Company Registration No. 03492137 (England and Wales)
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
PAGES FOR FILING WITH REGISTRAR
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Accountants' report
1
Balance sheet
2 - 3
Notes to the financial statements
4 - 10
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of Pulse Insurance Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise, the balance sheet and the related notes from the company’s accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.
As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at
https://www.icaew.com/regulation.
This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of Pulse Insurance Limited, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement letter
.
Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Pulse Insurance Limited
and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of Pulse Insurance Limited, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16 AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than Pulse Insurance Limited and its Board of Directors as a body, for
our work or for this report.
It is your duty to ensure that Pulse Insurance Limited has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets,
liabilities, financial position and profit
of Pulse Insurance Limited. You consider that Pulse Insurance Limited is exempt from the statutory audit
requirement for the year.
We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of Pulse Insurance Limited. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the
accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.
Ellacotts LLP
Chartered Accountants
Countrywide House
23 West Bar
Banbury
Oxfordshire
England
OX16 9SA
Date:
23 June 2021
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
31 December 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
4
212,686
299,510
Tangible assets
5
15,577
17,180
228,263
316,690
Current assets
Debtors falling due after more than one year
6
730,045
602,510
Debtors falling due within one year
6
304,646
356,604
Cash at bank and in hand
21,032
39,200
1,055,723
998,314
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(110,227)
(76,390)
Net current assets
945,496
921,924
Total assets less current liabilities
1,173,759
1,238,614
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
8
(404,772)
(254,395)
Provisions for liabilities
9
(410,169)
(733,060)
Net assets
358,818
251,159
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
10
165,532
159,825
Share premium account
108,730
95,034
Profit and loss reserves
84,556
(3,700)
Total equity
358,818
251,159
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
31 December 2020
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The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.
true
For the financial year ended 31 December 2020 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
T
he members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476
.
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 23 June 2021 and are signed on its behalf by:
T McLusky
Director
Company Registration No. 03492137
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
Pulse Insurance Limited is a
private
company
limited by shares
incorporated in England and Wales.
The registered office is
6 Oxford Court, St James Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7XY.
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 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
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 £.
1.2
Going concern
A
true
t the time of approving the financial statements
,
t
he directors have a reasonable expectation that the
company
has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus
t
he directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover represents commissions and fees for the arrangement of insurance and fees for consultancy services.
Credit is taken for brokerage, commission and fees on inception of the policy.
On certain lines of insurance business, a provision is made for cancellations which is unwound over the life of the insurance policy.
1.4
Intangible fixed assets - goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition of unincorporated businesses over the fair value of net assets acquired. It is initially recognised as an asset at cost and is subsequently measured at cost less accumulated
amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is considered to have a finite useful life and is amortised on a systematic basis over its expected life, which is considered to be 10 years.
1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date
where
it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the
fair
value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
Amortisation 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:
Software development
20% on cost
Customer contracts
10 years straight line
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.6
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.
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:
Office equipment
25% on cost
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
.
1.7
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.
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.
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.
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.
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable.
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.
1.10
Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the
company
has a legal or constructive present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that the
company
will be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
Provisions are also based on an estimate of the likelihood of cancellation of policies during their policy term.
Provisions are charged as an expense to profit or loss in the year that the Company becomes aware of the obligation and are measured at the best estimate in the Balance Sheet date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation, taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties.
When payments are eventually made, they are charged to the provision carried in the Balance Sheet.
1.11
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases,
including
any lease incentives received, are charged to
profit or loss
on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the lease
s
asset are consumed.
1.12
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset receive
d
or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met
. Where a
grant does not specify performance conditions
it
is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable
. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
1.13
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.
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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2
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2020
2019
Number
Number
Total
22
19
3
Taxation
2020
2019
£
£
Current tax
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(12,186)
4
Intangible fixed assets
Goodwill
Software Development
Customer contracts
Total
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2018
41,352
68,291
199,434
309,077
Additions
-
-
6,161
6,161
Disposals
(247)
(247)
At 31 December 2020
41,352
68,044
205,595
314,991
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2020
2,068
7,499
9,567
Amortisation charged for the year
4,135
7,938
20,559
32,632
Impairment
60,106
60,106
At 31 December 2020
6,203
68,044
28,058
102,305
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2020
35,149
177,537
212,686
At 31 December 2019
39,284
68,291
191,935
299,510
More information on impairment
movements
in the year is given in note .
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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5
Tangible fixed assets
Office Equipment
£
Cost
At 1 January 2020
81,620
Additions
4,282
At 31 December 2020
85,902
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2020
64,440
Depreciation charged in the year
5,885
At 31 December 2020
70,325
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2020
15,577
At 31 December 2019
17,180
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Debtors
2020
2019
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
219,147
207,854
Other debtors
85,499
148,750
304,646
356,604
2020
2019
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
730,045
602,510
Total debtors
1,034,691
959,114
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2020
2019
£
£
Bank loans
9,201
6,824
Trade creditors
31,546
21,355
Taxation and social security
17,214
16,819
Other creditors
52,266
31,392
110,227
76,390
One of the bank loans is secured by a limited guarantee given by 3 directors of the company. During the year the company received a bounce back loan which is limited by guarantee.
8
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2020
2019
£
£
Bank loans
45,000
4,206
Other creditors
359,772
250,189
404,772
254,395
During the year the company received a bounce back loan which is limited by guarantee.
PULSE INSURANCE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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9
Provisions for liabilities
2020
2019
£
£
Provision for commission clawback
410,169
733,060
Many of the policies the Company arranges are long term. On long-term business, commission is paid to the Company on both an indemnity and non-indemnity basis. If the policy is cancelled early future annual commission would not be paid and any indemnity commission would have to be repaid, In the case of indemnity commission the Company has established a provision for this commission clawback. This provision is based on an estimate of the likelihood of cancellation of policies during the first four years of the policy term (clawback is not usually payable after four years). The estimate considers the risk of cancellation as a result of either a housing market crash or the risk of cancellation as a result of changes to relevant rules due to political intervention. The provision is established on inception of the policy and unwound on a straight line basis over the first four years of the policy terms.
Where commission is paid annually for the duration of the policy, the provision is based on an estimate of the likelihood of cancellation of policies during the full policy term. The estimate considers the risk of cancellation as a result of either a housing market crash or the risk of cancellation as a result of changes to relevant rules due to political intervention. The provision is established on inception of the policy and unwound on a straight line basis over the life of the policy. There is a high level of uncertainty around this annual commission provision given that the events that could trigger payments are unpredictable. The appropriateness of the assumptions in this provision are reconsidered annually by the board.
Movements on provisions:
Provision for commission clawback
£
At 1 January 2020
733,060
Credited to profit and loss account
(322,891)
At 31 December 2020
410,169
10
Called up share capital
2020
2019
2020
2019
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of 25p each
662,127
639,300
165,532
159,825
11
Operating lease commitments
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases of £85,265 (2019: £108,183).