Registration number:
Prepared for the registrar
for the
Year Ended 31 December 2025
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Contents
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Company Information |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements |
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Company Information
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Directors |
D P Whapham T G Piper |
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Company secretary |
Michelmores Secretaries Limited |
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Registered office |
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Accountants |
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Private Equity Support Services Ltd
(Registration number: 13793803)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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2025 |
2024 |
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Fixed assets |
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Tangible assets |
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Investments |
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Current assets |
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Debtors |
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Cash at bank and in hand |
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year |
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Net current assets |
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Net assets |
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Capital and reserves |
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Called up share capital |
100 |
100 |
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Retained earnings |
49,256 |
27,548 |
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Shareholders' funds |
49,356 |
27,648 |
For the financial year ending 31 December 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
Approved and authorised by the
Director
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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General information |
The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
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Accounting policies |
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A smaller entities - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 (as applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime).
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except for, where disclosed in these accounting policies, certain items that are shown at fair value.
The presentational currency of the financial statements is Pounds Sterling, being the functional currency of the primary economic environment in which the company operates. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest Pound.
Group accounts not prepared
Going concern
After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts 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 if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Judgements
No significant judgements have been made by management in preparing these financial statements. |
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
No key sources of estimation uncertainty have been identified by management in preparing these financial statements other than those detailed in these accounting policies.
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Revenue recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and provision of services in the ordinary course of the company’s activities. Turnover is shown net of sales/value added tax, returns, rebates and discounts and after eliminating sales within the company.
The company recognises revenue when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity and specific criteria have been met for each of the company's activities.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Non-monetary items measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.
Tax
The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the profit and loss account, except that a charge attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current corporation tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the company operates and generates taxable income.
Deferred corporation tax is recognised on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements and on unused tax losses or tax credits in the company. Deferred corporation tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and a valuation allowance is set up against deferred tax assets so that the net carrying amount equals the highest amount that is more likely than not to be recovered based on current or future taxable profit.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are stated in the statement of balance sheet at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
The cost of tangible assets includes directly attributable incremental costs incurred in their acquisition and installation.
Depreciation
Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
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Depreciation method and rate |
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Plant & Machinery |
3 years straight line |
Investments
Investments in equity shares which are publicly traded or where the fair value can be measured reliably are initially measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss. Investments in equity shares which are not publicly traded and where fair value cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Interest income on debt securities, where applicable, is recognised in income using the effective interest method. Dividends on equity securities are recognised in income when receivable.
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for goods sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. All trade debtors are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted cost of cash expected to be received. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the debtors.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Trade creditors are classified as current liabilities if the company does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and all are repayable within one year and hence are included at the undiscounted amount of cash expected to be paid.
Share capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.
Defined contribution pension obligation
A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the company has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
Financial instruments
Classification
Recognition and measurement
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Impairment
A non financial asset is impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after initial recognition, the estimated recoverable value of the asset has been reduced. The recoverable amount of an asset is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use.
The recoverable amount of goodwill is derived from measurement of the present value of the future cash flows of the cash-generating units ('CGUs') of which the goodwill is a part. Any impairment loss in respect of a CGU is allocated first to the goodwill attached to that CGU, and then to other assets within that CGU on a pro-rata basis.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised. Where a reversal of impairment occurs in respect of a CGU, the reversal is applied first to the assets (other than goodwill) of the CGU on a pro-rata basis and then to any goodwill allocated to that CGU.
For financial assets carried at amortised cost, the amount of an impairment is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.
For financial assets carried at cost less impairment, the impairment loss is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the best estimate of the amount that would be received for the asset if it were to be sold at the reporting date.
Where indicators exist for a decrease in impairment loss, and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the prior impairment loss is tested to determine reversal. An impairment loss is reversed on an individual impaired financial asset to the extent that the revised recoverable value does not lead to a revised carrying amount higher than the carrying value had no impairment been recognised.
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Staff numbers |
The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was
Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Tangible assets |
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Furniture, fittings and equipment |
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Cost |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Additions |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Investments |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Investments in subsidiaries |
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Subsidiaries |
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Cost |
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At 1 January 2025 |
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Additions |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2025 |
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At 31 December 2024 |
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Details of undertakings
Details of the investments (including principal place of business of unincorporated entities) in which the company holds 20% or more of the nominal value of any class of share capital are as follows:
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Proportion of voting rights and shares held |
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Subsidiary undertakings |
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United Kingdom |
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South Africa |
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Private Equity Support Services Ltd
Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Debtors |
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2024 |
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Trade debtors |
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Prepayments |
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VAT Control account |
18,724 |
104,818 |
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Creditors |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts due to related parties |
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Taxation and social security |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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Other creditors |
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Other creditors of £nil (2024 - £5,170) comprises of a loan from a company which is owned by one of the directors and shareholders of Private Equity Support Services Ltd. The loan is repayable on demand and no interest is charged on the balance.
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Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2024 |
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A Ordinary of £0.01 each |
10,000 |
100 |
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Ordinary of £1 each |
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100 |
100 |
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10,000 |
100 |
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100 |
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During the year, the company undertook a subdivision of its share capital, converting 100 ordinary shares of £1 each into 10,000 A ordinary shares of £0.01 each.
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Related party transactions |
Expenditure with related parties
During the year, the company incurred management charges of £591,481 (2024 - £732,119) from 4VCo Limited, a company controlled by one of the company's directors/shareholders. The transactions were undertaken in the normal course of business and are considered to have been carried out on an arm's length basis.