Company registration number 11297107 (England and Wales)
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Mr J Hauck
Mr R Kingston
Company number
11297107
Registered office
4th Floor
110 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6JS
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Balance sheet
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 7
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
€
€
€
€
Fixed assets
Investments
5
141,209
141,209
Current assets
Debtors
6
966,321
1,170,885
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(701,670)
(424,510)
Net current assets
264,651
746,375
Total assets less current liabilities
405,860
887,584
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(371,484)
Net assets
405,860
516,100
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
10
114,550
114,550
Profit and loss reserves
291,310
401,550
Total equity
405,860
516,100
The notes on pages 2 to 7 form part of these financial statements.
For the financial year ended 31 December 2025 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 relating to subsidiary companies.
The member has not required the Company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 19 August 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr R Kingston
Director
Company registration number 11297107 (England and Wales)
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Keywords Ventures Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 4th Floor, 110 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6JS.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 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 financial statements are prepared in Euros, which is the functional currency of the Company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest €. Please note that the parent undertaking of the group, for which consolidated financial statements are prepared, Houting TopCo UK Limited, report in USD ($).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.true
1.3
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the Company. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the Company holds a long-term interest and where the Company has significant influence. The Company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Other investments, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
1.4
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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1.5
Financial instruments
The Company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.6
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.7
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgements
The following judgements (apart from those involving estimates) have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements.
Impairment of investments
The Company conducts impairment reviews of investments in subsidiaries whenever events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors taken into consideration in reaching such a decision include the economic viability and expected future financial performance of the asset and whether it is a component of a larger cash-generating unit, the viability and expected future performance of that unit.
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
2
2
Both of the employees disclosed above are directors of the Company, neither of whom are remunerated from this company (2024: €Nil).
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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4
Taxation
There was no corporation tax or deferred tax (credit)/charge to the profit and loss account in the current or previous period.
5
Fixed asset investments
2025
2024
€
€
Other investments other than loans
141,209
141,209
6
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
€
€
Amounts owed by group undertakings
966,321
1,170,885
Amounts due from group undertakings are interest free, unsecured and receivable on demand.
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
€
€
Loans from group undertakings and related parties
9
697,223
361,601
Trade creditors
384
536
Amounts owed to group undertakings
55,026
Accruals and deferred income
4,063
7,347
701,670
424,510
Amounts due to group undertakings are interest free, unsecured and repayable on demand.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2025
2024
Notes
€
€
Loans from group undertakings and related parties
9
371,484
The terms of amounts owed to group undertakings are based on the underlying contracts and are interest bearing.
9
Loans and overdrafts
2025
2024
€
€
Loans from group undertakings and related parties
697,223
733,085
Payable within one year
697,223
361,601
Payable after one year
371,484
During the current and previous periods, the company received various loans from other members of the Keywords group. These are all interest bearing at between 1.5% per annum and 4.75% per annum.
10
Called up share capital
2025
2024
€
€
Ordinary share capital
Issued and fully paid
10,000,000 Ordinary shares of GBP £0.01 each
114,550
114,550
Each share is entitled to one vote in any circumstances. Each class of share has a separate entitlement to dividend as determined by the board of directors.
KEYWORDS VENTURES LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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11
Related party transactions
As a wholly owned subsidiary undertaking of Houting TopCo UK Limited, the Company has taken advantage of the exemption under Financial Reporting Standard 102, paragraph 33.1A, not to disclose transactions with other group companies.true
12
Ultimate Parent and Controlling Party
The immediate parent undertaking is Keywords UK Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England & Wales, who's registered office is 4th Floor, 110 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6JS.
The ultimate parent undertaking is EQT AB and its registered office is Regeringsgatan 25, Stockholm , Sweden. Houting TopCo UK Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom, is the parent undertaking of the group for which consolidated financial statements are prepared, which include the results of the company. Copies can be obtained from the Companies House website.