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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The principal activity of SquareTrade Limited continues to be that of an insurance intermediary business, primarily in respect of mobile phone insurance.
The principal strategic objective is to increase our market share across Europe by providing support services to the group’s EU entity, SquareTrade Europe Limited and SquareTrade BV. The Company continues to push to grow the business through new partnerships and has continued to be successful in doing so. Since the Company became a member of the Allstate family we have benefited from the support of the Group in many areas. In 2022 the revenue of SquareTrade Limited has decreased as from 14 September 2020 all new EU/EEA policies are sold out of the group entity SquareTrade Europe Limited. The group continues to grow by expanding customer base from existing and new channels. SquareTrade Limited benefits from the group’s growth by receiving insurance intermediary service fees for support activities. During 2022 SquareTrade Europe Ltd paid significant amounts in upfront commission in order to extend and win new business, this resulted into a lower intermediary service fees recharge during 2022.
The Company’s operations expose it to a variety of financial and non-financial risks. Given the size of the Company, the directors have not delegated the responsibility of monitoring risk management to a sub-committee of the board. The financial and non-financial risk is monitored at a Company-wide level, with the policies set out by the board of directors implemented by the Company’s finance department. The financial and non-financial risk is monitored at a Company-wide level, with the policies set out by the board of directors implemented by the Company’s finance department.
Cash flow and liquidity risk The Company has access to sufficient cash to ensure it has adequate funds available for its operations. The Company uses its cash flows to settle amounts due to suppliers with agreed terms and ensure it maintains a strong inventory balance to meet customer demand. The Company had cash balances of £1,819 thousand (2021 – £3,792 thousand). The directors consider the cash flow risk is at an acceptable level. Foreign currency risk The Company has transactional currency exposures arising from sales and purchases in currencies other than its functional currency. Potential exposures to foreign currency exchange movements are monitored on a regular basis and managed accordingly. The Company has multiple bank accounts held in various foreign currencies in order to mitigate foreign exchange risk down to an acceptable level. Crisis in Ukraine The directors are closely monitoring the current events in Europe regarding the conflict in Ukraine. As of the signing date, there are no implications to the Company however the directors will continue to monitor events and address any risks to operations as they occur.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The Company’s key financial performance indicators for the year were as follows:
2022 2021 Change Turnover £77,485 thousand £110,888 thousand 30.1% Operating profit/(loss) £(6,588)thousand £1,415k thousand 565.5%
The directors confirm that they have complied with their duty to promote the success of the company to the best of their abilities.
This report was approved by the board on 28 September 2023 and signed on its behalf.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' 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 applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. 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 for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,176 thousand (2021 - £915 thousand).
The directors who served during the year were:
The Directors of SquareTrade Limited consider that they have acted in good faith to promote the success of the
company for the benefits of its members, whilst performing their duties in accordance with s172(1) Companies Act 2006. Our relationships with our employees, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders are essential to achieving our Strategic Objectives outlined in this report and meeting the shared purpose of the AllState Group. Together with the AllState family, we have a strong focus in putting the customer at the centre of all our actions. We regularly engage with new and existing stakeholders to improve business relationships for the benefit of customer value and service. We aim to work as a single team to advance the business and provide employees fulfilling opportunities, personal growth and performance-based awards.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
The auditors, Donald Reid Limited, will be proposed for reappointment in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the board on
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SQUARETRADE LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of SquareTrade Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the Statement of comprehensive income, the Balance sheet, the Statement of changes in equity and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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 Auditors' 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 United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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.
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.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SQUARETRADE LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' 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.
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.
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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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SQUARETRADE LIMITED (CONTINUED)
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 Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
∙enquiring of management concerning actual and potential litigation and claims;
∙performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual results that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;
∙reading minutes of meetings;
∙assessing any management override of controls by testing journal entries and other adjustments and reviewing accounting estimates for indications of potential bias;
∙evaluating any transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business; and
∙maintaining alert to any fraud risks throughout the audit.
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 Auditors' report.
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' 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.
for and on behalf of
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Prince Albert House
18a/20 King Street
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1EF
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 07165194
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf on
The notes on pages 12 to 26 form part of these financial statements.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
SquareTrade Limited is a limited liability company. The company was incorporated in United Kingdom and is registered in England and Wales. The registered office is 2nd Floor 5 Golden Square, London, United Kingdom. The registration number 07165194.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
∙the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
∙the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d).
This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of The Allstate Corporation as at 31 December 2022 and these financial statements may be obtained from 2775 Sanders Road Northbrook IL 60062.
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to operate within the level of available facilities and cash for the foreseeable future and accordingly believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The directors have obtained a letter of support from Squaretrade Inc, the parent company.
The Directors have made appropriate enquiries and considered the business plans which provide financial projections for the foreseeable future. For the purposes of this review, the period considered is12 months from the balance sheet sign off date. Based on the Group’s forecasts and the ability of Squaretrade Inc. to provide the necessary support, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Functional and presentation currency
Transactions and balances
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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 at 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.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities as at the balance sheet date and the amounts reported for revenues and expenses during the year. However, the nature of estimation means that the actual outcomes could differ from those estimates. The following judgements have had the most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements: Stock The value of replacement stock is calculated using the costs to repair. Replacement stock is then valued at the lower of this value, cost to repair, or its net reliable value less costs to sell. The net realisable value of stock is a judgemental area. Stock provision Stock is reviewed for impairment by management. The judgements, estimates and associated assumptions necessary to calculate this provision are based on historical experience, market trends and other reasonable factors.
Analysis of turnover by country of destination:
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
9.Taxation (continued)
On 3 March 2021, the UK government announced that the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK would change from 19% to 25% from 2023. This has been substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. It is expected that £1,884 thousand of the deferred tax asset will unwind within one year 23.5% and £6,553 thousand will unwind after one year at 25%.
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Profit and loss account
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
20.Share-based payments (continued)
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
20.Share-based payments (continued)
The Danish Tax Authorities commenced a review of the Company's VAT submissions in January 2019
which covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 31 March 2019. The Danish Tax Authorities have ultimately taken the view that the Company's claim handling services provided to an insurer based in Denmark are related to the Company's insurance agency services and are exempt from VAT. Therefore, any input VAT recovered on good brought into Denmark was incorrectly recovered. The Company appealed the Danish Tax Authorities assessment on 12 February 2021. A decision is expected after 39 months of submitting the appeal. If the appeal is rejected, the Company can seek a refund of VAT from the insurer who had originally paid the VAT to the Danish Tax Authorities. The input VAT recognised in respect of these transactions plus the interest accruing from July 2016 to December 2020 is approximately £5.1m. The directors believe that whilst the Company is appealing the decision, there is no present obligation to pay the input VAT back to the Danish Tax Authorities and, should the Company become obligated to pay the amount in the future, the amount will be recoverable from the insurer.
The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held
separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £664 thousand (2021: £365 thousand).
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SQUARETRADE LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
SquareTrade Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of SquareTrade Inc, a company incorporated in the United States of America. SquareTrade Inc is a 100% owned subsidiary of SquareTrade Holding Company Inc.
The ultimate controlling party is The Allstate Corporation.
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