Company Registration No. 06058014 (England and Wales)
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Director
Dennis Lohfert
Company number
06058014
Registered office
43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
Auditor
Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
43 - 45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Director's report
2 - 3
Director's responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Balance sheet
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 22
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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The director presents the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Fair review of the business
The results for the year are acceptable and reflect the uncertain trading conditions experienced by the industry.
The board of directors have formalised a strategy that is expected to improve the performance of the company for the subsequent periods.
Key performance indicators
The KPI
's
are
turnover and net profit before taxation, as disclosed on page
8
in the financial statements. Both benchmarks
improved
in the year and resulted in the company incurring a net
profit
before taxation.
.
Dennis Lohfert
Director
8 December 2021
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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The director presents his annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company relates to the provision of consultancy and hedge fund advisory services to the parent company and other funds.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The director does not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Director
The director who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements was as follows:
Dennis Lohfert
Financial instruments
Treasure operations and Financial instruments
The company operates a treasury function which is responsible for managing the liquidity, interest and foreign currency risks associated with the company’s activities.
Liquidity risk
The company manages its cash and borrowing requirements in order to maximise interest income and minimise interest expense, whilst ensuring the company has sufficient liquid resources to meet the operating needs of the business.
Interest rate risk
The company does not use interest rate derivatives to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.
Foreign currency risk
The company’s principal foreign currency exposures arise from making foreign currency transactions. The company does not hedge in order to fix the cost in sterling.
Credit risk
Investments of cash surpluses, borrowings and derivative instruments are made through banks and companies which must fulfil credit rating criteria approved by the Board.
All customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. Trade debtors are monitored on an ongoing basis and provision is made for doubtful debts where necessary.
Post reporting date events
There are no matters to report.
Auditor
The auditor, Fisher, Sassoon & Marks, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Statement of disclosure to auditor
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.
On behalf of the board
Dennis Lohfert
Director
8 December 2021
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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The director is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has 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 director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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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 director is 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. He is 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.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Ion Asset Architecture UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the statement of changes in equity, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including 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 2020 and of its profit for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the
Auditor's
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit
:
-
the information given in the strategic report and the director's r
eport for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements
; and
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the strategic report and the director's report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identifie
d
material misstatements in the strategic report and the director's
r
eport
.
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:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of director's remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of director
As explained more fully in the director's
r
esponsibilities
s
tatement, the director is 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 director determines 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 director is 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 director either intends to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below
.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below
.
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the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
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we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management;
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we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),
Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;
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we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
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identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
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We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
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making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
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considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
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understanding the design of the company’s remuneration policies.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
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performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
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tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
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assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates as set out in note 2 were indicative of potential bias; and
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investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's 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 him 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.
Jonathan Marks (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
8 December 2021
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
43 - 45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
2,349,999
2,200,001
Cost of sales
(72,614)
Gross profit
2,349,999
2,127,387
Administrative expenses
(1,827,807)
(2,060,355)
Operating profit
4
522,192
67,032
Interest receivable and similar income
7
2,747
3,922
Profit before taxation
524,939
70,954
Tax on profit
8
(97,587)
(14,448)
Profit for the financial year
427,352
56,506
The profit and loss account has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2020
31 December 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
14,114
3,842
Investments
10
8,486
8,486
22,600
12,328
Current assets
Debtors
12
888,646
315,434
Cash at bank and in hand
595,176
711,122
1,483,822
1,026,556
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
(431,884)
(391,650)
Net current assets
1,051,938
634,906
Total assets less current liabilities
1,074,538
647,234
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
14
(20,246)
(20,294)
Net assets
1,054,292
626,940
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
550,000
550,000
Profit and loss reserves
17
504,292
76,940
Total equity
1,054,292
626,940
The financial statements were approved and signed by the director and authorised for issue on 8 December 2021
Dennis Lohfert
Director
Company Registration No. 06058014
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2019
550,000
20,434
570,434
Year ended 31 December 2019:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
56,506
56,506
Balance at 31 December 2019
550,000
76,940
626,940
Year ended 31 December 2020:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
427,352
427,352
Balance at 31 December 2020
550,000
504,292
1,054,292
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
21
(86,786)
73,399
Income taxes paid
(14,395)
(6,637)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities
(101,181)
66,762
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(17,512)
(180)
Interest received
2,747
3,922
Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities
(14,765)
3,742
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(115,946)
70,504
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
711,122
640,618
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
595,176
711,122
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Ion Asset Architecture UK Limited is a
private
company
limited by shares
incorporated in England and Wales.
The registered office is
43-45 Dorset Street, London, W1U 7NA.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are prepared in
sterling
, which is the functional currency of the company.
Monetary a
mounts
in these financial statements are
rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
A
true
t the time of approving the financial statements
,
t
he director has a reasonable expectation that the
company
has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus
t
he director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover represents fees receivable for the provision of research consultancy and hedge fund advisory services as well as performance fees from funds under Ion Asset Architecture UK Limited's management.
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable services provided in the normal course of business
, and
is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes
.
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
3 Years Straight Line
Computer equipment
3 Years Straight Line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and
is credited or charged to profit or loss
.
1.5
Fixed asset investments
Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.
The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date
and
any
impairment
losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.
A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the company
. Control is
the power to govern the financial and operating policies of
the
entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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An associate is an entity, being neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture, in which the company holds a long-term interest and where the company has significant influence. The company considers that it has significant influence where it has the power to participate in the financial and operating decisions of the associate.
Entities in which the company has a long term interest and shares control under a contractual arrangement are classified as jointly controlled entities
.
1.6
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting
period
end date, the
company
reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible
assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company
estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit)
in
prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.7
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
are basic financial assets
and
include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
1.8
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's balance sheet when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset
, with
the net amounts presented in the financial statements
,
when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest
method 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.
Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Other financial assets
Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those
held
at
fair value through profit and loss
, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.
Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected.
If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.
If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.
Derecognition of financial assets
Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when
the company
transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from
fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are
initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a
financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of
the future
paymen
ts discounted at a market rate of interest.
Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective
interest rate method.
Trade creditors
are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired
in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. A
m
ounts payable are classified as
current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented
as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price
and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Other financial liabilities
Derivatives, including interest rate swaps and forward foreign exchange contracts,
are not basic financial instruments. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and are
s
ubsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in profit or loss in finance costs or finance income as appropriate, unless hedge accounting is applied and the hedge is a cash flow hedge.
Debt instruments that do not meet the conditions in FRS 102 paragraph 11.9 are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss. Debt instruments may be designated as
being measured at
fair value th
r
ough profit or loss to eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch or if the instruments are measured and their performance evaluated on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment strategy.
Derecognition of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the company’s contractual obligations
expire or are discharged or cancelled.
1.9
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.10
Derivatives
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value at the date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting end date. The resulting gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.
A derivative with a positive fair value is recognised as a financial asset, whereas a derivative with a negative fair value is recognised as a financial liability.
1.11
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account 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 using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the
company
has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.12
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.13
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.14
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation
in the period
are included in profit or loss.
2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the director is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Turnover and other revenue
An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:
2020
2019
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Fees
2,349,999
2,200,001
2020
2019
£
£
Other significant revenue
Interest income
2,747
3,922
4
Operating profit
2020
2019
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange losses/(gains)
(69)
(882)
Fees payable to the company's auditors for the audit of the company's financial statements
8,025
6,500
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
7,240
6,268
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2020
2019
Number
Number
Administration
-
4
Traders
-
5
Development
-
6
Operations
-
2
Employees
15
-
Total
15
17
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Employees
(Continued)
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Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2020
2019
£
£
Wages and salaries
910,917
1,157,765
Social security costs
124,909
142,068
Pension costs
163,861
86,546
1,199,687
1,386,379
6
Director's remuneration
2020
2019
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
125,000
123,333
7
Interest receivable and similar income
2020
2019
£
£
Interest income
Interest on bank deposits
2,747
3,922
Investment income includes the following:
Interest on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss
2,747
3,922
8
Taxation
2020
2019
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
97,587
14,395
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
53
Total current tax
97,587
14,448
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
8
Taxation
(Continued)
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The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:
2020
2019
£
£
Profit before taxation
524,939
70,954
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.00% (2019: 19.00%)
99,738
13,481
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
1,376
1,190
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(3,527)
(277)
Other permanent differences
1
Under/(over) provided in prior years
53
Taxation charge for the year
97,587
14,448
9
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Computer equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2020
20,051
198,850
218,901
Additions
17,512
17,512
At 31 December 2020
20,051
216,362
236,413
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2020
20,051
195,008
215,059
Depreciation charged in the year
7,240
7,240
At 31 December 2020
20,051
202,248
222,299
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2020
14,114
14,114
At 31 December 2019
3,842
3,842
10
Fixed asset investments
2020
2019
£
£
Other investments
8,486
8,486
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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11
Financial instruments
2020
2019
£
£
12
Debtors
2020
2019
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
659,952
Other debtors
217,655
249,355
Prepayments and accrued income
11,039
66,079
888,646
315,434
Other debtors includes a rent deposit in the sum of £
47,144
(2019: £53,682) assigned to the landlord under a rent deposit agreement.
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020
2019
£
£
Trade creditors
33,913
23,169
Corporation tax
97,587
14,395
Other taxation and social security
119,782
35,084
Other creditors
19,837
6,558
Accruals and deferred income
160,765
312,444
431,884
391,650
14
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2020
2019
£
£
Amounts owed to group undertakings
20,246
20,294
15
Retirement benefit schemes
2020
2019
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
163,861
86,546
The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees.
The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Share capital
2020
2019
2020
2019
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary Shares of £1 each
550,000
550,000
550,000
550,000
17
Profit and loss reserves
2020
2019
£
£
At the beginning of the year
76,940
20,434
Profit for the year
427,352
56,506
At the end of the year
504,292
76,940
18
Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel
The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.
2020
2019
£
£
Aggregate compensation
125,000
125,000
Transactions with related parties
At the year end the company owed a management fee of £
20,246
(2019: £Nil) to the parent entity Ion Asset Architecture Limited.
19
Events after the reporting date
There are no matters to report.
20
Ultimate controlling party
The ultimate parent entity is
Hauteville Trust (BVI) Limited, an entity registered at P.O. Box 3483 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
ION ASSET ARCHITECTURE UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
2020
2019
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
427,352
56,506
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
97,587
14,448
Investment income
(2,747)
(3,922)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
7,240
6,268
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(573,212)
466,369
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
(43,006)
83,730
Decrease in deferred income
-
(550,000)
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
(86,786)
73,399
22
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 January 2020
Cash flows
31 December 2020
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
711,122
(115,946)
595,176
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