ELECTREN_UK_LIMITED - Accounts


Company Registration No. 08312914 (England and Wales)
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
Jose Maria Aguirre Fernandez
Francisco Javier Fernandez Eguiluz
Sergio Jimenez Pinilla
Javier Teulon Ramirez
Company number
08312914
Registered office
Regina House
2nd Floor
1-5 Queen Street
London
EC4N 1SW
Auditor
Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
Page
Directors' report
1
Directors' responsibilities statement
2
Independent auditor's report
3 - 5
Statement of comprehensive income
6
Statement of financial position
7
Statement of changes in equity
8
Notes to the financial statements
9 - 19
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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The directors present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the company was the provision of railway electrification services. The company ceased operations in September 2019. The director intends to liquidate the company in near future.

 

Therefore financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis. This basis includes, where applicable, writing the company’s assets down to net realisable value. No provision has been made for the future costs of terminating the business unless such costs were committed at the reporting date.

 

Results and dividends

The loss for the year after taxation amounted to £5,318 (2019 - profit of £234,587).

No ordinary dividends were paid during the year. The directors do not recommend payment of a dividend.

Directors

The directors who held office during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were as follows:

Jose Maria Aguirre Fernandez
Francisco Javier Fernandez Eguiluz
Sergio Jimenez Pinilla
Javier Teulon Ramirez
Statement of disclosure to auditor

So far as each person who was a director at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditor is unaware. Additionally, the directors individually have taken all the necessary steps that they ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of all relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditor is aware of that information.

Small companies

The directors' report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in section 415A of the Companies Act 2006 in regards to small companies. The directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemption provided by section 418 of the Companies Act 2006 not to provide a strategic report.

On behalf of the board
Jose Maria Aguirre Fernandez
Director
16 December 2021
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period.

 

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

 

  •     select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

  •     make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

  •     state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 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 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.

 

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.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF ELECTREN UK LIMITED
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Electren UK Limited (the 'company') for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the Income Statement, the statement of financial position, the statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, 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 101 ‘Reduced Disclosure Framework’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

  •     give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2020 and of its loss for the year then ended;

  •     have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

  •     have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of matter

We draw attention to note 1.2 to the financial statements which explains that the directors intend to liquidate the company and therefore do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

 

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

  • the information given in the strategic report and the directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

  • the strategic report and the directors' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ELECTREN UK LIMITED
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report.

 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

 

  •     adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

  •     the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

  •     certain disclosures of remuneration specified by law are not made; or

  •     we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of directors

As explained more fully in the directors' responsibilities statement, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

 

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

 

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

 

  •     the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

  •     we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the financial services sector;

  •     we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company,, Companies Act 2006, taxation legislation, data protection, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation;

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF ELECTREN UK LIMITED
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  • we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

  • identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

 

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

  • making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud;

  • considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

  • understanding the design of the company’s remuneration policies.

 

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

  • performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

  • tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

  • assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates as set out in note 2 were indicative of potential bias; and

  • investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

 

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

  • agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

  • reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

  • enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

  • reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators

 

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or through collusion.

 

Use of our 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 auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

 

Jonathan Marks, Senior Statutory Auditor
15 December 2021
for and on behalf of Fisher, Sassoon & Marks
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
Revenue
3
-
0
244,792
Cost of sales
(683)
(175,211)
Gross (loss)/profit
(683)
69,581
Administrative expenses
(37,635)
(14,994)
Operating (loss)/profit
4
(38,318)
54,587
Investment income
7
33,000
180,000
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(5,318)
234,587
Tax on (loss)/profit
8
-
0
-
0
(Loss)/profit and total comprehensive income for the financial year
15
(5,318)
234,587

The income statement has been prepared on the basis that all operations are discontinued operations.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2020
31 December 2020
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2020
2019
Notes
£
£
Current assets
Trade and other receivables
10
1,020
6,022
Investments
9
100
100
Cash and cash equivalents
34,588
350,388
35,708
356,510
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
11
218,133
533,617
Net current liabilities
(182,425)
(177,107)
Total assets less current liabilities
(182,425)
(177,107)
Net liabilities
(182,425)
(177,107)
Equity
Called up share capital
13
1,000
1,000
Retained earnings
15
(183,425)
(178,107)
Total equity
(182,425)
(177,107)
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 16 December 2021 and are signed on its behalf by:
Jose Maria Aguirre Fernandez
Director
Company Registration No. 08312914
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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Share capital
Retained earnings
Total
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2019
1,000
(412,694)
(411,694)
Year ended 31 December 2019:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
234,587
234,587
Balances at 31 December 2019
1,000
(178,107)
(177,107)
Year ended 31 December 2020:
Loss and total comprehensive income for the year
-
(5,318)
(5,318)
Balances at 31 December 2020
1,000
(183,425)
(182,425)
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Electren UK Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Regina House, 2nd Floor, 1-5 Queen Street, London, EC4N 1SW.

 

The company's principal activity during the year was the provision of railway electrification services. The nature of the company's operations are provided in the directors' report.

1.1
Accounting convention

The company meets the definition of a qualifying entity under FRS 100 'Application of Financial Reporting Requirements' issued by the FRC. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) and the requirements of Companies Act 2006..

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 101 'Reduced Disclosure Framework' and the Companies Act 2006.

 

The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions under FRS 101:

  • the requirements of paragraphs 45(b) and 46-52 of IFRS 2 Share based Payment;

  • the requirements of paragraphs 62, B64(d), B64(e), B64(g), B64(h), B64(j) to B64(m), B64(n)(ii), B64 (o)(ii), B64(p), B64(q)(ii), B66 and B67of IFRS 3 Business Combinations. Equivalent disclosures are included in the consolidated financial statements of Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (ACS) in which the entity is consolidated;

  • the requirements of paragraph 33 (c) of IFRS 5 Non current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations;

  • the requirements of IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures;

  • the requirements of paragraphs 91-99 of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement;

  • the requirement in paragraph 38 of IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ to present comparative information in respect of: (i) paragraph 79(a) (iv) of IAS 1, (ii) paragraph 73(e) of IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment (iii) paragraph 118 (e) of IAS 38 Intangibles Assets, (iv) paragraphs 76 and 79(d) of IAS 40 Investment Property and (v) paragraph 50 of IAS 41 Agriculture;

  • the requirements of paragraphs 10(d), 10(f), 16, 38A to 38D, 39 to 40 ,111 and 134-136 of IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements;

  • the requirements of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows;

  • the requirements of paragraphs 30 and 31 of IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors;

  • the requirements of paragraph 17 of IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures;

  • the requirements in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures to disclose related party transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, provided that any subsidiary which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by such a member ; and

  • the requirements of paragraphs 134(d)-134(f) and 135(c)-135(e) of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.

 

Where required, equivalent disclosures are given in the group accounts of Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (ACS). The group accounts of ACS are available to the public and can be obtained as set out in the controlling party note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.2
Basis of preparation of financial statements

The director intends to liquidate the company in near future, therefore financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis. This basis includes, where applicable, writing the company’s assets down to net realisable value. No provision has been made for the future costs of terminating the business unless such costs were committed at the reporting date.

1.3
Revenue

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in a contract with a customer and excludes amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The company recognises revenue when it transfers control of a product or service to a customer.

The company recognises revenue from the following major sources:

  • Provision of services

  • Joint venture

 

The nature, timing of satisfaction of performance obligations and significant payment terms of the company's major sources of revenue are as follows:

Provision of services

The company delivers overhead line equipment (OLE) and turnkey packages for the electrification of railways. The company generally purchases goods from third and related party suppliers and then installs these items on the trainline. Revenue is recognised when control of the goods has transferred, being when the goods have been installed at the customer's specific location.

 

At the end of each month or quarter, each project is assessed for the production level which is based on evidence of advancement, such as employee timesheets, goods delivery or third party certifications, an invoice is raised to the customer or work in progress is recognised to recognise an amount of revenue which is in line with the project percentage of completion.

Joint venture

Together with Switchgear & Substation Alliance (SSA) joint-venture, Electren UK provides services such as the design and manufacture for these projects undertaken by the joint venture. Revenue is recognised for these services based on the stage of completion of the contract.

 

The directors have assesses that the stage of completion determined as the proportion of the total time expected to install that has elapsed at the end of the reporting period is an appropriate measure of progress towards complete satisfaction of these performance obligation under IFRS 15. Payment for services is not due from the joint venture until the installation services are complete and therefore a contract asset is recognised over the period in which the services are performed representing the entity's right to consideration for the services performed to date.

1.4
Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the income statement.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.5
Investments

Investments in joint ventures are accounted for at cost less, where appropriate, provisions for impairment.

1.6
Fair value measurement

IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance for all fair value measurements. IFRS 13 does not change when an entity is required to use fair value, but rather provides guidance on how to measure fair value under IFRS when fair value is required or permitted. The company is exempt under FRS 101 from the disclosure requirements of IFRS 13. There was no impact on the company from the adoption of IFRS 13.

1.7
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash includes cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

 

Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value.

1.8
Financial assets

Financial assets are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial assets are classified into specified categories, depending on the nature and purpose of the financial assets.

 

At initial recognition, financial assets classified as fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss. Financial assets not classified as fair value through profit and loss are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

When any of the above-mentioned conditions for classification of financial assets is not met, a financial asset is classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss are recognized initially at fair value and any transaction costs are recognised in profit or loss when incurred. A gain or loss on a financial asset measured at fair value through profit or loss is recognised in profit or loss, and is included within finance income or finance costs in the statement of income for the reporting period in which it arises.

Financial assets held at amortised cost

Financial instruments are classified as financial assets measured at amortised cost where the objective is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows, and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest. They arise principally from the provision of goods and services to customers (eg trade receivables). They are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to their acquisition or issue, and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for impairment where necessary.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

Debt instruments are classified as financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income where the financial assets are held within the company’s business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

 

A debt instrument measured at fair value through other comprehensive income is recognised initially at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to the asset. After initial recognition, each asset is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income. Accumulated gains or losses recognised through other comprehensive income are directly transferred to profit or loss when the debt instrument is derecognised.

The company has made an irrevocable election to recognize changes in fair value of investments in equity instruments through other comprehensive income, not through profit or loss. A gain or loss from fair value changes will be shown in other comprehensive income and will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss. Equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are recognized initially at fair value plus transaction cost directly attributable to the asset. After initial recognition, each asset is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income. Accumulated gains or losses recognized through other comprehensive income are directly transferred to retained earnings when equity instrument is derecognized or its fair value substantially decreased. Dividends are recognized as finance income in profit or loss.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those measured at fair value through profit or loss, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting end date.

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity.

1.9
Financial liabilities

The company recognizes financial debt when the company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments. Financial liabilities are classified as either 'financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss' or 'other financial liabilities'.

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial liabilities are classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss when the financial liability is held for trading. A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:

 

  •     it has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term, or

  •     on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit taking, or

  •     it is a derivative that is not designated and effective hedging instrument.

 

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are stated at fair value with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognised in profit or loss.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities, including borrowings, trade payables and other short-term monetary liabilities, are initially measured at fair value net of transaction costs directly attributable to the issuance of the financial liability. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. For the purposes of each financial liability, interest expense includes initial transaction costs and any premium payable on redemption, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when, and only when, the company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

1.10
Equity instruments

Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.

1.11
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is the tax expected to be payable or recoverable on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit, and is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the income statement, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.12
Employee benefits

The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of inventories or non-current assets.

 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.13
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

1.14
Leases

At inception, the company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease within the scope of IFRS 16. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Where a tangible asset is acquired through a lease, the company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. Right-of-use assets are included within property, plant and equipment, apart from those that meet the definition of investment property.

The company has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases of machinery that have a lease term of 12 months or less, or for leases of low-value assets including IT equipment. The payments associated with these leases are recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

1.15
Foreign exchange

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

 

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

Exchange differences are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for:

 

-    exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings relating to assets under construction

for future productive use, which are included in the cost of those assets when they are regarded

an adjustment to interest costs on those foreign currency borrowings; and

 

-    exchange differences on transactions entered into to hedge certain foreign currency risks.

 

1.16

Interest payable and similar

Finance costs are charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds in the associated capital instrument.

1.17

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income using the effective interest method.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.18

Adoption of new and revised standards

 

Amendments to IFRS Standards and the new interpretations that are mandatorily effective for the current year

 

There are no amendments to accounting standards or IFRIC interpretations that are effective for the year ended 31 December 2020 that had had a material impact on the company's financial statements.

 

 

2
Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

During the year there were no material judgements, estimates or assessments made by the directors which caused a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.

3
Revenue
2020
2019
£
£
Revenue analysed by class of business
From provision of services
-
58,200
From joint venture
-
186,592
-
0
244,792

All turnover was generated in the United Kingdom.

4
Operating (loss)/profit
2020
2019
£
£
Operating (loss)/profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
Exchange losses/(gains)
36,543
(27,875)
Fees payable to the company's auditor for the audit of the company's financial statements
5,500
11,250
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
-
0
37
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
-
0
330
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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5
Auditor's remuneration
2020
2019
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the company
5,500
11,250
6
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2020
2019
Number
Number
Management
2
1

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

2020
2019
£
£
Wages and salaries
-
0
11,178
Pension costs
-
0
108
-
0
11,286
7
Investment income
2020
2019
£
£
Income from investments
Income from participating interests - joint ventures
33,000
180,000
8
Income tax expense
2020
2019
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
-
-
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
8
Income tax expense
2020
2019
£
£
(Continued)
- 17 -

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the (loss)/profit per the income statement as follows:

2020
2019
£
£
(Loss)/profit before taxation
(5,318)
234,587
Expected tax (credit)/charge based on a corporation tax rate of 19.00%
(1,010)
44,572
Effect of expenses not deductible in determining taxable profit
-
0
62
Unutilised tax losses carried forward
7,280
(10,441)
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
-
0
7
UK dividend income
(6,270)
(34,200)
Taxation charge for the year
-
-

A deferred tax asset of £92,524 (2019 - £85,244) has not been recognised for tax losses during the year (accumulated tax losses unrecognised of £486,970 (2019 - £448,652)). Losses have not been recognised as there is insufficient evidence of suitable future tax profits.

9
Investments
Current
Non-current
2020
2019
2020
2019
£
£
£
£
Investments in joint ventures
100
100
-
0
-
0

Participating interests

Electren UK Limited jointly owns one third of the share capital of Switchgear & Substation Alliance Ltd, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2014.

10
Trade and other receivables
2020
2019
£
£
VAT recoverable
1,020
6,022
ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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11
Trade and other payables
2020
2019
£
£
Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings
211,913
443,036
Amounts owed to joint ventures
100
100
Creditors
6,120
90,481
218,133
533,617

Amounts due to group undertakings are all due to Electren S.A., are non-interest bearing and do not include guarantees over any assets.

 

£211,913 was the remaining loan for the company's working capital.

12
Retirement benefit schemes
Defined contribution schemes

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund.

The total costs charged to income in respect of defined contribution plans is £- (2019 - £108).

13
Share capital
2020
2019
£
£
Ordinary share capital
Authorised
1,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000
Issued and fully paid
1,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each
1,000
1,000

The company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income. There have been no changes to share capital in either 2020 or 2019.

14
Reserves

Profit and loss account

The profit and loss account represents the company's profits and losses which have accumulated year on year since the company began trading. Any dividends paid are deducted from this reserve. This is a distributable reserve.

ELECTREN UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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15
Retained earnings
2020
2019
£
£
At the beginning of the year
(178,107)
(412,694)
(Loss)/profit for the year
(5,318)
234,587
At the end of the year
(183,425)
(178,107)
16
Other leasing information
Lessee

Amounts recognised in profit or loss as an expense during the period in respect of lease arrangements are as follows:

2020
2019
£
£
Expense relating to short-term leases
-
3,337
17
Related party transactions

As a subsidiary undertaking of ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A., the company has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS 101 'Related Party Disclosures' from disclosing related party transactions with other members wholly controlled by ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.

 

Electren UK Limited jointly owns one third of the share capital of Switchgear & Substation Alliance Ltd (SSA). As the joint venture is not wholly controlled by ACS, Electren UK Limited is not exempt under FRS 101 'Related Party Disclosures' from disclosing related party transactions with the joint venture. As a result of this, disclosures of transactions and balances have been made below and all relate to SSA as the joint venture and related party of Electren UK Limited.

 

At 31 December 2020 the company owed £100 to SSA, this amount is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

18
Controlling party

Electren S.A., acompany incorporated and registered in Spain, is the immediate parent undertaking and controlling party by virtue of holding 100% of the issued share capital of the company. The address of its registered office is Avda. del Brasil, 6, 2ª Planta, 28020 Madrid, Spain.

 

Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (ACS), a company incorporated in Spain, is the ultimate controlling party by virtue of owning the majority shareholding in Electren S.A.

 

There is no controlling party of ACS.

 

The smallest and largest group of which Electren UK Limited was a member and for which group accounts were drawn up was that headed by ACS, a company incorporated in Spain. Consolidated accounts for the group are available from ACS, Avda. Pio XII, 102, Madrid 28036, Spain.

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