BIS Limited - Limited company accounts 18.2

BIS Limited - Limited company accounts 18.2


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REGISTERED NUMBER: 04037250 (England and Wales)


















Report of the Directors and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

for

BIS Limited

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020




Page

Company Information 1

Report of the Directors 2

Independent Auditors' Report 5

Statement of Comprehensive Income 8

Balance Sheet 9

Statement of Changes in Equity 11

Notes to the Financial Statements 12


BIS Limited

Company Information
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020







DIRECTORS: D M Howson
S K Mitchell





SECRETARY: M Redding





REGISTERED OFFICE: Commodity Quay
St Katharine Docks
London
E1W 1AZ





REGISTERED NUMBER: 04037250 (England and Wales)





AUDITORS: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2020.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the provision of managed
data services including global network connectivity, online data backup, managed hosting and
co-location services. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary within CB-SDG Midco Limited ("the
Group")

RESULTS
The profit for the period, before taxation, was £2.6m (2019 - £2.1m)

The net assets of the Company were £5.2m (2019 - £2.7m).

DIVIDENDS
No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 March 2020 (2019 - £Nil).

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The directors expect the company to continue in the same activities in the future.

DIRECTORS
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 April 2019 to the
date of this report.

D M Howson
S K Mitchell

GOING CONCERN
The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. As at the
balance sheet date, the Company has net current assets of £6,148k (2019 - £4,538k).

When producing the financial budget and forecasts for the short and medium term that derive the
Group's future cash and revenue projection and as a result the income stream that will allow the entity
to remain a going concern, the directors have modelled a number of scenarios that incorporate past
experience and an assessment of the likely financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and
associated control measures that were in place as at the balance sheet date.

The scenarios reviewed include a number of downside scenarios where the revenue forecasts are
adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in each case the directors have factored
in a number of reasonable actions which could be taken in order to mitigate any deterioration in the
financial performance of the Group. These scenarios also consider the potential upside across a
number of business lines that would see an increase in the demand for the services provided by those
business lines directly as a result of existing and new clients moving to new agile working practices.

The severe but plausible downside scenario assumes an overall reduction in revenue across each
business line but includes a number of assumptions in relation to the internal and external resources
required to deliver those services in order to minimise the adverse impact on the financial
performance of the Group.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

GOING CONCERN - continued
The directors have considered the Group's result for the year ended 31 March 2020 and the current
financial performance to date against budget in the year 31 March 2021, the revenue and cash flow
projections for the remainder of the financial year alongside the potential impact of Brexit and the
COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of these considerations, and the current forecasts management have
compiled for the Group going forward, the directors do not believe that formal support will be required;
however, a letter of support is available from the ultimate controlling entity, Charlesbank Capital
Partners LLC, on behalf of funds under it's management through the ultimate parent undertaking
CB-SDG Topco Limited. As such, the directors are confident that the Company has sufficient
resources to continue as a going concern for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of
signing these financial statements.

QUALIFYING THIRD PARTY INDEMNITY PROVISIONS
The Company has granted an indemnity to one or more of its directors against liability in respect of
proceedings brought by third parties, subject to conditions set out in section 234 of the Companies Act
2006. Such qualifying third party indemnity provisions remain in force as at the date of this report.

COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent virus control measures implemented by UK Government
have had a significant adverse impact across the UK economy with a number of industry sectors,
most notably leisure and retail, experiencing a significant reduction in economic activity.

The Group has a number of clients that operate predominantly within those sectors most affected by
the control measures and, in conjunction with the broader potential economic consequences of the
pandemic, management has considered the knock-on impact on the Groups' future financial position
and performance in the going concern assessment.

For full consideration of the risk presented by COVID-19 to the group, please refer to the CB-SDG
Topco Limited financial statements.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and regulation. Company law requires the directors to prepare
financial statements for each financial year.
Under that law the directors have prepared the financial statements in accordance with United
Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising
FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Section 1A,
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.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Report of the Directors
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

In preparing the financial statements, the directors are required to:

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 Section 1A,
have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial
statements;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- 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 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 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.

DIRECTORS CONFIRMATION
In the case of each director in office at the date the Directors' report is approved:

- so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the group and
company's auditors are unaware; and
- they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves
aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group and company's auditors are
aware of that information.

STRATEGIC REPORT
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard
102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to prepare a
strategic report.

AUDITORS
The auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:





S K Mitchell - Director


16 December 2020

Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
BIS Limited

Report on the audit of the financial statements

Opinion
In our opinion, BIS Limited 's financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 March 2020 and of its profit for
the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" Section 1A, and applicable law); and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

We have audited the financial statements, included within the Report of the Directors and Financial
Statements (the "Annual Report"), which comprise: the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2020; the
Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then
ended; and the notes to the financial statements, which include a description of the significant
accounting policies.

Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) ("ISAs (UK)")
and applicable law. Our responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors'
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence
We remained independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are
relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, which includes the FRC's Ethical Standard,
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

Conclusions relating to going concern
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which ISAs (UK) require us
to report to you where:
- the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial
statements is not appropriate; or
- the directors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that
may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are
authorised for issue.

However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a
guarantee as to the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial
statements and our auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do
not express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, any form
of assurance thereon.





Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
BIS Limited

Reporting on other information- continued
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit, or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, we are required
to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the financial
statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 based on these responsibilities.

With respect to the Report of the Directors, we also considered whether the disclosures required by
the UK Companies Act 2006 have been included.

Based on the responsibilities described above and our work undertaken in the course of the audit,
ISAs (UK) require us also to report certain opinions and matters as described below.

Report of the Directors
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit, the information given in the
Report of the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2020 is consistent with the financial statements
and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the
course of the audit, we did not identify any material misstatements in the Report of the Directors.

Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors' Responsibilities, the directors are responsible
for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for
being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The directors are also responsible for such internal
control as they 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.

Auditors' 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 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.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the
FRC's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors'
report.


Independent Auditors' Report to the Members of
BIS Limited

Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the company's members as a
body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose.
We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any
other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly
agreed by our prior consent in writing.

Other required reporting

Companies Act 2006 exception reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
- adequate accounting records have not been kept by the company, or returns adequate for our audit
have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
- certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns.

We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.

Entitlement to exemptions
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion, the directors were
not entitled to: prepare financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime; and take
advantage of the small companies exemption from preparing a strategic report. We have no
exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.




Jennifer Dickie (Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH

16 December 2020

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

2020 2019
Notes £'000 £'000

TURNOVER 4 4,581 5,733

Cost of sales (1,251 ) (3,734 )
GROSS PROFIT 3,330 1,999

Administrative expenses (1,068 ) (1,083 )
OPERATING PROFIT 6 2,262 916

Income from shares in group
undertakings

-

2,494
Interest receivable and similar income 7 1,755 1,377
4,017 4,787
Amounts written off investments - (1,320 )
4,017 3,467

Interest payable and similar expenses 8 (1,447 ) (1,345 )
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION 2,570 2,122

Tax on profit - -
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2,570 2,122

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - -
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR

2,570

2,122

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Balance Sheet
31 March 2020

2020 2019
Notes £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 - -
Tangible assets 10 2,268 3,327
Investments 11 82 82
2,350 3,409

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors: amounts falling due within
one year

12

23,067

18,778
Cash at bank 27 207
23,094 18,985
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 13 (16,946 ) (14,447 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS 6,148 4,538
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

8,498

7,947

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than
one year

14

(3,263

)

(5,282

)
NET ASSETS 5,235 2,665

CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 16 415 415
Share premium 6,248 6,248
Accumulated losses (1,428 ) (3,998 )
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 5,235 2,665

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Balance Sheet - continued
31 March 2020


The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements on pages 8 to 22 were approved by the Board of Directors on
16 December 2020 and were signed on its behalf by:





S K Mitchell - Director


BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Statement of Changes in Equity
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

Called up
share Accumulated Share Total
capital losses premium equity
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000

Balance at 1 April 2018 415 (6,120 ) 6,248 543

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 2,122 - 2,122
Balance at 31 March 2019 415 (3,998 ) 6,248 2,665

Changes in equity
Total comprehensive income - 2,570 - 2,570
Balance at 31 March 2020 415 (1,428 ) 6,248 5,235

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

BIS Limited is a private company, limited by shares, registered and incorporated in England and
Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the
Company Information page.

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the provision of
managed data services including global network connectivity, online data backup, managed
hosting and co-location services.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard 102. "The Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland"
and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical
cost convention. The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of the financial
statements are set out below and have been consistently applied to all years presented, unless
otherwise stated.

Going Concern
The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. As at
the balance sheet date, the Company has net current liabilities of £6,148k (2019 - £4,538k).

When producing the financial budget and forecasts for the short and medium term that derive
the Group's future cash and revenue projection and as a result the income stream that will allow
the entity to remain a going concern, the directors have modelled a number of scenarios that
incorporate past experience and an assessment of the likely financial impact of the COVID-19
pandemic and associated control measures that were in place as at the balance sheet date.

The scenarios reviewed include a number of downside scenarios where the revenue forecasts
are adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in each case the directors have
factored in a number of reasonable actions which could be taken in order to mitigate any
deterioration in the financial performance of the Group. These scenarios also consider the
potential upside across a number of business lines that would see an increase in the demand
for the services provided by those business lines directly as a result of existing and new clients
moving to new agile working practices.

The severe but plausible downside scenario assumes an overall reduction in revenue across
each business line but includes a number of assumptions in relation to the internal and external
resources required to deliver those services in order to minimise the adverse impact on the
financial performance of the Group.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

GOING CONCERN - continued
The directors have considered the Group's result for the year ended 31 March 2020 and the
current financial performance to date against budget in the year 31 March 2021, the revenue
and cash flow projections for the remainder of the financial year alongside the potential impact
of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of these considerations, and the current
forecasts management have compiled for the Group going forward, the directors do not believe
that formal support will be required; however, a letter of support is available from the ultimate
controlling entity, Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, on behalf of funds under it's management
through the ultimate parent undertaking CB-SDG Topco Limited. As such, the directors are
confident that the Company has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for a period
of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about BIS Limited as an individual company and
do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The company is
exempt under Section 400 of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare
consolidated financial statements as it and its subsidiary undertaking are included by full
consolidation in the consolidated financial statements of its parent, CB-SDG Midco Limited,
within the United Kingdom.

Related party exemption
The company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting
Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland',
not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Turnover
Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and
represents the amount receivable for goods supplied or services rendered, net of returns,
discounts and rebates allowed by the group and value added taxes.

Where the consideration receivable in cash or cash equivalents is deferred, and the
arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, the fair value of the consideration is measured
as the present value of all future receipts using the imputed rate of interest.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Turnover - continued
The company recognises revenue when;
- the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer;
- the company retains no continuing involvement or control over the goods;
- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
- it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the entity; and
- the specific criteria relating to each of the company's sales channels have been met.

The company typically recognises three streams of revenue.

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) - this relates to a on-going delivery of services over a set
period, typically up to 3 years. MRR is contracted and includes a full range of managed support,
maintenance, subscription and service agreements. MRR is spread over the agreed duration of
the contract as services are provided.

Non-Recurring Revenue (NRR) - this relates to one-time revenue billed under a contractual right
and typically is either a provision of a one-time service with no on-going commitments or a sale
of assets, NRR is typically recognised at the point at which the service is delivered.

Usage - this relates to revenue that is billed on a contractually agreed per-unit rate, based on
actual usage in a period. Revenue is recognised in accordance to actual usage.

Intangible assets
Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated
impairment losses. Amortisation is calculated, using the straight-line method, to allocate the
depreciable amount of the assets to their residual values over their estimated useful lives, as
follows:

Years
Computer Software3 to 5

Amortisation is charged to administrative expenses in the profit and loss account. Intangible
assets are amortised from the date they are available for use.

Where factors such as technological advancement or changes in market price, indicate the
residual value, useful life or amortisation rate require adjusting, they are amended prospectively
to reflect the new circumstances.

The assets are reviewed for impairment if the above factors indicate that the carrying amount
may be impaired.

Costs associated with maintaining computer software are recognised as an expense as
incurred.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Tangible assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less
estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life or, if held under a finance
lease, over the lease term, whichever is the shorter.

Tangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment
losses. Cost includes the original purchase price, costs directly attributable to bringing the
assets to its working condition for its intended use, dismantling and restoration costs.

Years
Long leasehold25
Fixtures and fittings3 to 5
Network equipment 3 to 5

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed if there is an indication of a
significant change since last annual reporting date in the pattern by which the company expects
to consume an asset's future economic benefit.

Investments in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiary undertakings are recognised at cost less any provision for
impairment.

Taxation
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Statement of
Comprehensive Income, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other
comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have
been enacted or substantively enacted by the Balance Sheet date.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not
reversed at the Balance Sheet date.

Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in
periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is
measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the
Balance Sheet date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.

Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is
probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future
taxable profits.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Hire purchase and leasing commitments
Assets obtained under hire purchase contracts or finance leases are capitalised in the balance
sheet. Those held under hire purchase contracts are depreciated over their estimated useful
lives. Those held under finance leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives or the
lease term, whichever is the shorter.

The interest element of these obligations is charged to profit or loss over the relevant period.
The capital element of the future payments is treated as a liability.

3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAI

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and
other factors, including expectation of future events that are believed to be reasonable under
the circumstances.

Impairment of investments
The carrying value of investments is subject to an annual review for indicators of impairment
based on whether the current or future events and circumstances suggest that their recoverable
value may be less than their carrying value. The recoverable amount is based on value-in-use
calculations, which requires extensions of future cash flows and the discount rate to apply in
order to calculate the present values of these cash flows.

Classification of lease
The Company acts as a lessee and obtains use of a datacentre, which is used for the provision
of many of its services and to generate revenue. The classification of this lease requires the
Company to determine, based on the evaluation of the terms and conditions of the
arrangements, whether it acquired the significant risks and rewards of ownership of these
assets and accordingly whether the lease required an asset and liability to be recognised in the
Balance Sheet.

4. TURNOVER

The turnover and profit before taxation are attributable to the one principal activity of the
company.

5. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2019 - 2 ) .

The costs relating to all staff, including directors, who are employed by subsidiary undertakings
within the Group, Six Degrees Holdings Limited or CB-SDG Limited, are recharged via a
management fee. It is not practicable to allocate the costs relating to specific employees to the
Company.

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

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for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

6. OPERATING PROFIT

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Depreciation - owned assets 36 44
Depreciation - assets on finance leases 1,023 1,013

7. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Interest due from group undertakings 1,755 1,377

8. INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Interest due to group undertakings 1,144 952
Hire purchase 303 393
1,447 1,345

9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Computer
software
£'000
COST
At 1 April 2019
and 31 March 2020 652
AMORTISATION
At 1 April 2019
and 31 March 2020 652
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2020 -
At 31 March 2019 -

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

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for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

10. TANGIBLE ASSETS
Fixtures
Long and Network
leasehold fittings Equipment Totals
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
COST
At 1 April 2019
and 31 March 2020 16,412 758 8,091 25,261
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2019 13,276 666 7,992 21,934
Charge for year 1,023 36 - 1,059
At 31 March 2020 14,299 702 7,992 22,993
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2020 2,113 56 99 2,268
At 31 March 2019 3,136 92 99 3,327

Fixed assets, included in the above, which are held under finance leases are as follows:
Long
leasehold
£'000
COST
At 1 April 2019
and 31 March 2020 16,407
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2019 13,276
Charge for year 1,023
At 31 March 2020 14,299
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2020 2,108
At 31 March 2019 3,131

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

11. INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakin
£'000
COST
At 1 April 2019
and 31 March 2020 82
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2020 82
At 31 March 2019 82

The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies
include the following:

SKD 21 Ltd
Registered office: United Kingdom
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00

BIS Datacentres Limited
Registered office: United Kingdom
Nature of business: Dormant
%
Class of shares: holding
Ordinary 100.00

The registered office of the above companies is Commodity Quay, St Katharine Docks, London
E1W 1AZ.

12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Trade debtors 573 967
Amounts owed by group undertakings 21,341 16,359
Other debtors 962 905
Prepayments and accrued income 191 547
23,067 18,778

Amounts owed by group undertakings are repayable on demand and interest is applied to the
balances at 9%

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

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for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Finance leases (see note 15) 1,900 1,694
Trade creditors 319 442
Amounts owed to group undertakings 13,855 10,570
Social security and other taxes 19 55
Other creditors 109 108
Accruals and deferred income 744 1,578
16,946 14,447

Amounts owed to group undertakings are repayable on demand and interest is applied to the
balances at 9%

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN
ONE YEAR
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Finance leases (see note 15) 3,263 5,282

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

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for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

15. LEASING AGREEMENTS

Minimum lease payments under finance leases fall due as follows:

Finance leases
2020 2019
£'000 £'000
Gross obligations repayable:
Within one year 2,115 1,997
Between one and five years 3,426 5,670
5,541 7,667

Finance charges repayable:
Within one year 215 303
Between one and five years 163 388
378 691

Net obligations repayable:
Within one year 1,900 1,694
Between one and five years 3,263 5,282
5,163 6,976

The finance lease relates to the Greenwich Datacentre. This is a 25 year lease running to 2033
with rent review dates on 15th February 2023 and 2028. There is also a break clause effective
15th February 2023.

16. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL



Allotted, issued and fully paid:
Number: Class: Nominal 2020 2019
value: £'000 £'000
408,727 Ordinary A £1 409 409
581,158 Ordinary X £0.01 6 6
415 415

The Ordinary A and Ordinary X shares rank pari-passu

BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250)

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for the Year Ended 31 March 2020

17. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The Company's parent is Six Degrees Investments Limited and its ultimate parent is CB-SDG
Jersey Limited.

The smallest group within which the results of the Company are consolidated is CB-SDG Midco
Limited and the largest group within which the result of the Company are consolidated is
CB-SDG Topco Limited. Financial statements for both groups are available from
www.companieshouse.gov.uk.

The ultimate controlling party is Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC on behalf of funds under its
management, which is incorporated in the United States of America.