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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
Damoco Bidco Limited (the "Company") is a private limited company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales and incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006. The registered number of the Company is 09317188. The address of the registered office is BDO LLP, First Floor, North Bottle Works, The Bars, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LP, United Kingdom.
The nature of the Company’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Strategic Report.
2.Accounting policies
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Basis of preparation of financial statements
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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 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 101 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in (see note 3).
The Company’s financial statements are presented in Euros.
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below:
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Exemption from preparing consolidated financial statements
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The Company is not required to prepare consolidated financial statements by virtue of the exemption under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006. The results of the Company are included within the financial statements of Atlanta Topco Limited, which has prepared consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2026. The financial statements therefore present information about the Company as an individual entity and not about its group.
In assessing the going concern of the Company, the directors have considered forecasts for at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements. The Company is an intermediate holding company and therefore is reliant on the Atlanta Topco Limited Group or Damovo Group to be a going concern to be able to support it. Therefore, the going concern review focuses on the forecasts for the Group and their ability to continue as a going concern. The events and conditions as set forth below indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group and the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The results for the year for the Group show revenues of €166,491K (2025 - €157,484K) and a pre-tax loss of €9,640K (2025 - loss of €24,009K). Net cash generated from operations for the year ended 31 January 2026 was €10,945K (2025 - €5,040K) and net liabilities (or shareholders' deficit) as at 31 January 2026 were €65,635K (2025 - €56,224K). Net liabilities have partly arisen because of classifying €67,197K (2025 - €73,983K) of preference shares (including accrued dividends) as debt as opposed to equity, in line with the agreement. The Group’s financing arrangements also include borrowings which mature within twelve months of the date of approval of these financial statements.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Going concern (continued)
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As of 31 January 2026, the Group's current liabilities exceeded its current assets by €120,493K. The Directors note that this current deficit is fundamentally driven by the Group's legacy capital structure and historical shareholder default, rather than the working capital requirements of the underlying operations of the Group. Normalising for these specific financing and legacy items, namely the reclassification of the €96,418K Triton & Kartesia (“TK”) Senior Facilities Agreement (“SFA”) loan as a current liability; €19,045K in accrued preference share dividends as current liabilities; and a €7,134K deferred consideration payable by the former shareholder, the Group's operational net current assets stand at €2,104K.
Global Growth Holdings, Inc. (now Global Growth Holdings, LLC) ("GGHI"), provided €46,161K of preference share funding to complete the acquisition of the Damovo subsidiaries; and Ares Management Limited ("ARES") also provided €50,000K of a senior loan note financing facility to the Group.
In September 2022, the Group completed the re-financing of the ARES loan of €50,000K with TK for an amount of €55,000K and aimed to improve the current liability position of the Group. As part of the re-financing, a settlement agreement was also reached with Damoco (Bermuda) Limited (and others) (In Liquidation) (“previous owners” or “Damoco Bermuda”) and GGHI to settle a legal dispute related to contingent consideration following their sale of the Damovo Group to GGHI in 2018. Under the settlement agreement, total aggregate deferred consideration and costs of €14,960K was paid to Damoco Bermuda on completion of the re-financing in September 2022. A further amount of €7,034K, comprising principal plus accrued interest and annual interest at an agreed rate, was payable over three years in quarterly instalments. It was also agreed that GGHI would fund these amounts on behalf of the Damovo Group pursuant to an equity commitment letter entered into between GGHI and the former owners of the Group in which it undertook to pay all of the deferred consideration under the settlement agreement.
However, in February 2023, and until the date of approval of these accounts, GGHI defaulted on its obligations under the equity commitment letter. No further payments were made by GGHI. This legacy payment default represented a breach of the settlement agreement and is a cross-default under the SFA with TK. The payment default triggers certain rights for both the former owners and TK entitling them to enforce their respective underlying security in relation to the relevant Group entities. There are banking covenants in place in relation to the Facility, which include net leverage and cash flow cover requirements to be reported on a quarterly basis. During the year and at the date of approval of accounts, the Group was in breach of the net leverage and cash flow cover covenants in the SFA. However, at the date of approval of the financial statements, the current lenders have not taken any enforcement action in respect of the defaults, and the Group continues to work constructively with all stakeholders to achieve a comprehensive resolution.
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2.Accounting policies (continued)
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To resolve the default and achieve a holistic resolution, a strategic transaction process has been initiated by the lenders. This process is currently in an advanced due diligence phase. While management is actively coordinating with the lenders and facilitating the due diligence requirements, no legally binding definitive transaction documents have been executed at the date of approval of these accounts. While enforcement rights exist as a result of the defaults and upcoming maturities, the Group’s lenders are aware of the Group’s current position and are engaged in ongoing and constructive discussions with the Group and other stakeholders to explore potential solutions. There is, however, a material uncertainty associated with these conditions, which may impact the Group’s ability to continue operating as a going concern. While no binding agreements have been reached at the date of approval of these financial statements, the current lenders have a strong and co-operative working relationship with the Damovo Group and are supportive of the business, with current focus on developing and executing a viable plan to address the payment default with all relevant stakeholders. The financial statements do not include any adjustments should the continued support of the lenders not be forthcoming.
The Board of Directors have prepared an overall group strategy to create sustainable positive trading results within the Group. The underlying operational business remains robust and continues to perform in line with management's operational strategy. The operational subsidiaries operate with a high degree of financial independence, maintaining their own constructive relationships with regional lenders and remaining fully current on all interest payments for their short-term working capital facilities.
The Board have also considered the year-to-date performance of the Group and continue to take actions to ensure that the Group is profitable in the future through an increase in activity and turnover together with managing expenses and overheads.
Accordingly, the directors believe that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis, based on historical experience, the Group's performance up to the current date, coupled with the continued support of the group's lenders and the active process to resolve the capital structure for a minimum period of twelve months from the date of signing of the financial statements.
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Financial Reporting Standard 101 - reduced disclosure exemptions
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The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:
∙the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
∙the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
∙the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' to present comparative information in respect of:
- paragraph 79(a)(iv) of IAS 1;
- paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment;
- paragraph 118(e) of IAS 38 Intangible Assets;
- paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property; and
- paragraph 50 of IAS 41 Agriculture
∙the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D, 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 111 and 134-136 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
∙the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows
∙the requirements of paragraph 17 and 18A of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures
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Notes to the financial statements
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2.Accounting policies (continued)
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∙the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member
∙the requirements of paragraphs 130(f)(ii), 130(f)(iii), 134(d)-134(f) and 135(c)-135(e) of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of Atlanta Topco Limited as at 31 January 2026 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House.
The Euro is the functional and presentational currency of the Company’s financial statements. The Euro is used by the Company for conducting the majority of its business, its financing and also for reporting its results.
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Where the Company carries out transactions in a different currency to its reporting currency, the foreign currency amounts are translated at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, such as trade receivables, trade payables and foreign currency bank accounts, are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences arising on translating these amounts are taken to the Statement of comprehensive income in the period in which they occur.
Revenue arises mainly from the provision of the management services to group undertakings. The Company’s revenue recognition policy is to recognise revenue in the Statement of comprehensive income upon the invoicing to the Company’s subsidiaries of the management services provided, as described in Note 4 'Turnover'.
To determine whether to recognise revenue, the Company follows a 5-step process:
1. Identifying the contract with a customer
2. Identifying the performance obligations
3. Determining the transaction price
4. Allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations
5. Recognising revenue when/as performance obligation(s) are satisfied.
Revenue is recognised either at a point in time or over time, when (or as) the Company satisfies performance obligations by transferring the promised goods or services to its customers. The Company recognises contract liabilities for consideration received in respect of unsatisfied performance obligations and reports these amounts as part of ‘trade and other payables’ in the statement of financial position. Similarly, if the Company satisfies a performance obligation before it receives the consideration, the Company recognises either a contract asset or a receivable in its statement of financial position, depending on whether something other than the passage of time is required before the consideration is due.
In accordance with IFRS 15, the Company recognises reimbursement of expenses and recharge of costs as part of revenue from operations.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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There is no significant management judgment required on the revenue to be recognised.
The Company considers whether a contract is, or contains a lease. A lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use of an asset (the underlying asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
To apply this definition the Company assesses whether the contract meets three key evaluations which are whether the contract contains an identifiable asset, which is either explicitly identified in the contract or implicitly specified as being identified at the time the asset is made available to the Company; the Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset throughout the period of use, considering its rights within the defined scope of the contract; and the Company has the right to direct the use of the identified asset throughout the period of use.
At the lease commencement date, the Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which is made up of the initially measurement of the lease liability measured at the present value of future lease payments, any initial direct costs incurred by the Company, an estimate of any costs to dismantle and remove the asset at the end of the lease, and any lease payments made in advance of the lease commencement date.
The Company depreciates the right-of-use assets on a straight-line basis from the lease commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset, or the end of the lease term.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the rate implicit in the lease, or if this rate cannot be determined, the incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying value amount to reflect the interest on the lease liability and by reducing the liability by any repayments made. The Group re-measures the lease liability (and adjusts the related right-of-use asset) whenever the lease contract has been modified or the term changed. The modification is not accounted for as a separate lease.
Under IFRS 16, the Company recognises depreciation of the right-of-use asset and interest on the lease liability with in the Statement of comprehensive income. On the balance sheet, right-of-use assets have been included within property, plant and equipment and lease liabilities have been included within current and non-current borrowings.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
The current tax is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the Statement of comprehensive income because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated by using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction which affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for taxable temporary differences arising on investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in jointly controlled entities, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax is charged or credited in the Statement of comprehensive income, except when it relates to items credited or charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity.
Intangible assets are stated at cost less amortisation and comprise the purchase cost of computer software and software licences, for both the Company’s IT software and Enterprise Resource Planning system “ERP”, including the costs of software that has been internally developed. Computer software and ERP are amortised to administrative expenses in the Statement of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets. The Company estimates the useful life of software to be 5-10 years and ERP (our internally developed software system) to be 5 years. The carrying value of intangible assets is reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is recognised immediately in the Statement of comprehensive income.
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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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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Property, plant and equipment (continued)
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Depreciation is charged on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets based on the
following rates:
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
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shorter of the useful life of the asset or lease
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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.
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Subsidiaries are entities over which the Company has control. The Company controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
Investments in subsidiaries are initially recognised at cost and subsequently carried at cost less accumulated provisions made for any impairment. Non-cash investments obtained as a result of a common control transactions are initially recognised at fair value via deemed cost approach to reflect the economic substance of the transaction, which is a reorganisation of legal form under continuing common control rather than a substantive change in economic ownership. Deemed cost in this instance pertains to the original cost of the investments at the date when control was obtained by the wider Damovo Group.
Dividends, impairment losses and reversals of impairment losses are recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income in ‘net gains on investments in subsidiaries.
Impairment losses on investment in subsidiaries are measured as the difference between cost and the current estimated recoverable amount. When the recoverable amount is less than the cost, an impairment is recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income in ‘net losses on investments in subsidiaries’ and is reflected against the carrying amount of the impaired asset on the Statement of Financial Position.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised in the Statement of Financial Position when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred. A financial liability is derecognised when it is extinguished, discharged, cancelled or expires
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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Classification and initial measurement of financial asset
Financial assets, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified into the following categories:
∙amortised cost
∙fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
∙fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).
In the periods presented the Company does not have any financial assets categorised as FVOCI.
The classification is determined by both:
• the entity’s business model for managing the financial asset
• the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.
Subsequent measurement of financial assets
All income and expenses relating to financial assets that are recognised in profit or loss are presented within finance costs, finance income or other financial items, except for impairment of trade receivables which is presented within other expenses.
Financial assets at amortised cost
Financial assets are measured at amortised cost if the assets meet the following conditions (and are not designated as FVTPL):
∙they are held within a business model whose objective is to hold the financial assets and collect its contractual cash flows
∙the contractual terms of the financial assets give rise to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
After initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, trade and most other receivables fall into this category of financial instruments.
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
Financial assets that are held within a different business model other than ‘hold to collect’ or ‘hold to collect and sell’ are categorised at fair value through profit and loss. Further, irrespective of business model financial assets whose contractual cash flows are not solely payments of principal and interest are accounted for at FVTPL. All derivative financial instruments fall into this category, except for those designated and effective as hedging instruments, for which the hedge accounting requirements apply (see below). Assets in this category are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss. The fair values of financial assets in this category are determined by reference to active market transactions or using a valuation technique where no active market exists.
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2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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Impairment of financial assets
A provision against other receivables is made where there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due to it in accordance with the original terms of those receivables. The amount of the write down is determined as the difference between the assets carrying amount and the present value of future cash flows. An assessment for impairment is undertaken at least at each reporting date.
In addition to this, IFRS 9 requires an expected credit loss model as opposed to an incurred credit loss model under IAS 39. The expected credit loss (“ECL”) model requires the Company to account for expected credit losses and changes in those expected credit losses at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition of the financial assets. The Company recognises an allowance for expected credit losses for all debt instruments not held at fair value through the profit or loss (“FVTPL”). The main financial assets that are subject to the new expected credit loss model are other receivables.
Classification and measurement of financial liabilities
The Company’s financial liabilities include borrowings, trade and other payables and derivative financial instruments. Financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, and, where applicable, adjusted for transaction costs unless the Company designated a financial liability at fair value through profit or loss.
Subsequently, financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method except for derivatives and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, which are carried subsequently at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss (other than derivative financial instruments that are designated and effective as hedging instruments).
All interest-related charges and, if applicable, changes in an instrument’s fair value that are reported in profit or loss are included within finance costs or finance income.
Fair value measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, assumptions are set to reflect those that the Company believes market participants would use in pricing the asset at the measurement date.
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Notes to the financial statements
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2.Accounting policies (continued)
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Financial instruments (continued)
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Financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities primarily comprise loans and advances, cash and cash equivalents, other receivable and payables and debt and other borrowings.
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and demand deposits and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
Loans and advances, other receivables and payables, debt and other borrowings and subordinated loans are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost (less allowance for impairment on financial assets). Interest is recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income using the effective interest rate (“EIR”) method.
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In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are contained within this note, 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.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared by the Board of Directors on a going concern basis. See 'Going concern' in Note 2 for further details.
Carrying value of investments
Investments are the most significant balance on the Company's Statement of financial position. The directors review the carrying value annually and ensure it is supportable by assessing the budgets and projections of the businesses to which it relates. Determining whether the company's investments in subsidiaries have been impaired requires estimations of the investments' values in use. The value-in-use calculations require the entity to estimate future cash flows expected to arise from the investments and suitable discount rates in order to calculate present values. If appropriate, an impairment would be booked.
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Notes to the financial statements
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The Company provides management services to companies within the Damovo Trust. All revenues generated are from charges raised according to a Management Services Agreement, agreed by all parties on
an arm’s length basis. The Company recognises revenues, including reimbursement of expenses, based on the monthly invoices.
The Company has no outstanding performance obligations (2025 - €NIL) or has no contract assets or liabilities recognised in the financial statements (2025 - €NIL) other than amounts billed to Damovo Trust undertakings where payment has not yet been received.
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Fees for the auditing of the Atlanta Topco Group’s financial statements amounted to €380,000. These costs were borne in full by the Company on behalf of the UK-domiciled entities within the Group.
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The aggregate amount of emoluments, including benefits in kind, given to key management personnel as compensation amounted to €1,168K and €1,787K in 2026 and 2025, respectively, of which the highest paid director received €947K and €932K in 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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A deferred tax asset will only be recognised where, in the opinion of the Directors, the Company is expected to make sufficient profits against which these tax assets can be set-off on the future. At 31 January 2026, the Company had cumulative unrelieved trading losses. No deferred tax asset has been recognised in respect of these losses because the Company is not forecast to generate sufficient future taxable profits against which they could be utilised within the foreseeable future. UK trading losses carried forward do not expire.
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During previous years, the directors have carried out a specific review of the investments at standalone level
of subsidiaries on account of the sale of one of the revenue contract by a subsidiary, followed by reorganisation of business operations for some of the regions. As a result of this exercise, the Directors have impaired the full carrying value of investments for Damovo Schweiz AG, as disclosed above.
As at 31 January 2026, the directors consider that the net carrying value of investments is recoverable and no additional impairment was made for financial year 2026.
Details of the subsidiaries are disclosed in the financial statements of Atlanta Topco Limited.
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
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The following were subsidiary undertakings of the Company:
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DAMOVO Deutschland GmbH & Co.
KG
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Fritz-Vomfelde-Straße
26, 40547 Düsseldorf,
Germany
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DAMOVO Deutschland TopCo GmbH
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Fritz-Vomfelde-Straße
26, 40547 Düsseldorf,
Germany
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DAMOVO Holdings Deutschland GmbH
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Fritz-Vomfelde-Straße
26, 40547 Düsseldorf,
Germany
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DAMOVO Deutschland Verwaltungs
GmbH
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Fritz-Vomfelde-Straße
26, 40547 Düsseldorf,
Germany
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Muskatellerweg 25, 55232
Alzey, Germany
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Teinfaltstrasse 8/4,
Vienna, A-1010, Austria
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Lenneke Marelaan 8,
1932 St Stevens
Woluwe, Belgium
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Papandorpseweg 100,
3528 BJ Utrecht,
Netherlands
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DAMOVO Luxembourg S.á.r.l
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Rue Du Père Raphaël 43,
L-2413 Luxembourg
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Postepu 21, Warsaw 02-
676, Poland
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Zunstrasse 11, CH –
8152 Glattbrugg,
Switzerland
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Block A, Citylink
Business Park, Dublin
12, Ireland
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Avenida Escazu, floor 4
Torre Lexus, San Jose,
Costa Rica
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Atrium Two, 221 East
Fourth Street, Suite
2500, Cincinnati, OH
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2764 N Green Valley
Pkwy #472 Henderson
NV 89014, USA
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Jagersrovagen 151D, 213
75, Malmo, Sweden
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1624 Market St Ste 226
PMB 79199 Denver,
Colorado 80202
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1624 Market St Ste 226
PMB 79199 Denver,
Colorado 80202
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
Subsidiary undertakings (continued)
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Damovo Technology Services NV
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Lenneke Marelaan 8,
1932 St Stevens
Woluwe, Belgium
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Amounts owed by group undertakings
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Prepayments and accrued income
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The carrying amounts of amounts owed by group undertakings are equal to their fair values. Amounts receivable are from 100% owned group companies and interest is charged on these loans at rate 3.5%-7%.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
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Amounts owed to a related party
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Other taxation and social security
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Amounts owed to a related party include short-term trading balances and on demand loans from subsidiaries.
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Notes to the financial statements
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Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
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Amounts owed to group undertakings
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Allotted, called up and fully paid
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1,000 (2025 - 1,000) Ordinary shares of €0.10 each
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The Company has one class of ordinary share, which carries no right to fixed income. There are no restrictions on these shares, which carry a right to one vote each. All other rights attaching to these shares are set out in the articles of association.
The Company is 100% owned by the parent company Damoco Midco Limited.
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Share premium account
Share premium account includes any premiums received on issue of share capital.
Capital contribution
Capital contribution reserves account consists of the capital elements from discounting interest free intercompany loans from prior years.
During the year ended 31 January 2025, UK Atlanta Holdings, LLC converted its receivable from the Company’s subsidiaries, totalling €2,482K, into equity. The corresponding downstream contribution was recognised through Damovo US Holdco LLC, Damoco Midco Limited and the Company. No new contribution arose in the year ended 31 January 2026.
Other reserves
Previously, the Company capitalised amount of €50,697,787, being excess of the consideration received by the company over the carrying amount of the investment, from disposal of its subsidiary to another group undertaking in the previous year.
Profit and loss account
This account includes all current and prior period retained profits and losses.
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Notes to the financial statements
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Related party transactions
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The Company has availed itself of the exemption under Financial Reporting Standard 101 paragraph 8(k) not to give details of related party transactions with fellow group companies that are 100% controlled by the Damovo Group.
Transactions with related parties (not wholly owned members of the Group)
During the year, the Company had amounts receivable from fellow group undertakings of €1,640,997 (2025 - €1,766,098), comprising intercompany trade receivables of €1,452,619 (2025 - €1,396,131) due from Atlanta Topco Limited and €188,378 (2025 - €369,967) due from Atlanta Midco Limited. The Company also had intercompany trade payable of €7,316 (2025 - €7,316) due to Damoco Holdco Limited. These balances are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on demand.
Trade payable consists of €58,228 (2025 - €58,228) owed to GGHI companies, in respect of advances received by the Company during the year. There were no other material transactions carried out with GGHI companies during the year then ended.
Directors’ remuneration
The remuneration of Directors’ is set out at note 6.
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Post balance sheet events
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The Directors have carried out a post balance sheet review and concluded that no events have occurred between 31 January 2026 and the date of approval of these financial statements that require adjustment to amounts recognised in the financial statements. As described in Note 2.3, the strategic transaction process remains in progress at the date of approval, and the SFA matures on 12 September 2026; these matters are non-adjusting events disclosed in Note 2.3 and are referred to as a material uncertainty in the auditor's report.
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Commitments and contingencies
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Glas Trust Corporation Limited, acting as agent for Triton and Kartesia, holds a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the Company as part of the Senior Facility Agreement.
The Company has issued a letter of support to a subsidiary undertaking. Under the terms of this letter, the Company has committed to providing support to ensure the subsidiary remains a going concern. As of the balance sheet date, no provisions have been recognised as the directors do not currently anticipate that any material outflows will be required under this arrangement.
Damoco Bidco Limited’s immediate parent company is Damoco Midco Limited a company incorporated in the U.K, with a registered office at BDO LLP, First Floor, North Bottle Works, The Bars, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LP, United Kingdom
In June 2021, the ownership of the Group was transferred by GGHI to Damovo Group Trust (established in 2021). Hugh Steven Wilson, as the trustee of the Damovo Group Trust, is the person with the ultimate control over the Damovo Group.
The financial statements of Atlanta Topco Limited represent the largest and the smallest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared and are publicly available and include the results of the Company. The registered office of Atlanta Topco Limited is BDO LLP, First Floor, North Bottle Works, The Bars,
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Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 January 2026
23.Controlling party (continued)
Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LP, United Kingdom
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