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Company registration number 11293277 (England and Wales)
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
COMPANY INFORMATION
Directors
P K M Tonnby
Company number
11293277
Registered office
8 Waterloo Place
4th Floor
London
SW1Y 4BE
Auditor
Gravita ABG LLP
30 City Road
London
EC1Y 2AB
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
CONTENTS
Page
Strategic report
1
Directors' report
2 - 3
Independent auditor's report
4 - 6
Profit and loss account
7
Group statement of comprehensive income
8
Group balance sheet
9
Company balance sheet
10
Group statement of changes in equity
11
Company statement of changes in equity
12
Group statement of cash flows
13
Notes to the financial statements
14 - 28
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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The directors present the strategic report for the year ended 31 December 2022.

 

Harbour Solutions Group Ltd (HSG) provides management of, and operational services for its subsidiaries.

 

From inception to 11 November 2022, Harbour Solutions Group Ltd (HSG) owned two subsidiaries and provided management of, and operational services for its subsidiaries.

Following a dividend of its whole interest in HLF shares to HSG shareholders, on 11 November 2022, the Company owned only one subsidiary, HUL, thus changed its principal activity from that of management and operational services to the more passive holding company of 100% of the shares of HUL.

Fair review of the business

The subsidiaries each operate as stand-alone business units with HSG providing senior management oversight and operations.

 

HLF

HLF is the sole investment sub-advisor in respect of investment funds that provide litigation funding.

On 11 November 2022 the Company paid a dividend to its shareholders of its shareholding in HLF, removing them from the Group. This has been recognised at the carrying value of the investment and no profit or loss has been recognised in the group on this transaction.

As part of this restructure employees of HSG were also transferred to HLF. Consolidated results included within these financial statements only include HLF up until this date.

Most of the revenue of the group up to 11 November 2022 come from sub-advisory services. In 2022, sub-advisory income was £8.0m (2021: £9.2m) and made up 59% of group revenue (2021: 65%).

HLF GmbH

HLF GmbH is an exclusive sub-advisor to HLF providing local (German) sub-advisory services. HLF GmbH did not generate any revenue for the group.

On 5 September 2022, HSG shares in HLF GmbH were sold to HLF. No profit or loss was recognised in the group for this transaction.

HUL

HUL is a Managing General Agent for insurance for event driven risks associated with litigation. Gross profit, being commission insurance premiums after deduction of associated broker commission was £4.2m (2021: £3.7m).

Principal risks and uncertainties

HUL

HUL’s performance is driven by its continued ability to originate and underwrite insurance. Operational risks, such as the loss of regulatory permissions, are mitigated through up-to-date compliance procedures and robust systems and controls.

Key performance indicators

HUL

HUL’s key performance indicators are the aggregate limits of indemnity placed and associated loss ratios. Growth in revenue from new introducers is a key performance benchmark.

On behalf of the board

P K M Tonnby
Director
26 April 2023
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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The directors present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.

Principal activities

The principal activity of the group continued to be that of investment advisory services and acting as agent for its clients, who are insurers of legal expenses, in opportunity sourcing, underwriting and policy management.

Directors

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

J K M Bark-Jones
(Resigned 5 December 2022)
S J Dunn
(Resigned 5 December 2022)
S E Encrantz
(Resigned 5 December 2022)
J O M Tonnby
(Resigned 5 December 2022)
P K M Tonnby
P Tolhurst
(Resigned 31 March 2022)
G N B Bennett
(Resigned 5 December 2022)
P A Hatter
(Resigned 31 March 2022)
Results and dividends

The results for the year are set out on page 7.

Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £147. The directors do not recommend payment of a final dividend.

Statement of directors' responsibilities

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 group and company, and of the profit or loss of the group 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 ;

  •     prepare the on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group and company will continue in business.

 

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the group’s and company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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 auditor of the company 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 auditor of the company is aware of that information.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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On behalf of the board
P K M Tonnby
Director
26 April 2023
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Harbour Solutions Group Ltd (the 'parent company') and its subsidiaries (the 'group') for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the group profit and loss account, the group statement of comprehensive income, the group balance sheet, the company balance sheet, the group statement of changes in equity, the company statement of changes in equity, the group statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

  •     give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and the parent company's affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of the group's profit for the year then ended;

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

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

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 group and parent company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted this statement is not a guarantee as to the group’s and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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 have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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

 

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

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

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

  • certain disclosures of directors' 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 parent 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 parent 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.

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. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.

The extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities including fraud

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

 

  • 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 industry;

  • we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the company, including the Companies Act 2006 and taxation legislation;

  • we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

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

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE MEMBERS OF HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
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We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

  • understanding the business model as part of the control and business environment;

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

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

 

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 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;

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

  • reviewing correspondence and enquiring with the company of actual and potential non-compliance with laws and regulations.

 

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 by for example forgery, or intentional misrepresentation or through collusion. Our audit procedures are designed to detect material misstatement. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance or fraud and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.

 

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

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.

Sarah Wilson FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Gravita ABG LLP
5 May 2023
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
30 City Road
London
EC1Y 2AB
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
Turnover
3
13,017,513
13,707,659
Cost of sales
(1,010,142)
(1,166,652)
Gross profit
12,007,371
12,541,007
Administrative expenses
(9,986,644)
(9,826,950)
Other operating income
42,090
63,885
Profit before taxation
2,062,817
2,777,942
Tax on profit
8
(289,761)
(562,405)
Profit for the financial year
19
1,773,056
2,215,537
Profit for the financial year is attributable to:
- Owners of the parent company
1,724,342
2,107,949
- Non-controlling interests
48,714
107,588
1,773,056
2,215,537
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2022
2021
£
£
Profit for the year
1,773,056
2,215,537
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income for the year
1,773,056
2,215,537
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to:
- Owners of the parent company
1,724,342
2,107,949
- Non-controlling interests
48,714
107,588
1,773,056
2,215,537
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
GROUP BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
31 December 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
-
0
249,543
Current assets
Debtors falling due after more than one year
14
-
256,377
Debtors falling due within one year
14
1,203,377
1,374,927
Cash at bank and in hand
15
5,334,621
5,073,083
6,537,998
6,704,387
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
16
(1,763,707)
(2,897,564)
Net current assets
4,774,291
3,806,823
Net assets
4,774,291
4,056,366
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
18
150
150
Other reserves
19
269,997
319,850
Profit and loss reserves
19
4,504,144
3,441,162
Equity attributable to owners of the parent company
4,774,291
3,761,162
Non-controlling interests
-
295,204
4,774,291
4,056,366
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 April 2023 and are signed on its behalf by:
26 April 2023
P K M Tonnby
Director
Company registration number 11293277 (England and Wales)
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
31 December 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Investments
12
180,003
202,763
Current assets
Debtors
14
79,197
218,049
Cash at bank and in hand
2,287,154
617,010
2,366,351
835,059
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
16
(154,569)
(810,927)
Net current assets
2,211,782
24,132
Net assets
2,391,785
226,895
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
18
150
150
Profit and loss reserves
19
2,391,635
226,745
Total equity
2,391,785
226,895

As permitted by s408 Companies Act 2006, the company has not presented its own profit and loss account and related notes. The company’s profit for the year was £2,165,037 (2021:£932,760 )

 

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

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 26 April 2023 and are signed on its behalf by:
26 April 2023
P K M Tonnby
Director
Company registration number 11293277 (England and Wales)
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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Share capital
Other reserves
Profit and loss reserves
Total controlling interest
Non-controlling interest
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2021
150
319,850
2,166,546
2,486,546
354,283
2,840,829
Year ended 31 December 2021:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
2,107,949
2,107,949
107,588
2,215,537
Dividends
9
-
-
(833,333)
(833,333)
(166,667)
(1,000,000)
Balance at 31 December 2021
150
319,850
3,441,162
3,761,162
295,204
4,056,366
Year ended 31 December 2022:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
-
1,724,342
1,724,342
48,714
1,773,056
Dividends
9
-
(49,853)
(661,360)
(661,360)
(343,918)
(1,005,278)
Balance at 31 December 2022
150
269,997
4,504,144
4,774,291
-
0
4,774,291
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
COMPANY STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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Share capital
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
Balance at 1 January 2021
150
127,318
127,468
Year ended 31 December 2021:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
932,760
932,760
Dividends
9
-
(833,333)
(833,333)
Balance at 31 December 2021
150
226,745
226,895
Year ended 31 December 2022:
Profit and total comprehensive income for the year
-
2,165,037
2,165,037
Dividends
9
-
(147)
(147)
Balance at 31 December 2022
150
2,391,635
2,391,785
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
23
1,365,855
3,423,779
Income taxes paid
(417,680)
(767,750)
Net cash inflow from operating activities
948,175
2,656,029
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(74,595)
(16,179)
Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets
186,424
500
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed
206,812
-
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities
318,641
(15,679)
Financing activities
Dividends paid to equity shareholders
(661,360)
(833,333)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
(343,918)
(166,667)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,005,278)
(1,000,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
261,538
1,640,350
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
5,073,083
3,432,731
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
5,334,621
5,073,083
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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1
Accounting policies
Company information

Harbour Solutions Group Ltd (“the company”) is a private limited company domiciled and incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 8 Waterloo Place, 4th Floor, London, SW1Y 4BE.

 

The group consists of Harbour Solutions Group Ltd and all of its subsidiaries.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

The company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements for parent company information presented within the consolidated financial statements:

 

  • Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;

  • Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for each category of financial instrument; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;

  • Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.

1.2
Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate those of Harbour Solutions Group Ltd and all of its subsidiaries (ie entities that the group controls through its power to govern the financial and operating policies so as to obtain economic benefits). All financial statements are made up to 31 December 2022.

 

All intra-group transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

 

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used into line with those used by other members of the group.

1.3
Going concern

During the year the group has generated profits of £1.3m and closed the year with £4.1m of total assets

less liabilities. The directors have prepared up to the end of March 2024, forecasts which demonstrate an

even stronger year to come. Therefore at the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.4
Turnover

Turnover represents amounts receivable for commission earned on insurance premiums and amounts receivable for advisory services.

 

a. Commission on insurance premiums

Revenue is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the services provided in the normal course of business.

 

b. Advisory services

Fees are charged on a cost plus basis and are recognised in the period to which they relate.

1.5
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.

Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives. The intangible asset is now fully amortised.

1.6
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

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

Leasehold land and buildings
20% straight line
Plant and machinery
33% straight line
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
50% straight line
Computers
33% straight line

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 profit and loss account.

1.7
Fixed asset investments

Equity investments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except for those equity investments that are not publicly traded and whose fair value cannot otherwise be measured reliably, which are recognised at cost less impairment until a reliable measure of fair value becomes available.

 

In the parent company financial statements, investments in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

A subsidiary is an entity controlled by the group. Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
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1.8
Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting period end date, the group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

 

The carrying amount of the investments accounted for using the equity method is tested for impairment as a single asset. Any goodwill included in the carrying amount of the investment is not tested separately for impairment.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

1.9
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank and in hand are basic financial assets and include cash at bank and in hand.

 

A Company Subsidiary holds a client premium account whereby they receive the full premium from the client. This amount is initially recognised as a debtor, and subsequently the creditor balance due to the third party broker is offset against this in order to recognise the debtor owed to the Company.

 

1.10
Financial instruments

The group has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the group's balance sheet when the group becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amounts presented in the financial statements when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 17 -
Other financial assets

Other financial assets, including investments in equity instruments which are not subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss, except that investments in equity instruments that are not publicly traded and whose fair values cannot be measured reliably are measured at cost less impairment.

Loans and receivables

Trade debtors, loans and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as "loans and receivables". Loans and receivables are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

 

Interest is recognised by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating the interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the debt instrument to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

Impairment of financial assets

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

 

Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss.

 

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in profit or loss.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the group transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

 

The Company holds a client premium account, whereby the cash has been received on behalf of the client. All of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are transferred to a third party, and so the company will derecognise the asset on the date of transfer.

 

Classification of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the group after deducting all of its liabilities.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 18 -
Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the group's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11
Equity instruments

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

1.12
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 profit and loss account 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 group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

1.13
Employee benefits

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

 

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

 

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

1.14
Retirement benefits

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

1.15
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
1
Accounting policies
(Continued)
- 19 -
1.16
Foreign exchange

Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.

2
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

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

 

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

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.

Accruals

The group and company make estimates around certain accruals balances, principally bonuses and other commission-related payments. When assessing the likely final value, management considers various factors including the likely ultimate value of the payment, the profile of the underlying model and historical experience.

3
Turnover
2022
2021
£
£
Turnover analysed by class of business
Investment advisory fees
7,782,025
8,804,428
Commission on insurance premiums
5,235,488
4,903,231
13,017,513
13,707,659
4
Operating profit
2022
2021
£
£
Operating profit for the year is stated after charging/(crediting):
Exchange losses
284
2,926
Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets
149,175
141,284
(Profit)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(11,749)
25
Operating lease charges
355,314
385,719
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 20 -
5
Auditor's remuneration
2022
2021
Fees payable to the company's auditor and associates:
£
£
For audit services
Audit of the financial statements of the group and company
19,500
15,450
Audit of the financial statements of the company's subsidiaries
32,729
24,998
52,229
40,448
For other services
Taxation compliance services
5,685
6,900
All other non-audit services
-
4,900
5,685
11,800
6
Employees

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

Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
Number
Number
Number
Number
Directors
3
11
8
9
Other
38
35
12
16
Total
41
46
20
25

Their aggregate remuneration comprised:

Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Wages and salaries
6,665,708
6,309,850
2,533,864
2,604,698
Social security costs
793,719
791,251
299,174
327,530
Pension costs
179,303
204,825
54,578
60,538
7,638,730
7,305,926
2,887,616
2,992,766
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 21 -
7
Directors' remuneration
2022
2021
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
1,721,406
1,261,073
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
23,875
19,500
1,745,281
1,280,573
Remuneration disclosed above includes the following amounts paid to the highest paid director:
2022
2021
£
£
Remuneration for qualifying services
315,667
418,710
Company pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
17,875
19,500
8
Taxation
2022
2021
£
£
Current tax
UK corporation tax on profits for the current period
385,753
562,405
Adjustments in respect of prior periods
(95,992)
-
0
Total current tax
289,761
562,405

The actual charge for the year can be reconciled to the expected charge for the year based on the profit or loss and the standard rate of tax as follows:

2022
2021
£
£
Profit before taxation
2,062,817
2,777,942
Expected tax charge based on the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19.00% (2021: 19.00%)
391,935
527,809
Tax effect of expenses that are not deductible in determining taxable profit
44,468
41,805
Adjustments in respect of prior years
(45,295)
-
0
Permanent capital allowances in excess of depreciation
(17,095)
(7,209)
Other permanent differences
(84,252)
-
0
Taxation charge
289,761
562,405
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 22 -
9
Dividends
2022
2021
Recognised as distributions to equity holders:
£
£
Final paid
147
833,333
10
Intangible fixed assets
Group
Intangible fixed assets
£
Cost
At 1 January 2022
7,924
Disposals
(7,924)
At 31 December 2022
-
0
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2022
7,924
Disposals
(7,924)
At 31 December 2022
-
0
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2022
-
0
At 31 December 2021
-
0
The company had no intangible fixed assets at 31 December 2022 or 31 December 2021.
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 23 -
11
Tangible fixed assets
Group
Leasehold land and buildings
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
Computers
Total
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2022
426,764
174,462
259,827
6,916
867,969
Additions
57,687
14,310
2,598
-
0
74,595
Disposals
(484,451)
(188,772)
(262,425)
(6,916)
(942,564)
At 31 December 2022
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2022
250,793
129,443
231,274
6,916
618,426
Depreciation charged in the year
101,573
33,424
14,178
-
0
149,175
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(352,366)
(162,867)
(245,452)
(6,916)
(767,601)
At 31 December 2022
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2022
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
At 31 December 2021
175,971
45,019
28,553
-
0
249,543
The company had no tangible fixed assets at 31 December 2022 or 31 December 2021.
12
Fixed asset investments
Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
Notes
£
£
£
£
Investments in subsidiaries
13
-
0
-
0
180,003
202,763
Movements in fixed asset investments
Company
Shares in subsidiaries
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2022
202,763
Disposals
(22,760)
At 31 December 2022
180,003
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2022
180,003
At 31 December 2021
202,763
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 24 -
13
Subsidiaries

Details of the company's subsidiaries at 31 December 2022 are as follows:

Name of undertaking
Registered office
Class of
% Held
shares held
Direct
Harbour Underwriting Ltd
8 Waterloo Place, 4th Floor, London, SW1Y 4BE
Ordinary Shares
100.00

On 5 September 2022, the group disposed of its 100% holding in Harbour Litigation Funding GmbH. Following this, on 11 November 2022, the group disposed of its 83.33% holding in Harbour Litigation Funding.

14
Debtors
Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
£
£
Trade debtors
999,026
958,965
-
0
-
0
Amounts owed by group undertakings
-
-
-
143,119
Other debtors
79,197
46,508
79,197
750
Prepayments and accrued income
125,154
369,454
-
0
74,180
1,203,377
1,374,927
79,197
218,049
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Other debtors
-
0
256,377
-
0
-
0
Total debtors
1,203,377
1,631,304
79,197
218,049
15
Cash at bank

Cash at bank includes £1.7m which is held within the client premium account as described in note 1.9. Included in this balance is £1.2m is recognised as an other creditor.

16
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Trade creditors
50,350
1,898
-
0
-
0
Corporation tax payable
98,175
226,094
29,479
61,355
Other taxation and social security
142,413
272,624
107,840
78,201
Other creditors
1,278,354
385,314
-
0
53
Accruals and deferred income
194,415
2,011,634
17,250
671,318
1,763,707
2,897,564
154,569
810,927
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 25 -
17
Retirement benefit schemes
2022
2021
Defined contribution schemes
£
£
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes
179,303
204,825

A defined contribution pension scheme is operated for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund.

18
Share capital
Group and company
2022
2021
Ordinary share capital
£
£
Issued and fully paid
150 Ordinary shares of £1 each
150
150
19
Reserves
Other reserves

Other reserves represent the merger reserve created on the transfer of the subsidiaries.

Profit and loss reserves

Profit and loss reserves represent accumulated comprehensive income for the year and prior periods less dividends paid.

20
Disposals

On 11 November 2022 the company disposed of its 83.33% holding in Harbour Litigation Funding. Included in these financial statements are profits of £ £292,226 arising from the company's interests in Harbour Litigation Funding up to the date of its disposal.

 

Net assets disposed of
£
Cash and cash equivalents
1,130,000
Property, plant and equipment
187,000
Investments
22,000
Trade and other receivables
1,761,000
Trade and other payables
(2,279,000)
821,000
Gain on disposal
-
Total consideration
821,000
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
20
Disposals
(Continued)
- 26 -
The consideration was satisfied by:
£
Cash
147
Dividend in Specie
820,853
-
821,000

On 5 September 2022 the company disposed of its 100% holding in Harbour Litigation Funding GmbH. Included in these financial statements are profits of £11,656 arising from the company's interests in Harbour Litigation Funding GmbH up to the date of its disposal.

 

Net assets disposed of
£
Cash and cash equivalents
20,000
Trade and other receivables
38,000
58,000
Gain on disposal
-
Total consideration
58,000
The consideration was satisfied by:
£
Cash
22,613
Dividend in specie
35,387
58,000
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
- 27 -
21
Operating lease commitments
Lessee

Operating lease payments represent rentals payable by the company for office premises, rental lease payments for accommodation and two photocopiers.

At the reporting end date the group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

Group
Company
2022
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Within one year
-
429,085
-
-
Between two and five years
-
1,709,178
-
-
In over five years
-
676,550
-
-
-
2,814,813
-
-
22
Related party transactions
Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.

2022
2021
£
£
Aggregate compensation
1,745,281
2,344,609
Transactions with related parties

During the year the group entered into the following transactions with related parties:

Sales
Sales
Purchases
Purchases
2022
2021
2022
2021
£
£
£
£
Group
Other related parties
10,717,715
8,804,428
52,239
-

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:

Amounts due to related parties
2022
2021
£
£
Group
Other related parties
59,251
-
HARBOUR SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD
NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
22
Related party transactions
(Continued)
- 28 -

The following amounts were outstanding at the reporting end date:

Amounts due from related parties
2022
2021
Balance
Balance
£
£
Group
Other related parties
193,699
449,708
Company
Other related parties
79,197
-
23
Cash generated from group operations
2022
2021
£
£
Profit for the year after tax
1,773,056
2,215,537
Adjustments for:
Taxation charged
289,761
562,405
(Gain)/loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets
(11,749)
25
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
149,175
141,284
Movements in working capital:
Decrease in debtors
171,550
1,119,540
Decrease in creditors
(1,005,938)
(615,012)
Cash generated from operations
1,365,855
3,423,779
24
Analysis of changes in net funds - group
1 January 2022
Cash flows
31 December 2022
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand
5,073,083
261,538
5,334,621
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