Registration number:
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Contents
Company Information |
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Directors' Report |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Profit and Loss Account |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Balance Sheet |
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Company Information
Directors |
Peter Rafael Alfandary Kelly Jean Becker Fabrice Andreas Bernhard Helena Mary Kavanagh David John Lutton Olivier Charles Henri Morel Olivier Nicolay Nicolas Louis Emile Ribollet Simone Rossi Arnaud De Saint-Exupery Geoffrey Christopher Lloyd Skingsley Severine Trouillet Arnaud Paul Alain Vaissie Fabienne Paule Viala |
Company secretary |
David John Lutton |
Registered office |
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Auditors |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Directors of the Company
The directors who held office during the year were as follows:
The following director was appointed after the year end:
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved and authorised by the
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for preparing the Annual 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 United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). 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:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; |
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
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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 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.
The directors confirm that so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by section 418(3) of the Companies Act 2006) of which the company’s auditors are unaware. They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors are aware of that information.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Balance Sheet, Statement of Changes in Equity, and Notes to the Financial Statements, 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 FRS 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 2022 and of its profit for the year then ended; |
• | have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and |
• | have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. |
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor 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 UK, including the FRC’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 director's 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 original financial statements were 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.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
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.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Directors' Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
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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 our 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 where 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. |
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Responsibilities of directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities [set out on page 3], the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the 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 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.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
Discussions with and enquiries of management and those charged with governance were held with a view to identifying those laws and regulations that could be expected to have a material impact on the financial statements. During the engagement team briefing, the outcomes of these discussions and enquiries were shared with the team, as well as consideration as to where and how fraud may occur in the entity.
The following laws and regulations were identified as being of significance to the entity:
• Those laws and regulations considered to have a direct effect on the financial statements include UK financial reporting regulations, Company Law, Tax and Pensions legislation, and distributable profits legislation.
• Those laws and regulations for which non-compliance may be fundamental to the operating aspects of the business and therefore may have a material effect on the financial statements include General Data Protection Regulations.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Audit procedures undertaken in response to the potential risks relating to irregularities (which include fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations) comprised of: enquiries of management and those charged with governance as to whether the entity complies with such laws and regulations; enquiries with the same concerning any actual or potential litigation or claims; inspection of relevant legal correspondence; review of board minutes; testing the appropriateness of journal entries; and the performance of analytical review to identify unexpected movements in account balances which may be indicative of fraud.
No instances of material non-compliance were identified. However, the likelihood of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is limited by the inherent difficulty in detecting irregularities, the effectiveness of the entity’s controls, and the nature, timing and extent of the audit procedures performed. Irregularities that result from fraud might be inherently more difficult to detect than irregularities that result from error. As explained above, there is an unavoidable risk that material misstatements may not be detected, even though the audit has been planned and performed in accordance with ISAs (UK).
A further description of our responsibilities is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 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.
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Profit and Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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2021 |
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Turnover |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Administrative expenses |
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Other operating income |
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Operating profit |
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Other interest receivable and similar income |
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2,585 |
88 |
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Profit before tax |
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Taxation |
- |
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Profit for the financial year |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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2021 |
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Profit for the year |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
(Registration number: 00322528)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022
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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 assets |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total equity |
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These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
Approved and authorised by the
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Profit and |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Profit for the year |
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Total comprehensive income |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Profit and |
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At 1 January 2021 |
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Profit for the year |
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Total comprehensive income |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
General information |
The company is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.
The address of its registered office is:
England
Principal activity
The principal activity of the Company is that of promoting Franco-British trade.
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 - 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Turnover recognition
Turnover comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the 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.
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.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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 tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss, except that a change attributable to an item of income or expense recognised as other comprehensive income is also recognised directly in other comprehensive income.
The current income 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 income 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 income 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 financial position 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:
Asset class |
Depreciation method and rate |
Plant and machinery |
4 years straight line |
Leasehold improvements |
4 years straight line |
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Intangible assets
Separately acquired trademarks and licences are shown at historical cost.
Trademarks, licences (including software) and customer-related intangible assets acquired in a business comibination are recognised at fair value at the acquistion date.
Trademarks, licences and customer-related intangible assets have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Amortisation
Amortisation is provided on intangible assets so as to write off the cost, less any estimated residual value, over their useful life as follows:
Asset class |
Amortisation method and rate |
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3 to 4 years straight line |
Financial instruments
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the Balance Sheet when there is an 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.
Debtors
Basic financial assets, including trade and other debtors, are initially recognised at transaction price, 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. Such assets are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call 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 change in value.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Creditors
Basic financial liabilities, including trade and other creditors, loans from third parties and loans from related parties, 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. Such instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.
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.
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.
Significant judgements and estimation uncertainty |
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. In the Director's opinion there are no significant judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Staff numbers and costs |
The average number of persons employed by the Company (including directors) during the year, was
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2021 |
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Wages and salaries |
1,162,243 |
996,240 |
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Social security costs |
107,178 |
106,072 |
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Other pension costs |
40,422 |
39,504 |
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1,309,843 |
1,141,816 |
Other operating income |
2022 |
2021 |
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Government grants - furlough |
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25,937 |
Foreign currency gains/(losses) |
13,155 |
(4,770) |
Government grant- COVID relief refund |
8,018 |
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During the year the company received a total of £nil (2021: £25,937) of government grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Intangible assets |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Additions |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Amortisation |
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Amortisation charge |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Tangible assets |
Land and buildings |
Plant and machinery |
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Cost or valuation |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Additions |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Depreciation |
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At 1 January 2022 |
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Charge for the year |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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Carrying amount |
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At 31 December 2022 |
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At 31 December 2021 |
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Fixed asset investments |
The Chamber's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies include the following:
FrenchTech London Ltd is a membership organisation which is limited by guarantee, the company is registered in England and Wales. The object of the organisation is to coordinate activities relating to the French technology sector in London. The Chamber is a founding member and guarantor to FrenchTech London Ltd. The maximum liability of the Chamber is £10.
Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Debtors |
2022 |
2021 |
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Trade debtors |
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Prepayments |
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Other debtors |
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Creditors |
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
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Due within one year |
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Trade creditors |
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Taxation and social security |
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Accruals |
80,522 |
70,927 |
Deferred income |
709,372 |
682,709 |
Other creditors |
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Chambre De Commerce Francaise De Grande-Bretagne Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
Operating leases |
The total of future minimum lease payments is as follows:
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2021 |
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Not later than one year |
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Later than one year and not later than five years |
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Related party transactions |
Some Members of the Board make use of the services offered by the Chamber, via member companies. The services utilised are principally advertising in the Chamber's publications and sponsoring Chamber events. All transaction are conducted on a commercial basis.
During the year, the Chamber used the legal services and the rental of an office from companies which have Directors that are also members of the Board of Directors of the French Chamber. All transactions are conducted on a commercial basis.
Company limited by guarantee |
The company is limited by guarantee and does not have share capital.