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Registered number: 08236922

URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

DIRECTORS' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Directors	M Madi (appointed 11 November 2024)
	D J S Horner (appointed 1 March 2024)
	H Nowell (resigned 1 March 2024)
	M Wunderlich (resigned 1 March 2024)


Company secretary	S Kadi (appointed 15 November 2024)


Registered number	08236922


Registered office	150 Holborn
	London
	EC1N 2NS


Independent auditor	MHA
	Lyndean House
	30-32 Albion Place
	Maidstone
	United Kingdom
	ME14 5DZ

URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

CONTENTS

	Page
Directors' report	1 - 2
Independent auditor's report	3 - 6
Statement of comprehensive income	7
Balance sheet	8
Statement of changes in equity	9
Notes to the financial statements	10 - 15

URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

DIRECTORS' REPORT

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors' report 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 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 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 for the Company's financial statements 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 to 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.

Principal activity

The principal activity of the Company is the provision of urban planning and landscape architectural activities.

Directors

The directors who served during the period were:

M Madi (appointed 11 November 2024)

D J S Horner (appointed 1 March 2024)

H Nowell (resigned 1 March 2024)

M Wunderlich (resigned 1 March 2024)

Qualifying third party indemnity provisions

The Company carries an appropriate level of professional indemnity insurance cover for the size of the business and also has insurance cover for directors' and officers' liability.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Disclosure of information to auditor

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's auditor is 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's auditor is aware of that information.

Auditor

MHA will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006

Small companies note

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

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

D J S Horner

Director

Date: 19 December 2025

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd. (the 'Company') for the period ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Balance sheet, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, 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 Auditor's 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 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 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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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD. (CONTINUED)

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. 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. 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 Directors' report for the financial period for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

∙the Directors' report 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 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, 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' exemptions in preparing the Directors' report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic report.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD. (CONTINUED)

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 1, 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 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.

Auditor's 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 Auditor's 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 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

∙performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias;

∙reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

∙enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;

∙enquiry of entity staff to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

∙reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

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 Auditor's report.

Other matters

The prior year figures presented in these financial statements are not audited.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD. (CONTINUED)

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 an Auditor's 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.

Duncan Cochrane-Dyet BSc BFP FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)

for and on behalf of

MHA

Statutory Auditor

Maidstone, United Kingdom

23 December 2025

MHA is the trading name of MHA Audit Services LLP, a limited liability partnership in England and Wales (registered number OC455542)

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

	31 December	31 October
	2024	2023
	£	£


Turnover	304,809	273,053
Cost of sales	(75,997)	(44,368)
Gross profit	228,812	228,685
Administrative expenses	(71,653)	(150,843)
Profit before tax	157,159	77,842
Tax on profit	(40,965)	(15,467)
Profit for the financial period	116,194	62,375

There was no other comprehensive income for 2024 (2023:£NIL).

The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

REGISTERED NUMBER: 08236922

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

	31 December	31 October
	2024	2023
Note	£	£

Fixed assets
Tangible assets	4		-		2,665
			-		2,665
Current assets
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year	5	48,828		113,762
Cash at bank and in hand		317,514		54,898
		366,342		168,660
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	6	(141,158)		(47,032)
Net current assets			225,184		121,628
Total assets less current liabilities			225,184		124,293

Net assets			225,184		124,293

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital	1	1
Profit and loss account	225,183	124,292
	225,184	124,293

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - small entities.

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

D J S Horner

Director

Date: 19 December 2025

The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

	Called up share capital	Profit and loss account	Total equity
	£	£	£
At 1 November 2022	1	124,460	124,461
Comprehensive income for the year
Profit for the year	-	62,375	62,375
Dividends: Equity capital	-	(62,991)	(62,991)
Share adjustments	-	448	448

At 1 November 2023	1	124,292	124,293
Comprehensive income for the period
Profit for the period	-	116,194	116,194
Dividends: Equity capital	-	(15,303)	(15,303)
At 31 December 2024	1	225,183	225,184

The notes on pages 10 to 15 form part of these financial statements.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

1.	General information

Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd. is a private company, limited by shares, incorporated in England and Wales within the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is 150 Holborn, London, EC1N 2NS.

The financial statements have been prepared for a period of 14 months in order to bring the year end in line with group companies. As a result, the comparative amounts presented in the financial statements (including the related notes) are not entirely comparable as they are presented for a period of 12 months.

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 FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland' and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The disclosure requirements of Section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

2.2

Going concern

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 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'.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.4

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:

∙the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

∙it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;

∙the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and

∙the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

2.5

Pensions

Defined contribution pension plan

The Company operates a defined contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Company pays fixed contributions into a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Company 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 Company in independently administered funds.

2.6

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 operates and generates income.

2.7

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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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.7

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:

Computer equipment

33%

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.

2.8

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.

2.9

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.

2.10

Financial instruments

The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 “Basic Financial Instruments” 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.

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 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 Company's cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other debtors due with the operating cycle fall into this category of financial instruments.

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

2.Accounting policies (continued)

2.10

Financial instruments (continued)

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 Company after the deduction of all its liabilities.

Basic financial liabilities, which include trade and other creditors, bank loans and other loans 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.

2.11

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.

Employees

The average monthly number of employees, including directors, during the period was 3 (2023 - 4).

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

4.	Tangible fixed assets

		Computer equipment
		£
	Cost or valuation
	At 1 November 2023	28,933
	At 31 December 2024	28,933
	Depreciation
	At 1 November 2023	26,268
	Charge for the period on owned assets	2,665
	At 31 December 2024	28,933
	Net book value
	At 31 December 2024	-
	At 31 October 2023	2,665

Debtors

					31 December	31 October
					2024	2023
					£	£


Trade debtors	13,965	103,205
Other debtors	-	8,304
Prepayments and accrued income	34,863	2,253
	48,828	113,762

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URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Trade creditors	20,616	6,092
Amounts owed to group undertakings	90,763	-
Corporation tax	11,608	-
Other taxation and social security	3,579	33,222
Other creditors	109	3,235
Accruals and deferred income	14,483	4,483
	141,158	47,032

Amounts owed to group undertakings are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

7.	Deferred tax

There are currently no unrecognised deferred tax assets within the company.

8.	Pension commitments

The Company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Company to the fund and amounted to £4,272 (2023 - £13,541). There were no contributions payable to the fund at the balance sheet date (2023 - £Nil).

9.	Related party transactions
	The Company has taken advantage of the FRS 102 Paragraph 1AC.35 exemption not to disclose transactions with other members of the group that are wholly owned by the ultimate parent undertaking, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair & Partners Holdings Limited.

10.	Parent undertaking

The parent undertaking of the smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared, is Dar Al-Handasah (UK) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales at the registered office address of 150 Holborn, London, England, EC1N 2NS.

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