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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)    

ý

 

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

o

 

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                             to                            

Commission File Number: 000-19889


South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Colorado
(State of organization)
  84-1145140
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

Media House, Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UP, England

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

011 44 1256 752000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý   Smaller reporting company o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No ý

        The number of limited partnership units of the registrant outstanding as of August 5, 2008 was 56,935.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
  Page
Number


PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 
5

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 
5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

 
6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

 
7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
8

Item 2.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 
11

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 
20

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 
20

PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 
21

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 
21

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 
21

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 
21

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 
21

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 
21

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 
21

SIGNATURES

 
22

2


"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

        Various statements contained in this document constitute "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words like "believe", "anticipate", "should", "intend", "plan", "will", "expects", "estimates", "projects", "positioned", "strategy" and similar expressions identify these forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results to be materially different from those contemplated, projected, forecasted, estimated or budgeted, whether expressed or implied, by these forward-looking statements. These factors, among others, include:

    our reliance on the continued support of Virgin Media;

    the lack of an established trading market for our partnership interests;

    conflicts of interest between us and Virgin Media and its affiliates;

    our reliance on a limited franchise area;

    the risks to Virgin Media's business set forth below, which are risks that we share as a result of our reliance on, and integration with, Virgin Media;

    Virgin Media's ability to compete with a range of other communications and content providers;

    Virgin Media's ability to manage customer churn;

    Virgin Media's continued right to use the Virgin name and logo;

    Virgin Media's ability to maintain and upgrade its networks in a cost-effective and timely manner;

    possible losses in Virgin Media's revenues due to systems failures;

    Virgin Media's ability to provide attractive programming at a reasonable cost;

    Virgin Media's ability to control unauthorized access to its network;

    the effect of technological changes on Virgin Media's businesses;

    Virgin Media's reliance on single-source suppliers for some equipment, software and services and third party distributors of its mobile services;

    Virgin Media's ability to achieve its business plans;

    Virgin Media's ability to fund debt service obligations through operating cash flow;

    Virgin Media's ability to obtain additional financing in the future and react to competitive and technological changes;

    Virgin Media's ability to comply with restrictive covenants in its indebtedness agreements; and

    the extent to which Virgin Media's future cash flow will be sufficient to cover its fixed charges.

        These and other factors are discussed in more detail under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 27, 2008. We assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements.

3


Note Concerning Virgin Media Inc.

        On March 3, 2006, Virgin Media Holdings Inc. (then known as NTL Incorporated) merged with a subsidiary of Virgin Media Inc., or Virgin Media (then known as Telewest Global Inc., or Telewest). Following the merger, Telewest changed its name to NTL Incorporated and, subsequently to Virgin Media Inc.

        Virgin Media entered into a license agreement with Virgin Enterprises Limited under which it is licensed to use certain Virgin trademarks within the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. As a result, in February 2007, Virgin Media rebranded its consumer and a large part of its content businesses to "Virgin Media". It also changed the name of its corporate parent from NTL Incorporated to Virgin Media Inc. and the name of one of its principal operating subsidiaries from NTL Group Limited to Virgin Media Limited.

        In this quarterly report, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "we", "us", "our" and similar terms refers to South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd. and its subsidiaries, and Virgin Media refers to Virgin Media Inc., the parent of our general partner, as further described herein.

Exchange Rates

        The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high, low, period average and period end noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York expressed as U.S. dollars per £1.00. The noon buying rate of the pound sterling on June 30, 2008 was $1.9906 per £1.00.

 
  U.S. Dollars per £1.00  
Six months ended June 30,
  Period End   Average(1)   High   Low  

2007

  $ 2.0063   $ 1.9795   $ 2.0063   $ 1.9235  

2008

    1.9906     1.9860     2.0311     1.9405  

(1)
The average rate is the average of the noon buying rates on the last day of each month during the relevant period.

        The above rates may differ from the actual rates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements and other financial information appearing in this quarterly report. Our inclusion of these exchange rates is not meant to suggest that the pound sterling amounts actually represent these U.S. dollar amounts or that these amounts could have been converted into U.S. dollars at any particular rate, if at all.

        Unless we otherwise indicate, all U.S. dollar amounts as of June 30, 2008 are translated to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of $1.9906 to £1.00, all amounts disclosed for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are based on an average exchange rate of $1.9749 to £1.00, and all amounts disclosed for the six months ended June 30, 2007 are based on an average exchange rate of $1.9706 to £1.00. All amounts disclosed as of December 31, 2007 are based on an exchange rate of $1.9843 to £1.00. U.S. dollar amounts for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are determined by subtracting the U.S. dollar converted financial result for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 from the U.S. dollar converted financial result for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. All rates are based on the noon buying rate in the City of New York for cable transfers as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The variation among the exchange rates for 2008 and 2007 has affected the dollar comparisons.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
  June 30,
2008
  December 31,
2007
 
 
  (unaudited)
  (see note)
 

Assets

             

Fixed assets, net

  $ 58,942,034   $ 61,517,485  
           

Total assets

    58,942,034     61,517,485  
           

Liabilities and Partners' Deficit

             

Current liabilities

             
 

Accounts payable to affiliates and related parties

  $ 62,641,256   $ 66,040,564  
           

Total liabilities

    62,641,256     66,040,564  
           

Minority interest

             

Minority interest

    228,963      

Partners' Capital (Deficit)

             

General Partner

             
 

Contributed capital

    1,000     1,000  
 

Accumulated deficit

    (523,658 )   (529,556 )
           

    (522,658 )   (528,556 )
           

Limited Partners

             
 

Contributed capital, net (56,935 units outstanding at

             
     

June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007)

    48,817,997     48,817,997  
 

Accumulated deficit

    (51,561,133 )   (52,145,026 )
           

    (2,743,136 )   (3,327,029 )
           

Partners' Capital (Deficit)

    (3,265,794 )   (3,855,585 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   
(662,391

)
 
(667,494

)

             
           

Total Partners' deficit

    (3,928,185 )   (4,523,079 )
           

Total Liabilities and Partners' Deficit

  $ 58,942,034   $ 61,517,485  
           

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date.

See accompanying notes.

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SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 
  Three months ended
June 30,
  Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
  2008   2007   2008   2007  

Revenue

  $ 8,694,107   $ 9,836,198   $ 18,060,705   $ 19,940,121  

Costs and expenses

                         

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

    (2,181,593 )   (2,556,179 )   (4,452,781 )   (5,084,793 )

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (23,537 )   (23,704 )   (44,224 )   (54,391 )

Management fees and allocated overhead from the General Partner

    (3,310,481 )   (4,418,403 )   (6,905,089 )   (8,994,849 )

Other income (charges)

    17,337     (27,213 )   (25,689 )   (144,846 )

Depreciation

    (1,788,585 )   (1,721,449 )   (3,441,208 )   (3,550,107 )
                   

Operating income

    1,407,248     1,089,250     3,191,714     2,111,135  

Other expenses

                         

Interest payable to General Partner and affiliates

    (1,135,840 )   (1,341,267 )   (2,367,105 )   (2,625,908 )

Exchange losses

    (6,206 )   (44,898 )   (7,661 )   (56,595 )
                   

Profit (loss) before minority interest

    265,202     (296,915 )   816,948     (571,368 )

Minority interest expense

    (119,380 )       (227,157 )    
                   

Net profit (loss)

  $ 145,822   $ (296,915 ) $ 589,791   $ (571,368 )
                   

Allocation of net profit (loss)

                         
 

General Partner

  $ 1,458   $ (2,969 ) $ 5,898   $ (5,714 )
 

Limited Partner

    144,364     (293,946 )   583,893     (565,654 )
                   

Net profit (loss)

  $ 145,822   $ (296,915 ) $ 589,791   $ (571,368 )
                   

Net profit (loss) allocated to limited partners per limited partnership unit

  $ 2.54   $ (5.16 ) $ 10.26   $ (9.94 )
                   

Average number of limited partnership units outstanding

    56,935     56,935     56,935     56,935  
                   

See accompanying notes.

6



SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 
  Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
  2008   2007  

Cash flows from operating activities

             

Net profit (loss)

  $ 589,791   $ (571,368 )

Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) to net cash provided by operating

             
 

activities:

             

Minority interest expense

    227,157      

Depreciation

    3,441,208     3,550,107  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

             

Decrease in accounts payable to affiliates and related parties

    (3,565,058 )   (1,329,365 )
           

Net cash provided by operating activities

    693,098     1,649,374  
           

Cash flows from investing activities

             

Purchase of fixed assets

    (693,098 )   (1,649,374 )
           

Net cash used in investing activities

    (693,098 )   (1,649,374 )
           

Movement in cash

         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

         
           

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $   $  
           

See accompanying notes.

7


SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.    Basis of Presentation

Organization and Business

        South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd., or the Partnership, a Colorado limited partnership, was formed on December 23, 1991, in connection with a public offering of its limited partnership interests. The Partnership was formed to acquire, construct, develop, own and operate cable television/telephone systems in the U.K. NTL Fawnspring Limited, a U.K. corporation, a subsidiary of Virgin Media Inc., or Virgin Media, is the general partner (the "General Partner") of the Partnership. Upon acquisition of our system, our primary investment objective was to obtain capital appreciation in the value of our investment in the system over the term that such investment is held by us.

        We hold 66.7% of the shares of NTL (South Hertfordshire) Limited, or NTL South Herts, which is principally engaged in the development, construction, management and operation of broadband communications networks for telephone, cable television and internet services in the U.K. As a result of our ownership of 66.7% of the shares of NTL South Herts, for accounting purposes, we have consolidated the results of NTL South Herts with our results. Virgin Media indirectly holds the remaining 33.3% of the shares of NTL South Herts. We are reliant on the support of Virgin Media, the ultimate parent company of the General Partner, to continue our operations as a going concern.

        We, as well as Virgin Media, file annual, quarterly, and current reports with the SEC. You may read and copy any materials we or Virgin Media file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also access electronically the information we file with the SEC via its website, located at http://www.sec.gov.

Basis of Presentation

        We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2008. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008.

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SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Note 2.    Comprehensive Profit (Loss)

        Comprehensive profit (loss) includes net profit (loss) as well as other comprehensive profit (loss). Our other comprehensive profit (loss) consists of changes in cumulative translation adjustments. Comprehensive profit (loss) comprises:

 
  Three months ended
June 30,
  Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
  2008   2007   2008   2007  

Net profit (loss)

  $ 145,822   $ (296,915 ) $ 589,791   $ (571,368 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    3,502     (29,866 )   5,103     (37,611 )
                   

Comprehensive profit (loss)

  $ 149,324   $ (326,781 ) $ 594,894   $ (608,979 )
                   

Note 3.    Investment in Subsidiary

        NTL South Herts is a U.K. corporation which is principally engaged in the development, construction, management and operation of broadband communication networks for telephone, cable television and internet services in the South Hertfordshire franchise area, located adjacent to the northwest perimeter of Greater London, England (the "South Herts System").

        NTL South Herts is owned 66.7% by the Partnership and 33.3% by Virgin Media. Virgin Media also owns the General Partner. The General Partner provides consulting services to the Partnership and may delegate some or all of the consulting services to Virgin Media or to other affiliates.

        Virgin Media, through its subsidiaries, including its interest in NTL South Herts, provides broadband internet access, telephone and television services to approximately 4.7 million residential on-net cable customers as at June 30, 2008.

Note 4.    Transactions with the General Partner and Affiliated Entities

Consulting and Management Fees

        An affiliate of the General Partner is entitled to be paid a consulting fee by NTL South Herts. During the construction phases of the South Herts System, this consulting fee was 2% of construction costs. Since completion of construction of each portion of the system, the consulting fee for the completed portion has been 5% of the gross revenue, excluding revenue from the sale of cable television/telephone systems. The consulting fee is calculated and payable monthly. Consulting fees paid or payable by NTL South Herts for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $434,705 and $491,810, respectively. Consulting fees paid or payable by NTL South Herts for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were $903,035 and $997,006, respectively. These amounts were expensed in the statement of operations each period.

Distribution Ratios and Reimbursement

        Any Partnership distributions made from cash flow (defined as cash receipts derived from routine operations, less debt principal and interest payments and cash expenses) are allocated 99% to the limited partners and 1% to the General Partner. Any distributions other than interest income on limited partner subscriptions earned prior to the acquisition of the Partnership's first cable television system or from cash flow, such as from the sale or refinancing of a system or upon dissolution of the Partnership, will be made as follows: 99% to the limited partners and 1% to the General Partner until any negative balances in the limited partners' capital accounts are reduced to zero; 100% to the

9


SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
(A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Note 4.    Transactions with the General Partner and Affiliated Entities (Continued)


General Partner until any negative balance in its capital account is reduced to zero; 99% to the limited partners and 1% to the General Partner until the balance in the limited partners' capital accounts is equal to their adjusted capital contribution plus a 12% return; 100% to the General Partner until the balance in its capital account is equal to its adjusted capital contribution, and any remaining income or gain shall be allocated 75% to the limited partners and 25% to the General Partner.

        The General Partner and its affiliates are entitled to reimbursement from NTL South Herts for direct and indirect expenses allocable to the operation of its network and from us for direct and indirect expenses allocable to our operation which include, but are not limited to, rent, supplies, telephone, travel, and salaries of any full or part-time employees. The General Partner believes that the methodology used in allocating these expenses is fair and reasonable. During the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, reimbursement made by NTL South Herts and the partnership to the General Partner or its affiliates for any allocable direct and indirect expenses totaled $2,875,776 and $3,926,593, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, reimbursement made by NTL South Herts and the partnership to the General Partner or its affiliates for any allocable direct and indirect expenses totaled $6,002,054 and $7,997,843, respectively.

        The General Partner and its affiliates may make advances to, and defer collection of fees and allocated expenses owed by, the Partnership, although they are not required to do so. The Partnership is charged interest on such advances and deferred amounts at a rate equal to the General Partner's or certain affiliates' effective average cost of debt financing from unaffiliated entities, which does not differ from their weighted average cost of debt financing. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, aggregated interest, bank fees and finance charges of $1,089,797, and $1,297,740, respectively, relating to non-permanent loans was charged by affiliates of the General Partner, and interest on advances of $46,043 and $43,527, respectively, was charged by an affiliate of the General Partner. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, aggregated interest, bank fees and finance charges of $2,274,414 and $2,542,105, respectively, relating to non-permanent loans was charged by affiliates of the General Partner, and interest on advances of $92,691 and $83,803, respectively, was charged by an affiliate of the General Partner.

        Our General Partner and its affiliates are entitled to recover interest on the full amount of non-permanent loans they provide to the Partnership or NTL South Herts and they are also entitled to recover the portion of bank fees and deferred financing costs relating to Virgin Media's long term debt allocable to the Partnership or NTL South Herts. They have elected to recover these amounts commencing in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Note 5.    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, or FAS 160. FAS 160 establishes requirements for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than ourselves (sometimes called "minority interests") to be clearly identified, presented, and disclosed in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent's equity. All changes in the parent's ownership interests are required to be accounted for consistently as equity transactions and any non-controlling equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries must be measured initially at fair value. FAS 160 is effective, on a prospective basis, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008; however, presentation and disclosure requirements must be retrospectively applied to comparative financial statements. We are currently assessing the impact of FAS 160 on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

        We are a Colorado limited partnership that was formed in December 1991 pursuant to the public offering of our limited partnership interests for the purpose of acquiring one or more cable television/telephone systems in the U.K. Upon acquisition of our system, our primary investment objective was to obtain capital appreciation in the value of our investment in the system over the term that the investment is held by us.

        We hold 66.7% of the shares of NTL South Herts, which is principally engaged in the development, construction, management and operation of broadband communications networks for telephone, cable television and internet services in the U.K. As a result of our ownership of 66.7% of the shares of NTL South Herts, for accounting purposes we have consolidated the results of NTL South Herts with our results. Virgin Media indirectly holds the remaining 33.3% of the shares of NTL South Herts. We are reliant on the support of Virgin Media, the ultimate parent company of the General Partner, to continue our operations as a going concern.

        We derive our revenue principally from monthly fees and usage charges. Our packaging of services and pricing are designed to encourage our residential customers to use multiple services like "double-play" telephone and broadband, "double-play" telephone and television or "triple-play" telephone, television and broadband.

        Our expenses include certain costs that are charged to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media for the provision of network services and support, the use of Virgin Media's national backbone telephone network for carriage of our telephone traffic, as well as the provision of technical infrastructure and network capacity by Virgin Media for our subscription internet access service and digital television services, the provision of corporate services, including finance, legal, human resources and facility services, and for the provision of IT services, including our use of the related IT equipment. The principal components of Virgin Media's expenses include payroll and other employee-related costs; television programming costs; interconnect costs paid to other carriers relating to call termination; facility-related costs, such as rent, utilities and rates; marketing and selling costs; repairs and maintenance costs; and allowances for doubtful accounts.

Factors Affecting Our Business

        Our residential customers account for the majority of our total revenue. The number of residential customers, the number and types of services that each customer uses and the prices we charge for these services drive our revenue. Our profit is driven by the relative margins on the types of services we provide to these customers and by the number of services that we provide to them. For example, broadband internet is more profitable than our television services and, on average, our "triple-play" customers are more profitable than "double-play" or "single-play" customers. Our packaging of services and our pricing are designed to encourage our customers to use multiple services such as television, telephone and broadband at a lower price than each stand-alone product on a combined basis. Factors particularly affecting our profitability include customer churn, average revenue per user, competition, integration, capital expenditures, currency movements, seasonality and general macroeconomic factors.

         Customer Churn.    Customer churn is a measure of the number of customers who stop subscribing to our services. An increase in our customer churn can lead to increased costs and reduced revenue. We continue to focus on improving our customer service and enhancing and expanding our service offerings to existing customers in order to manage our customer churn rate. Our ability to reduce our customer churn rate beyond a base level is limited by factors like competition and customers moving outside our network service area, in particular during the summer season. Managing our customer

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churn rate is a significant component of our business plan. Our customer churn rate may increase if our customer service is seen as unsatisfactory, if we are unable to deliver our services over our network without interruption, or if we fail to match offerings by our competitors.

         ARPU.    Average revenue per user, or ARPU, is a measure we use to evaluate how effectively we are realizing potential revenue from our residential cable customers on our network. We believe that our "triple-play" cable offering of television, broadband and fixed line telephone services is attractive to our existing customer base and generally allows us to increase our ARPU by facilitating the sale of multiple services to each customer.

         Competition.    Our ability to acquire and retain customers and increase revenue depends on our competitive strength. There is significant and increasing competition in the market for our consumer services, including broadband and telephone services offered by British Telecom, or BT, and resellers or local loop unbundlers, such as British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, BSkyB, and Carphone Warehouse (Talk Talk), alternative internet access services like DSL, satellite television services offered by BSkyB and by BBC and ITV through Freesat, digital terrestrial television offered through Freeview, internet protocol television offered by Tiscali S.p.A. and BT. Our business services also face a range of competitors, including BT and Cable & Wireless. Certain competitors, such as BT and BSkyB, are dominant in markets in which we compete and may use their dominance in those markets to offer bundled services that compete with our product offerings. As a result of increased competition, we have had to, and may be required to continue to, adjust our pricing and offer discounts to new and existing customers in order to attract and retain customers.

         Integration.    Virgin Media continues to integrate its businesses. Virgin Media will be completing the final stages of the integration of its cable billing platforms during 2008. Any issues that may arise in connection with its integration could have a material negative effect on our financial performance.

         Capital Expenditures.    Our business requires substantial capital expenditures on a continuing basis for various purposes, including expanding, maintaining and upgrading our network, investing in new customer acquisitions, and offering new services. If Virgin Media and we do not continue to invest in our network and in new technologies, our ability to retain and acquire customers may be hindered. Therefore, Virgin Media's and our liquidity and the availability of cash to fund capital projects are important drivers of our revenue. When Virgin Media's and our liquidity is restricted, so is our ability to meet our capital expenditure requirements.

         Currency Movements.    Because substantially all of our revenue and operating costs are earned and paid primarily in U.K. pounds sterling, but we report our financial results in U.S. dollars, our financial results are impacted by currency fluctuations which are unrelated to our underlying results of operations.

         Seasonality.    Some revenue streams are subject to seasonal factors. For example, telephone usage revenue by residential customers and businesses tends to be slightly lower during summer holiday months. Our customer churn rates include persons who disconnect their service because of moves, resulting in a seasonal increase in our churn rates during the summer months when higher levels of U.K. house moves occur and students leave their accommodation between academic years.

         General Macroeconomic Factors.    General macroeconomic factors in the U.K. may have an impact on our business. For example, as consumers generally have less discretionary spending to purchase goods and services during an economic slowdown, consumers may be less willing to subscribe to additional products or upgrade their existing services.

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Critical Accounting Policies

        The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. We base our judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making estimates about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

        For a discussion of the accounting judgments and estimates that we have identified as critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

        We present below summarized consolidated financial information in U.S. dollars and U.K. pounds sterling for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

 
  Three months ended
June 30,
   
  Three months ended
June 30,
   
 
 
  %
Change
  %
Change
 
 
  2008   2007   2008   2007  

Revenue

  $ 8,694,107   $ 9,836,198     (11.6 )   £4,411,650     £4,950,560     (10.9 )

Cost of goods sold

    (2,181,593 )   (2,556,179 )   (14.7 )   (1,106,927 )   (1,286,918 )   (14.0 )

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (23,537 )   (23,704 )   (0.7 )   (11,939 )   (11,904 )   0.3  

Management fees and allocated overhead

    (3,310,481 )   (4,418,403 )   (25.1 )   (1,679,865 )   (2,223,630 )   (24.5 )

Other income (charges)

    17,337     (27,213 )   (163.7 )   8,735     (13,334 )   (165.5 )

Depreciation

    (1,788,585 )   (1,721,449 )   3.9     (907,308 )   (866,161 )   4.8  
                               

Operating income

    1,407,248     1,089,250     29.2     714,346     548,613     30.2  

Interest expense

    (1,135,840 )   (1,341,267 )   (15.3 )   (576,367 )   (675,437 )   (14.7 )

Exchange losses

    (6,206 )   (44,898 )   (86.2 )   (3,144 )   (22,737 )   (86.2 )
                               

Profit (loss) before minority interest

    265,202     (296,915 )   189.3     134,835     (149,561 )   190.2  

Minority interest

    (119,380 )           (60,556 )        
                               

Net profit (loss)

  $ 145,822   $ (296,915 )   149.1   £ 74,279   £ (149,561 )   149.7  
                               

Revenue

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, revenue decreased by 11.6% to $8.7 million from $9.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and revenue expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 10.9% to £4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from £5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease was primarily driven by lower customer numbers and declining prices due to increased competition.

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Expenses

    Cost of goods sold

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, cost of goods sold decreased by 14.7% to $2.2 million from $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and cost of goods sold expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 14.0% to £1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from £1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The reduction in cost of goods sold was primarily a reflection of reduced revenue. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue decreased to 25.1% from 26.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due to a change in the mix of services provided with fewer telephony customers partially offset by higher-margin broadband customers.

    Selling, general and administrative expenses

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, selling, general and administrative expenses remained relatively unchanged at $23,537, or £11,939, compared to $23,704, or £11,904, for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

    Management fees and allocated overhead

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, management fees and allocated overhead decreased by 25.1% to $3.3 million from $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and management fees and allocated overhead expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 24.5% to £1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from £2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The business of NTL South Herts is managed as an integral part of Virgin Media. The combined costs of managing the larger group are allocated to each entity within the Virgin Media group, including NTL South Herts, on a consistent and proportional basis according to the level of trading in that entity. Management fees and allocated overhead in the quarter benefited from the reduction in Virgin Media's overall cost base. This was primarily due to Virgin Media's lower employee related costs following the integration of the legacy NTL and Telewest businesses.

    Other income (charges)

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, other income was $17,337 compared to other charges of $27,213 for the same period in 2007, and other income expressed in pounds sterling was £8,735 compared to other charges of £13,334 for the same period in 2007. Other income in the three months ended June 30, 2008 related primarily to the sublease of a vacant property by Virgin Media. Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and other charges for the three months ended June 30, 2007 included restructuring costs allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media and related primarily to lease exit costs and employee termination costs in connection with restructuring programs initiated in respect of historical acquisitions. Other charges allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media are made on the basis of an allocation formula appropriate to each category of charge based on a reasonable methodology given the facts and circumstances.

    Depreciation

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, depreciation expense increased to $1.8 million from $1.7 million for the same period in 2007. Depreciation expense expressed in pounds sterling remained relatively unchanged at £0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

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Interest expense

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, interest expense decreased to $1.1 million from $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and interest expense expressed in pounds sterling decreased to £0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from £0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease was primarily due to the lower overheads and bank fees and deferred financing costs allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media for the three months ended June 30, 2008 than for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

        We paid no cash interest for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

Exchange losses

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, foreign currency exchange losses were $6,206 as compared with losses of $44,898 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The change in foreign currency exchange losses is primarily attributable to fluctuations in the valuation of the U.S. dollar on certain of our liabilities and transactions. Our results of operations will continue to be affected by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Minority interest

        During the three months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized a minority interest charge of $119,380 which has been calculated on the net assets of our principal operating entity, NTL South Herts. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, NTL South Herts' liabilities exceeded its assets and therefore no minority interest was recognized.

Net profit (loss)

        For the three months ended June 30, 2008, net profit was $145,822 as compared with a net loss of $296,915 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to the reasons described above.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

        We present below summarized consolidated financial information in U.S. dollars and U.K. pounds sterling for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

 
  Six months ended
June 30,
   
  Six months ended
June 30,
   
 
 
  %
Change
  %
Change
 
 
  2008   2007   2008   2007  

Revenue

  $ 18,060,705   $ 19,940,121     (9.4 ) £ 9,145,124   £ 10,118,807     (9.6 )

Cost of goods sold

    (4,452,781 )   (5,084,793 )   (12.4 )   (2,254,687 )   (2,580,327 )   (12.6 )

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (44,224 )   (54,391 )   (18.7 )   (22,393 )   (27,601 )   (18.9 )

Management fees and allocated overhead

    (6,905,089 )   (8,994,849 )   (23.2 )   (3,496,425 )   (4,564,523 )   (23.4 )

Other charges

    (25,689 )   (144,846 )   (82.3 )   (13,008 )   (73,504 )   (82.3 )

Depreciation

    (3,441,208 )   (3,550,107 )   (3.1 )   (1,742,472 )   (1,801,536 )   (3.3 )
                               

Operating income

    3,191,714     2,111,135     51.2     1,616,139     1,071,316     50.9  

Interest expense

    (2,367,105 )   (2,625,908 )   (9.9 )   (1,198,595 )   (1,332,542 )   (10.1 )

Exchange losses

    (7,661 )   (56,595 )   (86.5 )   (3,879 )   (28,720 )   (86.5 )
                               

Profit (loss) before minority interest

    816,948     (571,368 )   243.0     413,665     (289,946 )   242.7  

Minority interest

    (227,157 )           (115,022 )        
                               

Net profit (loss)

  $ 589,791   $ (571,368 )   203.2   £ 298,643   £ (289,946 )   203.0  
                               

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Revenue

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, revenue decreased by 9.4% to $18.1 million from £19.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and revenue expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 9.6% to £9.1 million from £10.1 million in respect of the same periods in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by lower customer numbers and declining prices due to increased competition.

Expenses

    Cost of goods sold

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, cost of goods sold decreased by 12.4% to $4.5 million from $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and cost of goods sold expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 12.6% to £2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from £2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The reduction in cost of goods sold in pounds sterling was primarily a reflection of reduced revenue. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue decreased to 24.7% from 25.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, due to a change in the mix of services provided with fewer telephony customers partially offset by higher-margin broadband customers.

    Selling, general and administrative expenses

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $44,224, or £22,393, from $54,391, or £27,601, in the six months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease is primarily attributable to the lower cost of investor relations' services.

    Management fees and allocated overhead

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, management fees and allocated overhead decreased by 23.2% to $6.9 million from $9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and management fees and allocated overhead expressed in pounds sterling decreased by 23.4% to £3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from £4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The business of NTL South Herts is managed as an integral part of Virgin Media. The combined costs of managing the larger group are allocated to each entity within the Virgin Media group, including NTL South Herts, on a consistent and proportional basis according to the level of trading in that entity. Management fees and allocated overhead in the six months ended June 30, 2008 benefited from the reduction in Virgin Media's overall cost base. This was primarily due to the non-recurrence of marketing expenses in relation to the rebrand to Virgin Media, together with lower employee related costs following the integration of the legacy NTL and Telewest businesses.

    Other charges

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, other charges decreased to $25,689 from $144,846 for the same period in 2007, and other charges expressed in pounds sterling decreased to £13,008 from £73,504 for the same period. Other charges in the six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased primarily due to the sublease of a vacant property by Virgin Media. Other charges for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 included restructuring costs allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media and related primarily to lease exit costs and employee termination costs in connection with restructuring programs initiated in respect of its historical acquisitions. Other charges allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media are made on the basis of an allocation formula appropriate to each category of charge based on a reasonable methodology given the facts and circumstances.

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    Depreciation

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, depreciation expense decreased to $3.4 million from $3.6 million for the same period in 2007. Depreciation expense expressed in pounds sterling decreased to £1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from £1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease is due to the reduction in depreciation expense as a result of fixed assets becoming fully depreciated.

Interest expense

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, interest expense decreased to $2.4 million from $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and interest expense expressed in pounds sterling decreased to £1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from £1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. This decrease was primarily due to the lower overheads and bank fees and deferred financing costs allocated to us by a subsidiary of Virgin Media for the six months ended June 30, 2008 than for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

        We paid no cash interest for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

Exchange losses

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, foreign currency exchange losses were $7,661 as compared with losses of $56,595 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The change in foreign currency exchange losses is primarily attributable to fluctuations in the valuation of the U.S. dollar on certain of our liabilities and transactions. Our results of operations will continue to be affected by foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Minority interest

        During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we recognized a minority interest charge of $227,157, which has been calculated on the net assets of our principal operating entity, NTL South Herts. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, NTL South Herts' liabilities exceeded its assets and therefore no minority interest was recognized.

Net profit (loss)

        For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net profit was $589,791 as compared with a net loss of $571,368 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to the reasons described above.

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Selected Operating Data

        The following table sets forth certain data concerning our franchise for the last five quarters:

 
  June 30,
2008
  March 31,
2008
  December 31,
2007
  September 30,
2007
  June 30,
2007
 

Homes marketable(1)

    95,983     96,405     95,514     96,663     96,663  

Total customers

    34,326     34,787     34,858     35,021     35,103  

Digital television subscribers

    24,763     24,406     24,152     23,755     23,454  

Analog television subscribers

    437     483     545     626     698  

Broadband internet subscribers

    25,982     25,910     25,285     24,482     23,541  

Telephony subscribers

    29,055     29,097     29,012     28,991     29,117  

Penetration (homes marketable)(2)

    35.8 %   36.1 %   36.5 %   36.2 %   36.3 %

Average monthly churn(3)

    1.6 %   1.2 %   1.5 %   1.6 %   2.0 %

(1)
Homes marketable refers to the number of homes within our service area that can potentially be served by our network with minimal connection costs. Homes marketable represents management's estimate of homes passed by our cable network that are capable of taking our respective products.

(2)
Penetration measures the total number of customers for our services divided by the number of homes marketable.

(3)
Customer churn is calculated by taking the total number of customers disconnecting from our services during the month and dividing them by the average number of customers during the month. Average monthly churn during the quarter is the average of the three monthly churn calculations within the quarter.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

        In the six months ended June 30, 2008, we generated $0.7 million from our operating activities compared with $1.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007, and used it to purchase fixed assets including equipment for customer installations. Our cash provided by operating activities decreased primarily due to a reduction in accounts payable to affiliates and related parties, partially offset by an improved operating result.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        We have no financing independent of Virgin Media. We are reliant upon the support of Virgin Media to continue our operations. As of June 30, 2008, we had consolidated current liabilities of $62.6 million due to Virgin Media group companies compared with $66.0 million as of December 31, 2007 and $71.5 million as of June 30, 2007.

        Historically, our source of cash has been the net proceeds of our offerings of limited partnership interests along with funding from Virgin Media and our principal uses of cash have been capital contributions to NTL South Herts in order to fund our proportionate share of the construction costs of the South Herts System and ongoing operations.

        Accordingly, until such time as NTL South Herts begins to pay dividends on its ordinary shares (which is not expected in the foreseeable future) we will be required to fund our administrative expenses from borrowings or, theoretically, additional issuances of limited partnership interests. It is unlikely that we will be able to sell debt or equity securities in the public markets, at least in the short term, or to obtain financing from commercial banks. Accordingly, we are dependent on Virgin Media for funds to cover operating expenses, and will continue to be dependent upon Virgin Media to meet our liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future. We expect that cash from our operations in 2008 will be utilized fully for the purchase of fixed assets including connecting new customers to our networks.

        Virgin Media had £6,023.5 million of debt outstanding as of June 30, 2008, compared to £5,958.5 million as of December 31, 2007 and £6,093.2 million as of June 30, 2007, and £426.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to £321.4 million as of December 31, 2007 and £277.1 million

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as of June 30, 2007. All amounts shown are in U.K. pounds sterling. The decrease in debt since June 30, 2007 was primarily attributable to a voluntary prepayment of £200 million in December 2007 utilizing cash reserves, partially offset by exchange rate movements on our debt denominated in currencies other than the pound sterling together with a greater use of finance leases. The increase in debt since the year end is primarily the result of changes in foreign exchange rates together with a greater use of finance leases.

        On April 16, 2008, Virgin Media issued $1.0 billion of 6.5% convertible senior notes and used the net proceeds and cash on hand to repay £504.0 million of its obligations under its senior credit facility that were originally scheduled to be paid in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

        Virgin Media's business is capital intensive and it is highly leveraged. Virgin Media has significant cash requirements for operating costs, capital expenditure, interest expense and debt amortization. The level of Virgin Media's capital expenditures and operating expenditures are affected by the significant amounts of capital required to connect customers to its network, expand and upgrade its network, offer new services and integrate its billing systems and customer databases. Virgin Media expects that its cash on hand, together with cash from operations and undrawn credit facility, will be sufficient for its cash requirements through the next twelve months. However, Virgin Media's cash requirements after the next twelve months may exceed these sources of cash. For instance, debt amortization repayments under its senior credit facility increase significantly in 2010. Virgin Media believes that it will need to address these scheduled principal payments in part through means other than reliance on cash flow from operations, such as raising additional debt or equity, refinancing its existing facility, possible asset sales, or other means. Virgin Media may not be able to obtain financing, or sell assets at all, or on favorable terms, or it may be contractually prevented by the terms of its senior notes or its senior credit facility from incurring additional indebtedness or selling assets.

        Virgin Media's debt agreements contain restrictions on its ability to transfer cash between groups of its subsidiaries or to us. As a result of these restrictions, although its overall liquidity may be sufficient to satisfy its obligations, it may be limited by covenants in some of its debt agreements from transferring cash to other subsidiaries that might require funds. In addition, cross default provisions in its other indebtedness may be triggered if it defaults on any of these debt agreements.

        For further information concerning Virgin Media's liquidity and capital resources and the terms of its various debt facilities, see its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008, as amended, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the SEC on August 7, 2008.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

        As part of our ongoing business we have not participated in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerhips, such as entities frequently referred to as special purpose entities, or SPEs, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of June 30, 2008 we are not involved with any material unconsolidated SPEs.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

        There have been no material changes in the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the information required under this Item from what was disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008.

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ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

        The functional currency of NTL South Herts is pounds sterling and all revenue and substantially all costs are incurred in pounds sterling. We report in U.S. dollars. Therefore, we are exposed to fluctuations in the pound sterling to U.S. dollar exchange rate.

        The aggregate potential gain from a hypothetical one-percent decrease in the pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate is approximately $14,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

        We have no debt other than amounts due to affiliates. As of June 30, 2008 and 2007, we had approximately $62.6 million and $71.5 million, respectively, in amounts due to Virgin Media group companies. Interest on amounts due to affiliates is at a variable rate based on the average rate incurred by Virgin Media. Therefore we are exposed to changes in Virgin Media's borrowing rate. The aggregate potential loss from a hypothetical one-percentage point increase in the interest rate is approximately $284,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

        (a)    Disclosure Controls and Procedures.    Our management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Virgin Media* , has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, Virgin Media's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, these controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports the registrant files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including Virgin Media's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

        (b)    Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.    There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


*
The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are Directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a corporate director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the general partner of the Partnership.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

        We are involved in disputes and litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business. We have no material legal proceeding outside of the ordinary course of business.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

        There have been no material changes in the six months ended June 30, 2008 in the risk factors discussed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2008.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

        None.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

        None.

ITEM 4.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        No matters were submitted to a vote of our security holders in the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

        None.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

3.1   Certificate of Limited Partnership dated December 31, 1991 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1995, File No. 000-19889).
3.2   Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership dated January 31, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1995, File No. 000-19889).
4.1   Limited Partnership Agreement dated December 31, 1991 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 1993, File No. 33-48400).
4.2   Amendment No. 1 to Limited Partnership Agreement dated October 20, 1992 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1995, File No. 000-19889).
31.1**   Certification of Person Performing Function Similar to the Functions of Principal Executive Officer,* pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2**   Certification of Person Performing Function Similar to the Functions of Principal Financial Officer,* pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1**   Certifications of Persons Performing Function Similar to the Functions of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively,* pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*
The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are Directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership.

**
Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

    SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD.
a Colorado limited partnership

 

 

By:

 

NTL FAWNSPRING LIMITED,
its General Partner

 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
ROBERT MACKENZIE

Robert Mackenzie
Director of Virgin Media Directors Limited,
Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire
United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.

Date: August 8, 2008

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
ROBERT MACKENZIE

Robert Mackenzie
Director of Virgin Media Directors Limited,
Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire
United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*

Date: August 8, 2008


 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
ROBERT GALE

Robert Gale
Director of Virgin Media Directors Limited,
Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire
United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*

Date: August 8, 2008


*
The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are Directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD. (A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD. (A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM FUND, LTD. (A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
SIGNATURES
EX-31.1 2 a2187228zex-31_1.htm EX-31.1

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Robert Mackenzie, director of Virgin Media Directors Limited, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)              Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)             Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 8, 2008

 

/s/ ROBERT MACKENZIE

 

 

Robert Mackenzie

 

 

Director of Virgin Media Directors Limited,
Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*


*                             The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership.

 

 



EX-31.2 3 a2187228zex-31_2.htm EX-31.2

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Robert Gale, director of Virgin Media Directors Limited, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)              Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)             Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)              Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)             Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)              All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)             Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 8, 2008

 

/s/ ROBERT GALE

 

 

Robert Gale

 

 

Director, of Virgin Media Directors Limited,
Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire
United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*


*          The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership

 

 



EX-32.1 4 a2187228zex-32_1.htm EX-32.1

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd. (the “Partnership”) for the three months ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Robert Mackenzie, as a director for Virgin Media Directors Limited, the Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership, and Robert Gale, as a director for Virgin Media Directors Limited, the Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

 

(1)          The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)          The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

 

/s/ ROBERT MACKENZIE

 

 

 

Name:

Robert Mackenzie

Title:

Director of Virgin Media Directors Limited

 

Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*

Date:

August 8, 2008

 

/s/ ROBERT GALE

 

 

 

Name:

Robert Gale

Title:

Director of Virgin Media Directors limited

 

Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited,
the General Partner of South Hertfordshire United Kingdom Fund, Ltd.*

Date:

August 8, 2008

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Partnership and will be retained by the Partnership and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Partnership for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 


*                             The Partnership has no principal executive officer or principal financial officer. Robert Mackenzie and Robert Gale are directors of Virgin Media Directors Limited, which is a Corporate Director of NTL Fawnspring Limited, the General Partner of the Partnership.

 

 



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