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Directors' Report and |
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UMIST Ventures Limited (Registered number: 02340559) |
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Contents of the Financial Statements |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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Company Information | 1 |
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Directors' Report | 2 |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities | 3 |
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Independent Auditors' Report | 4 |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income | 6 |
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Statement of Financial Position | 8 |
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Statement of Changes in Equity | 9 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements | 10 |
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UMIST Ventures Limited |
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Company Information |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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15 Westferry Circus |
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Manchester City Centre (B) Branch |
19 Market Street |
Manchester |
Greater Manchester |
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UMIST Ventures Limited (Registered number: 02340559) |
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Directors' Report |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 July 2021. |
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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
The company's role was to provide a CEO to University of Manchester Innovation Factory Limited and The University of Manchester |
Innovation Centre Limited. Following the CEO's retirement on the 6th January 2019, the intention is to wind up the company as |
soon as practically possible. |
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GOING CONCERN |
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The company is part of the wider University of Manchester group of companies. As there are plans to close UMIST Ventures |
Limited within the next twelve months and transfer the assets and liabilities within the University group, these accounts have not |
been prepared on a going concern basis. |
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REVIEW OF BUSINESS |
The loss for the year is set out in the statement of comprehensive income on page 6 of the financial statements. |
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The position at year end was satisfactory. |
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PRINCIPLE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES |
The COVID-19 pandemic developed rapidly in 2021, with a significant number of infections both in the UK and internationally. The |
decision had already been made to close UMIST Ventures Limited prior to the pandemic and all activities had ceased. As a |
consequence it is deemed that there is minimal risk to the business that has not been mitigated. The directors consider that the |
financial statements fairly reflect the financial impact of the pandemic on the business. |
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RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS |
The loss for the year after taxation amounted to £53 (2020: £3,809) |
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The directors do not recommend a gift aid payment (2020: £nil) |
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The directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend (2020: £nil) leaving a loss of £53 (2020: £3,809) to be transferred from |
reserves. |
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DIRECTORS |
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 August 2020 to the date of this report. |
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Mr S B Dauncey (The University of Manchester Nominated Representative) |
Professor L G Georghiou |
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STATEMENT AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS |
So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information, being |
information needed by the auditor in connection with preparing its report, of which the company's auditors are unaware. Having |
made enquiries of fellow directors and the auditor, each director has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a |
director in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditors |
are aware of that information. |
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AUDITORS |
Following a tender exercise undertaken by The University of Manchester, Ernst and Young LLP resigned as auditors on 4 May 2021 |
and PKF Littlejohn LLP were appointed as auditors. |
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This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: |
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UMIST Ventures Limited (Registered number: 02340559) |
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Statement of Directors' Responsibilities |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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The directors are responsible for preparing the Report of the Directors and the financial statements in accordance with applicable |
law and regulations. |
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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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102. 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 then apply them consistently; |
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; |
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue |
in business; |
- 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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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. |
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The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the |
company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may |
differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. |
Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
UMIST Ventures Limited |
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Opinion |
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We have audited the financial statements of UMIST Ventures Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 July 2021 which |
comprise the Statement of Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Changes in Equity 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). |
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In our opinion, the financial statements: |
- give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 July 2021 and of its loss 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. |
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Basis for opinion |
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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. |
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Emphasis of matter - financial statements prepared on a basis other than going concern |
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We draw attention to Note 2 to the financial statements which explains that the directors of the company intend to cease |
operations and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the |
financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as described in |
Note 2. |
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Our opinion is not modified in this respect of this matter. |
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Other information |
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The other information comprises the information included in the directors' report, other than the financial statements and our |
auditor's report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the directors' 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. |
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We have nothing to report in this regard. |
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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 |
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In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: |
- the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are |
prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and |
- the strategic report and the directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. |
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception |
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In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have |
not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report. |
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We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which 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. |
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Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of |
UMIST Ventures Limited |
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Responsibilities of directors |
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As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, 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. |
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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. |
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Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements |
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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. |
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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: |
- We obtained an understanding of the company and the sector in which it operates to identify laws and regulations that could |
reasonably be expected to have a direct effect on the financial statements. We obtained our understanding in this regard through |
discussions with management and experience of the sector. |
- We determined the principal laws and regulations relevant to the company in this regard to be those arising from Companies Act |
2006 and relevant tax legislation. |
- We designed our audit procedures to ensure the audit team considered whether there were any indications of non-compliance by |
the company with those laws and regulations. These procedures included, but were not limited to enquiries of management. |
- We also identified the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud. We do not consider the to be any |
areas of risk, in addition to the non-rebuttable presumption of a risk of fraud arising from management override of controls. |
- As in all of our audits, we addressed the risk of fraud arising from management override of controls by performing audit |
procedures which included consideration of activity for completeness of transactions. |
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Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a |
material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance |
with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely |
to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than |
error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. |
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A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's |
website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report. |
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Use of our report |
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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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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Continuing | Discontinued | Total |
Notes | £ | £ | £ |
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TURNOVER |
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Administrative expenses | - | (53 | ) | (53 | ) |
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OPERATING LOSS and |
LOSS BEFORE TAXATION | 4 |
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Tax on loss | 5 |
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LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - |
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Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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Notes | £ | £ | £ |
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TURNOVER |
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Administrative expenses | - | (3,809 | ) | (3,809 | ) |
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OPERATING LOSS and |
LOSS BEFORE TAXATION | 4 |
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Tax on loss | 5 |
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LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE YEAR | ( |
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Statement of Financial Position |
31 July 2021 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors | 6 |
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Amounts falling due within one year | 7 | ( |
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CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 8 |
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Retained earnings | 9 |
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SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on
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Statement of Changes in Equity |
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Balance at 1 August 2019 |
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Changes in equity |
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Balance at 31 July 2021 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
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1. | STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE |
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2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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Basis of preparing the financial statements |
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS102) "The |
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial |
statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
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The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in |
relation to the company's financial statements. |
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Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions |
The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as |
permitted by FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland": |
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- the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows. |
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Principle risks and uncertainties |
The COVID-19 pandemic developed rapidly in 2020, with a significant number of infections both in the UK and |
internationally. The decision had already been made to close UMIST Ventures Limited prior to the pandemic and all |
activities had ceased. As a consequence it is deemed that there is minimal risk to the business that has not been mitigated. |
The directors consider that the financial statements fairly reflect the financial impact of the pandemic on the business. |
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Significant judgements and estimates |
In the process of applying these accounting policies, the company is required to make certain estimates, judgements and |
assumptions that management believe are reasonable based on the information available. These are reviewed on a regular |
basis by the management team. Significant estimates and material judgements used in the preparation of the financial |
statements are as follows:. |
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Taxation |
The company establishes provisions based on reasonable estimates, for possible consequences of audits by the tax |
authorities of the respective countries in which it operates. The amount of such provisions is based on various factors, such |
as experience with previous tax audits and differing interpretations of tax regulations by the taxable entity and the |
responsible tax authority. |
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Management estimation is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based upon |
likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with an assessment of the effect of future tax planning strategies. |
Further details are contained in note 5. |
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Going concern |
Due to plans to close the company as soon as practicable, these accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis. |
No adjustments were necessary as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
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Taxation |
Current tax is recognised for the amount of income tax payable in respect of the taxable profit for the current or past |
reporting periods using the tax rates and laws that that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. |
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Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences at the reporting date, except as otherwise indicated. |
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Deferred tax assets are only 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. |
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If and when all conditions for retaining tax allowances for the cost of a fixed asset have been met, the deferred tax is |
reversed. |
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Deferred tax is calculated using the tax rates and laws that that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the |
reporting date that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference. |
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With the exception of changes arising on the initial recognition of a business combination, the tax expense (income) is |
presented either in profit or loss, other comprehensive income or equity depending on the transaction that resulted in the |
tax expense (income). |
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Deferred tax liabilities are presented within provisions for liabilities and deferred tax assets within debtors. Deferred tax |
assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset only if: |
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- the group has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities, and |
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- the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either |
the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net |
basis, or to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously. |
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Related party disclosure |
As the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The University of Manchester, the company has taken advantage of the |
exemption contained in FRS102 section 33.1a, and has therefore not disclosed transactions or balances with entities which |
form part of the group. The consolidated financial statements of The University of Manchester, within which this company |
is included, can be obtained from the address given in note 10. |
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3. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
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The directors who held office during the year were employees of The University of Manchester and were remunerated by
that entity. There were no other staff costs during the year (2019: £5,923) and (2019:£1,521) in pension cost. Average employees 2021: |
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4. | OPERATING LOSS |
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The operating loss is stated after charging: |
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2021 | 2020 |
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Fees payable to the company's auditor |
- audit of these financial statements pursuant to legislation | - | 3,721 |
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5. | TAXATION |
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Analysis of the tax charge |
No liability to UK corporation tax arose for the year ended 31 July 2021 nor for the year ended 31 July 2020. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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5. | TAXATION - continued |
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Reconciliation of total tax charge included in profit and loss |
The tax assessed for the year is higher than the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained |
below: |
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2021 | 2020 |
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Loss multiplied by the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of
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Effects of: |
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Movement in deferred tax not provided | 10 | 724 |
Total tax charge | - | - |
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Factors that may affect future tax charges |
A deferred tax asset amounting to £218,033 (2020: £165,695) has not been recognised because in the opinion of the |
directors there will be no suitable taxable gains available in the foreseeable future and the intention is to close the |
company shortly. |
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6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2021 | 2020 |
£ | £ |
Other debtors |
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7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
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Trade creditors |
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Amounts owed to group undertakings |
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Accruals and deferred income |
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8. | CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL |
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Allotted, issued and fully paid: |
Number: | Class: | Nominal | 2021 | 2020 |
value: | £ | £ |
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Ordinary | £1 | 1 | 1 |
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9. | RESERVES |
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Brought forward reserves at 1 August 2020 | 366,817 |
Deficit for the year after tax | (53 | ) |
Carried forward reserves at 31 July 2021 | 366,764 |
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10. | CONTINGENT LIABILITIES |
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The company has guaranteed the overdraft of Robertson Cooper Limited up to a maximum liability of £230,000 (2020: |
£230,000). The guarantee for Robertson Cooper Limited is secured by the cash balance. |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 July 2021 |
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11. | CAPITAL COMMITMENTS |
2021 | 2020 |
£ | £ |
Contracted but not provided for in the |
financial statements |
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12. | ULTIMATE PARENT UNDERTAKING |
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The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The University of Manchester, a University incorporated by Royal Charter. |
The largest and smallest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by The University of |
Manchester. |
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The University of Manchester is the ultimate controlling party and the ultimate parent of the company. |
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Copies of the group financial statements can be obtained from that University's registered office, which is The University of |
Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL and are also available on the University's website. |