BIS Limited - Limited company accounts 18.2
BIS Limited - Limited company accounts 18.2
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
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: |
SECRETARY: |
REGISTERED OFFICE: |
REGISTERED NUMBER: |
AUDITORS: |
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. |
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: |
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. |
for and on behalf of |
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors |
1 Embankment Place |
London |
WC2N 6RH |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Statement of Comprehensive Income |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020 |
2020 | 2019 |
Notes | £'000 | £'000 |
TURNOVER | 4 |
Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) |
GROSS PROFIT |
Administrative expenses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
OPERATING PROFIT | 6 |
Income from shares in group undertakings |
Interest receivable and similar income | 7 |
4,017 | 4,787 |
Amounts written off investments | - | (1,320 | ) |
4,017 | 3,467 |
Interest payable and similar expenses | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION |
Tax on profit |
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | - | - |
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Balance Sheet |
31 March 2020 |
2020 | 2019 |
Notes | £'000 | £'000 |
FIXED ASSETS |
Intangible assets | 9 |
Tangible assets | 10 |
Investments | 11 |
CURRENT ASSETS |
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year |
12 |
Cash at bank |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due within one year | 13 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
NET CURRENT ASSETS |
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
CREDITORS |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
14 |
( |
) |
( |
) |
NET ASSETS |
CAPITAL AND RESERVES |
Called up share capital | 16 |
Share premium |
Accumulated losses | ( |
) | ( |
) |
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Balance Sheet - continued |
31 March 2020 |
The financial statements on pages 8 to 22 were approved by the Board of Directors on |
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 | ( |
) |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 31 March 2019 | ( |
) |
Changes in equity |
Total comprehensive income | - | - |
Balance at 31 March 2020 | ( |
) |
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 Software | 3 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 leasehold | 25 |
Fixtures and fittings | 3 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 |
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) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020 |
6. | OPERATING PROFIT |
The operating profit is stated after charging: |
2020 | 2019 |
£'000 | £'000 |
Depreciation - owned assets |
Depreciation - assets on finance leases |
7. | INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME |
2020 | 2019 |
£'000 | £'000 |
Interest due from group undertakings |
8. | INTEREST PAYABLE AND SIMILAR EXPENSES |
2020 | 2019 |
£'000 | £'000 |
Interest due to group undertakings |
Hire purchase |
9. | INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Computer |
software |
£'000 |
COST |
At 1 April 2019 |
and 31 March 2020 |
AMORTISATION |
At 1 April 2019 |
and 31 March 2020 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2020 |
At 31 March 2019 |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
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 |
DEPRECIATION |
At 1 April 2019 |
Charge for year |
At 31 March 2020 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2020 |
At 31 March 2019 |
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 |
NET BOOK VALUE |
At 31 March 2020 |
At 31 March 2019 |
The company's investments at the Balance Sheet date in the share capital of companies |
include the following: |
Registered office: United Kingdom |
Nature of business: |
% |
Class of shares: | holding |
Ordinary | 100.00 |
BIS Datacentres Limited |
Registered office: United Kingdom |
Nature of business: |
% |
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 |
Amounts owed by group undertakings |
Other debtors |
Prepayments and accrued income |
Amounts owed by group undertakings are repayable on demand and interest is applied to the |
balances at 9% |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
for the Year Ended 31 March 2020 |
13. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
2020 | 2019 |
£'000 | £'000 |
Finance leases (see note 15) |
Trade creditors |
Amounts owed to group undertakings |
Social security and other taxes |
Other creditors |
Accruals and deferred income |
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) |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
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 |
Between one and five years |
Finance charges repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
Net obligations repayable: |
Within one year |
Between one and five years |
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 |
Ordinary A | £1 | 409 | 409 |
Ordinary X | £0.01 | 6 | 6 |
415 | 415 |
The Ordinary A and Ordinary X shares rank pari-passu |
BIS Limited (Registered number: 04037250) |
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
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. |