ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts preparation
ACCOUNTS - Final Accounts preparation
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
COMPANY INFORMATION
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
CONTENTS
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The director presents his report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
The loss for the year, after taxation, amounted to £40,430 (2021 - profit £35,896).
The director who served during the year was:
G Retelny, a Director during the year, resigned on 7 November 2022.
The director is responsible for preparing the Director's report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Company law requires the director to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the director has elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the director must not approve the financial statements unless he is 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 director is required to:
∙select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;
∙make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
∙prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The director is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable him to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. He is 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.
There are no future developments to report.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.
Following a rebranding exercise on 15th May 2023 the trading name of the company's independent auditor changed from MHA Maclntyre Husdon to MHA. A resolution to reappoint MHA as independent auditors will preposed at the next Annual General Meeting.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
We have audited the financial statements of AI Financial Information UK Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2022, which comprise the Income statement, the Balance sheet and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the director with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The director is responsible for the other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
∙the information given in the Director's report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
∙the Director's report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Director's report.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
∙Enquiry of management to identify any instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations;
∙Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;
∙Discussing among the engagement team regarding how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements and any potential indicators of fraud;
∙Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias;
∙Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED (CONTINUED)
This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
for and on behalf of
Statutory Auditor
London, United Kingdom
MHA is the trading name of MacIntyre Hudson LLP, a limited liability partnership in England and Wales (registered number OC312313).
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER: 06938214
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2022
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by:
The notes on pages 9 to 17 form part of these financial statements.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
AI Financial Information UK Limited is a company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is No.1 London Bridge Fourth Floor, West Building, London, SE1 9BG. The presentational and functional currency is GBP. These financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
2.Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Section 1A of Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting policies have been applied:
The Company is a parent company that is also a subsidiary included in the consolidated financial statements of a larger group by a parent undertaking established under the law of a state other than the United Kingdom and is therefore exempt from the requirement to prepare consolidated financial statements under section 401 of the Companies Act 2006.
At the balance sheet date, the company had net current liabilities of £23,341,017 (2021: £23,941,982) due to amounts owed to group undertakings of £23,505,040 (2021: £24,597,967). The company has received a support letter from its parent company which has expressed its willingness to provide support to the company so that it can operate as a going concern and meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.
Therefore, in assessing the going concern position of the company for the year ended 31 December 2022, the directors have considered the Group's ability to provide support based on its assessment on the Group's cash flow, liquidity, and business activities. Therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method.
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2.Accounting policies (continued)
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Subsidiary undertakings (continued)
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £5,250 (2021: £22,158). Contributions totalling £nil (2021: £1,154) were payable to the fund at the balance sheet date and are included in accruals.
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AI FINANCIAL INFORMATION UK LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The ultimate parent company is Deutsche Börse Group, a company based in Germany and listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange Market.
The parent undertaking of the smallest group, which includes the company and for which group accounts are prepared, is Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.. Copies of the financial statements for Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. are not publicly available. The parent undertaking of the largest group, which includes the company and for which group accounts are prepared, is Deutsche Börse Group. Copies of the financial statements for Deutsche Börse Group are publicly available.
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