 December 2024.

CESSATION OF TRADING

The company ceased trading on 14 June 2024.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of insurance brokers.

DIRECTORS

The directors who have held office during the period from 1 August 2023 to the date of this report are as follows:

D G Allori - appointed 14 June 2024

A R Tailor ACA - appointed 14 June 2024

S G White - resigned 14 September 2023

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The directors are responsible for preparing 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 of the profit or loss of the company 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 transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company 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 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 company'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 company's auditors are aware of that information.

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:

A R Tailor ACA - Director

15 December 2025

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of East Pennine Insurance Consultants Limited (the 'company') for the period ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and 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 company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profit for the period 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 company 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 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 matters

In the previous accounting period the directors of the company took advantage of the audit exemption under CA 2006, s. 477. Therefore, the prior period financial statements were not subject to audit but are presented for comparative purposes.

Other information

The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in 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.

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 Report of the Directors for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

-	the Report of the Directors has 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 company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in 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, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

-	the 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 Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Directors.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page two, 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 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 company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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.

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the Company and determined that the most significant which are directly relevant to specific assertions in the financial statements are those related to the reporting frameworks (FRS102, the Companies Act 2006 and the relevant tax compliance regulations in the UK).

We understood how the company is complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making enquiries of

management.

We did not identify any matters relating to non-compliance with laws and regulations or relating to fraud.

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by discussions with the directors to understand areas where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud. We also considered pressures on the directors to meet any external pressures in reporting the financial results of the company.

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team on the areas where fraud might occur included:

-

evaluation of management's internal processes designed to prevent and detect irregularities.

-

journals entries testing, with a focus on manual entries and entries determined to be large or relating to unusual transactions.

-

review of revenue data to detect unusual sales transactions.

Assessment of the appropriateness of the collective competence and capabilities of the engagement team included consideration of the engagement team's:

-

understanding of, and practical experience with audit engagements of a similar nature and complexity through the appropriate training and participation.

-

knowledge of the industry in which the company operates.

-

understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements specific to the company.

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.

Nicholas Warren Boot FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of Bullimores LLP

Chartered Accountants

& Registered Auditor

Old Printers Yard

156 South Street

Dorking

Surrey

RH4 2HF

23 December 2025

TURNOVER

1,225,497

1,324,722

Administrative expenses

827,257

877,294

OPERATING PROFIT

398,240

447,428

Interest receivable and similar income

4,365

876

402,605

448,304

Amounts written off investments

-

1,111

402,605

447,193

Interest payable and similar expenses

397

-

PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION

402,208

447,193

Tax on profit

101,071

94,201

PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD

301,137

352,992

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

6

778,472

478,801

Cash at bank

-

113,015

778,472

591,816

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

510,830

105,814

NET CURRENT ASSETS

267,642

486,002

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

267,642

486,002

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Called up share capital

9,846

9,846

Capital redemption reserve

1,267

1,267

Retained earnings

256,529

474,889

SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS

267,642

486,002

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 15 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

A R Tailor ACA - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

East Pennine Insurance Consultants 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.

Turnover

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

Goodwill

Amortisation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful life of that asset as follows:

Goodwill - 50% straight line

If there is an indication that there has been a significant change in amortisation rate, useful life or residual value of an intangible asset, the amortisation is revised prospectively to reflect the new estimates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any intangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, except to the extent it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other comprehensive income to the extent of any previously recognised revaluation increase accumulated in equity in respect of that asset. Where a revaluation decrease exceeds the accumulated revaluation gains accumulated in equity in respect of that asset, the excess shall be recognised in profit or loss.

Taxation

Taxation for the period 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 period 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.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the period was 9 (2023 - 10 ) .

4.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Goodwill

£

COST

At 1 August 2023

and 31 December 2024

257,000

AMORTISATION

At 1 August 2023

and 31 December 2024

257,000

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

-

At 31 July 2023

-

5.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

fittings

£

COST

At 1 August 2023

15,524

Disposals

(15,524

)

At 31 December 2024

-

DEPRECIATION

At 1 August 2023

15,524

Eliminated on disposal

(15,524

)

At 31 December 2024

-

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

-

At 31 July 2023

-

6.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.7.23

£

£

Trade debtors

-

68,035

Amounts owed by group undertakings

778,472

-

Other debtors

-

410,766

778,472

478,801

7.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.7.23

£

£

Amounts owed to group undertakings

409,760

-

Tax

101,070

94,521

Social security and other taxes

-

7,243

Other creditors

-

4,050

510,830

105,814

8.	LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:

31.12.24

31.7.23

£

£

Between one and five years

-

25,544

9.	ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY

The immediate parent company is Seventeen Group Limited, registered in the UK company number 01593917. Copies of consolidated financial statements can be obtained from the registered office;

Old Printers Yard, 156 South Street

Dorking

Surrey

RH4 2HF

At 31 December 2024 the ultimate parent undertaking was Seventeen Holdings Ltd, a company registered in the UK with the company number 12261344.

Subsequent to the year end the ultimate parent company is Roman New Topco Limited, registered in the UK company number 16286617. No financial statements are yet due for this company.

10.	TRANSFER OF TRADE

On 14 June 2024 the company transferred its trade and insurance related assets and liabilities to James Hallam Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seventeen Group Limited; other assets and liabilities were transferred to Seventeen Group Limited, the parent company of East Pennine Holdings Limited, its immediate parent.