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Registered number: 11440282









SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED









ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

 
SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
Sasza Bandiera 
Daniel Terence Whomes 




Registered number
11440282



Registered office
19-20 Berners Street
Bischheim House

London

W1T 3NW




Independent auditors
Hillier Hopkins LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

Radius House

51 Clarendon Road

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD17 1HP





 
SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

CONTENTS



Page
Group Strategic Report
 
1 - 2
Directors' Report
 
3 - 4
Independent Auditors' Report
 
5 - 8
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
 
9
Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
10
Company Balance Sheet
 
11 - 12
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
 
13
Company Statement of Changes in Equity
 
14
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
15 - 16
Consolidated Analysis of Net Debt
 
17
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
18 - 34


 
SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Introduction
 
The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The principal activity of the Group during the year continued to be the provision of recruitment services across contract and permanent markets. The company operates from its London office and serves clients across multiple sectors.

Business review
 
The Group remains strategically positioned to scale and deliver significant shareholder value. Our objective is to grow headcount across both contract and permanent divisions to our office’s full capacity increasing Net Fee Income (NFI), NFI per person per month, and EBITDA. Revenue for the year decreased compared to the prior period due to a strategic restructure implemented by the company. During the year, the business consolidated its revenue streams, prioritising those with stronger market performance, higher margins, and greater potential for sustainable growth. This restructuring resulted in a temporary reduction in overall revenue, which was anticipated as part of the company’s long-term strategy to enhance profitability and operational efficiency.

Key achievements during the year:

Maintained performance in core markets.

Continued investment in technology and AI capabilities to enhance productivity.

Strengthened training and development programs to accelerate NFI generation.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The management of the business and the execution of the Group’s strategy are subject to a number of risks. The board formally reviews these risks and appropriate processes are put in place to monitor and mitigate them. 
The Group operates in a very competitive market based around pricing and providing a high quality customer service. In order to mitigate this risk the Group monitors market prices on an ongoing basis, carrying out regular market research and striving to exceed customer and client expectations.

Dependence on personnel

The Group’s performance depends largely on the talent of staffing and recruitment professionals who generate fees from clients through placing candidates. The Group has retained its key personnel to date and continues to invest in its people aligned with its long-term strategy for growth.

Cash requirements

Business forecasts identifying, in particular, liquidity requirements are produced regularly. These are reviewed by the management team to ensure that sufficient headroom exists within the overall facilities for at least the next 12 months.

Financial risk management

The main financial risks arising from the Group’s activities are credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. These are monitored by the board of directors and were not considered to be significant at the balance sheet date.

Credit risk

The Group’s policy in terms of credit risk is to require rigorous credit checks on potential customers before sales
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GROUP STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

are made, and regular monitoring of the sales ledger in order to minimise the impact of bad debts. 

Interest rate risk

The Group is exposed to interest rate risk in respect of its invoice discounting facility with Barclays. The business does not seek to fix or hedge interest on this facility, as the Board considers the exposure to interest rate risk acceptable.

Liquidity risk

The Group actively forecasts, manages and reports upon its working capital requirements on a regular basis to ensure that it has sufficient funds for its operations.

Financial key performance indicators
 
The directors have monitors the performance of the Group by reference to certain key performance indicators.

Turnover - £43,286,874 (2024: £52,351,232)

NFI (Gross profit) - £8,986,616 (2024: £11,479,247)

NFI Margin (%) – 20.8% (2024: 21.9%)

NFI is the ratio of the NFI to sales expressed as a percentage
.
Debtors days (days) – 33 (2024: 34). Debtor days are trade debtors divided by turnover multiplied by 365 days in the period.

Strategy and future developments
 
The Group’s strategic goal is to:

Drive profitability per person through improved productivity and fee generation.

Hire and retain the best talent, reducing staff turnover and improving time-to-profit for new hires.

Leverage AI and automation to embed efficiency into workflows, reduce operational friction, and future-proof the business.

Maximise existing market penetration by scaling high-performing desks and redeploying resources from underperforming areas.

Expand into new markets and diversify revenue streams and reduce sector dependency.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.



Sasza Bandiera
Director

Date: 22 December 2025

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Group Strategic Report, the Directors' Report and the consolidated 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), 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 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 for the Group's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments 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 Group 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 the Group and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They 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.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £544,921 (2024 - £517,374).

Dividends totalling £394,872 (2024 - £1,319,359) were declared in the year. 

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

Sasza Bandiera 
Daniel Terence Whomes 

Future developments

The future developments of the Group are set out in the strategic report. 

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' Report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company and the Group's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company and the Group's auditors are aware of that information.

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.

Auditors

The auditorsHillier Hopkins LLPwill be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
 





Sasza Bandiera
Director

Date: 22 December 2025

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of Soho Management Group Limited (the 'parent Company') and its subsidiaries (the 'Group') for the year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Company Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, the Company Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe 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's affairs as at 31 March 2025 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 or 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.


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Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur 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. 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 course of 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.


Opinion 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 Group Strategic Report and the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Group Strategic Report and the Directors' Report 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 Directors' Report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED (CONTINUED)


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' Responsibilities Statement set out on page 3, 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 is 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.


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 an Auditors' Report 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 Group financial statements.


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. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

the nature of the industry and sector, control environment and business performance including the remuneration incentives and pressures of key management;

the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management. We consider the results of our enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities;

any matters we identified having obtained and reviewed the Group’s documentation of their policies and procedures relating to:
°identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
°detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud;
°the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations;

the matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud.

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud. 

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that the Group operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and
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disclosures in the financial statements. We focused on laws and regulations that could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and relevant tax legislation.


Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.


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 Auditors' Report.


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 2006Our 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 an Auditors' Report 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.





Gary Wong BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
Hillier Hopkins LLP
 
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
  
Radius House
51 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1HP

22 December 2025
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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 4 
43,286,874
52,351,232

Cost of sales
  
(34,300,258)
(40,871,985)

Gross profit
  
8,986,616
11,479,247

Administrative expenses
  
(8,025,990)
(10,140,032)

Operating profit
 5 
960,626
1,339,215

Exceptional items
  
161,018
-

Interest receivable and similar income
 9 
1,540
1,438

Interest payable and similar expenses
 10 
(307,007)
(293,415)

Profit before taxation
  
816,177
1,047,238

Tax on profit
 11 
(271,256)
(529,864)

Profit for the financial year
  
544,921
517,374

  

Total comprehensive income for the year
  
544,921
517,374

Profit for the year attributable to:
  

Owners of the parent Company
  
544,921
517,374

  
544,921
517,374

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to:
  

Owners of the parent Company
  
544,921
517,374

  
544,921
517,374

The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11440282

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 15 
770,835
966,369

Investments
 16 
15,410
15,410

  
786,245
981,779

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 17 
5,161,337
6,512,624

Cash at bank and in hand
 18 
365,571
602,332

  
5,526,908
7,114,956

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 19 
(7,269,920)
(6,644,078)

Net current (liabilities)/assets
  
 
 
(1,743,012)
 
 
470,878

Total assets less current liabilities
  
(956,767)
1,452,657

Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
 20 
(72,000)
(132,000)

  

Net (liabilities)/assets
  
(1,028,767)
1,320,657


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 21 
21,222
40,612

Capital redemption reserve
 22 
10,295
-

Profit and loss account
 22 
(1,060,284)
1,280,045

  
(1,028,767)
1,320,657


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




Sasza Bandiera
Director

Date: 22 December 2025

The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11440282

COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Investments
 16 
6,876,364
6,876,364

  
6,876,364
6,876,364

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 17 
7,962
9,501

Cash at bank and in hand
 18 
1,029
14,706

  
8,991
24,207

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 19 
(5,529,555)
(2,954,129)

Net current liabilities
  
 
 
(5,520,564)
 
 
(2,929,922)

Total assets less current liabilities
  
1,355,800
3,946,442

  

  

Net assets
  
1,355,800
3,946,442

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 11440282
    
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 21 
21,222
40,612

Capital redemption reserve
 22 
10,295
-

Profit and loss account brought forward
  
3,905,830
3,921,643

Profit for the year
  
303,703
1,303,546

Other changes in the profit and loss account

  

(2,885,250)
(1,319,359)

Profit and loss account carried forward
  
1,324,283
3,905,830

  
1,355,800
3,946,442


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 


Sasza Bandiera
Director

Date: 22 December 2025

The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025


Called up share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss account
Equity attributable to owners of parent Company
Total equity

£
£
£
£
£


At 1 April 2023
40,612
-
2,082,030
2,122,642
2,122,642


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
-
517,374
517,374
517,374
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
517,374
517,374
517,374


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)


Total transactions with owners
-
-
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)



At 1 April 2024
40,612
-
1,280,045
1,320,657
1,320,657


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
-
544,921
544,921
544,921
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
544,921
544,921
544,921


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(394,872)
(394,872)
(394,872)

Bonus issue of shares
-
-
(1,460,905)
(1,460,905)
(1,460,905)

Bonus issue of shares
1,460,905
-
-
1,460,905
1,460,905

Purchase of own shares
-
10,295
(1,029,473)
(1,019,178)
(1,019,178)

Purchase of own shares
(10,295)
-
-
(10,295)
(10,295)

Capital reduction during the year
(1,470,000)
-
-
(1,470,000)
(1,470,000)


Total transactions with owners
(19,390)
10,295
(2,885,250)
(2,894,345)
(2,894,345)


At 31 March 2025
21,222
10,295
(1,060,284)
(1,028,767)
(1,028,767)


The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025


Called up share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss account
Total equity

£
£
£
£


At 1 April 2023
40,612
-
3,921,643
3,962,255


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
-
1,303,546
1,303,546
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
1,303,546
1,303,546


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)


Total transactions with owners
-
-
(1,319,359)
(1,319,359)



At 1 April 2024
40,612
-
3,905,830
3,946,442


Comprehensive income for the year

Profit for the year
-
-
303,703
303,703
Total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
303,703
303,703


Contributions by and distributions to owners

Dividends: Equity capital
-
-
(394,872)
(394,872)

Bonus issue of shares
-
-
(1,460,905)
(1,460,905)

Bonus issue of shares
1,460,905
-
-
1,460,905

Purchase of own shares
-
10,295
(1,029,473)
(1,019,178)

Purchase of own shares
(10,295)
-
-
(10,295)

Capital reduction during the year
(1,470,000)
-
-
(1,470,000)


Total transactions with owners
(19,390)
10,295
(2,885,250)
(2,894,345)


At 31 March 2025
21,222
10,295
1,324,283
1,355,800


The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2025
2024
£
£

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit for the financial year
544,921
517,374

Adjustments for:

Amortisation of intangible assets
-
856,619

Depreciation of tangible assets
223,155
237,623

Interest paid
307,007
-

Interest received
(1,540)
(1,438)

Taxation charge
271,256
529,864

Decrease in debtors
1,356,787
408,112

(Decrease) in creditors
(44,767)
(234,090)

Corporation tax (paid)
(122,226)
(900,000)

Net cash generated from operating activities

2,534,593
1,414,064


Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(27,621)
(97,699)

Interest received
1,540
1,438

HP interest paid
(26,815)
-

Net cash from investing activities

(52,896)
(96,261)

Cash flows from financing activities

New secured loans
617,264
736,553

Repayment of other loans
(60,000)
(497,311)

Repayment of/new finance leases
(101,185)
-

Dividends paid
(394,872)
(1,319,359)

Interest paid
(280,192)
-

Purchase of own shares
(1,029,473)
-

Capital reduction
(1,470,000)
-

Net cash used in financing activities
(2,718,458)
(1,080,117)

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(236,761)
237,686

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
602,332
364,646

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
365,571
602,332


Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year comprise:

Cash at bank and in hand
365,571
602,332
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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025


2025
2024

£
£


365,571
602,332


The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025




At 1 April 2024
Cash flows
At 31 March 2025
£

£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

602,332

(236,761)

365,571

Debt due after 1 year

(132,000)

60,000

(72,000)

Debt due within 1 year

(4,271,014)

(1,260,311)

(5,531,325)

Finance leases

(101,185)

101,185

-


(3,901,867)
(1,335,887)
(5,237,754)

The notes on pages 18 to 34 form part of these financial statements.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1.


General information

Soho Management Group Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 19-20 Berners Street, Bischheim House, London, England, W1T 3NW. 

The group consists of Soho Management Group Limited and its subsidiaries, The Oyster Partnership Limited and The House of Brown & Ginger Limited.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires Group management to exercise judgment in applying the Group's accounting policies (see note 3).

The Company has taken advantage of the exemption allowed under section 408 of the Companies Act 2006 and has not presented its own Statement of Comprehensive Income in these financial statements.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its own subsidiaries ("the Group") as if they form a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore eliminated in full.

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of business combinations using the purchase method. In the Balance Sheet, the acquiree's identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially recognised at their fair values at the acquisition date. The results of acquired operations are included in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income from the date on which control is obtained. They are deconsolidated from the date control ceases.

In accordance with the transitional exemption available in FRS 102, the Group has chosen not to retrospectively apply the standard to business combinations that occurred before the date of transition to FRS 102.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.3

Foreign currency translation

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 resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.

On consolidation, the results of overseas operations are translated into Sterling at rates approximating to those ruling when the transactions took place. All assets and liabilities of overseas operations are translated at the rate ruling at the reporting date. Exchange differences arising on translating the opening net assets at opening rate and the results of overseas operations at actual rate are recognised in other comprehensive income.

 
2.4

Revenue

Revenue comprises income from the provision of recruitment services, net of value added tax. The company has two principal streams of revenue, permanent placements and temporary placements. 

Revenue from permanent placements is recognised at the point in time when the candidate commences full-time employment with the client. Until this point, no revenue is recognised, as the company does not have an enforceable right to consideration.

Revenue from the supply of temporary staff is recognised over time as the services are provided.

 
2.5

Operating leases: the Group as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.6

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

 
2.7

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

 
2.8

Borrowing costs

All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss in the year in which they are incurred.

 
2.9

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The Group operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Group pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Group has no further payment obligations.

The contributions are recognised as an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The assets of the plan are held separately from the Group in independently administered funds.

 
2.10

Taxation

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 and the Group operate and generate income.


 
2.11

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.

All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

 
2.12

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.12
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Motor vehicles
-
33%
straight line
Fixtures and fittings
-
15%
straight line
Office equipment
-
15%
straight line
Computer equipment
-
20%
straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.13

Valuation of investments

Investments in subsidiaries are measured at cost less accumulated impairment.

 
2.14

Debtors

Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 
2.15

Cash and cash equivalents

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.

In the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents are shown net of bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and form an integral part of the Group's cash management.

 
2.16

Creditors

Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

 
2.17

Financial instruments

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include trade and other debtors, cash and bank balances, are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusted for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss) and are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any provision for
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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.17
Financial instruments (continued)

impairment, 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.

Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Group's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

Impairment of financial assets

At the end of each reporting period financial assets measured at amortised cost are assessed for objective evidence of impairment. 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. 

Financial assets are impaired when events, subsequent to their initial recognition, indicate the estimated future cash flows derived from the financial asset(s) have been adversely impacted. The impairment loss will be the difference between the current carrying amount and the present value of the future cash flows at the asset(s) original effective interest rate.

If there is a favourable change in relation to the events surrounding the impairment loss then the impairment can be reviewed for possible reversal. The reversal will not cause the current carrying amount to exceed the original carrying amount had the impairment not been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in the profit or loss.

Basic 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 Group after the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans, other loans and loans due to fellow group companies are initially measured at their transaction price (adjusting for transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss). When this constitutes a financing transaction, whereby the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest, discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at their amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods and services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the payment is due within one year. If not, they represent non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are initially recognised at their transaction price and subsequently are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.18

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.


3.


Judgments in applying accounting policies and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Directors to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results in the future could differ from those estimates. In this regard, the Directors believe that there are no critical accounting policies where judgements or estimations are required to be disclosed. 


4.


Turnover

An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Recruitment services
43,286,874
52,351,232

43,286,874
52,351,232


Analysis of turnover by country of destination:

2025
2024
£
£

United Kingdom
43,286,874
52,351,232

43,286,874
52,351,232


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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5.


Operating profit

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Exchange differences
-
279

Other operating lease rentals
610,217
609,705

Depreciation
223,155
237,625

Amortisation
-
856,619


6.


Auditors' remuneration

During the year, the Group obtained the following services from the Company's auditors:


2025
2024
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors for the audit of the consolidated and parent Company's financial statements
38,500
37,503


7.


Employees

Staff costs, including directors' remuneration, were as follows:


Group
Group
2025
2024
£
£


Wages and salaries
3,253,787
3,358,959

Social security costs
479,430
558,444

Cost of defined contribution scheme
78,423
78,868

3,811,640
3,996,271


The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Employees
86
108

The Company has no employees other than the directors, who did not receive any remuneration (2024 - £NIL)
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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

8.


Directors' remuneration

2025
2024
£
£

Directors salaries
306,937
271,546

306,937
271,546


The highest paid director received remuneration of £198,153 (2024 - £280,431).


9.


Interest receivable

2025
2024
£
£


Other interest receivable
1,540
1,438

1,540
1,438


10.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
2024
£
£


Bank interest payable
280,192
237,789

Other loan interest payable
-
25,987

Finance leases and hire purchase contracts
26,815
29,639

307,007
293,415

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

11.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
271,256
529,864


271,256
529,864


Total current tax
271,256
529,864

Deferred tax

Total deferred tax
-
-


271,256
529,864

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2024 - higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


Profit on ordinary activities before tax
816,177
1,047,238


Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)
204,044
261,810

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
24,218
237,434

Capital allowances for year in excess of depreciation
43,640
101

Increase or decrease in pension fund prepayment leading to an increase (decrease) in tax
(646)
-

Other differences leading to an increase (decrease) in the tax charge
-
30,519

Total tax charge for the year
271,256
529,864

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

12.


Dividends

2025
2024
£
£


Dividends (interim)
394,872
1,319,359

394,872
1,319,359


13.


Exceptional items

2025
2024
£
£



Exceptional items
(161,018)
-

(161,018)
-

A historic finance lease creditor balance was written off during the year. The balance related to assets previously capitalised in error and no longer represented a valid liability.

A rent accrual recognised in prior periods was reassessed and found to be overstated. The unnecessary accrual has been reversed in the current year.

A dilapidation provision has been recognised in respect of leased premises to reflect the estimated cost of restoring the property to the condition required under the lease agreement.

Given that these transactions are non-recurring in nature, they have been treated as exceptional items.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

14.


Intangible assets

Group and Company





Computer software
Goodwill
Total

£
£
£



Cost


At 1 April 2024
68,298
5,916,208
5,984,506



At 31 March 2025

68,298
5,916,208
5,984,506



Amortisation


At 1 April 2024
68,298
5,916,208
5,984,506



At 31 March 2025

68,298
5,916,208
5,984,506



Net book value



At 31 March 2025
-
-
-



At 31 March 2024
-
-
-



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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

15.


Tangible fixed assets

Group






Motor vehicles
Fixtures and fittings
Office equipment
Computer equipment
Total

£
£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 April 2024
153,824
854,111
34,724
512,393
1,555,052


Additions
-
792
-
26,829
27,621


Transfers between classes
-
70,500
2,462
(72,962)
-



At 31 March 2025

153,824
925,403
37,186
466,260
1,582,673



Depreciation


At 1 April 2024
122,737
226,184
25,519
214,243
588,683


Charge for the year on owned assets
-
113,674
3,001
75,942
192,617


Charge for the year on financed assets
30,538
-
-
-
30,538



At 31 March 2025

153,275
339,858
28,520
290,185
811,838



Net book value



At 31 March 2025
549
585,545
8,666
176,075
770,835



At 31 March 2024
31,087
627,927
9,205
298,150
966,369

The net book value of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts, included above, are as follows:


2025
2024
£
£



Motor vehicles
-
31,087

-
31,087

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

16.


Fixed asset investments

Group





Other fixed asset investments

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 April 2024
15,410



At 31 March 2025
15,410




Company





Investments in subsidiary companies

£



Cost or valuation


At 1 April 2024
6,876,364



At 31 March 2025
6,876,364





Subsidiary undertakings


The following were subsidiary undertakings of the Company:

Name

Registered office

Holding

The Oyster Partnership Limited
19-20 Berners Street, Bischheim House, London, England, W1T 3NW
100%
The House of Brown & Ginger Limited
2nd Floor 64 North Row, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom, W1K 7DA
100%


17.


Debtors

Group
Group
Company
Company
2025
2024
2025
2024
£
£
£
£


Trade debtors
3,915,099
4,883,660
-
-
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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

17.Debtors (continued)


Other debtors
210,540
306,596
7,962
9,501

Prepayments and accrued income
1,035,698
1,322,368
-
-

5,161,337
6,512,624
7,962
9,501



18.


Cash and cash equivalents

Group
Group
Company
Company
2025
2024
2025
2024
£
£
£
£

Cash at bank and in hand
365,571
602,332
1,029
14,706

365,571
602,332
1,029
14,706



19.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

Group
Group
Company
Company
2025
2024
2025
2024
£
£
£
£

Bank loans
4,392,555
3,775,291
1,281,250
-

Other loans
60,000
60,000
-
-

Trade creditors
150,788
120,201
-
-

Amounts owed to group undertakings
-
-
3,169,535
2,518,406

Corporation tax
59,232
11,758
-
-

Other taxation and social security
325,115
621,014
-
-

Obligations under finance lease and hire purchase contracts
-
101,185
-
-

Other creditors
1,117,026
473,285
1,078,770
435,723

Accruals and deferred income
1,165,204
1,481,344
-
-

7,269,920
6,644,078
5,529,555
2,954,129


Included in bank loans are amounts due to invoice discounting providers of £3,111,305 (2024: £3,775,291) for which there are fixed and floating charges placed over all company assets. 

IIncluded in other loans is a loan where a cross-guarantee has been given to a subsidiary. The loan is repayable on a monthly basis and interest is charges at 7.6%. The loan term is 5 years ending June 2027. 

The assets held under finance lease and hire purchase contracts are secured on the asset under lease. 

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

20.


Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year

Group
Group
2025
2024
£
£

Other loans
72,000
132,000

72,000
132,000


Included within bank loans are amounts secured by an all-monies fixed and floating charge over all of the company’s present and future assets. This security extends to all obligations and liabilities owed to the bank, including those arising from any additional facilities or amendments to existing facilities entered into after the original security was granted. Interest on these borrowings is charged on a floating rate basis, and the loans are due for repayment in August 2028.

During the year, the company breached both of the financial covenants set out in the agreement, therefore the full loan amount has been classified as due within one year. 


21.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



2,122,176 (2024 - 3,031,680) Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
21,222
30,317
Nil  (2024 - 1,029,473) Preferred Ordinary shares of £0.01 each
-
10,295

21,222

40,612

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

21.Share capital (continued)

On 20 August 2024 the Company purchased 1,029,473 preference shares of £0.01 each at £1 per share and 4 ordinary shares of £0.01 each at £0.01 per share. All shares purchased were immediately cancelled.

On cancellation, the nominal value of the shares was transferred to the capital redemption reserve, and the excess of the consideration over nominal value was charged to retained earnings. The total cash consideration paid was £1,029,47, presented as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. 

On 23 August 2024, the Company converted 905,000 Ordinary shares of £0.01 each into 9,095 Ordinary B shares of £1 each.

The conversion was executed on a one-to-one value basis, with the nominal value of the Ordinary shares transferred to the Ordinary B shares. There was no cash consideration in respect of this conversion.

On 23 August 2024, the Company issued 1,460,905 Ordinary B shares of £1 each as a bonus issue.

The shares were issued fully paid to existing shareholders by capitalising retained earnings, with no cash consideration received.

On 23 August 2024, the Company cancelled 1,470,000 Ordinary B shares of £1 each as part of a capital reduction.

The nominal value of the cancelled shares was credited to cash, resulting in a cash outflow of £1,470,000, which is presented as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows.



22.


Reserves

Capital redemption reserve

The Capital Redemption Reserve represents the nominal value of shares purchased and cancelled by the Company. During the year, 1,029,473 preference shares and 4 ordinary shares of £0.01 each were cancelled, and their nominal value of £10,294.77 was transferred to the capital redemption reserve.

The capital redemption reserve is a non-distributable reserve in accordance with the Companies Act 2006.


23.


Pension commitments

The Group operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Group in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Group to the fund and amounted to £78,423 (2024 - £78,868). Contributions totalling £23,463 (2024 - £20,384) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in creditors.

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SOHO MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
 
 
 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

24.


Commitments under operating leases

At 31 March 2025 the Group and the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:


Group
Group
2025
2024
£
£

Not later than 1 year
239,606
668,500

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
612,060
115,550

851,666
784,050


25.


Related party transactions

At the year end, £1,073,271 (2024: £221,431) was owed to a Director. This amount prodominantly relates to the reduction in capital, as set out in note 21.

During the period, a salary of £50,000 (2023: £50,000) was paid to a close family member of a director.

Dividends of £394,872 (2024: £1,319,359) were paid during the year to the directors in their capacity as shareholders.


26.


Controlling party

The ultimate controlling party is Mr D T Whomes and Mr S Bandiera. 

 
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