Directors and Officers

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Directors

Sky Telecommunications Services Limited's (the "Company") present Directors and those who served during the financial year are as follows:

Secretary

Sky Corporate Secretary Limited

Registered Office

Grant Way

Isleworth

Middlesex

United Kingdom

TW7 5QD

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

London

United Kingdom

Strategic and Directors' Report

Strategic Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The Directors present their Strategic Report on the affairs of the Company, together with the Directors' Report, audited financial statements and Auditor's Report for the year ended 31 December 2024, with comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The purpose of the Strategic Report is to inform members of the Company and to help them assess how the Directors have performed their duty to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole under Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (duty to promote the success of the Company).

Business Review and Principal Activities

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky UK Limited and operates alongside its subsidiaries (the "Sky Group" or "Group"). The Company is ultimately controlled by Comcast Corporation ("Comcast") and operates together with Comcast's other subsidiaries as a part of Comcast Group.

The Company's principal activity is that of the provision of networking services in the United Kingdom in support of Sky UK Limited's broadband service. The majority of revenue is earned from other Group companies and is determined by cost recharges.

There have not been any significant changes in the Company's activities in the year under review. The Directors are not aware, at the date of this report, of any likely major changes in the Company's activities in the next year.

In the year, the Company made an operating profit of £120 million (2023: profit of £161 million).

Financial Review and Dividends

The profit before tax for the year was £115 million (2023: £159 million). Revenue has increased to £1,612 million (2023: £1,558 million) and operating expenses have increased to £1,492 million (2023: £1,397 million). The Company's total liabilities and shareholder's equity is £1,424 million which is higher than at the prior year end (2023: £1,380 million) and is primarily due to profit for the year. The Company uses a cost-plus revenue model, in which costs are recharged to Sky UK Limited. No dividends were paid during the financial year (2023: £400 million).

The audited financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024 are set out on pages 18 to 38. As noted above, financial statements comprise the year ended 31 December 2024, with comparatives for the year ended 31 December 2023.

The balance sheet shows that the Company's shareholder's equity position at the year-end was £1,131m (2023: £1,025m), which has increased as a result of the profit in the year.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Comcast and the Company manage their operations on a divisional basis. For this reason, the Directors believe that an analysis using KPIs for the Company is not necessary or appropriate for an understanding of the development, performance or position of the Company. The results of the Company are included in the KPIs of Comcast, the ultimate controlling party. More information is included in Comcast's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2024, and subsequent filings.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The Company's business is regulated and changes in regulations, changes in interpretation of existing regulations or failure to obtain required regulatory approvals or licenses could adversely affect the Company's ability to operate or compete effectively. The Company's business is reliant on technology which is subject to the risk of failure, change and development. The Company operates in a highly competitive environment that is subject to rapid change and it must continue to invest to remain competitive. The failure of key suppliers could affect the Company's ability to operate as a business. The Company relies on a number of third parties and outsourced suppliers to support its supply chain.

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Section 172(1) Statement

Under section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, the Directors must act in a way that they consider, in good faith, would most likely promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its members as a whole, and in doing so have regard (amongst other matters) to:

• the likely consequences of any decision in the long-term;

• the interests of the company's employees;

• the need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others;

• the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment;

• the desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct; and

• the need to act fairly between shareholders of the company.

This section explains how the Directors of the Company, both individually and collectively, have had regard to the factors listed above in their decision making during the year ended 31 December 2024. As part of their decision-making process, the Directors have regard to the likely consequences of any decision in the long term.

The Company is a subsidiary of the Comcast Group and therefore consideration of stakeholder engagement is intrinsically linked to the wider Comcast strategy in order to achieve a greater aligned impact, rather than at an individual company level. Decisions made by the Directors consider the Comcast Group's strategic goals and follow Comcast's Code of Conduct, which defines our principles of business conduct and reflects our shared commitment to integrity and seeks to ensure that the Company maintains high standards of business conduct. The Directors also have due regard to other relevant policies, frameworks and internal controls of the Comcast Group in relation to governance and stakeholder matters. Principal decisions made at the Company level include approving the annual financial statements and dividend distribution in Board meetings, among others.

Our Employees

The Directors recognise that employees are central to our success. We promote a culture that embraces equal opportunity for all and seek to have a workforce that is inclusive and reflective of our stakeholders, including our shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and the communities where we operate.

The Company and its Directors are proud of our community of employee resource groups. These voluntary, employee-led organisations are open to all and contribute to business priorities, career development and foster an inclusive and collaborative workplace. We aim to ensure a transparent, professional working environment where employees treat each other with respect. We communicate with our employees frequently and conduct employee engagement surveys.

Our Partners

As a part of the Comcast Group, the Directors and the Company as a whole seek to build long-term relationships with our suppliers and customers and help them succeed. A critical part of doing business is partnering with others, and we believe that partnerships are built on trust and mutual advantage. The Comcast Group considers these relationships and the feedback received from engagement with our partners in its decision-making process.

We expect our suppliers and business partners to act ethically and share in our commitment to operate with integrity and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, as set forth in our Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners, available here: https://corporate.comcast.com/impact/values-integrity/integrity/our-suppliers-and-business-partners.

Comcast's annual Statement on Modern Slavery and Supply Chain Values and Sky Group's Modern Slavery Update provide more information on the Company's approach to understanding and addressing the risks of modern slavery, as well as conducting human rights due diligence.

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Section 172(1) statement (continued)

Our Communities

As a part of the Comcast Group, a global media and technology company, the Directors and the Company as a whole seek to use our resources - our people, programming and platforms - to work toward opportunity for all in areas where we can have a meaningful impact. By supporting local communities, our teammates, and our planet we can help create a world of unlimited possibilities so that together we can build a future that benefits generations to come. We are focusing our efforts in the following areas:

• Digital Opportunity. Helping people access the resources, skills and tools they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world.

• Environment. Shaping a more sustainable future by improving our environmental impact.

• Values and Integrity. Fostering a company culture built on integrity, respect and inclusion. Our values and principles guide everything we do.

Environment

The Directors and the Company as a whole have considered the importance of climate change and working towards the Comcast Group's strategy for a sustainable future, which includes setting a goal to be carbon neutral by 2035 in Scope 1 and 2 emissions across our global operations. In addition, Comcast Group has set near-term science-based targets for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 that have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). To achieve these goals, we are focused primarily on sourcing clean and renewable energy and improving energy efficiency. We are also innovating to create more sustainable products and packaging. More details on the Comcast Group's environmental strategy can be found at https://corporate.comcast.com/impact/environment.

The Directors and management of the Company are responsible for ensuring the Company contributes to the progress toward these Group wide goals, and consideration of these goals, together with wider environmental impact considerations, are incorporated into the Company's decision-making processes. For more information on Group wide environmental performance and progress, see the 2025 Carbon Footprint Data Report, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Report, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Report, all available on Comcast Group's ESG Reporting website at https://www.cmcsa.com/esg-reporting.

Members

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky UK Limited and is part of the Sky Group and is ultimately controlled by Comcast. The duties of the Directors are exercised in a way that is most likely to promote the success of the Company, the Sky Group and the Comcast Group as a whole, while having regard to the factors outlined in Section 172(1).

Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by

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Directors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2024

The Directors present their report and the audited financial statements of Sky Telecommunications Services Limited (the "Company") for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors

The Directors who served during the year are shown on page 2.

Going Concern

The Company's business activities together with the factors likely to affect its future development and performance are set out in the Business Review. The Strategic Report details the financial position of the Company, as well as the Company's objectives and policies, and details of its key exposures to risk.

Given the integrated nature of the Group's financial planning and treasury functions, funding requirements have been assessed at the Group level. The Directors believe that the cash flow from operating activities generated by the businesses, together with the Company's existing cash, cash equivalents, investments and available borrowings under its existing credit facilities, including the £6 billion revolving credit facility with Comcast, will be sufficient for the Company to meet its current and long-term liquidity and capital requirements.

We further highlight that the Company has received confirmation that Comcast intends to support the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.

The Company is in a net current liability position. However, the Company has received confirmation that Comcast intends to support the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.

As a result, after making enquiries, the Directors have formed a judgement at the time of approving the financial statements that the Company will have access to adequate resources to continue for at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Auditor

Deloitte LLP have expressed their willingness to continue as auditor and a resolution to reappoint them was approved by the Board of Directors on 18 June 2025.

Dividend

For the year ended 31 December 2024 there was no interim dividend paid (2023: £400m).

The Directors do not recommend the payment of a final dividend in the current year (2023: £nil).

Financial Risk Management

The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Comcast Group's treasury policy approved by Comcast's Audit Committee and Board of Directors, which provide written principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Credit Risk

The Balance Sheet of the Company includes intercompany balances and the Company is therefore exposed to credit risk on these balances. The intercompany balances of the Company are detailed in notes 12 and 13 of the accompanying financial statements.

Given the amount and nature of the receivables balance, the expected credit loss is immaterial and no adjustment has been made in the year. No write-offs of receivables occurred during the year.

Liquidity Risk

The Company relies on the Comcast Group Treasury function to manage its liquidity and ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments. The Company currently has access to the £6 billion revolving credit facility with Comcast Corporation which is due to expire in 2027. The Company benefits from this liquidity through intra-group facilities and loans.

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Employee Engagement Statement

The Directors and the Company as a whole place considerable value on the involvement of employees, and have continued to keep them informed on matters affecting them as employees and various factors affecting the performance of the Company. Employees are consulted through formal and informal meetings and internal communications, with the aim of ensuring that their views are taken into account when decisions are made which are likely to affect their interests, and that all employees are aware of the financial and economic performance of the Company and of Comcast Group as a whole. Furthermore, directors have regard to employee interests in the context of principal decisions made with respect to the Company during the year. We seek to create an engaged workforce through proactive listening and constructive dialogue, including through employee engagement surveys, as well as through Comcast's nine voluntary employee resource groups, with  more than 36,000 members in 240 chapters. These employee-led organisations are open to all and contribute to business priorities, career development and foster an inclusive and collaborative workplace. We also provide a wide variety of opportunities for professional growth for all employees with in-classroom and online trainings and on-the-job experience. We are committed to creating an environment that encourages employees to ask questions, raise concerns and speak up about a workplace issue or suspected illegal or unethical conduct. We provide several channels for speaking up without fear of retaliation, including a helpline and web portal that are administered by an independent third-party company and allow for anonymous reporting when permitted by applicable laws.

Comcast has employee stock purchase plans in the United States, United Kingdom, India and several other European countries where most of our full-time and part-time employees can purchase our stock at a discount.

Disabled Persons

Applications for employment by anyone with a physical or mental impairment are always fully considered, bearing in mind the abilities of the applicant concerned.  For members of staff with a disability, or who become disabled during employment, every effort is made to ensure that their employment with the Company continues and that appropriate adjustments are considered and support provided, in line with our reasonable adjustment policy. If a disabled employee is unable to continue in their current role after considering the adjustments available, we have a redeployment policy to provide support to help the employee secure an alternative role. It is the policy of the Company that the training, career development and promotion of disabled persons should, as far as possible, be equal to that of other employees.

Stakeholder Engagement Statement

The Company and Comcast maintain an active dialogue with Comcast's shareholders to consider a broad range of perspectives. Information on engagement with stakeholders, including suppliers, customers and communities, is set out in the "Section 172(1) statement" section of the Strategic Report. 

Corporate Governance Statement

Code of Conduct

The Company is ultimately controlled by Comcast and operates together with Comcast's other subsidiaries as part of the Comcast Group. The Comcast board of directors is responsible for establishing corporate governance practices and policies for the Comcast Group. The Company has adopted the Comcast Code of Conduct, which sets out the four core values that the Comcast Group is guided by: an entrepreneurial spirit; doing the right thing and acting with integrity; having respect for each other; and giving back. It explains how these principles are put into practice within the Comcast Group of companies. Specifics of the Code of Conduct are available at https://www.cmcsa.com/corporate-governance.

Sky Group employees also receive their own "Ways of Working" manual which details its values as a business and sets employee behavioural expectations. The Sky Group's policies may be found at https://www.skygroup.sky/documents-policies.

The Directors believe that the Comcast Code of Conduct, Sky's Ways of Working and the corporate governance arrangements described below represent the primary areas of the Company's corporate governance framework, given that it operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comcast. As a result, the Directors decided not to formally adopt a recognised code of corporate governance.

Board Composition

The Company's board (the "Board") comprises of 3 directors. The size, structure and composition of the Board is appropriate to meet the Company's strategic needs and challenges and reflects a balance in depth of skills and experience to promote effective decision making. The Directors did not receive remuneration for their role as statutory directors of the Company during the year because they are employees who receive remuneration for their employment with the Sky Group or Comcast Group. 

Director Responsibilities

The Company's embedded operating framework within the Comcast Group and Sky Group sets out the rules, policies and delegations of authority with which the Company complies and establishes clear lines of accountability and responsibility to support decision-making. The Company delegates authority of day-to-day management to senior executives and engages leadership to set, approve and oversee the execution of the Company's and the Sky Group's business strategy. The Company follows our Contract Standards and Approval Policies for approving contracts which reserves certain matters. In some circumstances additional approvals from specific personnel are required. The Board meets on an ad hoc basis to consider the Company's activities and to review and approve strategic and other key decisions.

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Oversight of Management and Risk

Oversight of management and risk is intrinsically linked to the Comcast board of directors, which provides guidance to and oversight of management with respect to Comcast Group's business strategy throughout the year. Active risk management is primarily the responsibility of management, which performs a companywide enterprise risk management assessment to identify key risks and to manage and mitigate the significant strategic, operational and legal risk areas for Comcast, overseen by the Comcast board of directors. In addition, the Company's Board monitors risks relating to the Company and its performance and regularly reviews measures to address and mitigate such risks, as well as monitoring how the Comcast Group strategy is implemented and communicated.

Sky's formal risk management framework is embedded within the business to support the identification and management of risk across the Sky Group. An ongoing monitoring process operated by the Sky Group risk team and supported by senior management identifies and reports on significant changes or new risks. The Sky Group Risk and Assurance function assists the business in developing risk registers and consolidates these both to support Sky's day-to-day approach to risk and to inform Comcast's annual enterprise risk management assessment.

Comcast corporate governance documents are available at: https://www.cmcsa.com/corporate-governance.

Non-Financial and Sustainability Information (NFSI) Statement

For the purpose of this statement, where references are made to the 'Sky Group', this comprises Sky New Media Ventures Limited and all of its subsidiaries (including the Company), as well as Sky German Holdings GmbH and all of its subsidiaries and Sky Italian Holdings Spa and all of its subsidiaries.

Note that this does not form one conventional group in the entity group structure (as Sky New Media Ventures Limited, Sky German Holdings GmbH and Sky Italian Holdings Spa are some of the separate subsidiaries of the same parent, Comcast Sky Holdings Inc.). However, as detailed below, NSFI information is monitored at a 'Sky Group' level, comprising the aforementioned entities.

Governance

The significant risks facing the Company are set forth under "Principal risks and uncertainties" above.  The Company also recognises the importance of effectively managing significant climate-related risks and opportunities and has embedded this into its existing risk management and decision-making processes as appropriate. Climate-related risks and opportunities are first identified and managed on a Comcast Group-wide basis through the Comcast Group's enterprise risk management ("ERM") process, as described in further detail below, which includes input from the Company. The Company further assesses climate-related risks and opportunities in relation to the Company, on a Sky Group basis, and relevant climate-related initiatives at the Sky Group level as described below.

Comcast Board Oversight

The Comcast Corporation Board of Directors and its committees exercise their respective roles in strategy and risk oversight in a variety of ways, including the following that may relate to climate change:

• Oversight of risks associated with the Comcast Group's reputation, which may include the Comcast Group or the Company's climate-related activities, and review of climate-related strategies and initiatives as appropriate, including those related to the Company.

• Oversight of the Comcast Group's ERM assessment process, which includes input from the Company, and various policies, practices and assessments with respect to potentially significant business risks including relating to business continuity, such as those risks arising from severe weather events.

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Management Oversight

The Company, at the Sky Group level, has a Risk, Compliance and Governance Committee which is responsible for the monitoring and management of the Sky Group's risks. The Committee is composed of legal, financial, technology and security executives, who contribute into the wider Comcast ERM process. 

The Comcast Group's executive management team has the overall responsibility for its ERM process, and an ERM steering committee composed of legal, financial, and business executives manages the process, with one or more senior business executives then monitoring and managing each of the identified risks.

In addition, the Comcast Group's Senior Vice President Corporate Environmental Sustainability and two management committees, a senior executive-level committee and an operational committee, oversee governance of environmental sustainability for the enterprise.

• The Executive Environmental Committee, chaired by the Comcast Group's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, meets at least annually with members of the Environment Operating and Governance Committee ("EOGC") to assess and manage climate-related risks and opportunities and review and approve environmental sustainability strategy, targets and results.

• The EOGC, chaired by the Comcast Group's SVP Corporate Environmental Sustainability, defines strategies across its businesses to address climate-related risks, realise climate-related opportunities and prioritise activities from a financial planning perspective that will help the Comcast Group 2035 carbon neutral goal. The EOGC meets periodically and is comprised of executives from each business unit, including the Sky Group, across multiple functions including procurement, strategy, finance, accounting, legal and other operational functions.

Comcast Group's SVP Corporate Environmental Sustainability is responsible for shaping Comcast Group's corporate environmental sustainability strategy and working across the enterprise to ensure the businesses align, operationalise, and execute on that strategy. As Chair of the EOGC, she manages governance for environmental sustainability topics at the enterprise level, including the identification and prioritisation of climate-related risks and opportunities, and setting and monitoring progress against corporate sustainability targets. She works closely with other Corporate Finance leaders (including Accounting & Controllers, FP&A, Treasury, and Internal Audit) and the EOGC to track, monitor, and report on environmental data (e.g., GHG emissions) and significant sustainability initiatives. The SVP Corporate Environmental Sustainability periodically reports to the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee on sustainability matters, including with respect to Comcast Group's 2035 carbon neutral goal, and progress toward our sustainability goals is one of various considerations for our management team's annual bonus.

The Company, at the Sky Group level, has further developed its own tailored climate-related strategies and initiatives. The Sky Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and the Sky Group Director of Bigger Picture and Sustainability are accountable for the Company's sustainable business strategy and report into the Risk, Compliance and Governance Committee and EOGC when required.

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Identification, Assessment and Management of Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities

The Company, at the Sky Group level, has a Risk, Compliance and Governance Committee which is responsible for identifying and managing the Sky Group's risks, with key Committee members involved in the Comcast Group-wide ERM process.

Risk identification and management are integrated within the Comcast Group's ERM process which is led by its ERM Committee, comprised of executive leadership across Comcast's businesses (including the Sky Group) and co-chaired by the Comcast Group's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer. This Committee is responsible for identifying risks that are potentially most impactful to the Comcast Group and related risk mitigation strategies. The Audit Committee of Comcast Corporation's Board of Directors has oversight of the ERM process, and the full Board of Directors has oversight for the resulting risks and mitigations.

Risk identification and mitigation is iterative. The Company, at the Sky Group level, models and considers various assumptions for strategic investment as part of the Comcast Group's Long-Range Planning ("LRP") cycle each year. The LRP process occurs over several months annually to model, plan and set budgets for the Comcast Group over a 5-year (short-term and medium-term) horizon, in line with the financial LRP process.

The combination of the ERM and LRP processes determines which mitigation activities for the Comcast Group's most impactful risks are prioritised for short-term and medium-term funding. As mitigation strategies and opportunities are planned and funded as part of the LRP and budget processes, the results feed into the plans of the Comcast Group's Internal Audit function, who independently validates progress in the general course of its audit work.

In addition, the outcomes of the LRP process are used across the Comcast Group to identify risks and opportunities to inform the decarbonisation of the business. At the Sky Group level, the Company works with various business units on these plans, with focus on material areas of the business including Group Product and Group Supply Chain. 

Risk Management

Within the ERM process, environmental risks are not stand-alone ERM risks given the overall nature of the Comcast Group's business. Instead, environmental-related risks are reflected within some of the Comcast Group's top risks. For example, business continuity risk includes crisis planning, preparedness/testing and response across a variety of events, including weather events (e.g. hurricanes, floods, wildfires), natural disasters (e.g. earthquakes and tsunamis), pandemics, wide-spread power outages, supply chain disruption and cyber-attacks.

Business continuity and disaster recovery programs at the Company are led by a Steering Committee comprised of senior business, financial and technological leaders. These leaders seek to ensure that the Company continuously evaluates and tests critical operations, technology and facilities for incident response and recovery. Where relevant, the Steering Committee and crisis responders coordinate to ensure appropriate responses for the Company's customer and employee populations. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee of Comcast Corporation's Board of Directors receives periodic reports on business continuity activities. Because risk management is considered an integral part of company operations, environmental aspects of top ERM risks are managed by the same operational owners responsible for mitigating the specific ERM risks. This approach allows environmental issues to be considered alongside other operational factors when determining mitigation strategies and prioritisation.

Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities

At this time, neither the Company nor the Comcast Group has more widely identified any climate-related risks that are material independent of the material operational risks already identified as part of the ERM process, which includes input from the Company. See Risk Management above for more information.

It is not considered that acute and chronic physical climate-related risks are material on a standalone basis for the Company or for the Comcast Group. The following are examples of some of the more potentially meaningful climate-related transition risks identified that, while also not material on a standalone basis, may impact the Company at the Sky Group level. Consistent with the LRP process, we consider short-term to be less than one year, medium-term to be one to five years, and long-term to be over five years, but the specific time-period definitions are not determinative since the transition risks below fall across all three timeframes.

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Risk Category	Risk Description	Efforts to Mitigate Risk
Transition Risks
Regulatory and Legal	Increased or changing climate-related rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Sky Group operates, which could lead to increased operational costs, compliance burdens and/or litigation. Such risks could be exacerbated by regulations that are enacted now but rely on future improvements in public infrastructure.	Tracking relevant current and emerging regulations. Building into annual budget and long-range plans investments needed to comply with new regulations. Continuing to decarbonise Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards the Sky Group's 2030 target, which may reduce potential regulatory exposure to future requirements based on an entity's GHG emissions.
Market	Increased operational costs due to changing input prices (e.g. energy, water, supply chain) or output requirements (e.g. energy efficiency, waste treatment).	Continuing to pursue energy efficiency and reduction initiatives in the Sky Group's network, data centres, facilities and operations to minimise exposure to negative market changes. Securing long-term supply contracts for clean and renewable energy in both deregulated and regulated markets. Continuing to build geographic diversity and supplier reliability, redundancy, and business continuity planning in the Sky Group's supply chain. Continuing to design products and operational infrastructure for refurbishment, reuse and recycling in support of a circular economy to reduce the use of raw materials.
Reputation	Brand and reputation risk from the Company's environmental impact or speed of action around climate or energy, or the climate resilience of the Sky Group's products and services.	Continuing to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions towards the Sky Group's 2030 target over time. Developed a Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Business Partners, which includes key provisions around business continuity and sustainable practices.

Climate-related opportunities, at the Sky Group level which may impact the Company's business, have been assessed and it has been determined that there are no such opportunities that are material on a standalone basis.

Metrics and Targets

In addition to enterprise metrics, targets and key performance indicators, the Company has been reporting its carbon footprint at the Sky Group level since 2005/06.

Metrics

Information on the Sky Group's carbon footprint across Scope 1, Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions, an appropriate intensity metric, and the total energy use of electricity, gas and transport fuel is not practical to determine at the Company level. The information is obtainable only at the Sky Group and the UK and Ireland levels, and there is no practical allocation method available (for example based on revenue or headcount) that would result in consistent and reliable information between companies in the Sky Group and over time. Accordingly, the table below presents the carbon footprint for the Sky Group, and the UK and Ireland, which are the only levels at which the information can be practically obtained.

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	2024		2023
	UK and Ireland	Sky Group	UK and Ireland	Sky Group
Carbon Emissions (tCO2e)
Emissions from combustion of gas (Scope 1)	3,511	3,511	3,244	3,244
Emissions from the consumption of fuel for the purposes of transport (Scope 1)	14,752	16,875	17,469	19,992
Emissions from purchased electricity (Scope 2 - location-based)	34,636	53,261	36,434	54,580
Emissions from business travel in employee-owned vehicles where the company is responsible for purchasing the fuel (Scope 3)	1,606	1,709	254	438
Total Carbon Emissions (tCO2e)	54,505	75,356	57,401	78,254
Total Energy consumption (kWh)	256,387,236	324,346,169	266,903,404	336,620,365

During the year ended 31 December 2024 the UK&I intensity ratio of total SECR-related carbon emissions (tCO2e) per FTE was 2.2 (2023: 2.2).

Methodology

The Sky Group's GHG emissions are calculated using the location-based method, in compliance with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requirements. The Sky Group's GHG emissions are calculated in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard and associated guidance. The Sky Group utilise the emission factors from the latest UK Government (DESNZ) Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting (2024), IEA Statistics Data Service: Emission Factors (2024 edition) and the EPA eGRID (2022 edition).

Targets

Sky was the first media company to go carbon neutral in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2006 (and remains certified as such in all subsequent periods). In 2020, the Sky Group set a science-based target, to halve Scope 1, 2 (market-based), and 3 emissions by 2030 from a 2018 baseline. From 2018 to 2023 the Sky Group's total Scope 1, 2 (market-based) and 3 emissions have decreased by 18%, driven by a decrease in Scope 3 emissions.

The Sky Group's focus for Scope 3 emission reductions is through engaging suppliers and designing products and services with energy efficiency and recyclability in mind. The Sky Group is shifting the product mix to include more efficient devices to help reduce emission impacts and incorporated product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data into emissions reporting to better reflect this.

Between 2023 and 2024, the total Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions have decreased by 8%. The reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions is a result of decreased numbers of engineer vans and company cars. During the year, to further reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions, the Sky Group expanded a programme of cooling optimisation in data centres alongside continuing to deliver a range of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) optimisations primarily focussed on building management initiatives for increasing energy efficiency. The Sky Group continues to be carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2.

Impact and Resilience

The Directors reasonably believe that, having regard to the nature of the Company's business, and the manner in which it is carried on, the climate-related financial disclosures set forth in Section 414CB(2A)(e) and (f) of the Companies Act 2006 are not necessary for an understanding of the Company's business and have therefore been omitted. This information is not necessary because the Company's business model and strategy form part of a Comcast Group-wide business model and strategy that takes into account climate-related risks and opportunities. Various climate-related risks are components of several Comcast Group-wide risks identified as part of the Comcast Group-wide ERM process. These risks, including relevant climate-related risks, are managed by the operational owners of such risks so that mitigation is considered within the broader risk mitigation plan. At this time, neither the Comcast Group nor the Company has identified climate-related risks that are material independent of the material operational risks identified through the ERM process, therefore the Company has not performed a stand-alone qualitative or quantitative climate-related scenario analysis.

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Approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:

Directors' Responsibilities Statement

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), including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”. 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. They 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.

Auditor's Report

Independent auditor's report to the members of Sky Telecommunications Services Limited

Report on the audit of the financial statements

• give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its profit for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 101 "Reduced Disclosure Framework"

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

We have audited the financial statements which comprise:

• the income statement;

• the balance sheet;

• the statement of changes in equity;

• the related notes 1 to 18.

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).

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

Other information

Auditor's Report (continued)

Independent auditor's report to the members of Sky Telecommunications Services Limited (continued)

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 for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

We discussed among the audit engagement team including relevant internal specialists such as tax and IT specialists, regarding the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and how and where fraud might occur in the financial statements.

In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments; assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias; and evaluated the business rationale of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.

In addition to the above, our procedures to respond to the risks identified included the following:

• reviewing financial statement disclosures by testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with provisions of relevant laws and regulations described as having a direct effect on the financial statements;

• performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud;

• enquiring of management, internal audit and in-house legal counsel concerning actual and potential litigation and claims, and instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations; and

• reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

Auditor's Report (continued)

Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

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

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 any material misstatements in the strategic report and the directors' report.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

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.

Income Statement

For the year ended 31 December 2024

	Notes	2024	2023
		£m	£m
Revenue	3	1,612	1,558
Operating expense	4	(1,492)	(1,397)
		───────	───────
Operating profit		120	161
		───────	───────
Finance costs		(5)	(2)
		───────	───────
Profit before tax	5	115	159
		───────	───────
Tax	7	(9)	(42)
		───────	───────
Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholder		106	117
		═══════	═══════

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Income Statement.

For the year ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023, the Company did not have any other items of Comprehensive Income. Accordingly, no separate Statement of Comprehensive Income is presented.

All recognised gains and losses for both the current financial year and the previous financial year arise from continuing operations.

Balance Sheet

As at 31 December 2024

	Notes	2024	2023
		£m	£m
Non-current assets
Intangible assets	8	129	139
Property, plant and equipment	9	87	106
Right-of-use assets	10	38	9
Deferred tax assets	11	13	16
Costs-to-fulfil customer contract		55	53
Trade and other receivables	12	902	877
		───────	───────
Total non-current assets		1,224	1,200
		───────	───────
Current assets
Trade and other receivables	12	200	180
		───────	───────
Total current assets		200	180
		───────	───────
Total assets		1,424	1,380
		═══════	═══════
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	13	203	297
Lease liabilities	14	7	1
		───────	───────
Total current liabilities		210	298
		───────	───────
Net current liabilities		(10)	(118)
		═══════	═══════

Balance Sheet (continued)

As at 31 December 2024

	Notes	2024	2023
		£m	£m
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables	13	3	-
Lease liabilities	14	80	57
		───────	───────
Total non-current liabilities		83	57
		───────	───────
Total liabilities		293	355
		═══════	═══════
Share capital	16	6	6
Share premium		461	461
Reserves		664	558
		───────	───────
Total equity attributable to equity shareholder		1,131	1,025
		───────	───────
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity		1,424	1,380
		═══════	═══════

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Balance Sheet.

The financial statements of Sky Telecommunications Services Limited, registered number 02883980 were approved by the Board of Directors on 18 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Statement of Changes in Equity

For the year ended 31 December 2024

	Share capital	Share premium	Retained earnings	Total shareholder’s equity
	£m	£m	£m	£m
At 1 January 2023	6	461	841	1,308
Profit for the year	-	-	117	117
	───────	───────	───────	───────
Total comprehensive income for the year	-	-	117	117
Dividends	-	-	(400)	(400)
	───────	───────	───────	───────
At 31 December 2023	6	461	558	1,025
	───────	───────	───────	───────
Profit for the year	-	-	106	106

	───────	───────	───────	───────
Total comprehensive income for the year	-	-	106	106
	───────	───────	───────	───────
At 31 December 2024	6	461	664	1,131
	═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Statement of Changes in Equity.

All results relate to continuing operations.

Notes to the financial statements

1.	Company information

Sky Telecommunications Services Limited (the ''Company'') is a private limited liability company, limited by shares, incorporated in the United Kingdom and  registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office is Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex, United Kingdom, TW7 5QD and registered number is 02883980. The Company's principal activities are set out in the Strategic report.

2.	Material accounting policies

a)	Statement of compliance

These exemptions are listed in accounting policy 2(l).

b)	Basis of preparation

The Company has classified assets and liabilities as current when they are expected to be realised in, or intended for sale or consumption in, the normal operating cycle of the Company.

The entity has adopted the amendments to IAS 12 which clarify that the Standard applies to income taxes arising from tax law enacted or substantively enacted to implement the Pillar Two model rules published by the OECD, including tax law that implements qualified domestic minimum top-up taxes described in those rules. The amendments introduce a temporary exception to the accounting requirements for deferred taxes in IAS 12, so that an entity would neither recognise nor disclose information about deferred tax assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes. Following the amendments, the entity is required to disclose that it has applied the exception and to disclose separately its current tax expense or income related to Pillar Two income taxes.

In the current year, the Company has applied a number of amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that are mandatorily effective for the current year accounting period. Their adoption has not had any material impact on the disclosures or on the amounts reported in these financial statements.

Going concern

The Company's business activities together with the factors likely to affect its future development and performance are set out in the Business Review. The Strategic Report details the financial position of the Company, as well as the Company's objectives and policies, and assessment of risk.

Given the integrated nature of the Group's financial planning and treasury functions, funding requirements have been assessed at the Group level. The Directors believe that the cash flow from operating activities generated by the businesses, together with the Company's existing cash, cash equivalents, investments and available borrowings under its existing credit facilities, including the £6 billion revolving credit facility with Comcast, will be sufficient for the Company to meet its current and long-term liquidity and capital requirements.

The Company is in a net current liability position. However, the Company has received confirmation that Comcast intends to support the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.

As a result, after making enquiries, the Directors have formed a judgement at the time of approving the financial statements that the Company will have access to adequate resources to continue for at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

2.	Material accounting policies (continued)

c)	Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment ("PPE")

1. Intangible assets

Research expenditure is recognised in operating expense in the Income Statement as the expenditure is incurred. Development expenditure (relating to the application of research knowledge to plan or design new or substantially improved products for sale or use within the business) is recognised as an intangible asset from the point that the Company has the intention and ability to generate future economic benefits from the development expenditure, that the development is technically feasible and that the subsequent expenditure can be measured reliably. Any other development expenditure is recognised in operating expense as incurred.

Other intangible assets, which are acquired by the Company separately or through a business combination, are initially stated at cost or fair value, respectively, less accumulated amortisation and impairment losses, other than those that are classified as held for sale, which are stated at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

Amortisation of an intangible asset begins when the asset is available for use, and is charged to the Income Statement through operating expense on a straight-line basis over the asset's useful economic life in order to match the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset.

Principal useful economic lives used for this purpose are:

If the useful life is indefinite or the asset is not yet available for use, no amortisation is charged and an impairment test is carried out at least annually. Other intangible assets are tested for impairment in line with impairment accounting policy e) below.

During 2024, the methodology applied to the capitalisation of resource time was revised. As opposed to timesheets being directly capitalised, a process was implemented whereby capitalisation rates are applied to the relevant staff costs incurred for each Sky value stream. Capitalisation rates are determined based on the judgement of management based on experience and knowledge of the ongoing projects.

1. Property, plant and equipment ("PPE")

The cost of PPE, less estimated residual value, is depreciated in operating expense on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. Land, and assets that are not yet available for use, are not depreciated. Principal useful economic lives used for this purpose are:

The assessment of the useful economic lives of both intangible assets and PPE requires judgement. Depreciation and amortisation is charged to the Income Statement based on the useful economic life selected, which requires an estimation of the period and profile over which the Company expects to consume the future economic benefits embodied in the assets. The Company reviews useful economic lives of all its assets on at least an annual basis.

Assessing whether assets meet the required criteria for initial capitalisation for both intangible assets and PPE requires judgement. This requires a determination of whether the assets will result in future benefits to the Company. In particular, internally generated intangible assets must be assessed during the development phase to identify whether the Company has the ability and intention to complete the development successfully. There is also a judgement required as to whether technological feasibility has been met.

Determining the costs of assets to be capitalised requires judgement. Specifically, judgement and estimation is required in determining the amount of duties and non-refundable taxes, probable trade discounts and rebates, and directly attributable costs to bring the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management (including relevant delivery and logistics costs to the customer's premises) to be allocated to the asset.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

2.	Material accounting policies (continued)

d)	Financial assets and liabilities

Directly attributable transaction costs are included in the initial measurement of financial assets and liabilities only with respect to those assets and liabilities that are not subsequently measured at fair value through profit and loss. At each balance sheet date, the Company assesses whether there is any objective evidence that any financial asset is impaired.

Financial assets and liabilities are initially recognised at fair value plus any directly attributable transaction costs. Financial assets and liabilities are recognised on the Company's Balance Sheet when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial asset or liability. Financial assets are derecognised from the Balance Sheet when the Company's contractual rights to the cash flows expire or the Company transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of the financial asset. Financial liabilities are derecognised from the Company's Balance Sheet when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires. Financial assets are determined to be current or non-current based on expected settlement, whilst financial liabilities are determined to be current or non-current based on their contractual settlement date.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the statement of financial position when there is a currently enforceable legal right to set off the recognised amounts and there is the ability and intention to settle on a net basis, or realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

1. Trade and other receivables

1. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, bank accounts, deposits receivable on demand and deposits with maturity dates of three months or less from the date of inception. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and which form an integral part of the Company's cash management are also included as a component of cash and cash equivalents. Cash is recognised on an accruals basis, in line with when financial transfers of cash are initiated.

1. Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are non-derivative financial liabilities and are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Trade and other payables with no stated interest rate are measured at the original invoice amount if the effect of discounting is immaterial.

e)	Impairment

At each balance sheet date, in accordance with IAS 36 ''Impairment of Assets'', the Company reviews the carrying amounts of all its assets excluding inventories, non-current assets classified as held-for-sale, financial assets (see accounting policy d) and deferred taxation (see accounting policy i) to determine whether there is any indication that any of those assets have suffered an impairment loss.

An impairment is recognised in the Income Statement whenever the carrying amount of an asset or its cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of net selling price, defined as the 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 risks specific to the asset.

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. Impairment losses recognised in respect of cash generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to those units, and then to reduce the carrying amount of other assets in the unit on a pro-rata basis.

An impairment loss for an individual asset or cash generating unit shall be reversed if there has been a change in estimates used to determine the recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognised and is only reversed to the extent that the asset's carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised. Impairment of goodwill is not reversed.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

2.	Material accounting policies (continued)

f)	Revenue recognition

The Company's revenue, which excludes value added tax, principally relates to fees derived from the provision of network services to other companies in the Group. The fees charged to other Group companies are based on costs incurred plus a margin. Revenue is recognised as such services are provided over time. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable.

g)	Employee benefits

1. Wages, salaries and social security contributions

Wages, salaries, social security contributions, bonuses payable and non-monetary benefits for current employees are recognised in the Income Statement within operating expenses as the employees' services are rendered.

1. Pension obligations

Where the Company provides pensions to eligible employees through defined contribution schemes, the amount charged to the Income Statement in the year represents the cost of contributions payable by the Company to the schemes in exchange for employee services rendered in that year. The assets of the schemes are held independently of the Company.

1. Termination benefits

Termination benefits are recognised as a liability at the earlier of when the Company can no longer withdraw the offer of the termination benefit and when the Group recognises any related restructuring costs, such termination being before the normal retirement date or as the result of an offer to encourage voluntary redundancy.

h)

Leases

The Company has elected to not apply the general requirements to short-term leases (lease term of 12 months or less). These leases will be recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense on the Income Statement over the term. The Company has also elected not to recognise non-lease components separately from lease components for those classes of assets in which non-lease components are not significant with respect to the total value of the arrangement.

Right-of-use (ROU) assets comprise the initial measurement of the corresponding lease liability, plus lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentives received and any initial direct costs incurred.

ROU assets are subsequently measured using the cost model by charging depreciation to profit and loss over the term of the lease and adjusting for any remeasurement of the lease liability or impairment of the asset.

A provision is recognised if the Company incurs an obligation for costs to be incurred in dismantling and removing the underlying asset, restoring the site on which it is located or restoring the underlying asset to the condition required by the terms and conditions of the lease. If the costs incurred relate to a ROU asset, the costs are included in the related ROU asset.

Lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at commencement date, adjusting for any remeasurement of the lease liability if it can be readily determined, and discounted by using the rate implicit to the lease. If this rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee utilises the incremental borrowing rate of interest required to finance the expected payments during the lease term. Lease payments included in the initial measurement comprise fixed payments, less any incentives receivable; variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate; amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees; the exercise price of a purchase option if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option and payments for penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the Company exercising an option to terminate the lease.

The Company determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the contract, together with any period covered by an extension (or termination) option whose exercise is at the option of the Company and is assessed to be reasonably certain that it will be exercised (or will not be exercised). The Company considers all accessible information by asset class in the industry and evaluates relevant factors that create an economic incentive to exercise an option.

Lease liabilities are subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability and reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made. The Company also remeasures the carrying amount to reflect any reassessment or lease modifications. Interest on the liability will be charged as an expense on the Income statement.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

2.	Material accounting policies (continued)

i)	Tax, including deferred tax

The Company's liability for current tax is based on taxable profits for the year, and is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

The Company's tax charge is the sum of the total current and deferred tax charges. The calculation of the Company's total tax charge necessarily involves a degree of judgement in respect of certain items whose tax treatment cannot be finally determined until resolution has been reached with the relevant tax authority or, as appropriate, through a formal legal process.

Provisions for tax contingencies require management to make judgements and estimates in relation to tax audit issues and exposures. Amounts accrued are based on management's interpretation of country-specific tax law and the likelihood of settlement. Tax benefits are not recognised unless it is probable that the tax positions will be sustained. Once considered to be probable, management reviews each material tax benefit to assess whether a provision should be taken against full recognition of the benefit on the basis of the likely resolution of the issue through negotiation and/or litigation. The amounts recognised in the financial statements in respect of each matter are derived from the Company's best estimation and judgement, as described above.

However, the inherent uncertainty regarding the outcome of these items means the eventual resolution could differ from the provision and in such event the Company would be required to make an adjustment in a subsequent year which could have a material impact on the Company's profit and loss and/or cash position. 

The key area of judgement in respect of deferred tax accounting is the assessment of the expected timing and manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities held at the balance sheet date. In particular, assessment is required of whether it is probable that there will be suitable future taxable profits against which any deferred tax assets can be utilised.

j)	Foreign currency remeasurement

The Company's functional currency and presentational currency is pounds sterling.

Trading activities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in pounds sterling at the applicable monthly exchange rates. Monetary assets, liabilities and commitments denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are recorded at the rates of exchange at that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in pounds sterling at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the initial transaction. Gains and losses from the remeasurement of assets and liabilities are included net in profit for the year.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

2.	Material accounting policies (continued)

k)	Cost to fulfil

Fulfilment costs, which directly relate to a contract or an anticipated contract that the entity can specifically identify and generate or enhance resources of the Company that will be used in satisfying (or continuing to satisfy) performance obligations in the future, are recognised as an asset. Costs to fulfil a contract are only recognised as an asset if they are recoverable.

The asset recognised from capitalising the costs to obtain or fulfil a contract is amortised on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the goods or services to which the asset relates.

l)	FRS 101 exemptions

The following exemptions from the requirements of IFRS have been applied in the preparation of these financial statements, in accordance with FRS 101:

• The requirements of IAS 1 'Presentation of financial statements' and IAS 7 'Statement of cash flows' to present a statement of cash flows and related notes;

• The requirements of IAS 8 'Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors' to disclose information in relation to accounting standards which are issued but not yet effective;

• The requirements of IAS 24 'Related party disclosures' relating to key management compensation; and

• The requirements of IAS 24 'Related party disclosures' to disclose related party transactions between two or more wholly-owned members of a group.

Where relevant, equivalent disclosures have been given in the consolidated accounts of Comcast Corporation.

m)	Critical judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The application of the Company's accounting policies may require the use of estimation or judgement in a manner which may affect the Company's financial position or results.

There are not considered to be any critical accounting judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

Additional areas where estimation or judgement is applied have been discussed in the related accounting policies sections above.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

3.

Revenue

	2024	2023
	£m	£m
Wholesale broadband services	1,531	1,487
Provision of network services	27	22
Other	54	49
	───────	───────
Total revenue	1,612	1,558
	═══════	═══════

4.	Operating expense

	2024	2023
	£m	£m
Direct network costs	1,328	1,274
Sales, general and administration	164	123
	───────	───────
Total operating expense	1,492	1,397
	═══════	═══════

5.	Profit before tax

Profit before tax is stated after charging	2024	2023
	£m	£m
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	30	33
Amortisation of intangible assets	43	31
Depreciation of right of use assets	2	2
	═══════	═══════

Audit fees

Amounts paid to the auditor for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements of £105,740 (2023: £100,200) were borne by another Group subsidiary in both the current and prior year. No amounts for other services have been paid to the auditor.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

6.	Employee benefits

a) Company employee benefits

1. The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme through the Pension Plan. The pension charge for the year represents the cost of contributions payable by the Company to the scheme during the year. The Company's amount payable to the scheme at 31 December 2024 was £nil (2023: £nil).

The average monthly number of full-time equivalent persons (including temporary employees) employed by the Company during the year was nil (2023: nil). All employee benefits detailed above were recharged into the Company after being borne by another Group company.

7.

Tax

a) Tax recognised in the Income Statement

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

7.	Tax (continued)

b)	Reconciliation of effective tax rate

The tax expense for the year is lower than (2023: higher than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2023: 23.5%) applied to profit before tax. The differences are explained below:

The charge for the year can be reconciled to the profit in the Income Statement as follows:

All tax relates to UK corporation tax and is settled by Sky UK Limited on the Company's behalf.

The entity has applied the temporary exception, introduced in May 2023, from the accounting requirements for deferred taxes in IAS 12, so that the entity neither recognises nor discloses information about deferred tax assets and liabilities related to Pillar Two income taxes. There is not expected to be any material impact of Pillar Two income taxes reporting legislation, which is applicable to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

8.	Intangible assets

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

8.	Intangible assets (continued)

The estimated future amortisation charge on finite-lived intangible assets for each of the next five years is set out below. It is likely that amortisation will vary from the figures below as the estimate does not include the impact of any future investments, disposals or capital expenditure.

9.	Property, plant and equipment

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Notes to the financial statements (continued)

10.	Right-of-use assets

The majority of leases relate to property. The rents payable under these leases are subject to renegotiation at the various intervals specified in the leases.

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

11.	Deferred tax

	31 December 2024	31 December 2023
Depreciation in excess of capital allowances	£m	£m
At 31 December 2023	16	25
Charge	(3)	(9)
	───────	───────
At 31 December 2024	13	16
	═══════	═══════

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the years in which they reverse. The rate enacted for the relevant years of reversal is 25% (2023: 25%).

2

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

12.	Trade and other receivables

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other receivables approximates their fair value.

Amounts due from other Group companies (including the parent company) as at 31 December 2024 are £893 million (2023: £868 million). These are non-interest bearing and are repayable on demand.

Other receivables related to accrued rebates due from non-Group entities.

The Company is exposed to credit risk on its trade and other receivables. However, the Company does not have any significant concentrations of credit risk with third parties, as the majority of its receivables are from other Group companies. No allowances have been recorded against amounts receivable from other Group companies as Company has assessed that the expected credit loss in relation to these balances is immaterial.

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Notes to the financial statements (continued)

13.	Trade and other payables

Amounts payable to other group companies

Amounts owed to other group companies are unsecured,  non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of trade and other payables approximates their fair values. Trade payables principally comprise amounts outstanding for ongoing costs.

14.	Lease liabilities

	31 December 2023	Net (proceeds)/ repayments	Interest Expense	Additions to leases	31 December 2024
	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
Lease liabilities	(58)	9	(5)	(33)	(87)
	───────	───────	───────	───────	───────
Assets and liabilities arising from financing activities	(58)	9	(5)	(33)	(87)
	═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════	═══════

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

15.	Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company's principal financial instruments comprise trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, trade and other payables, and borrowings. The accounting classification of each class of the Company's financial assets and financial liabilities together with their fair values is as follows:

The Comcast Group Treasury function is responsible for liquidity management and credit risk. The Sky Group Treasury function is responsible for foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. Treasury operations are conducted within a framework of policies and guidelines authorised and reviewed by Comcast Corporation who receive regular updates of treasury activity. Derivative instruments are transacted for risk management purposes only. It is the Group's policy that all hedging is to cover known risks and that no speculative trading in financial instruments is undertaken. Regular and frequent reporting to management is required for all transactions and exposures, and the internal control environment is subject to periodic review.

Capital Risk Management

The capital structure of the Company consists of equity attributable to equity holders of the parent company, comprising issued capital, reserves and retained earnings. Risk and treasury management is governed by Comcast Corporation's policies approved by its Board of Directors.

Liquidity risk

The Company relies on the Group Treasury function to manage its liquidity and ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments. The Group currently has access to a £6 billion revolving credit facility with its ultimate parent, Comcast Corporation, which is due to expire in 2027. The Company benefits from this liquidity through intra-group facilities and loans.

The Company's financial liabilities are shown in notes 13 and 14 .

Notes to the financial statements (continued)

15.	Financial risk management objectives and policies (continued)

The following table analyses the Company's non-derivative financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings, based on the remaining period at the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date.

The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. These amounts may therefore not reconcile to the liabilities disclosed on the Balance Sheet.

		Less than 12 months	Between one and two years	Between two and five years	More than five years	Total
		£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
At 31 December 2023
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Lease liabilities		1	2	6	49	58
Trade and other payables		297	-	-	-	297

Credit risk

The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk on trade receivables is the carrying amounts as disclosed in note 12.

16.	Share capital

	2024	2023
	£m	£m
Authorised, called-up and fully paid
5,821,764 (2023: 5,821,764) Ordinary shares of £1 (2023: £1) each	6	6
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The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carries equal voting rights and no contractual right to receive payment.

       17. Contingencies and guarantees

The following guarantees are in place relating to the Sky Group's borrowings: (a) the Company, Sky UK Limited, Sky Group Finance Limited, Sky CP Limited, Sky Subscribers Services Limited ("SSSL")  and Comcast Corporation have given joint and several guarantees in relation to the outstanding Guaranteed Notes issued by Sky Limited; (b) the Company, Sky UK Limited, Sky Limited, Sky CP Limited, SSSL and Comcast Corporation have given joint and several guarantees in relation to the outstanding Guaranteed Notes issued by Sky Group Finance Limited.

18.	Ultimate parent undertaking

The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking of Sky UK Limited, (the immediate parent company), a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered in England and Wales. The Company’s ultimate parent company and the smallest and largest group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is Comcast Corporation, a company incorporated in the United States of America and registered in Pennsylvania.

The Company is ultimately controlled by Comcast and operates together with Comcast’s other subsidiaries, as a part of the Comcast Group. The only group in which the results of the Company are consolidated is that headed by Comcast.

The consolidated financial statements of the Comcast Group are available to the public and may be obtained from Company Investor Relations at Comcast Corporation, One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA (registered address), or at :https://www.cmcsa.com/investors.