Company registration number 09358463 (England and Wales)
LANDFX UK LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
LANDFX UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
J Park
S Patel
Company number
09358463
Registered office
1 Filament Walk
London
SW18 4GQ
Auditor
Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
LANDFX UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1 - 2
Directors' report
3
Directors' responsibilities statement
4
Independent auditor's report
5 - 7
Statement of comprehensive income
8
Statement of financial position
9
Statement of changes in equity
10
Statement of cash flows
11
Notes to the financial statements
12 - 21
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Fair review of the business
The company is regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority. The company’s main source of revenue is commission charged, based upon the volume of trades carried out by the company’s clients.
During the year, the company has primarily focused on servicing its existing client base and improving profitability.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The company continuously carries out an assessment of the risks which have the potential to have a significant negative impact on its financial performance and future business prospects. The company has a low appetite for risk.
Price risk:
Price risk is defined as the risk that exposures to excessive price fluctuations in positions held by the company would cause a material loss to arise. Because all client positions are hedged with Liquidity Provider, this risk is materially mitigated..
Credit risk:
Credit risk arises where a borrower or counterparty fail to meet their financial obligations. The main source of credit risk for the company is on deposits held at third parties. No credit is extended to clients. To mitigate this risk, all customer funds are held in a UK regulated clearing bank and the company’s own funds are held across a number of European banks.
Cash flow risk:
Cash flow risks are that the company does not have sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations as they fall due. Under the company’s business model, the only reason for this to happen would be the Liquidity Provider not being able to pay the company any amounts due, leaving the company unable to settle its obligations with its clients, or vice versa. The company has controls in place to ensure that clients do not owe more than their deposit and is given reports by Liquidity Provider which demonstrates that they are operating within their own risk parameters.
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.
Foreign currency risk:
The company principal foreign currency exposures arise from trading with overseas companies. Company policy permits but does not demand that these exposures may be hedged in order to fix the cost in sterling.
Key performance indicators
Financial key performance indicators are revenue £823,595 (2021 - £711,544) and net assets which at the year end had increased to £471,533 (2021 - £425,017). The profit for the year was £46,516 (2021 - £13,546).
Directors' statement of compliance with duty to promote the success of the Company
The directors of the company have acted in a way that they consider, in good faith, would most likely promote the success of the company for the benefit of its shareholders, employees and customers as a whole, and in doing so, the directors have considered (amongst other matters):
the likely consequences of any decision in the long term,
the interest of the company's employees,
the need to foster the company's business relationships with customer and others,
the impact of the company's operations on the community and environment,
the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct, and
the need to act fairly among shareholders, employees and customers of the company
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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J Park
Director
25 April 2023
LANDFX UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Principal activities
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of Financial intermediation.
Results and dividends
The results for the year are set out on page 8.
No ordinary dividends were paid. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.
Directors
The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:
J Park
S Patel
Post reporting date events
There are no matters to report.
Auditor
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Fisher, Sassoon & Marks be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.
Energy and carbon report
As the company has not consumed more than 40,000 kWh of energy in this reporting period, it qualifies as a low energy user under these regulations and is not required to report on its emissions, energy consumption or energy efficiency activities.
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
J Park
Director
25 April 2023
LANDFX UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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The directors are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF LANDFX UK LIMITED
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of LandFX UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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 directors' 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 directors 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 directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 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 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.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF LANDFX 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 identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors' report.
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 remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of directors
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. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor'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.
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.
The 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.
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;
we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the financial services sector;
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, and employment legislation;
we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF LANDFX 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:
making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and
understanding the design of the company’s remuneration policies.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:
performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates as set out in note 2 were indicative of potential bias; and
investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:
agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and
reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators including the FCA and reviewing the company’s compliance monitoring procedures and findings.
There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or through collusion.
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.
Jonathan Marks
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
25 April 2023
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
823,595
711,544
Cost of sales
(34,427)
(13,943)
Gross profit
789,168
697,601
Administrative expenses
(740,160)
(683,224)
Operating profit
4
49,008
14,377
Interest payable and similar expenses
7
(2,492)
(831)
Profit before taxation
46,516
13,546
Tax on profit
8
Profit for the financial year
46,516
13,546
The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are continuing operations.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
31 December 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
9
54,993
73,324
Current assets
Debtors
11
314,456
233,639
Cash at bank and in hand
277,016
333,781
591,472
567,420
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
(137,871)
(164,768)
Net current assets
453,601
402,652
Total assets less current liabilities
508,594
475,976
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
13
(37,061)
(50,959)
Net assets
471,533
425,017
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
16
1,913,100
1,913,100
Profit and loss reserves
(1,441,567)
(1,488,083)
Total equity
471,533
425,017
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 25 April 2023 and are signed on its behalf by:
J Park
Director
Company Registration No. 09358463
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2021
1,913,100
(1,501,629)
411,471
Year ended 31 December 2021:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
13,546
13,546
Balance at 31 December 2021
1,913,100
(1,488,083)
425,017
Year ended 31 December 2022:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
46,516
46,516
Balance at 31 December 2022
1,913,100
(1,441,567)
471,533
LANDFX UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
21
(40,375)
10,203
Interest paid
(2,492)
(831)
Income taxes refunded
34,480
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities
(42,867)
43,852
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(79,989)
Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets
10,000
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries
100
Net cash used in investing activities
-
(69,889)
Financing activities
Payment of finance leases obligations
(13,898)
64,857
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities
(13,898)
64,857
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
(56,765)
38,820
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
333,781
294,961
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
277,016
333,781
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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1
Accounting policies
Company information
LandFX UK Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 1 Filament Walk, London, SW18 4GQ.
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 amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Going concern
Atruet the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
1.3
Turnover
Turnover is measured at net consideration received / paid on all realised positions and net fair market value of open CFD positions with clients and all other counterparties, including overnight charges and credits.
The recognition of income results directly from the recognition on financial assets and liabilities on an aggregate basis by each asset class determine the net gain or loss for that asset class in accordance with FRS 102 section 11.48. CFD positions are viewed as a single asset class.
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
Straight line over 3 years
Motor vehicles
25% Reducing Balance
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
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting date fixed assets are reviewed to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If there is an indication of possible impairment, the recoverable amount of any affected asset is estimated and compared with its carrying amount. If estimated recoverable amount is lower, the carrying amount is reduced to its estimated recoverable amount, and an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss. If an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carry amount of the asset is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but not in excess of the amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.
1.6
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.
1.7
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 statement of financial position 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.
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.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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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.
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 payments 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. Amounts 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 subsequently 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 through 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.
1.8
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.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.9
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.
1.10
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.
1.11
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.12
Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessees. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
Assets held under finance leases are recognised as assets at the lower of the assets fair value at the date of inception and the present value of the minimum lease payments. The related liability is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation. Lease payments are treated as consisting of capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to profit or loss so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the 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.
1.14
The Company holds money on behalf of clients in accordance with the client money rules of its regulator. Client monies held in segregated bank and settlement accounts in accordance with regulations and the corresponding liabilities to these clients are not recognised in the Balance Sheet. At 31 December 2021, amounts held by the Company on behalf of clients in accordance with the Client Assets Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority amounted to £198 (2020: £198).
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are 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.
3
Turnover
An analysis of the company's turnover is as follows:
2022
2021
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Commission
823,595
711,544
The Company's income is derived from matched principal trading in CFDs which, for the purposes of segmental analysis, is considered by the directors to be a single global market.
4
Operating profit
2022
2021
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
£
£
Exchange (gains)/losses
(16,085)
595
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
12,000
14,400
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
967
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets held under finance leases
18,331
6,666
Profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(5,164)
5
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2022
2021
Number
Number
Administration/management
2
2
Sales
1
1
Total
3
3
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
5
Employees
(Continued)
- 17 -
Their aggregate remuneration comprised:
2022
2021
£
£
Wages and salaries
257,657
243,748
Social security costs
35,768
26,755
Pension costs
25,469
24,831
318,894
295,334
6
Directors' remuneration
2022
2021
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
245,031
233,518
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
21,258
19,281
266,289
252,799
The number of directors for whom retirement benefits are accruing under defined contribution schemes amounted to 2 (2021 - 2).
Remuneration disclosed above include the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2022
2021
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
155,550
154,291
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
11,808
11,808
7
Interest payable and similar expenses
2022
2021
£
£
Other finance costs:
Interest on finance leases and hire purchase contracts
2,492
831
8
Taxation
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
8
Taxation
(Continued)
- 18 -
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:
2022
2021
£
£
Profit before taxation
46,516
13,546
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.00% (2021: 19.00%)
8,838
2,574
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
2,439
2,519
Tax effect of utilisation of tax losses not previously recognised
(7,794)
(2,760)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(3,483)
(2,802)
Depreciation on assets not qualifying for tax allowances
1,450
Profit on sale of fixed asset
(981)
Taxation charge for the year
-
-
The company has estimated losses of £1,123,372 (2021 - £1,188,966) available for carry forward against future trading profits.
9
Tangible fixed assets
Motor vehicles
£
Cost
At 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022
79,989
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2022
6,665
Depreciation charged in the year
18,331
At 31 December 2022
24,996
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2022
54,993
At 31 December 2021
73,324
The net carrying value of tangible fixed assets includes the following in respect of assets held under finance leases or hire purchase contracts.
2022
2021
£
£
Motor vehicles
54,993
73,324
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
9
Tangible fixed assets
(Continued)
- 19 -
Assets acquired under hire purchase are secured against the hire purchase agreement.
10
Financial instruments
2022
2021
£
£
Carrying amount of financial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost
314,456
233,639
Carrying amount of financial liabilities
Measured at amortised cost
174,932
215,727
11
Debtors
2022
2021
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
136,250
Other debtors
178,206
233,639
314,456
233,639
12
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
14
13,898
13,898
Other creditors
90,564
135,470
Accruals and deferred income
33,409
15,400
137,871
164,768
13
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
2022
2021
Notes
£
£
Obligations under finance leases
14
37,061
50,959
14
Finance lease obligations
2022
2021
Future minimum lease payments due under finance leases:
£
£
Within one year
13,898
13,898
In two to five years
37,061
50,959
50,959
64,857
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
14
Finance lease obligations
(Continued)
- 20 -
Finance lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for certain items of plant and machinery. Leases include purchase options at the end of the lease period, and no restrictions are placed on the use of the assets. The average lease term is 5 years. All leases are on a fixed repayment basis and no arrangements have been entered into for contingent rental payments.
15
Retirement benefit schemes
2022
2021
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
25,469
24,831
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.
16
Share capital
2022
2021
2022
2021
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
1,913,100
1,913,100
1,913,100
1,913,100
17
Events after the reporting date
There are no matters to report.
19
Directors' transactions
At the year end the company owed the director Mr. J Park £575 (2021 - £575), which is interest free and unsecured..
20
Ultimate controlling party
The ultimate controlling party is Mr J Park by virtue of his shareholding in the company.
LANDFX UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 21 -
21
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
2022
2021
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
46,516
13,546
Adjustments for:
Finance costs
2,492
831
Gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(5,164)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
18,331
7,633
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(80,817)
5,311
Decrease in creditors
(26,897)
(11,954)
Cash (absorbed by)/generated from operations
(40,375)
10,203
22
Analysis of changes in net funds
1 January 2022
Cash flows
31 December 2022
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
333,781
(56,765)
277,016
Obligations under finance leases
(64,857)
13,898
(50,959)
268,924
(42,867)
226,057
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