Other loans - 2,123,645
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100 2,117,427
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8. Profit before taxation 2014 2013
GBP GBP
Profit before taxation is stated after charging:
Depreciation and amounts written
off property, plant and equipment:
Owned assets 148,181 150,069
Operating lease rentals:
Land and buildings 125,062 130,663
Foreign exchange loss 41 75
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Fees payable to the Company's auditors
for:
- the audit of the Company's
annual accounts 44,446 47,054
Fees payable to the Company's auditors for
other services to the Group:
- the audit of the
Company's subsidiaries 42,828 33,680
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Total audit fees 87,274 80,734
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Fees payable to the Company's auditors
for:
- taxation compliance
services 10,537 13,888
- other taxation
advisory services 4,000 41,113
- other services 31,158 17,260
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Total other fees 45,695 72,261
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9. Employees 2014 2013
Number Number
The average weekly number of
employees (including Directors)
during the year was:
Office and management 12 14
Design and management 11 10
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23 24
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2014 2013
Staff costs for
the above employees: GBP GBP
Wages and salaries 1,821,228 5,839,966
Social security
costs 62,702 786,068
Other pension costs
- money purchase schemes 74,068 115,040
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1,957,998 6,741,074
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Remuneration in respect of Directors
was as follows: 2014 2013
GBP GBP
Aggregate emoluments (including
benefits in kind) 655,264 2,280,866
Consultancy fees 57,150 -
Other fees 40,000 186,125
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752,414 2,466,991
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Company contribution to money
purchase pension schemes 23,354 66,280
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Remuneration for each Director
(including benefits in kind) 2014 2013
GBP GBP
K.B. Nilsson 127,150 797,216
K. MacRae 344,764 418,150
M.A. AlRafi 10,000 1,120,000
M.F. Williams 10,000 65,500
E.B. Harris 30,000 66,125
N. Barattieri di
San Pietro 213,000 -
A. de Rothschild 17,500 -
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752,414 2,466,991
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Remuneration of GBP10,000 (2013: GBP120,000) for Director M.A.
AlRafi was paid to MTAF Group. Remuneration of GBP30,000 (2012:
GBP66,125) for Director E.B. Harris is payable to EC Harris LLP.
The amounts above include remuneration
in respect of the highest paid Director
as follows: 2014 2013
GBP GBP
Aggregate emoluments (including
benefits in kind) 344,764 1,120,000
Company contribution to money
purchase pension scheme 6,854 -
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351,618 1,120,000
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The total emoluments of GBP344,764 (2013: GBP1,120,000) above
includes compensation for loss of office of GBP251,500 (2013:
GBPnil); fees of GBPnil (2013: GBP120,000) and bonus of GBPnil
(2013: GBP1,000,000).
11. Taxation 2014 2013
GBP GBP
(a) Analysis of
charge in year
Current tax:
Corporation tax credit - (2,534,970)
Adjustment in respect
of prior periods 311,298 (2,297,536)
Total current tax 311,298 (4,832,506)
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Deferred tax:
Deferred tax credit (208,305) -
Total deferred tax (208,305) -
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Total tax charge 102,993 (4,832,506)
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(b) Factors affecting
the tax charge for the
year
The tax assessed for the year is lower than the standard rate
of corporation tax in the UK of 23% (2013: 24%).
The differences
are explained below:
2014 2013
GBP GBP
Profit on ordinary activities
before tax 12,303,275 16,802,220
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Profit on ordinary activities
multiplied by the standard rate
of
corporation tax of 23% (2013:
24%) 2.829,753 4,032,533
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible
for tax purposes 19,851 134,847
Depreciation for the period in
excess of capital allowances 18,919 16,277
Dividends and distributions
received (3,450,000) (6,373,694)
Utilisation of tax
losses 666,704 1,630,864
Other timing differences (328,727) 562,240
Loss carried forward 243,500 -
Consortium relief - (2,538,037)
Consortium relief in respect
of prior periods 311,298 (2,297,536)
Current tax charge/(credit)
for the year 311,298 (4,832,506)
(c) Factors that may
affect future tax charges
The standard rate of corporation tax in the UK changed to 24%
from 1(st) April 2012 and to 23% from 1(st) April 2013. The standard
rate of corporation tax was further reduced to 21% from 1(st)
April 2014.
12. Profit of the parent company
As permitted by section 408 of the Companies Act 2006, the profit
or loss element of the Parent Company Income Statement is not
presented as part of these financial statements. The Group profit
for the financial year of GBP12,200,282 (2013: GBP21,634,726)
includes a profit of GBP44,703,358 (2013: loss GBP5,074,317),
which was dealt with in the financial statements of the Company.
13. Goodwill
Group 2014 2013
GBP GBP
Cost 14,940,474 14,940,474
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